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Catharina Catherine Katie Becker

Catharina Catherine Katie Becker

Female 1836 - 1914  (78 years)

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  • Name Catharina Catherine Katie Becker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 29 Aug 1836  Zwesten, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • per Gustaf Eichbaum -- BUT death certificate has birth date as 28 Aug 1836
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 4 Sep 1837  Zwesten, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • per Gustaf Eichbaum - sponsor: Catharina Theis, der Mutter Schwester (mother´s sister)
    Confirmation 1850  Großenenglis, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    per Gustaf Eichbaum 
    Arrival 1854  [3] 
    Arrival 1855  [4] 
    Residence 2 Jun 1860  Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 20, no occupation, living with Ann MALGAT (40, mattress maker, born German, cannot read or write) -- NOT SURE THIS IS OUR CATHERINE BECKER -- AGE NOT QUITE RIGHT 
    Residence 1900  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    544 West 14th Street - Ward 9 
    Residence 1910  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1806 South St. Louis Avenue - age 73 - widow - mother of 5 children of whom 4 are now living 
    Died 28 Nov 1914  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • 1818 South St. Louis Avenue - lived at that address 11 years [c1903] - widow - born 28 Aug 1836 Germany - father John Becker born Germany - at 10:30 PM from Senile Arteriosclerosis
    Catherine (Becker) Hunsche - Death    		 Catherine (Becker) Hunsche - Death
    1818 South St. Louis Avenue (Ward 34) - lived at that address 11 years [c1903] - widow - occupation Houswife from 1870 to 1914 - born 28 Aug 1836 Germany - father John Becker born Germany - at 10:30 PM from Senile Arteriosclerosis - burial 2 Dec 1914 2PM at Waldheim
    Buried 2 Dec 1914  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Waldheim - Section E, Lot 64/2 - Interment 42207 - Arthur Ahlgrin undertaker 1918 W 21st St
    Catherine (Becker) Hunsche - Death    		 Catherine (Becker) Hunsche - Death
    1818 South St. Louis Avenue (Ward 34) - lived at that address 11 years [c1903] - widow - occupation Houswife from 1870 to 1914 - born 28 Aug 1836 Germany - father John Becker born Germany - at 10:30 PM from Senile Arteriosclerosis - burial 2 Dec 1914 2PM at Waldheim
    Person ID I1944  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Eckhard Becker,   b. Abt 1800, Zimmersrode, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1837, Zwesten, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anna Gertrude Theis,   b. 4 Jul 1809, Niederurff, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1853, 1 1/2, Großenenglis, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 31 May 1829  Zwesten, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • per Gustaf Eichbaum: Anna Gertrud Theis *~ 4./9.7.1809 Niederurff, + 17.11.1853 Grossenenglis Sie ooI 31.5.1829 Zwesten, Eckhardt Becker, *~ (1800) Zimmersrode, +# 28./31.1.1837 Zwesten Wagnermeister /wainwright, Ackermann/farmer
    Eckhard Becker-Anna Gertrude Theis - Marriage 31 May 1829 at Bad Zwesten, Germany    		 Eckhard Becker-Anna Gertrude Theis - Marriage 31 May 1829 at Bad Zwesten, Germany
    Married 31 May 1829  Bad Zwesten, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • == [archion.de] Kurhessen-Waldeck: Landeskirchliches Archiv Kassel > Fritzlar > Bad Zwesten > Kirchenbuch 1822-1830, Bild 66
    Eckhard Becker-Anna Gertrude Theis - Marriage 31 May 1829 at Bad Zwesten, Germany    		 Eckhard Becker-Anna Gertrude Theis - Marriage 31 May 1829 at Bad Zwesten, Germany
    Family ID F659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Friedrich Hunsche,   b. Aug 1833, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1906, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1870  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    • Her 1914 death record shows her as housewife since 1870 and in US since 1854
    Children 
     1. Minnie Hunsche,   b. 17 Feb 1872, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +2. Elizabeth Lizzie Hunsche,   b. Feb 1874, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Charles Charlie Hunsche,   b. Jul 1874, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1910  (Age < 35 years)  [natural]
     4. Fredrick J. Fred Freddie Hunsche,   b. Jan 1878, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +5. Irene Viola Hunsche,   b. May 1884, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1870 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 544 West 14th Street - Ward 9 - 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1806 South St. Louis Avenue - age 73 - widow - mother of 5 children of whom 4 are now living - 1910 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Nov 1914 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Dec 1914 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Catherine (Becker) Hunsche - Death    		Catherine (Becker) Hunsche - Death
    1818 South St. Louis Avenue (Ward 34) - lived at that address 11 years [c1903] - widow - occupation Houswife from 1870 to 1914 - born 28 Aug 1836 Germany - father John Becker born Germany - at 10:30 PM from Senile Arteriosclerosis - burial 2 Dec 1914 2PM at Waldheim
    Adam Schaumburg - Obituary in 'Illinois Staats-Zeitung' newspaper (22 Feb 1898, p. 5)    		Adam Schaumburg - Obituary in "Illinois Staats-Zeitung" newspaper (22 Feb 1898, p. 5)
    NOTE that death certificate shows date of death as 19 Feb, but obituary shows it as 20 Feb.
    daughter (Minnie) Hunsche - Birth , daughter-Birth-1872-02-17    		daughter (Minnie) Hunsche - Birth , daughter-Birth-1872-02-17

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878–1922.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health. “Birth and Death Records, 1916–present.;).
      Birth date: 28 Aug 1836
      Birth place: Germany
      Death date: 28 Nov 1914
      Death place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fscookildeath&h=925370&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S36] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878–1922.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health. “Birth and Death Records, 1916–present.;).
      Birth date: 28 Aug 1836
      Birth place: Germany
      Death date: 28 Nov 1914
      Death place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fscookildeath&h=814071&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
      Birth date: 1837
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1854
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=5213794&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .


    4. [S6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_253; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 229.
      Birth date: Aug 1835
      Birth place: Germany
      Marriage date: 1865
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago city, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1855
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10406622&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_253; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 229.


    5. [S28] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M653_166; Page: 14; Image: 14; Family History Library Film: 803166.
      1860 United States Federal Census      		 1860 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M653_166; Page: 14; Image: 14; Family History Library Film: 803166


    6. [S6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_253; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 229.
      Birth date: Aug 1833
      Birth place: Germany
      Marriage date: 1865
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago city, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1863
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10406621&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_253; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 229.