Dorothy Louise (Houska) Knauber (1901 - 1980)

Born 22 Oct 1901 in Illinois, United States

Wife of Alexander Martin Knauber Jr — married 14 Mar 1923 in Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 31 Jul 1980 at age 78 in Mount Prospect, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Dorothy L Houska, 21, married Alexander M Knauber,21, on 14 Mar 1923 in Cook, Illinois, United States.

Daughter Joyce Marjorie Knauber was born 15 May 1924 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States when Dorothy Houska was 22, and husband Alexander Knauber was 22.

Son Jack Patrick Knauber was born 17 Mar 1929 in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, United States when Dorothy L Houska was 27 and husband Alexander M Knauber was 27.

In the 1930 census, Dorothy was listed as a 28 year old, married, white, female, born in Illinois (both parents born in Czechoslovakia) and living in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, United States as wife of head of household with daughter Joyce, 5, and son Jack, 1.

Son Robert Alan Knauber was born 22 Aug 1932 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States when Dorothy Houska was 31 and husband Alexander Martin Knauber was 31.

In the 1940 Census, Dorothy Knauber was listed as a 36 year old, married, white, female, living at Riverside, Riverside Township, Cook, Illinois, United States as the wife of the head of household with husband Alexander Knauber Jr, 38, daughter Joyce Knauber, 15, sons Jack Knauber, 11, and Robert Knauber, 7.

Dorothy Knauber died on 31 Jul 1980 in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, United States when she was 78 years old. She was buried 01 Aug 1980 in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Cook, Illinois. Her parents were Joseph Houska and Katherine Cerny. She was an Office Manager.

Sources

• "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," database, FamilySearch, Alexander M Knauber and Dorothy L Houska, 14 Mar 1923; citing Marriage, Cook, Illinois, United States, citing Cook County Clerk. Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 102022049.
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch, Dorothy Houska in entry for Joyce Marjorie Knauber, 15 May 1924; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 19161, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch, Dorothy L Houska in entry for Jack Patrick Knauber, 17 Mar 1929; Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 99, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch, Dorothy Knauber, Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2000, sheet 18A, line 1, family 329, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 414; FHL microfilm 2,340,149.
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch, Dorothy Houska in entry for Robert Alan Knauber, 22 Aug 1932; Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 1171, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, Dorothy Knauber in household of Alexander Knauber, Riverside, Riverside Township, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-263B, sheet 4B, line 52, family 84, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 781.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch, Dorothy Knauber, Jul 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch, Dorothy L Knauber, 31 Jul 1980; citing Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm