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Lena Kohl (1870 - 1944)

Lena Kohl
Born in Illinoismap
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Died at age 74 in St. Louis,St. Louis Co.,MOmap
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Birth

Lena KOHL was born to John Wolfe Kohl and Sarah Walpole on May 29, 1870 in Jerseyville, Illinois[1] Her father John was born in Milwaukee WI and her mother Sarah was born in New Jersey.

Early Life

Her parents moved around a lot.

Married Life

In 1885 Lena Kohl married Charles (Jones) Kohl, her cousin on her mother's side, and a "step-cousin" on her father's side. His parents were George Kohl and Harriet Walpole Kohl.

In the 1900 Federal Census, we find them living in St Louis Ward 24, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri on Wyoming Street. Household members included:[2]

  • Charles Kohl 41 b. Aug. 1858 NJ both parents born Germany, clay miner
  • Lena Kohl 30 b. May 1870 IL 6 children, all living. both married 15 years = abt 1885, father b. WI, mother NJ
  • Willie Kohl 13 b. Jan 1887 all children b. Missouri
  • Freddie Kohl 10 Sept 1889
  • Frank Kohl 9 June 1890
  • Robert Kohl 7 Sept 1892
  • Leroy Kohl 3 Jan 1896
  • Charles Kohl 1/12 April 1900

From the 1910 United States Federal Census , we find them in St Louis Ward 24, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Their last name was spelled Kahl. Household members included:[3]

  • Charles F Kohl Head M 51 New Jersey
  • Lena M Kohl Wife F 39 Illinois
  • Frank J Kohl Son M 19 Missouri
  • Robert P Kohl Son M 17 Missouri
  • Lee Kohl Son M 13 Missouri
  • Edward Kohl Son M 10 Missouri
  • George Kohl Father M 72 Germany (Charles' step-father, he died about a year later: George Kohl.)

From the 1920 Census, we find that the family moved to Stratford, Marathon Co., WI. There were lots of relations living in that area. The household included:[4]

  • Kohl, Charles, Head, 60, bp: NJ (b.1860)
  • Kohl, Lena, Wife, 49 (b.1871)
  • Kohl, Mildred, dau, 17, bp. WI (b.1903)
  • Kohl, Elmer, son, 14, bp. WI (b. 1906)
  • Kohl, Walter, son, 12, bp. WI (1908)
  • Kohl, Susan, dau, 4, bp. WI (1916)
  • Kohl, George, Adopted Son, age 21


In 1930, the census shows that it is only 'Chas' and Lena at home. He was listed as 71, and a laborer in motorcars, and she was 59. They were living at 708 Lafayette Ave in St. Louis, MO.[5]

Her husband Charles died from arteriosclerosis on 2 Jan 1937 in St. Louis, at the City Hospital. He was buried at the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Louis on January 4, 1937.[6]

She died on 17 Dec 1944 at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, MO from Chronic Myocarditis. Her address had been 5294A Page Blvd.[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ from her death certificate: http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1944/1944_00039524.PDF
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DH-DR7 : accessed 21 January 2017), Charles Kohl, Precinct 5 St. Louis city Ward 24, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 360, sheet 10B, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,899.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M218-P87 : accessed 21 January 2017), Charles F Kohl, St Louis Ward 24, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 385, sheet 7B, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 814; FHL microfilm 1,374,827.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF24-C9K : accessed 21 January 2017), Charles Kohl, Stratford, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 39, sheet 4A, line 28, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1995; FHL microfilm 1,821,995.
  5. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 1230; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0386; Image: 771.0; FHL microfilm: 2340965.
  6. ↑ Charle's Death Certificate: http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1937/1937_00003058.PDF
  7. ↑ from her death certificate: http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1944/1944_00039524.PDF




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