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Theodore Edward KUHN

[N28714]

30 APR 1885 - 24 AUG 1952

  • BIRTH: 30 APR 1885, Quincy, Adams, IL
  • DEATH: 24 AUG 1952, Palmyra, Marion County, MO
Family 1 : Anna Marie KROEGER
  • MARRIAGE: 9 APR 1907, Adams County, IL
  1.  Florence KUHN

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[N28714] Theodore Edward Kuhn

BIRTH 30 Apr 1885
Quincy, Adams County, IL

DEATH 24 Aug 1952 (aged 67)
Palmyra, Marion County, MO

BURIAL
Calvary Cemetery
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
PLOT St. Paul, Row 6, Grave 16.
MEMORIAL ID180766471

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Born 30 April 1885 in Quincy Illinois per WW II draft registration card.

Document described Theodore Edward Kuhn as being 5'9" tall, 240 lbs., with gray eyes and a "light" complexion.

The card was written 27 April 1942 in Quincy Illinois.

A son of Edward Kuhn and Anna Hildebrand, Theodore Kuhn was born 30 April 1885 in Quincy, Illinois.

In April of 1907 he married Anna Kroeger. Theodore and Anna Kuhn resided on a farm near Palmyra, Missouri. The farm was called Gilkinson Place. Later, they moved to Quincy, Illinois. There, Mr. Kuhn worked in contracting.

His second wife was Winfred Hilgenbrink.

Theodore Kuhn belonged to St. John Catholic church and to its Holy Name Society.

Theodore Kuhn passed away in Palmyra, Missouri, 24 August 1952. His first wife, Anna Kuhn, predeceased him in 1940. His second wife, Winfred Kuhn, predeceased him 29 October 1950.

In addition, one sister and two brothers predeceased Theodore Kuhn.

Surviving to mourn were: Four sons: Albert, Carl, Clarence, and John Kuhn; three daughters: Mrs. Rodney Peters, Mrs. Joseph Williams, and Sister M. Virginice of Poor Handmaids of Christ in Carlyle, Illinois.

Four brothers: Edgar Kuhn, Elmer Kuhn, Leonard Kuhn, and Robert Kuhn; four sisters: Mrs. August Fleer, Mrs. Carl Budde, Mrs. Charles Frost, and Mrs. Edward Schlippman. Also, sixteen grandchildren survived to mourn.

The funeral for Theodore Kuhn was held at St. John Catholic church, with interment at Calvary cemetery, in Quincy, Illinois.

- rewritten from obituary. The original was printed on page 10 of The Palmyra Spectator, Palmyra, Missouri; Wednesday, 27 August, 1952.

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1930 UNITED STATES CENSUS
Adams County, IL

Theodore E Kuhn Head 44 Illinois
Anna M Kuhn Wife 43 Illinois
John T Kuhn Son 20 Missouri
Virginia M Kuhn Daughter 15 Missouri
Clarence J Kuhn Son 12 Illinois
Carl L Kuhn Son 9 Illinois
Florence A Kuhn Daughter 6 Illinois
Esther A Kuhn Daughter 3 Illinois

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