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Marriage: Children:
  1. Corinne M. Knechtges: Birth: 07 SEP 1893 in Calumet, Houghton Co., Michigan. Death: 05 MAY 1983 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana

  2. Carl Jacob Knechtges: Birth: 24 OCT 1895 in Calumet, Houghton Co., Michigan. Death: 16 APR 1948 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana

  3. Louis Henry Knechtges: Birth: 14 MAY 1898 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. Death: 06 SEP 1948 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana

  4. Francis Peter Knechtges: Birth: 29 JAN 1900 in Calumet, Houghton Co., Michigan. Death: 26 JUL 1994 in Stevensville, Ravalli Co., Montana

  5. Henry Joseph Knechtges: Birth: 17 OCT 1901 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. Death: 19 NOV 1918 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana

  6. William Albert Knechtges: Birth: 22 JUL 1903 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. Death: 09 FEB 1972 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana

  7. Pauline C. Knechtges: Birth: 29 MAR 1905 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. Death: 13 DEC 1983 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana


Sources
1. Title:   Montana Death Index, 1907-2007
Author:   Montana State Genealogical Society and Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;
2. Title:   Web: Montana, Find A Grave Index, 1864-2012
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
3. Title:   1930 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1930; Census Place: Great Falls, Cascade, Montana; Roll: 1253; Page: 35B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 521.0; FHL microfilm: 2340988
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;
4. Title:   1940 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1940; Census Place: Great Falls, Cascade, Montana; Roll: T627_2214; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7-24
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
5. Title:   1920 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1920; Census Place: Great Falls Ward 4, Cascade, Montana; Roll: T625_968; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 506
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
6. Title:   1910 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1910; Census Place: Great Falls Ward 4, Cascade, Montana; Roll: T624_830; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374843
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;
7. Title:   U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
8. Title:   Montana, Death Index, 1868-2011
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;
9. Title:   1900 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1900; Census Place: Great Falls, Cascade, Montana; Roll: 910; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1240910
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;

Notes
a. Note:   From the 1900 Federal Census of Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, district 153, sheet 14a, taken June 13, 1900, household 222; from ancestry.com, image 27 of 38. Catherine is listed in the household of her husband: ------- Katherina; wife, female, born- August 1865, age- 35, married 8 years, mother born 5 children/ 4 children living, born- Michigan, parents born- Germany, r/w's ============= From the 1910 Federal Census of Great Falls City, Cascade County, Montana, district 37, sheets 3b/4a, taken April 21, 1910, household 59, address- 3816 5th Ave. North; from ancestry.com, images 7-8 of 9. Kathryn is listed in the household of her husband: ------ Kathryn; wife, female, age- 45, married (1st) 17 years, mother of 8 children/ 7 children living, born- Michigan, parents born- Germany, occupation- none, r/w's ============= From the 1920 Federal Census of Great Falls- Boston Heights, 4th ward, Great Falls Precinct 20, Cascade County, Montana, district 20, sheet 2a, taken January 7, 1920, household 51, address- 3416 5th Ave. N.; from ancestry.com, image 5 of 16. Mary is listed in the household of her husband: ------ Catherine; wife, female, age- 57, married, r/w's, born- Michigan, parents born- Germany, occupation- none ============ From the 1930 Federal Census of Great Falls City, Cascade County, Montana, district 7-18, sheet 35b, taken April 15, 1930, household 381, address- 3708 5th Avenue North; from ancestry.com, image 70 of 79: Knechtges, Catherine; head of household, owns home/ value- $3,000, (no radio in home), home is not a farm, female, age- 66, widowed, r/w's, born- Michigan, parents born- Germany, occupation- none Brown, Mary; sister, female, age- 67, single, r/w's, born- Wisconsin, parents born- Germany, occupation- dressmaker, wage worker, currently employed ------ Henry; brother, male, age- 40, single, r/w's, born- Michigan, parents born- Germany, occupation- boilermaker, wage worker, not currently employed, not a veteran Knechtges, Corrine; daughter, female, age-36, single, r/w's, born- Michigan, father born- Wisconsin, mother born- Michigan, occupation- bookkeeper/ printing co., wage worker, currently employed ------- Louis; son, male, age- 31, single, r/w's, born- Montana, father born- Wisconsin, mother born- Michigan, occupation- blacksmith, wage worker, not currently employed, not a veteran ------ Francis; son, male, age- 30, single, r/w's, born- Michigan, father born- Wisconsin, mother born- Michigan, occupation- butcher/ meat co., wage worker, currently employed, not a veteran ------ Pauline; daughter, female, age- 25, single, r/w's, born- Montana, father born- Wisconsin, mother born- Michigan, occupation- cashier/ theater, wage worker, currently employed Hickey, Martin; roomer, male, age- 53, single, r/w's, born- Pennsylvania, father born- Pennsylvania, mother born- New York, occupation- switchman/ electric railroad, wage worker, currently employed, not at veteran ============ An obituary from the Great Falls Tribune, dated October 4, 1948, sent to me by Jean Braun: Knechtges Rites Set for Tuesday Mrs. Catherine Knechtges, 85, 3416 Fifth Avenue North, widow of Peter M. Knechtges, died late Saturday night at a local hospital, following two years of ill health. Mrs. Knechtges was a resident of Great Falls more than 50 years. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9 from O'Connor's funeral home and at Holy Family Church at 9:15. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Rosary will be said tonight at 8 at O'Connor's. Mrs. Knechtges was born August 14, 1863, in Michigan. She is survived by two sons, Francis and William, and two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Newman and Corrine Knechtges, all of Great Falls. Two brothers, Frank Braun of Chicago and Louis Braun of South Range, Michigan, will arrive today to attend the funeral. A sister, Mary Braun, of Great Falls, and six grandchildren, also survive. ============= From Montana State Genealogical Society and Ancestry.com. Montana Death Index, 1907-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009: Name: Catherine Knechtges Age: 85 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863 Gender: Female Death Date: 3 Oct 1948 Index Number: GF 11749 Source: Montana Office of Vital Statistics


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