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Marriage: Children:
  1. Cecelia P. Braun: Birth: 15 MAR 1894 in Laurium, Houghton Co., Michigan. Death: 17 FEB 1979 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

  2. Mayme H. Braun: Birth: 26 JUL 1896 in Laurium, Houghton Co., Michigan. Death: 18 JAN 1984 in Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia

  3. Mary Braun: Birth: ABT 1897 in Michigan.

  4. Lillian M. Braun: Birth: 01 APR 1899 in Laurium, Houghton Co., Michigan. Death: 08 JUL 1991 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

  5. Francis G. Braun: Birth: 17 APR 1904 in Michigan. Death: 15 AUG 1969

  6. Person Not Viewable

  7. Alban William Braun: Birth: ABT 1908 in Michigan. Death: 04 MAR 1969 in Cook Co., Illinois

  8. Clara L. Braun: Birth: 1910 in Michigan. Death: BEF 1920


Sources
1. Title:   1880 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1880; Census Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan; Roll: 581; Family History Film: 1254581; Page: 489B; Enumeration District: 010; Image: 0655
Author:   Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
2. Title:   1920 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_311; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 565; Image: 452
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
3. Title:   Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;

Notes
a. Note:   From the 1880 Federal Census of Houghton County, Michigan, Calumet 2nd Precinct, page 26 B, (no date written, probably June or July of 1880), ancestry.com, Houghton County, district #10, image 26 of 82. Katherine is listed in the household of her parents: ----- Kate; female, age- 9, daughter, single, in school, born- Wisconsin, father born- Prussia, mother born- Wisconsin ============= From the Houghton County, Michigan Courthouse, Marriage Index, Vol. 2, 1887-1889, page 96; sent to me by Jean Braun: #188; July 3, 1891 Name: Frank Braun; age: 24; white; Residence: Calumet, Michigan; Born: Michigan; Occupation: Teamster; Father: Louis Braun; Mother: Pauline Kahlhaus; Prior Marriages: None Name: Katherine Knechtges; age: 21; white; Residence: Calumet, Michigan; Born: Michigan; Occupation: Hired Girl; Prior Marriages: None Date of Marriage: July 15, 1891; Place: Calumet Performing Marriage: Peter A Welling, Priest Witness: Peter Knechtges Witness: Mary Braun, Calumet, Michigan ============= From the 1900 Federal Census of Village of Laurium, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, district 175, sheet 26b/ 27a, taken June 15-16, 1900, household 536, address- 459 Pewabic Ave.; from genealogy.com. Katherine is listed in the household of her husband: ------ Katherine; wife, female, born- January 1871, age- 29, married 9 years, mother of 3 children/ 3 children living, born- Wisconsin, father born- Germany, mother born- Wisconsin, r/w's ============= From the 1910 Federal Census of Laurium Village, Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, district district 95, sheet 8b/ 9a, taken April 20, 1910, household 171, address- 137 Pewabic St.; from genealogy.com. Katherine is listed in the household of her husband: ------ Katherine; wife, female, age- 40, married 18 years, mother of 6 children/ 6 children living, born- Wisconsin, father born- Germany, mother born- Wisconsin, occupation- none, r/w's ============ From the probate file in June of 1913, for Katherine's mother, Margaret (Steffes) Knechtges, listing the names, ages and locations of all surviving heirs: Name Relationship Age Residence Katherine Braun daughter 42 Laurium, Michigan =========== From the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Rosland Township, Cook County, Illinois, district 565, sheet 1b, taken January 2, 1920, household 15, address- 314 East 103rd; from ancestry.com, image 2 of 31. Katherine is listed in the household of her husband: ------ Katheryn; wife, female, age- 49, male, r/w's, born- Wisconsin, father born- Germany, mother born- Wisconsin, occupation- none =========== From the 1930 Federal Census of the City of Chicago, Ward 15, Cook County, Illinois, district 16-587, sheet 8b, taken April 8, 1930, household 163, address- 6215 So. Mozart; from ancestry.com, image 16 of 40. Katherine is listed in the household of her husband: ------ Catherine; wife/ head, female, age- 64, married, 22 years old at 1st marriage, r/w's, born- Wisconsin, father born- Germany, mother born- Wisconsin, occupation- none


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