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Note: Notes for Johann Funk: When he lived as a child in what is now Germany, his first name was Johann. He was known as John in the United States. He may have been born in the town of Kirchhain, which is about 70 miles north of Frankfurt. The 1890 U.S. census records were accidentally burned or damaged by water in 1921. Most of the remaining records were destroyed about 1934. The 1900 U.S. census had an effective date of January first. John Funk was enumerated June fourteenth. The census page shows John listed as being born in August of 1864, making him 35. (Although when he immigrated in June of 1872, his age was stated as six, which would put his year of birth in 1865 or 1866.) John was boarding with a family on Washington Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin. His occupation was a laborer in a chair factory. His marital status was single. He and his parents were listed as being born in Germany. He immigrated in 1873 as a child. (Again, 1872 was correct.) John could read, write, and speak English. The 1905 Wisconsin state census was taken in June. John Funk was an unmarried farm laborer who was living with an unrelated family in Fredonia, Ozaukee, Wisconsin. In July 1908 John and his wife Susan - who had been married within the last two years - were probably living in Grafton, Wisconsin, since their daughter Louise was born in Grafton then. The 1910 U.S. census had an effective date of April fifteenth. The Funk household was enumerated April twenty fifth. The census page shows John, 53, (actually about 45) a chair maker; his wife Susan, 29; and 21 month old daughter "Louisa", living with two boarders at an unstated address on Milwaukee Street in Grafton. One of the boarders Susan's brother Joseph Buero. John and Susan had been married for three years, which would put them as being married in 1906 or 1907. It was stated that John was born in Wisconsin, which was not correct. Bayern, Germany was his actual birthplace. Susan was listed as being born in Wisconsin. All four of the couple's parents were born in Germany. An interesting piece of information is that 13 other men on this one census page are listed as also working at a chair factory. On June 11, 1918, at a Circuit Court building in Ozaukee County, John Funk submitted a <i>Declaration of Intention</i> document, which began the process of John becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was a child when his family immigrated from Germany. So he mistakenly wrote on the DOI that he had immigrated in 1874 in New York. But 1872 in Baltimore was correct. The 1920 U.S. census had an effective date of January first. The Funk household was enumerated January third. The census page shows John, 53, (actually 54); Susan, 41; and children Louise, 11; Joseph, 8; and Nic, 7, living in Port Washington, Wisconsin. John was listed as being born in Germany. He was a laborer at a chair factory. Susan was listed as being born in Wisconsin. The 1930 U.S. census had an effective date of April first. The Funk household was enumerated April fifth. The census page shows John, 67, (actually 64 or 65); Susan, 50; and their son Joseph, 19, living in a home on Main Street in Barton, Washington, Wisconsin. The couple had been married for 24 years. John was a laborer for a concrete contractor. The March 24, 1931 <i>Appleton Post-Crescent</i> obituary of John's sister Anna Funk stated that John was living in West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin at that time.
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