Margaret A. Kuhlman1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23154, (1878 - 1959)
FatherFriedrich Heinrich Geltmayer4,5,6 (26 Jul 1829 - 8 Dec 1918)
MotherVarena Long7,8,6 (2 Sep 1837 - 1 May 1905)

Key Events:

Birth: 29 Mar 1878, Huntington, Indiana9,10,11
Marriage: 18 Oct 1905, Huntington Co., Indiana, George Isadore Zurbach (9 May 1873 - 2 Nov 1962)12,13
Death: 3 Jul 1959, South Bend, Indiana14,15
Burial: 6 Jul 1959, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St. Joseph Co., Indiana16,17
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Margaret A. Kuhlman was born on 29 Mar 1878 in Huntington, Indiana.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, Frederick Kuhlman and Varena Long.4 She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.5
     She was a dry goods saleswoman before her marriage.18,19
     Margaret married George Isadore Zurbach, son of Xavier Zurbach and Elizabeth Rentz, on 18 Oct 1905 in Huntington Co., Indiana, with Rev. J. H. Hueser offciating.12,13
     Margaret moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been living, after their marriage. They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, at 459 East Dewald St., enumerated 29 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home. Their son Frederick was listed as living with them.20
     Margaret was named an heir in the will of her father dated 5 Jul 1918, in which she was to receive an equal share in the estate with her seven siblings.21
     Margaret and George appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, at 459 E Taber St., enumerated 15 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Frederick, Dorothy and Miriam were listed as living with them.22
     Margaret and George moved to South Bend by 1927, when they were living at 121 North Saint Louis St. She was working as a clerk at Robertson Bros., and he was a salesman at the Ellsworth Store.23 They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of South Bend, St Joseph Co., Indiana, at 121 North Saint Louis St., enumerated 7 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $35.00 per month, and did not own a radio. Their children Frederick, Dorothy and Miriam were listed as living with them.24
     She was not working in 1930, but had returned to work as a saleslady at a dry goods store by 1940, when she reported she had worked 42 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $768.25,26
     Margaret and George appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of South Bend, St Joseph Co., Indiana, at 615 Leland, enumerated 19 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $25.00 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their daughter Dorothy was listed as living with them.27
     Margaret died on 3 Jul 1959 in South Bend, Indiana, at age 81.14,15 She was buried on 6 Jul 1959 in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.16,17

Children:
     Children with George Isadore Zurbach:

  • Frederick K. Zurbach28,29,30 (2 Apr 1910 - 26 Jan 1988)
  • Dorothy Elizabeth Zurbach31,32,33 (13 Aug 1915 - 5 Dec 1997)
  • Miriam Louise Zurbach31,32,34 (2 Nov 1917 - 1 Mar 2007)

Citations

  1. [S10856] Fredk Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows name as Margaret Coolman.
  2. [S10857] Fred Huhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows name as Maud Huhlman.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 111953995, Margaret A. Kuhlman Zurbuch, includes tombstone photo showing name as Margaret A. Zurbuch.
  4. [S10856] Fredk Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  5. [S10857] Fred Huhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  6. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, O:145, George Zurbuch and Margaret Kuhlman.
  7. [S10856] Fredk Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows the girl as daughter of Verana's husband.
  8. [S10857] Fred Huhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows the girl as daughter of Varena's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  9. [S10856] Fredk Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows age 2 and state.
  10. [S10857] Fred Huhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 22, and state.
  11. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, O:145, George Zurbuch and Margaret Kuhlman, shows date, town, and state.
  12. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, O:145, George Zurbuch and Margaret Kuhlman, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  13. [S11115] George I. Zurbuch household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana, shows married 5 years.
  14. [S11121] Margaret Zurbuch obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows died Friday, at St. Joseph's Hospital.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 111953995, Margaret A. Kuhlman Zurbuch, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  16. [S11121] Margaret Zurbuch obituary, The South Bend Tribune, shows funeral Monday, and cementry.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 111953995, Margaret A. Kuhlman Zurbuch, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S10857] Fred Huhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as saleswoman.
  19. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, O:145, George Zurbuch and Margaret Kuhlman, shows occupation as dry goods clerk.
  20. [S11115] George I. Zurbuch household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana.
  21. [S10862] Will Book, Huntington Co., Indiana, H:415-6, will of Frederick Kuhlman, 12 Dec 1918.
  22. [S11118] George Zurbuch household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana.
  23. [S11109] Polk's South Bend City Directory, 1927, pg 753.
  24. [S11119] George I. Zurbuch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Indiana.
  25. [S11119] George I. Zurbuch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Indiana, shows no occupation.
  26. [S11120] George Zurbuck household, 1940 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Indiana, shows occupation as saleslady and industry as dry goods.
  27. [S11120] George Zurbuck household, 1940 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Indiana.
  28. [S11115] George I. Zurbuch household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  29. [S11118] George Zurbuch household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband.
  30. [S11117] Fred K. Zurbuch, Medical Certificate of Death.
  31. [S11118] George Zurbuch household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana, shows the girl as daughter of Margaret's husband.
  32. [S11119] George I. Zurbuch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St Joseph Co., Indiana, shows the girl as daughter of Margaret's husband.
  33. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Dorothy Elizabeth Zurbuch, Soc. Sec. No. 307-09-4590.
  34. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Miriam Louise Zurbuch, Soc. Sec. No. 317-05-6461.