Jesse Willard Kuhlmann1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23160, (1875 - 1957)
FatherNathan Henry Kuhlman4,5,6 (11 Dec 1842 - 11 Dec 1924)
MotherMary C. Glick7,6,8 (abt 1849 - 2 Aug 1880)

Key Events:

Birth: 10 Jan 1875, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana9,10,11
Marriage: 30 Apr 1902, Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana, Della L. Stockberger (2 Jul 1878 - 12 Nov 1944)12,13,14
Death: 12 Aug 1957, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana15
Burial: 14 Aug 1957, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana16
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker
AncestryThe Fenker Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Jesse Willard Kuhlmann was born on 10 Jan 1875 in Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana.9,10,11 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents, Nathan Henry Kuhlman and Mary C. Glick.17
     His mother died on 2 Aug 1880, when Jesse was 5 years old.18,19,20
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, in the household of his father and stepmother, Martha J. Crawford.5
     He was working in a shoe factory in 1900, and was still living in Huntington, working as a shoemaker, when he married.21,22
     Jesse married Della L. Stockberger, daughter of John Jacob Stockberger and Mary I. Butchelor, on 30 Apr 1902 in Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana, with W. F. Snitzer officating.12,13,14
     Jesse and Della settled in Huntington after their marriage. By 1906 they were living at 17 S. Jefferson.23
     Jesse and Della moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, by 1908. By 1909 he was working as a sewer at Wayne Shoe Manufacturing Co.24,25 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, at 666 Third St., enumerated 21 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home.26
     Jesse and Della returned to Huntington by 1917, when they were living at 815 Ogan. He was working at Neuer & Eisenhauer, dealers in fine footware.27 He registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at 815 Ogan Ave., Huntington, Indiana, reporting he was employed as an electric shoe repairer for Neuer & Eisenhauer.3
     By 1927 he was a running his own shoe repair business, at 44 S. Jefferson. He reported in 1940 he had worked 50 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year.28,29,30,31
     Jesse and Della appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, at 530 William St.., enumerated 3 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $3,000, and owned a radio. Her mother was listed as living with them.32
     Jesse and Della appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, at 530 William St., enumerated 9 Apr 1940, reporting they rented his home, for $15.00 per month, and that they had lived in the same town in 1935.33
     His wife died on 12 Nov 1944 in Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana.34
     Jesse died on 12 Aug 1957 in Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, at age 82.15 He was buried on 14 Aug 1957 in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana.16

Children:
     There were no children with Della L. Stockberger

Citations

  1. [S10931] Nathan Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows name as Jesse Coolman.
  2. [S10879] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows name as Jesse W. Kuhlman.
  3. [S10954] Jesse Willard Kahlman, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S10931] Nathan Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  5. [S10879] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  6. [S3598] Marriage Record, Fulton Co., Indiana, Jan 1901-Sept 1904:10, no. 23, Jesse W. Kuhlman and Della Stockberger.
  7. [S10931] Nathan Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows him as son of her husband.
  8. [S10932] Jesse W. Kuhlman, Certificate of Death.
  9. [S10931] Nathan Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows age 5 and state.
  10. [S3598] Marriage Record, Fulton Co., Indiana, Jan 1901-Sept 1904:10, no. 23, Jesse W. Kuhlman and Della Stockberger, shows age 27 at marriage 30 Apr 1902, and city.
  11. [S10954] Jesse Willard Kahlman, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date.
  12. [S3598] Marriage Record, Fulton Co., Indiana, Jan 1901-Sept 1904:10, no. 23, Jesse W. Kuhlman and Della Stockberger, shows date, city, and officiant.
  13. [S10952] Jesse Willard Kuhlman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana, shows married 8 years.
  14. [S10955] Jesse W. Kuhlman household, 1930 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 23, and hers as 20.
  15. [S10932] Jesse W. Kuhlman, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  16. [S10932] Jesse W. Kuhlman, Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, city, and state.
  17. [S10931] Nathan Coolman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, as was Lydia Snyder, age 29, listed as Nathan's sister-in-law. She was shown as a housekeeper, perhaps helping because Mary was listed as disabled with consumption.
  18. [S10938] Mrs. Nathan Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Democrat, shows died last Monday, at home of her husband.
  19. [S10939] Mrs. Nathan Kuhlman obituary, The Indiana Herald, shows cause of death.
  20. [S10852] Nathan Henry Kuhlman obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows date.
  21. [S10879] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as laveling shoe facty.
  22. [S3598] Marriage Record, Fulton Co., Indiana, Jan 1901-Sept 1904:10, no. 23, Jesse W. Kuhlman and Della Stockberger, shows residence as Huntington and occupation as shoemaker.
  23. [S10962] Huntington, Ind., City Directory, 1906, pg 99.
  24. [S10961] Fort Wayne City and Allen County Directory, 1908, pg 591, shows him as a shoemaker; 1909, pg 630, occupation, employer, and address.
  25. [S10952] Jesse Willard Kuhlman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana, shows occupation as shoe maker and industry as shoe factory.
  26. [S10952] Jesse Willard Kuhlman household, 1910 U.S. Census, Allen Co., Indiana.
  27. [S10963] R. L. Polk & Co.'s Huntington Directory, 1917, pg 219, 249.
  28. [S10963] R. L. Polk & Co.'s Huntington Directory, 1927, pg 146.
  29. [S10955] Jesse W. Kuhlman household, 1930 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as shoe cobbler and industry as independent.
  30. [S10956] J. W. Kuhlman household, 1940 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as shoe repairer and industry as private bus.
  31. [S10932] Jesse W. Kuhlman, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as retired shoe cobbler, working for self.
  32. [S10955] Jesse W. Kuhlman household, 1930 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  33. [S10956] J. W. Kuhlman household, 1940 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  34. [S10953] Della Kuhlman, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.