Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameAlma Paulina Emilie FRIESE 
Baptism12 Jul 1868, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, Illinois212
MemoWit: Alma Mar ???, Car. Klausing, Gottlieb Hitzemann
OccupationMother of 6 children
Education7th grade
ReligionLutheran
Alias/AKAOrlena, Plana, Pauline, Lena Kuchs (Rudolph WWI)
FatherJohann Emil August FRIESE (1835-1886)
MotherMarie Auguste Theresa Caroline THUSIUS (1839-1912)
Spouses
Memocause of death, suicide, slit his throat
BurialWheeling Township Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Illinois217
Memoplot 370
FatherGottlieb A. ALBERT
ChildrenAlvina Louise (1889-1970)
Henry William (1891-1950)
Emma Mary (1894-1939)
Dorothy Amanda (1896-1967)
Rudolph (1899-1982)
Marriageabt 1901
ChildrenMyrtle Marion (1903-1986)
Notes for Alma Paulina Emilie FRIESE
Alma Paulina Emilie Friese, known in most records as Pauline Friese, was born in Arlington Heights about a year after her parents and brother William immigrated to the United States. Her name has appeared in census records as Orlena, Pauline, Plana and Paulina. She attended St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights.
She first married William A. Alberts in 1886, the same year that her father died. She had five children with William, all born in Cook County. The family is living in Arlington Heights in 1900. Interesting that Pauline’s second husband, Henry Kuhs is also living with them. William committed suicide, according to a descendant in 1901. In an article from the Herald, dated right after his death date: “Mrs. Wm. Alberts came out from Chicago Wednesday and packed up her goods ready for shipment to the city, where she has secured a position for herself and little girl. The two children she had with her came down with the measles and she could not come out before.”
Pauline married Henry Kuhs between 1901 and 1903 and had one child with him. They moved to Allegan County, Michigan by 1903 when their daughter Myrtle was born. They lived in Allegan County, in varying locations at least until the 1930 census. It is presumed that they moved to Grand Rapids in Kent County before 1932, when Henry died and is listed in the Grand Rapids Death Index, but Pauline is listed back in Allegan in the 1940 census.
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She first married William A. Alberts in 1886, the same year that her father died. She had five children with William, all born in Cook County. The family is living in Arlington Heights in 1900. Interesting that Pauline’s second husband, Henry Kuhs is also living with them. William committed suicide, according to a descendant in 1901. In an article from the Herald, dated right after his death date: “Mrs. Wm. Alberts came out from Chicago Wednesday and packed up her goods ready for shipment to the city, where she has secured a position for herself and little girl. The two children she had with her came down with the measles and she could not come out before.”
Pauline married Henry Kuhs between 1901 and 1903 and had one child with him. They moved to Allegan County, Michigan by 1903 when their daughter Myrtle was born. They lived in Allegan County, in varying locations at least until the 1930 census. It is presumed that they moved to Grand Rapids in Kent County before 1932, when Henry died and is listed in the Grand Rapids Death Index, but Pauline is listed back in Allegan in the 1940 census.
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Census notes for Alma Paulina Emilie FRIESE
1870 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., page 37, film M593-213
dwelling 274, family 274
Frisis(?), A, age 37, male, white, shoemaker, personal $200, born Prussia
----------, Mary, age 31, female, white, keeping house, born Prussia
----------, Willie, age 10, male, white, home, born Prussia
----------, Orlena, age 2, female, white, home, born Illinois
----------, Ann, age 2/12, female, white, home, born Illinois, born Apr
1880 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Township, Arlington Heights, Vol.17, E.D. 226, sheet 10A, line 27, stamped page 467, film T9-202
dwelling 78, family 93 (living with Fred Koas)
Frieze, August, white, male, age 46, head, shoemaker, born Prussia, father Russia, mother Schleswig
--------, Mary, white, female, age 41, wife, keeping house, born Saxony, parents born Saxony
--------, Paulina, white, female, age 12, daughter, in school, born Illinois, father born Prussia, mother Saxony
--------, Anna, white, female, age 10, daughter, in school, born Illinois, father born Prussia, mother Saxony
--------, Edward, white, male, age 5, son, born Illinois, father born Prussia, mother Saxony
1900 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., Arlington Heights, E.D. 1194, sheet 2A, stamped page 192, film T623-295 (taken 2 June 1900)
dwelling 19, family 20
Kuhs, Henry C., head, white, male, Mar 1860, age 40, single, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1862, in US 38 years, naturalized, well-digger
dwelling 19, family 21
Alberts, William, head, white, male, July 1860, age 39, married 13 years, born Wisconsin, parents Germany, blacksmith
----------, Paulina, wife, white, female, June 1869, age 20, married 13 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living, born Illinois parents born Germany
----------, Alvina, daughter, white, female, Mar 1889, age 11, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, at school
----------, Henry, son, white, male, Aug 1891, age 9, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, at school
----------, Emma, daughter, white, female, May 1894, age 6, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
----------, Amanda, daughter, white, female, Aug 1896, age 3, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
----------, Rudolph, son, white, male, July 1899, age 10/12, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
1910 Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan Twp, City of Allegan, ward 1, E.D. 1, sheet 6B, stamped page 159, film T624-634 (taken 12 Apr 1910)
627 Academy Street, dwelling 171, family 183
Kuhs, Henry C., head, male, white, age 50, married once, born in New York, parents born Germany, laborer
-------, Plana, wife, female, white, age 42, married twice (for 10yrs?), mother of 5 children, 5 living, born Illinois, parents born unknown
-------, Emma, daughter (ad), female, white, age 16, single, born Illinois, father born unknown, mother Illinois
-------, Amanda, daughter, (ad), female, white age 13, single, born Illinois, father born unknown, mother Illinois
-------, Rudolph, son, (ad), male, white, age 10, single, born Illinois, father born unknown, mother Illinois
-------, Myrtle, daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Michigan, father New York, mother Illinois
1920 Michigan, Allegan County, Otsego Twp., E.D. 29, sheet 8A, stamped page 292, film T625-753 (taken 10 Feb 1920)
dwelling 205, family 208
Kuhs, Henry, head, male, white, age 59 (?), married, born at sea, parents born New York, laborer
-------, Pauline, wife, female, white, age 51, married, born Illinois, parents born Germany
-------, Myrtle, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born Illinois, father born at sea, mother Illinois
1930 Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan Twp., Allegan City, E.D. 3-1, sheet 12A, stamped page 12 (taken 15 Apr 1930)
240 Russell Street, dwelling 304, family 333
Kuhs, Henry C., head, male, white, age 72, married at age 43, born at sea, parents born Germany, common laborer at odd jobs
-------, Pauline, wife, female, white, age 61, married age 19, born Illinois, parents born Germany, cook in private houses
Anderson, Myrtle, daughter, female, white, age 26, married age 19, born Illinois, father born at sea, mother Illinois
-------------, George, grandson, male, white, age 5, single, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother Illinois
1940 Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3-1, sheet 11A, stamped page 11, T627-1721
325 Lincoln, household 342, rents, $8
Kuhs, Pauline, head, female, white, age 72, widow, 7th grade, born Illinois, lived in same place in 1935
Alberts, Rudolph, son, male, white, age 40, single, 8th grade, born Illinois, lived in same place in 1935, laborer, odd jobs
dwelling 274, family 274
Frisis(?), A, age 37, male, white, shoemaker, personal $200, born Prussia
----------, Mary, age 31, female, white, keeping house, born Prussia
----------, Willie, age 10, male, white, home, born Prussia
----------, Orlena, age 2, female, white, home, born Illinois
----------, Ann, age 2/12, female, white, home, born Illinois, born Apr
1880 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Township, Arlington Heights, Vol.17, E.D. 226, sheet 10A, line 27, stamped page 467, film T9-202
dwelling 78, family 93 (living with Fred Koas)
Frieze, August, white, male, age 46, head, shoemaker, born Prussia, father Russia, mother Schleswig
--------, Mary, white, female, age 41, wife, keeping house, born Saxony, parents born Saxony
--------, Paulina, white, female, age 12, daughter, in school, born Illinois, father born Prussia, mother Saxony
--------, Anna, white, female, age 10, daughter, in school, born Illinois, father born Prussia, mother Saxony
--------, Edward, white, male, age 5, son, born Illinois, father born Prussia, mother Saxony
1900 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., Arlington Heights, E.D. 1194, sheet 2A, stamped page 192, film T623-295 (taken 2 June 1900)
dwelling 19, family 20
Kuhs, Henry C., head, white, male, Mar 1860, age 40, single, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1862, in US 38 years, naturalized, well-digger
dwelling 19, family 21
Alberts, William, head, white, male, July 1860, age 39, married 13 years, born Wisconsin, parents Germany, blacksmith
----------, Paulina, wife, white, female, June 1869, age 20, married 13 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living, born Illinois parents born Germany
----------, Alvina, daughter, white, female, Mar 1889, age 11, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, at school
----------, Henry, son, white, male, Aug 1891, age 9, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, at school
----------, Emma, daughter, white, female, May 1894, age 6, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
----------, Amanda, daughter, white, female, Aug 1896, age 3, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
----------, Rudolph, son, white, male, July 1899, age 10/12, single, born Illinois, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
1910 Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan Twp, City of Allegan, ward 1, E.D. 1, sheet 6B, stamped page 159, film T624-634 (taken 12 Apr 1910)
627 Academy Street, dwelling 171, family 183
Kuhs, Henry C., head, male, white, age 50, married once, born in New York, parents born Germany, laborer
-------, Plana, wife, female, white, age 42, married twice (for 10yrs?), mother of 5 children, 5 living, born Illinois, parents born unknown
-------, Emma, daughter (ad), female, white, age 16, single, born Illinois, father born unknown, mother Illinois
-------, Amanda, daughter, (ad), female, white age 13, single, born Illinois, father born unknown, mother Illinois
-------, Rudolph, son, (ad), male, white, age 10, single, born Illinois, father born unknown, mother Illinois
-------, Myrtle, daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Michigan, father New York, mother Illinois
1920 Michigan, Allegan County, Otsego Twp., E.D. 29, sheet 8A, stamped page 292, film T625-753 (taken 10 Feb 1920)
dwelling 205, family 208
Kuhs, Henry, head, male, white, age 59 (?), married, born at sea, parents born New York, laborer
-------, Pauline, wife, female, white, age 51, married, born Illinois, parents born Germany
-------, Myrtle, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born Illinois, father born at sea, mother Illinois
1930 Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan Twp., Allegan City, E.D. 3-1, sheet 12A, stamped page 12 (taken 15 Apr 1930)
240 Russell Street, dwelling 304, family 333
Kuhs, Henry C., head, male, white, age 72, married at age 43, born at sea, parents born Germany, common laborer at odd jobs
-------, Pauline, wife, female, white, age 61, married age 19, born Illinois, parents born Germany, cook in private houses
Anderson, Myrtle, daughter, female, white, age 26, married age 19, born Illinois, father born at sea, mother Illinois
-------------, George, grandson, male, white, age 5, single, born Michigan, father born Michigan, mother Illinois
1940 Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3-1, sheet 11A, stamped page 11, T627-1721
325 Lincoln, household 342, rents, $8
Kuhs, Pauline, head, female, white, age 72, widow, 7th grade, born Illinois, lived in same place in 1935
Alberts, Rudolph, son, male, white, age 40, single, 8th grade, born Illinois, lived in same place in 1935, laborer, odd jobs
Obituary notes for Alma Paulina Emilie FRIESE
Grand Rapids Press (Michigan), 3 Jan 1948, page 25
KUHS - Mrs. Pauline Kuhs, aged 79, passed away Friday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Trafzer, 948 Dorchester av. SW. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Clare Grigsby of Lansing, Mrs. William Trafzer of Grand Rapids and Mrs. George Anderson of Muskegon; two sons, Henry Alberts of Grand Rapids and Rudolph Alberts of Allegan; eighteen grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and one brother, Edwin Friese of Chicago. Mrs. Kuhs reposes at the Joldersma & Son Funeral Home, 832 Grandville av., SW, where funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o’clock. Burial in Oakwood cemetery, Allegan, Mich.
KUHS - Mrs. Pauline Kuhs, aged 79, passed away Friday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Trafzer, 948 Dorchester av. SW. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Clare Grigsby of Lansing, Mrs. William Trafzer of Grand Rapids and Mrs. George Anderson of Muskegon; two sons, Henry Alberts of Grand Rapids and Rudolph Alberts of Allegan; eighteen grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and one brother, Edwin Friese of Chicago. Mrs. Kuhs reposes at the Joldersma & Son Funeral Home, 832 Grandville av., SW, where funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o’clock. Burial in Oakwood cemetery, Allegan, Mich.