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Charles Bransen Kragh

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Charles Bransen Kragh

Birth
Denmark
Death
Aug 1919 (aged 62–63)
USA
Burial
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 1, Lot 46, S 1/2 #4,
Memorial ID
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Charles Branson Kragh married Mathilda Hansen, 26, in Council Bluffs, Iowa Sept. 19, 1889.

Charles immigrated from Denmark (Charles in 1885, and Matilda in 1880), and in 1910, the family was living on 13th Street in Omaha. All the children had been born in Nebraska.

The 1910 US Census lists:
Chas B K, 53, head, laborer Freight Depot
Lilda , 40, wife (she bore 6 children, all living)
Henry , 17, son, bottler, bottling company
Willie , 15, son
Julius , 13, son
Emma , 11, daughter
Carl , 6, son
Rudolph , 4, son

Charles passed away before the time of the 1920 Census, and the widowed Matilda, 51, was now head of the family. The family was still living at 3110 S. 13th St in Omaha, and many of the children were still at home.
The 1920 US Census lists:
Matilda, 51, head, widow, housekeeper in homes
Henry George, 26, son, steam-fitter Armour's Co (meat packing plant). He would later marry Edna.
William, 25, son, collector, City Gas Co
Julius A. 23, son, ass't mgr, Bedford Lumber Co.
He would later marry Mary Krepcik, and she and he are both buried in Springwell.
Emma 21, dau. stenographer, City Bottle Co.
Carl E. 15, son, student
He would later marry Anneta, and they are both buried in Cedar Lawn, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Rudolph 12, son, student

Rudolph was buried in the family plot in Springwell, but his last residence was in Naperville, Illinois.

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Sources: National Archives; Greater Omaha Genealogical Society
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Charles Branson Kragh married Mathilda Hansen, 26, in Council Bluffs, Iowa Sept. 19, 1889.

Charles immigrated from Denmark (Charles in 1885, and Matilda in 1880), and in 1910, the family was living on 13th Street in Omaha. All the children had been born in Nebraska.

The 1910 US Census lists:
Chas B K, 53, head, laborer Freight Depot
Lilda , 40, wife (she bore 6 children, all living)
Henry , 17, son, bottler, bottling company
Willie , 15, son
Julius , 13, son
Emma , 11, daughter
Carl , 6, son
Rudolph , 4, son

Charles passed away before the time of the 1920 Census, and the widowed Matilda, 51, was now head of the family. The family was still living at 3110 S. 13th St in Omaha, and many of the children were still at home.
The 1920 US Census lists:
Matilda, 51, head, widow, housekeeper in homes
Henry George, 26, son, steam-fitter Armour's Co (meat packing plant). He would later marry Edna.
William, 25, son, collector, City Gas Co
Julius A. 23, son, ass't mgr, Bedford Lumber Co.
He would later marry Mary Krepcik, and she and he are both buried in Springwell.
Emma 21, dau. stenographer, City Bottle Co.
Carl E. 15, son, student
He would later marry Anneta, and they are both buried in Cedar Lawn, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Rudolph 12, son, student

Rudolph was buried in the family plot in Springwell, but his last residence was in Naperville, Illinois.

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Sources: National Archives; Greater Omaha Genealogical Society
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Gravesite Details

Buried Aug. 14, 1919,age 63; Source: Danish Museum



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