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Arnold Johann Carl Suhr

Birth
Staplehurst, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Death
10 Nov 1997 (aged 95)
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA Add to Map
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Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Arnold Suhr
Age in 1910: 8
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of family: son
Home in 1910: Precinct C, Seward, Nebraska
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Nebraska
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Henry (age 15), Sophia (13), Clara (12), Herbert (10), Martha (6), Alma (4), Franz (2), and Anna (4/12)
Census place: Precinct C, Seward, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 526
Date: 26 Apr 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Arnold J Suhr
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Township C, Seward, Nebraska
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Attended school since 1 Sep 1919: no
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Nebraska
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Sophia L (23), Martha A (16), Alma L (14), Franz C (12), Anna C (10), John H (8), Esther E (5), and Clarence E (3 8/12)
Census place: Township C, Seward, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1002; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 43
Date: 4 Feb 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Arnold J Suhr
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: 1901
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Address: 2847 T Street
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 23
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Nebraska [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Nebraska
Military service: no
Rent/home value: owns home; value $3000
Owns a radio: no
Occupation: carpenter
Industry: railway
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 1286; Page: ; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 68.0
Date: 9 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Arnold J Suhr
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Address: 6340 Logan Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: high school 4 years
Living on farm: no
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $400
City of residence in 1935: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: carpenter
Industry: railroad
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 50
Amount of money wages or salary: $1800
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Census place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2255; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 55-67A
Date: 24 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Arnold John Suhr
Age: 40
Birth date: 1 Dec 1901
Birth place: Staplehurst, Nebraska
Race: white
Address: 1471 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Mailing address: same
Telephone: Emerson 5406
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Ruth Suhr
Relationship: wife
Address of that person: 1471 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Paul
Employer: unemployed
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 143
Eyes: gray
Hair: brown
Complexion: dark
Other characteristics: not listed
Registration date: 14 Feb 1942

Extract from Florida Passenger Lists, 1898-1963:
Name: Arnold Suhr
Age: 40
Birth date: 1 Dec 1901
Birth place: Staplehurst, Nebraska
Port of departure: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Departure date: 19 Jun 1942
Residence in United States: 1471 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Arrival date: 26 Jun 1942
Airline flight number / ship: SS Seminole
Port of arrival: Tampa, Florida

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Arnold J Suhr
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1950: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Address: 701 Summit Avenue, apartment 1
Marital status: divorced
Living on farm: no
Occupation: keeping house
Occupation: refrigeration technician
Industry: refrigerator company
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Date: 11 Apr 1950

Baptism: 22 Dec 1901 in Zion Lutheran Church in Staplehurst, Nebraska
Confirmation: 1916 in Zion Lutheran Church in Staplehurst, Nebraska
Occupation: railroad mechanic, carpenter, refrigeration and air conditioner technician
Residence: 1943 Fort Saint John, British Columbia, Canada, and then Saint Paul, Minnesota
Retired: 1997 Chupadero, New Mexico.

Obituary from the "Journal" of Albuquerque, New Mexico dated 12 Nov 1997:
Arnold John Suhr, 95, of Santa Fe died Monday. He was born Dec. 1, 1901, to Franz and Marie Suhr in Staplehurst, Neb. He married Ruth Irene Baker in 1924. He worked as a skilled carpenter, refrigeration and air conditioning technician and a railroad mechanic. He was an elder at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wyoming, Minn. He is survived by his children, Jack L. Suhr and wife Dee of Clearwater, Fla., Marilyn Olwin and husband Dick of Jemez Springs, and Wesley Suhr and wife Carol of Chupadero; sister, Ann Copperstone of Glenwood, Iowa; brother, Jack Suhr and wife Charlotte of Tecumseh, Neb.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Berardinelli Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, also at the Berardinelli Chapel. Burial will follow at Rosario Cemetery. Berardinelli Family Funeral Service.
Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Arnold Suhr
Age in 1910: 8
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of family: son
Home in 1910: Precinct C, Seward, Nebraska
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Nebraska
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Henry (age 15), Sophia (13), Clara (12), Herbert (10), Martha (6), Alma (4), Franz (2), and Anna (4/12)
Census place: Precinct C, Seward, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 526
Date: 26 Apr 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Arnold J Suhr
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Township C, Seward, Nebraska
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Attended school since 1 Sep 1919: no
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Nebraska
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Sophia L (23), Martha A (16), Alma L (14), Franz C (12), Anna C (10), John H (8), Esther E (5), and Clarence E (3 8/12)
Census place: Township C, Seward, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1002; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 43
Date: 4 Feb 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Arnold J Suhr
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: 1901
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Address: 2847 T Street
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 23
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Nebraska [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Nebraska
Military service: no
Rent/home value: owns home; value $3000
Owns a radio: no
Occupation: carpenter
Industry: railway
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 1286; Page: ; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 68.0
Date: 9 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Arnold J Suhr
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Address: 6340 Logan Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: high school 4 years
Living on farm: no
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $400
City of residence in 1935: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: carpenter
Industry: railroad
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 50
Amount of money wages or salary: $1800
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Census place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2255; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 55-67A
Date: 24 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Arnold John Suhr
Age: 40
Birth date: 1 Dec 1901
Birth place: Staplehurst, Nebraska
Race: white
Address: 1471 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Mailing address: same
Telephone: Emerson 5406
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Ruth Suhr
Relationship: wife
Address of that person: 1471 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Paul
Employer: unemployed
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 143
Eyes: gray
Hair: brown
Complexion: dark
Other characteristics: not listed
Registration date: 14 Feb 1942

Extract from Florida Passenger Lists, 1898-1963:
Name: Arnold Suhr
Age: 40
Birth date: 1 Dec 1901
Birth place: Staplehurst, Nebraska
Port of departure: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Departure date: 19 Jun 1942
Residence in United States: 1471 Lincoln Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Arrival date: 26 Jun 1942
Airline flight number / ship: SS Seminole
Port of arrival: Tampa, Florida

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Arnold J Suhr
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1950: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Address: 701 Summit Avenue, apartment 1
Marital status: divorced
Living on farm: no
Occupation: keeping house
Occupation: refrigeration technician
Industry: refrigerator company
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Date: 11 Apr 1950

Baptism: 22 Dec 1901 in Zion Lutheran Church in Staplehurst, Nebraska
Confirmation: 1916 in Zion Lutheran Church in Staplehurst, Nebraska
Occupation: railroad mechanic, carpenter, refrigeration and air conditioner technician
Residence: 1943 Fort Saint John, British Columbia, Canada, and then Saint Paul, Minnesota
Retired: 1997 Chupadero, New Mexico.

Obituary from the "Journal" of Albuquerque, New Mexico dated 12 Nov 1997:
Arnold John Suhr, 95, of Santa Fe died Monday. He was born Dec. 1, 1901, to Franz and Marie Suhr in Staplehurst, Neb. He married Ruth Irene Baker in 1924. He worked as a skilled carpenter, refrigeration and air conditioning technician and a railroad mechanic. He was an elder at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wyoming, Minn. He is survived by his children, Jack L. Suhr and wife Dee of Clearwater, Fla., Marilyn Olwin and husband Dick of Jemez Springs, and Wesley Suhr and wife Carol of Chupadero; sister, Ann Copperstone of Glenwood, Iowa; brother, Jack Suhr and wife Charlotte of Tecumseh, Neb.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Berardinelli Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, also at the Berardinelli Chapel. Burial will follow at Rosario Cemetery. Berardinelli Family Funeral Service.


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