Robert Wilson Kuch

Brief Life History of Robert Wilson

When Robert Wilson Kuch was born on 1 June 1859, in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Christian Frederick Kuch, was 34 and his mother, Maria Magdalena Miller, was 38. He married Maria Catherine Schillings on 14 March 1883, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 22 December 1932, in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Glen Carbon, Madison, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Wilson Kuch
1859–1932
Maria Catherine Schillings
1863–1931
Marriage: 14 March 1883
Robert Wilson Kuch Jr
1884–1966
Christian Frederick Kuch
1886–1970
Anna Marie Kuch
1888–1948
Henry Joseph Kuch
1891–1969
Jacob Owen Kuch
1893–1978
Mary Catharine Kuch
1894–1895
Mary Catherine Kuch
1896–1960
Agnes Francis Kuch
1899–1948
William Wilson Kuch
1902–1985

Sources (8)

  • Robert Kuch in household of Fred Kuch, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Robert Wilson Kuch, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Robert Kuch, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"

World Events (8)

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

German: metonymic occupational name for a pastry cook, from German kuchen ‘cake’, or simply a variant of Koch ‘cook’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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