Wilhelm Korth

Brief Life History of Wilhelm

When Wilhelm Korth was born on 3 October 1877, in Waitekauri, Waikino, Hauraki, New Zealand, his father, Martin Gottlieb Korth, was 29 and his mother, Bertha Müller, was 25. He married Mary Rebecca Olsen on 5 December 1900, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 22 April 1970, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wilhelm Korth
1877–1970
Mary Rebecca Olsen
1881–1970
Marriage: 5 December 1900
Ernest Wilhelm Korth
1901–1966
Rebecca May Korth
1904–1986
Vera Bertha Korth
1907–2000
Ray Christian Korth
1910–1967
Anna Lavon Korth
1912–1913
Martin Glenn Korth
1914–1977
Ella Korth
1916–2009

Sources (61)

  • William Korth, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mr. Wilhelm Korth, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • William Jacob Korth, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Fritz, Arno, Ewald, Heinz, Juergen, Othmar.

German:

variant of Korte 1.

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

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