Dierks
♂Christian Petersen Dierks
Born 1862, Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark. Died 1947, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
6 of 11 events rest on a record we have read; the rest come from compiled sources or are still to be documented.
Parents
Christian Hinrich Dirks and Sara Maria Petersen their family
Spouses and children
- Married 2 Mar 1895, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, to Christine Bothilda Catharine Jensen 1872–1972
family page
- Sarah Dierks 1897–
- Bertha Pearl Dierks 1899–
Life, as the records tell it
| Event | When | Where | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 5 Nov 1862 | Tønder, Sonderjylland, Denmark | on record |
| Emigrated | 1888 | on record | |
| Naturalization County Court, Cook County; certificate #1111 |
9 Dec 1893 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | not yet documented |
| Occupation Teamster |
1900 | Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois, United States | on record |
| Living at 3646 Ellis Av. (classified business listing) |
1906 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | on record |
| Living at 4305 N. Lincoln Street; owned, $13,000; first married at 31 |
1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | on record |
| Occupation contractor, hauling ashes (employer) |
1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | on record |
| Living at 4305 N. Wolcott Avenue |
1947 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | not yet documented |
| Death | 21 Mar 1947 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | from a compiled source |
| Burial | 24 Mar 1947 | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | not yet documented |
| Source Note Added per "The Descendants of Jens Petersen of Denmark" (F. Roger Curtis, 1994), which names him as husband of Christine Bothilda Catharine Jensen. The book is his only source; no independent record has yet been found for him. |
. | not yet documented |
on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.
Sources
- 1900 US census, Chicago Ward 32, Cook Co., Illinois - sheet 16, dwelling 46, family 296 - Christ Dierks household — Birth, Emigrated, Occupation
- Chicago city directory 1906 - Dierks, classified business listing, 3646 Ellis Av. — Living at
- 1930 U.S. census, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, 4305 N. Lincoln, lines 93-98 - Christian Dierks household — Living at, Occupation
- Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 — Death
Ancestors in time
Time runs down the page, oldest at the top. Each dot is a person at the year they were born (hollow where the year is estimated); curves run from a person up to their parents, pink for a woman, blue for a man. Hover for names and years; click a dot for that person's page or their own charts; drag to move, scroll to zoom, double-click to reset.
Line of descent
Descendants in time
Christian Petersen Dierks at the top; each descendant a dot at their birth year, joined to the parent they came through. A descendant who may still be living is shown only as "Living", at an estimated birth year, with no page of their own.
Descendants
- Sarah Dierks 1897–
- children who may still be living
- Bertha Pearl Dierks 1899–