Although we have pretty good knowledge of our family tree for several generations, we have hit roadblocks in our quest to go further back.
My paternal grandfather, John Charles Kuhn was born in Davenport, Iowa, March 8, 1868 and died in New York City April 15, 1935.He led everyone to believe he was of Swiss heritage, but we know nothing of him beyond that.He apparently never talked too much of his parents or how they got to Davenport.
He married Helen Elizabeth Tierce,(maybe Teirce) (date and place unknown) who claimed to have been French and born in Paris, March 22, 1872.She died in Malverne, New York October 27, 1942.Despite her claims, we believe she was as Irish as Patty's Pub and born somewhere in Ireland.We also believe she had two sister's in Ireland.
That union gave birth to three children.My father, John Charles Kuhn, who was probably Jr. but mistakenly assumed the title of Sr. when his father died,Charles Severin Kuhn and Augusta Rose Kuhn.
My maternal grandfather was Joseph Lhotta,Possibly Lhoty) born December 27, 1871 in NY, NY and died in Forest Hills, NY July 18, 1936.We have no information on him prior to this.
He married Anna Melichar, (spelling suspect, may have ended with a "y") date unknown, who was born July 13, 1865 in Kutna Hora, Bohemia,(Now Czechoslovakia) and died March 4, 1911 in NY, NY.That marriage produced six children.Walter, who died at age 1, Rose, who died at age 2, and her twin Emily who also died at age two, Joseph Jr. September 1, 1896- December 18, 1978, Edward, March 16, 1899-October 7, 1964, and my mother Anna Filomina Lhotta, who was born June 9, 1901 and is still going strong at 97! Anna died March 4, 1911 in NY City and Grandpa married Mae Cosgrove in NY City on June 18, 1920. We know nothing of her.
We would dearly like to be able to discover earlier information on the Kuhn and Lhotta family's and especially more about Elizabeth Tierce (Grandma Kuhn)
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