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Born:
Oct. 2, 1906		 Alfred W. Kieck was born Oct. 2, 1906 in Marquette Co., WI. [SOURCE: Reel #0137, record #001978 in "Wisconsin Birth Records 1820-1907" on ancestry.com] The Social Security Death Index on ancestry.com says Alfred Kieck was born this date.
Parents:
August Karl KICK and
Bertha KRUGER		 Alfred's ex-wife (my grandmother) said that Bertha Kruger and August Kick were Alfred's parents. [see photo]
Marriage: Confidential
Children: Confidential
Occupation:
Railroad mechanic		 Family oral history is that Alfred was a mechanic for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad Co. His daughter received death benefits from his railroad service.
Residence: Lived in Marquette Co., WI; Chicago, IL; and Milwaukie, WI Social Security record shows a Milwaukee address; oral history and photos from close family members and photos confirm residence in Chicago; birth record confirms residence in Marquette Co., WI.
Census Record:
1910 Federal Census
Mecan, Marquette Co., WI		 The 1910 Federal Census in Mecan, Marquette Co., WI, shows the following:
  • head of household: August C. Kieck (age 34, married once, married 13 years, born in Wis., parents born in Germany, farmer)
  • wife Bertha G. Kieck (age 35, married 13 years, had five children with three living in 1910, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • daughter [name hard to read - could be Clara but also could be Elisa; middle initial is B] (age 5, born in Wis.)
  • son Alfred W. Kieck (age 3, born in Wis.)
  • mother-in-law Henriette L. Krueger (age 76, widowed, had six children with two living in 1910, born in Germany, immigration date given but hard to read).
Census Record:
1920 Federal Census
Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI 		The 1920 Federal Census in Marquette, Green Lake Co., WI, shows the following:
  • head of household: August Kieck (age 44, born in Wis., parents born in Germany, farmer)
  • mother-in-law Henriette Krueger (age 89, widow, immigrated in 1870, born in Germany) [age inconsistent with prior census]
  • wife Bertha Kieck (age 45, born in Wis., parents born in Germany)
  • daughter Clara Kieck (age 15, born in Wis.)
  • son Alfred Kieck (age 13, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Elsie Kieck (age 11, born in Wis.)
  • son Walter Kieck (age 7, born in Wis.)
  • daughter Irene Kieck (age 3 yrs. 1 month)
Died:
Jan. 1972		 The Social Security Death Index on ancestry.com says that Alfred Kieck died on Jan. 10, 1972. This matches family oral history.

He is buried at Wauwatosa Cemetery, Milwaukee, Oregon. An online transcription of this cemetery said he was born Oct. 2, 1906 and died Jan. 7, 1972. [SOURCE: Milwaukee County Online Genealogy and Family History Library, maintained by Ellen M. Rohr -- http://linkstothepast.com/milwaukee/106h.html]

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