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Amalia L Knuth Eikleman

Birth	:	11 Aug 1870 Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Death	:	18 Jan 1966 Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Friedhof Aeschi bei Spiez, Aeschi bei Spiez, Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Switzerland
Coordinate	:	46.6595277, 7.6936109
Inscription	:	Mother
Description	:	OBITUARY WET MOUNTAIN TRIBUNE [WESTCLIFFE, CUSTER CO., CO], JANUARY 21, 1966 MRS. AMALIA LAURA EIKELMAN DIES AT AGE OF 95 YEARS Mrs. Amalia Laura Eikelman, the first white child born in the Wet Mountain Valley, died in Westcliffe Tuesday morning, Jan. 18, at the age of 95 years. Funeral services will be held at the Menzel Funeral Home in Westcliffe at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan 22. Mrs. Eikelman was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Knuth. Her parents came with a group of 300 German colonists who left Chicago, Ill. on Feb 8, 1870 under the leadership of Carl Wulsten... Read More	OBITUARY WET MOUNTAIN TRIBUNE [WESTCLIFFE, CUSTER CO., CO], JANUARY 21, 1966 MRS. AMALIA LAURA EIKELMAN DIES AT AGE OF 95 YEARS Mrs. Amalia Laura Eikelman, the first white child born in the Wet Mountain Valley, died in Westcliffe Tuesday morning, Jan. 18, at the age of 95 years. Funeral services will be held at the Menzel Funeral Home in Westcliffe at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan 22. Mrs. Eikelman was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Knuth. Her parents came with a group of 300 German colonists who left Chicago, Ill. on Feb 8, 1870 under the leadership of Carl Wulsten and arrived in the Wet Mountain Valley the middle of March of the same year. Amalia was born Aug. 11, 1870 in a tent in the south end of the Valley, being the first child to be born to a member of the Colony. Her parents, William Knuth and Wilhelmina Tutz [Totz] Knuth, were both natives of Germany. Amalia was married to Robert Eikelman in October 1889 in the Wet Mountain Valley. Mr. Eikelman died in 1933 and his wife had maintained her own home until about three years ago when she moved to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Laura A. Elze of Westcliffe. A son, Oscar W. Eikelman of Westcliffe, also survives. A daughter, Rosemond [Rosamunda], and a son, Henry, preceded Mrs. Eikelman in death. Also surviving are 8 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. The Rev. E. C. Kuehl, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Pueblo, of which Mrs. Eikelman was a member, will conduct funeral services. Burial will be in the Silver Cliff cemetery. Pallbearers will be Carl Miller, Merwyn Hood, Jim Christoff, William Lange, Norman Rankin of Denver and Leo Elze of Pueblo.

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Amalia L Knuth Eikleman's memorial is located at: Friedhof Aeschi bei Spiez, Aeschi bei Spiez, Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Switzerland.
When did Amalia L Knuth Eikleman death?
Amalia L Knuth Eikleman death on 18 Jan 1966 in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 46.6595277
Longitude: 7.6936109

Family Members:

Parent

Wilhelm Friedrich “William” Knuth

(1838 - 1911)

Justine Pauline Friedriche “Wilhelmina” Totz Knuth

(1833 - 1919)

Spouse

Robert Christian Eikleman

(1857 - 1933)

Siblings

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm “John F” Knuth

(1859 - 1897)

Hulda Henriette Knuth Baker

(1862 - 1941)

Lena Pauline Knuth Koch

(1867 - 1952)

Children

Rosa Eikelman Rankin

(1889 - 1910)

Laura Anna Ida Eikelman Elze

(1893 - 1986)

Heinrich Helmuth Joseph Ernest “Henry” Eikleman

(1897 - 1932)

Flowers:

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1. Friedhof Aeschi bei Spiez
Aeschi bei Spiez, Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Switzerland
Coordinate: 46.6595277, 7.6936109

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Coordinate: 46.7588300, 7.6314200

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Coordinate: 46.6881776, 7.8493251

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Coordinate: 46.5457500, 7.6633200

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Coordinate: 46.7954800, 7.7145500

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Coordinate: 46.7745400, 7.5667900

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Coordinate: 46.7001762, 7.8964594

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