View Genealogy for Matilda Michels (12/20/1867-1968)

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Matilda Michels

	Parents
	Nicolaus G Michels 2/14/1830 - 2/25/1898	Gertrude Schmelzer 8/27/1837 - 2/28/1905

About Matilda Michels

Matilda Michels
12/20/1867 - 1968

Matilda Michels was born on December 20, 1867 in an unknown place and died about 1968 in an unknown place. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 100 years old.

Robert and Matilda had five children:

Matilda G (daughter, 1891),

Antoinette D (daughter, 1892),

Loyola Elizabeth(daughter, 1895),

Robert (son, 1897), and

Edger (son, 1902).

Birth Certificate	12/20/1867	Hamtramck MI (Wayne County)	0 days old
Fathers name: Nicholas I Michels born in Prussia Mothers name: Gertrude Smelzer born in Prussia FHL Film Number: 927476 found on Ancestry in Salt Lake City, Utah Database.
Census	7/19/1870	Hamtramck MI (Wayne County)	2 yrs old
Click here to see a copy of the original document. Dwelling Number 481; Family number 470: Nicholas Michels (age 38), Getrude Michels (age 33), Mary (10), Clara (8), Joseph (6), Getrude (4), Mathilda (2), and Peter (Aug 186910 months). The census states the families home is worth $4,000 and their belongings at $400. Nicholas was born in Luxembourg, while Gertrude was born in Prussia. All the children were born in Michigan. the 3 oldest children have been attending school.
Census	6/8/1900	Detroit ward 17 MI (Wayne County)	32 yrs old
Click here to see a copy of the original document. Dwelling number 167; Family Number 170: Robert C Kalthoff (age 34, Aug 1865), Mathilda Kalthoff (age 32, Dec 1867), Mathilda G Kalthoff (age 9, Aug 1890), Anthonette D Kalthoff (age 8, Dec 1891), Loyola E Kalthoff (age 5, May 1895), Robert A Kalthoff (age 3, Jan 1897), and Frank Engel (age 34, Jan 1866, Boarder). Robert and Mathilda have been married for 10 years and have had 4 children and they are all surviving. Robert was born in Conneticut, Mathilda in Michigan, their parents were all born in Germany. All of Robert and Mathilda's children were born in Michigan. Robert is working as a Grocer, and the two oldest children are in school the adults can read, write, and speak English. They are Renting a house. Frank Engel, was Born in Michigan and his parents were born in Germany. He is working as a Grocery Clerk and has been unemployed for 3 months, he can read, write, and speak English. He is a Boarder in the Kalthoff house.
Census	4/25/1910	Detroit Ward 17 MI (Wayne County)	42 yrs old
Recorded as dwelling #2396, family #321: Robert Kalthoff (age 43), Matilda (wife, age 42), Matilda G (daughter, age 19), Antoinette D (daughter, age 18), Loyola (daughter, age 14), Robert (son, age 13), and Edger (son, age 8). Miltilda has given birth to five children and all are living. Robert (senior) was born in Connecticut and his parents in Germany. Matilda was born in Michigan and her parents in Germany. All of the children were born in Michigan. Robert (senior) is working as a sales & helper at a grocery. Matilda G. is a music teacher. Antoinette is working in the grocery as a saleslady. Everyone except the youngest son can read and write. The three youngest children have been attending school.
Census	1/5/1920	Detroit MI (Wayne County)	52 yrs old
Click here to see a copy of the original document. Recorded as family #1566: Robert Kalthoff (age 52), Matilda (age 52), Antoinette (age 27), Robert (age 22), and Edgar (age 17). The family lives in a house they own and it is free of any loans or mortgages. Robert (senior) was born in Connecticut and both of his parents were born in Germany. Mathilda was born in Michigan and both of her parents were born in Germany. Both of their parents spoke German as their native language. All of the children were born in Michigan. Robert senior and junior are working as a retail confectionary in the family own store. Antoinette is a violinist currently providing violin lessons.
Census	4/24/1930	Detroit MI (Wayne County)	62 yrs old
Recorded as dwelling #3468: Robert C. Kalthoff (age 61), Matilda (wife, age 60), and Edgar M (son, age 27). Robert owns his house and the family also owns a radio. He estimates the value of his estate to be $15,000. All three can read and write. Robert and his parents were born in Connecticut. Miltida and her parents were born in Michigan. Edgar was born in Michigan. Both Robert and Edgar are working as salesmen at a hardware store.

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Age	Date	Event
2	1869	Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
10	1877	Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
12	1879	Edison invents the electric light bulb.
22	1889	The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
28	1895	Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
30	1897	First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
33	1900	Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
33	1900	The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control.
34	1901	First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
35	1902	The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
36	1903	Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
37	1904	The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
39	1906	The triode vacuum tube is invented
39	1906	Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
39	1906	Electrons are discovered by Thomson
45	1912	The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people.
46	1913	Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant
47	1914	The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed
56	1923	Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id"
56	1923	Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes
57	1924	Insecticides are used for the first time on crops
59	1926	Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket
60	1927	The first television transmission was announced in England
61	1928	Big bang theory was introduced
69	1936	The first regular television broadcast happens in England
71	1938	Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission
79	1946	The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes
80	1947	Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor
84	1951	The first color television is introduced in the U.S.
85	1952	The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen.
90	1957	Sputnik is launched by the Soviets and becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. It marks the beginning of the great "space race" between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
93	1960	The ruby laser was created by Maiman
95	1962	U.S. astronaut, John Glenn, orbits the earth
98	1965	The first "space walk" was completed by the Soviet Union

Age	Date	Event
15	1882	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
18	1885	NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
41	1908	NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile
45	1912	White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out.
46	1913	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures
50	1917	NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism.
52	1919	NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty.
71	1938	NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic.
72	1939	NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States
74	1941	NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers.
83	1950	NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later.
88	1955	NEWS HEADLINES: Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL.
93	1960	NEWS HEADLINES: The first birth control pill was approved and made available to the public
96	1963	NEWS HEADLINES: On November 22, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald.

Age	Date	Event
1	1868	An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
8	1875	Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
9	1876	The National League of Baseball is founded
42	1909	The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
43	1910	Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area.
60	1927	Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs.
62	1929	Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October
63	1930	Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states.
65	1932	Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered.
66	1933	Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone!
67	1934	Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize.
67	1934	Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains.
68	1935	Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time.
72	1939	Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color.
76	1943	Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit.
77	1944	On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day")
78	1945	President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.
87	1954	The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency.
95	1962	The Cuban missile crisis escalates and Americans prepare for a Nuclear War with Fidel Castro in Cuba.
99	1966	The Black Panther party is founded.
100	1967	Martin Luther King leads an anti Vietnam protest in New York; The American Indian Movement is founded; Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King are assassinated; Three Apollo astronauts are killed in a fire on the launch pad.

Age	Date	Event
42	1909	The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe
47	1914	World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days.
50	1917	Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes.
52	1919	The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I.
53	1920	Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made.
71	1938	Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia.
72	1939	Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun.
78	1945	World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

Marriages

Robert Kalthoff
Born about 1866 and died about 1966.
They were married 9/24/1889.

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The Children of Matilda Michels

Loyola Elizabeth Kalthoff
Born somewhere in Michigan on an unknown day in May 1895 and died somewhere in Michigan on an unknown day in May 1995. Actual dates are unknown and those shown are estimated.

Edgar Nicholas Kalthoff
Born in Detroit, Michigan on May 2, 1901 and died in Wayne County, Michigan on October 4, 1987. He was 86 years old.

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