NameGeorge Tuerke
Birthabt Oct 1888, Maryland
Death12 Oct 1918, Baltimore, Maryland
Burial15 Oct 1918, Schwartz Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
ResidenceBaltimore, Maryland
Cause of deathInfluenza
Documentation
On 9 September 1908, The Baltimore Sun’s marriage licenses column listed:
TUERKE—KAPP.—George F. Tuerke, 26; Mary Kapp, 18. Applicant, Mrs. Gertrude Layfield, 448 NorthLuzerne street.
[The Baltimore Sun, 9 September 1908, page 7.]
Marriage date from family Bible in the possession of Alverta Young Duke.
1910 U.S. Census, Baltimore City, Maryland
1st Ward, Enumeration District 8, Sheet 2B
2707 Eastern Avenue
Dwelling 31, Family 36
Tuerke, George R., head, male, white, 22, married one time, married for 2 years, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, speaks English, metal worker in steel works, wage worker, not out of work on April 15, can read and write, rents house
Tuerke, Mammie, wife, female, white, 19, married one time, married for 2 years, mother of one child who survives, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write
Tuerke, Howard A., son, male, white, 9/12, single, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, no occupation
Living in this house is another family of Charles Wendt, 49; Sophia Wendt, 42; and Marie E. Miller, 76.
On 30 June 1910, The Baltimore Sun published a list of real estate transactions from 29 June 1910, including:
E. J. Gallagher Realty Company to George Tuerke and wife, 510 S. Belnord ave., 12.2x63, g.r. $39, $1,000
[The Baltimore Sun, 30 June 1910, page 4.]
He lived on S. Belnord Avenue around Eastern Avenue.
George F. Tuerke Buried.
George F. Tuerke, husband of Mrs. Mary Kopp Tuerke and son of Carrie and the late Adolph Tuerke, who died October 12, was buried yesterday in Swartz Cemetery. He was an employee of the Bethlehem shipbuilding plant at Sparrows Point. He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Clara.
[The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), 16 October 1918, page 14.]
Spouses
Birth7 Oct 1891, Baltimore, Maryland
Death8 Aug 1972
Burial11 Aug 1972, Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Marriage8 Sep 1908, Baltimore City, Maryland