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Gustaf Albert KOHS

Male 1908 - 1968  (59 years)


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  • Name Gustaf Albert KOHS 
    Birth 31 Oct 1908  St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St. Mary’s Hospital. Find A Grave has his birth date, quite erroneously, as 31 Oct 1938. It also calls his mother Hannah Engman.
    Gender Male 
    Minnesota Birth Certificate 1908-34053 
    Death 13 Jun 1968  St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oneota Cemetery, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Gustaf on his birth certificate. Gustaf in his obituary. Called Albert by some in the family.

      He was not mentioned in his mother’s 1937 letter to his cousin Alma in Sweden.

      He was Gustaf A Kohs when he registered for the draft in October of 1940. At that time he was married to Emma May, was a farmer, and lived at Rt 1, Box 64A, Saginaw, St. Louis County, Minnesota.

      In the 1943 Duluth city directory, he and Emma lived at 336 N 58th Ave W. He was a laborer for the DM&IR Ore Docks.

      In the 1948 city directory, he and Emma lived at 12 N 56th Ave W. He was a laborer for Minnesota Power.

      In the 1952 city directory, he and Emma lived at 4508 Grand Ave. He was a watchman for Berwind Fuel.

      In the 1960 city directory, he and Emma lived at 6603 Polk. He was still a watchman for Berwind Fuel.

      His obituary was published on p. 06:6 of the June 15, 1968, edition of the Duluth News-Tribune:

      Gustaf Albert Kohs, 59, of 319 N. 51st Avenue W., died Thursday in a Duluth hospital. He was a life-long resident of Duluth and a former employee of the Berwind Coal Co. He was a member of the Church of God. Surviving him are his wife, Emma; two brothers, Dan, of Milwaukee, and Albin, Saginaw, and several nieces and nephews.
    Person ID I13698  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2024 

    Father Daniel KOHS,   b. 13 Nov 1866, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1917, Grand Lake Twp, St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Katrina Johanna (Hanna) LANDSTRÖM,   b. 7 Feb 1867, Nordmalings, Västerbottens län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1942, Saginaw, Grand Lake Twp, St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1903  Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Mae HICKS,   b. 15 Jul 1909, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1983, St. Louis County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1940 
    Family ID F10206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2024