THE people

Maria Kautenberger Wermich

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:
January 1, 1883
DATE OF DEATH:
December 30, 1903
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
Mrs. Mary Wernish*, Maria Wernisch
MAIDEN NAME:
Kautenberger
ETHNICITY:
KNOWN ADDRESS:
341 Center Street 
 Chicago 
 IL
RELATED TO:

Heinrich and Helena Kautenberger, parents
Helena Friedrichs, sister

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:
20
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
ROLE:
Audience Member
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

other information

CEMETERY:
Saint Boniface Cemetery, Chicago IL
MORGUE:
IDENTIFIED BY:
OTHER NOTES:

Buried under the name "Maria Wernisch". Daughter of Heinrich and Helena (Burg) Kautenberger. Mary was killed in the Iroquois Theater Fire on December 30, 1903 in Chicago, IL

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 3 Jan 1904, Sun · Page 3; Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176281880/maria-wermich; McCurdy, p 355

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Karl Sup

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