Christian Bohlssen of Oshkosh
- Born: 17 Sep 1877, Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI, USA 2
- Married: 23 May 1907, Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI, USA 1
- Died: 4 Dec 1957, Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., WI, USA 2
- Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI, USA 2
 Orthographic variation: BOHLSEN.
Research Notes:
1900 U.S. Federal Census (surname spelt Bohlssen):
Age given: 28 years (Sep 1878)
Birthplace given: Wisconsin
Dwelling Place: Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin
Occupation: Laborer
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1910 U.S. Federal Census:
Age given: 32 years
Birthplace given: Wisconsin
Dwelling Place: Columbia Twp., Hamilton, Ohio
Occupation: Mills Foreman
How long married: 3 years
Both parents from Germany
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Residence (1917): 148 Grove St., Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin
Occupation (1917): Grocer
(Source: World War I Draft Registration Card. Note: year of birth given on this card is 1877 against that given on 1900 Census of 1878)
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1920 U.S. Federal Census:
Age given: 42 years
Birthplace given: Wisconsin, USA
Dwelling Place: Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin
Occupation: Partner in a Grocery Store
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1930 U.S. Federal Census (surname spelt Bohlssen):
Age given: 52 years
Birthplace given: Wisconsin, USA
Dwelling Place: Oshkosh, Ward 11, Winnebago, Wisconsin
Occupation: Proprietor of a Grocery Store
Age at marriage: 28 years
His sister Anna BROWN and her daughter are staying with the family
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In 1940, Chris Bohlssen (62) of Wisconsin, proprietor of a grocery store, and wife Eda (62) of Wisconsin, were living in Oshkosh Ward 1, Winnebago, Wisconsin. Present were son Ralph Bohlssen (20), salesman in grocery store, daughter Jeanette Hibbard (32), widow, saleswoman in grocery store, grandsons Ronald Hibbard (6) and Gary Hibbard (5)
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Christian Bohlssen, 80, of 69 Grove St., died today at 6:30 a.m. at Mercy Hospital. He had been in failing health for the past eleven years.
He was born Sept. 18, 1877, in Oshkosh, and resided here his entire lifetime. He was married here on May 23, 1907, to Miss Eda Fluor, who preceded him in death in 1947. Mr. Bohlssen was a retired grocer. He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Surviving are one son, Ralph Bohlssen, Fond du Lac; two daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Marmes, Oshkosh, and Mrs. Marion Wade, San Diego, Calif.; three brothers, George Bohlssen, Oshkosh, John Bohlssen, Hot Springs, Ark., and Charles Bohlssen, Caldwell, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. Anne Brown, Chicago, and Mrs. Edith Kilmartin, Laredo, Tex.; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews....
Oshkosh Northwestern, Wednesday, December 4, 1957, p. 4. 2
Marriage Information:
Christian married Eda Fluor, daughter of Rudolf (Ralph) Fluor and Geneta PERREN, on 23 May 1907 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI, USA 1. (Eda Fluor was born on 7 Mar 1877 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI, USA and died 7 Dec 1947 at 69 Grove St., Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., WI, USA, aged 70 years.)
Marriage Notes:
Christian Bohlssen, born in Oshkosh, Wis., son of Jacob Bohlssen & Helen Nultmann, and
Eda Fluor, born in Oshkosh, Wis., daughter of Rudolf Fluor & Jeanette Perren
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