Victor S. Konst, Sr.

Abt 1863 - 1957  (~ 94 years)

• Name	Victor S. Konst
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	Abt 1863	Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jun 1957	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH
  Person ID	I424	Larry and Carole King Murray Tree
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2019

  
  

  Family	Mary Welther,   b. Abt 1866, Austria ,   d. Jan 1930  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Children	1. Alice Konst,   b. Abt 1893, Hungary ,   d. 30 Sep 1970, Cuyahoga County, Ohio  (Age ~ 77 years)  [natural]   2. Emil P. Konst,   b. 22 Jun 1894, Austria ,   d. 10 Jun 1974, Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana  (Age 79 years)  [natural]   3. Joseph Konst,   b. 20 Mar 1896, Austria ,   d. 15 Sep 1985, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, OH  (Age 89 years)  [natural]   4. Mary Konst,   b. Abt 1898, Austria ,   d. Mar 1929, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH  (Age ~ 31 years)  [natural]   5. Grace Konst,   b. 7 Dec 1899, Austria ,   d. 17 Jan 1997, Ohio  (Age 97 years)  [natural]   6. Victor S. Konst, Jr.,   b. 14 Jan 1904, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH ,   d. 29 Apr 1997, Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH  (Age 93 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F2732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Most of the information we have on this family came from Tammy Bowers, granddaughter of Joseph, great-granddaughter of Victor, Sr. She gave us some great family photos and articles on the Collinwood fire. Her assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks Tammy! From ellisisland.org: Victor Konst, age 37 Date of arrival: June 21, 1901 Port of Departure: Hamburg Name of ship: The Pennsylvania He went to a friend's house, August Russ, 444 Pearl Street. (His wife and children arrived in the United States on September 14, 1902) He's found in the 1910 Miracode Index in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH: KONST, Victor (47); wife Marie (44); children Alice (17); Emil (15); Joseph (14); Mary (12); Grace (10); Victor (6). Everyone in the household was born in Austria, except for Victor, Jr. who was born in Ohio. He's found in the 1920 census in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH: KONST, Victor (56); wife Mary (52); son Victor (16). Victor, Sr. immigrated in 1902; Mary in 1904. They both became citizens of the U.S. in 1911. I cannot read their place of birth (Deutschland?), but it does indicate that they were German. Victor, Sr. was a machinist in a machine shop; Victor, Jr. a mechanical apprentice in a railroad shop. He's found in the 1930 census in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH: MILLER, Frank (35); wife Grace (30); son Herbert W. (12); father-in-law Victor KONST (65); roomer Frances E. Linc (female; 20). Frank was born in Pennsylvania; Grace in Hungary; Herbert in Ohio; Victor in Romania and Frances in Kansas. Frank was a pipefitter for the railroad; Grace a floorlady/electric appliance; Victor a machinist for a steel company and Frances a stenographer. Obituary from the Cleveland Press, 6/22/1957: Konst, Victor Sr., residence, 374 E. 152, beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Welther), father of Alice E. Frey, Emil P. of Warsaw, Ind., Joseph, Mary Jeney (deceased), Grace Miller, Victor Jr., and grandfather. Friends may call at Stanley H. Johnston Funeral Home, 15314 Macauley Ave. corner E. 152 and Lake Shore Blvd., where services will be held Monday at 2 p. m.