Talk:Joseph Koenig

Wichita

This is a good example of how undocumented information in a biography sometimes should be taken with a grain of salt. There is a statement in his 1923 biography that he was bankrupt in 1886 but that same year he started construction of a large house and in 1888 constructed a natatorium.

Ruby

There appears to be some embellishment in Ruby's obituary in 1968. In the obit there is a line that states that Mrs Ellis was considered to be the first woman lawyer in Wisconsin and was admitted to the practice of law in Illinois. There is no evidence that this is true. First, the State Bar of Wisconsin has a list of the first 150 women admitted to the bar in the state and her name does not appear on the list. Of the 150, seven are listed as being admitted to the bar before 1887 when Ruby was born. A total of 21 were admitted before she turned 18 in 1905.

The second issue is that there does not seem to be any evidence that she ever practiced law. She was married To William Ellis in 1916 at the age of 29, He passed away 4 years later in 1923. Their marriage license was issued in Cook County, Illinois.

In the May 1910 University of Wisconsin Catalog, she is listed as having a BL in German from Milwaukee Downer College,a Masters degree in German from the University of Wisconsin and was a first year music student.

• In the 1910 census records, she is listed as living with her parents and her occupation is listed as 'none'.
• In the 1920 census records, she and her husband are living with her parents, and again her occupation is listed as 'none'.
• In the 1930 census records, she is listed as a widow and living with her widowed mother, brother Remus and Daughter Barbara and her occupation is listed as 'none'.
• In the 1940 census records, she is listed as a widow and living with her widowed mother and Daughter Barbara and her occupation is blank.

There is a gap between 1910 and 1920 where she may have earned a law degree and practiced law in Illinois I have not found any direct evidence of that yet.

Just finished searching the Newspaper archives and did not find any reference anywhere about Ruby attending a law school, earning a law degree, practicing law, or working as an attorney. Nyth83 (talk) 18:32, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Birth place

I will have to do some research (not original research though) to resolve the issue of his birth place. I have two different source listing different places. I also need to resolve a conflict between his published biography and the ships passenger list. His arrival date in New York was 10 Jun 1872 and there are only five children listed. Also, I need to know how to reference that. The page link I have to a microfilm roll does not seem to have a ship's name, but the index says 'Smidt'. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Roll > M237, 1820-1897 > Roll 360, p 253 of 531

Known Addresses

Date	Address	Notes	Source
1875	114 Massachusetts Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana	Painter for JH Ballman	Indianapolis, Indiana, City Directory, 1875, p240
1876	135 E Washington, Indianapolis, Indiana	painter	Indianapolis, Indiana, City Directory, 1876, p281
1883	312 1st, Louisville, Kentucky	Teacher at Turner Hall	Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1883, p 455
1884	312 1st, Louisville, Kentucky	Teacher at Turner Hall	Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1884, p 440
1885	9xx Jackson, Wichita, Kansas	atty at 104 E Douglas	Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1885, pp 116
1886	1213 E Douglas	atty	Michita, Kansas, City Directory, 1886, pp 134
1887	126 N Main, Wichita, Kansas	sec W Vinegar Wks	Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1887, pp 474
1887	1213 E Douglas,, Wichita, Kansas		Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1887, pp 223
1888	1213 E Douglas, Wichita, Kansas	Atty	Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1888, pp 260, 491
1889	700 S Topeka	Attorney	Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1889, pp 220, 452
1891	212 S Topeka, Wichita, Kansas	proprietor Natatorium	Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1891, p 139
1891	210 S Topeka, Wichita, Kansas	proprietor Natatorium	Wichita, Kansas, City Directory, 1891, p 326
1900	Division St, Two River, Wisconsin	Alum Manufacturer	1900 United States Federal Census, Wisconsin, Manitowoc Co, Two Rivers, District 0089, Sheet No 8
1910	1914 Adams St, Two Rivers, Wisconsin	Manufacturer	1910 United States Federal Census, Wisconsin, Manitowoc Co, Two Rivers, District 0041, Sheet No 12B
1915	1904 Washington St, Two Rivers, Wisconsin	mgr, Alum Goods Co	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1915, p 35
1920	1914 Washington St, Two Rivers, Wisconsin		Manitowoc, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1920, p 389
1920	1914 Adams St, Two Rivers, Wisconsin	Manufacturer	1920 United States Federal Census, Wisconsin, Manitowoc Co, Two Rivers, District 0124, Sheet No 3A
1923	1914 Washington , Two Rivers, Wisconsin		Manitowoc, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1923, p 350
1926	601 N 4th, Manitowoc, Wisconsin		Manitowoc, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1926, p 180
1928		treas, Metal Ware Corp	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1928, p 445
1928	601 N 4th, Manitowoc, Wisconsin	1st V-Pres, Aluminum Goods Mfg Co	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1928, p 188