Robert Reinhold Klawitter, Illinois 1938

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Robert Reinhold Klawitter, Illinois 1938

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09/03/2012

Robert Reinhold Klawitter, Illinois 1938

Robert Reinhold Klawitter Prayer card (In German). He came to America in the early 1890s. Settled in Steger, IL, where he worked in the piano factory as a wood craftsman. Built the house that still stands at 3004 Chicago Road from blueprints he sent away for from Sears Roebuck & Co.

Date & Place: circa 1938 at photo studio in Steger, Cook County, Illinois United States of America

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Robert Reinhold Klawitter Feb 10, 1803 - Oct 10, 1938 Steger, Illinois, United States Of America

Robert Reinhold Klawitter was born on February 10, 1803 in Prussia, and died at age 135 years old on October 10, 1938 in Steger, Illinois United States of America. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Reinhold Klawitter.

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