Laura Jessinghaus

1882 - 1943  (60 years)

• Name	Laura Jessinghaus
  Born	24 Dec 1882	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Store: - furniture dealer
  		Kitchener-KurschinskyStore-00001-WRM.jpg Clarence Kurschinski (1911-1945) was a son of Gustav Kurschinski (1876-?) and Laura Guessinghaus (1882-1943) of Kitchener, ON. After Gustav's death, Clarence and Laura owned and operated a second hand store in the 1930s. Clarence also repaired bed springs as part of the business. The donor believes Clarence may have learned to repair bed springs from his father, Gustav. Clarence changed his surname to King when he married Esther Hughes (1916-1986) in 1938 or 1939. He leaves the business to his mother and is listed as working at Mitchell Buttons in the 1939 city directory. Laura operated the second hand business until her death in 1943. The business was located at 80 Elgin Street (now Duke Street East) in Kitchener. 2016.038.002 - Sign, Trade. (2018). Waterloo.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018, from https://waterloo.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/DC1D4794-95FC-439A-9128-498686485899
  Name	Laura Kurschinsky
  Name	Laura Kurschinsky
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-178645
  Died	24 Apr 1943	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I178645	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard Jessinghaus,   b. 1859, , Germany ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 51 years)
  Mother	Laura Wickleman,   b. May 1864, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F176027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clayton Herbert Kurschinsky,   b. 26 Jul 1892, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F62807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gustave "Gus" Kurschinsky,   b. 28 Aug 1876, , West Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 May 1914	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Oscar Kurschinsky,   b. 1 Jun 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Clarence Kurschinsky,   b. 1 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1945  (Age 34 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F176014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Clarence Kurschinski (1911-1945) was a son of Gustav Kurschinski (1876-?) and Laura Guessinghaus (1882-1943) of Kitchener, ON. After Gustav's death, Clarence and Laura owned and operated a second hand store in the 1930s. Clarence also repaired bed springs as part of the business. The donor believes Clarence may have learned to repair bed springs from his father, Gustav. Clarence changed his surname to King when he married Esther Hughes (1916-1986) in 1938 or 1939. He leaves the business to his mother and is listed as working at Mitchell Buttons in the 1939 city directory. Laura operated the second hand business until her death in 1943. The business was located at 80 Elgin Street (now Duke Street East) in Kitchener. 2016.038.002 - Sign, Trade. (2018). Waterloo.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018, from https://waterloo.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/DC1D4794-95FC-439A-9128-498686485899

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 8.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Dec 1882 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Store: - furniture dealer - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 May 1914 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Apr 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth