Albert Tuerk

1851 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Albert Tuerk
  Born	14 Oct 1851	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christened	7 Mar 1858	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion]
  Occupation	1900	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [5]
  	manufacturer of metal goods
  Occupation	1906	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [4]
  	clock manufacturer
  Occupation	1910	Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	manufacturer
  Occupation	1920	Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, USA   [7]
  	machinist in machinery
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27513
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I27513	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. Frederick William Tuerk,   b. 23 Feb 1820, Rade, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 3 Jul 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lisetta Jellinghaus,   b. 30 Oct 1816, , Germany ,   d. 27 Oct 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F7166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ALBERT TUERK. INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER, CHICAGO, ILL. Albert Tuerk of Chicago is a Berlin boy who has made name and place for himself as an inventor and manufacturer in Uncle Sam's domain. He is a son of the late Rev. F. W. Tuerk, and was born in Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 14th, 1851. His parents removed to Berlin in 1857 and the subject of this sketch, spent fourteen years of his youth in Berlin. As a boy he was a favorite with his fellows. He early displayed signs of the inventive talent which have characterized his later year In 1871, he removed to Illinois and engaged in the manufacture of buttons, at Kankakee, Ill. In 1888, he was given the management of the Western Clock Mfg. Co., a concern which makes 3000 clocks a day and there demonstrated his ability to do things. In 1890, he formed a company in Chicago to manufacture the Tuerk self-winding electric clock, telephone apparatus, metal and hardware specialities. When started, the firm's name was Tuerk Bros. In 1903, it was incorporated as the Tuerk Manufacturing Co., of which he President and Treasurer and Mr. Paul Totzke, another Berlin boy, Secretary. Mr. Tuerk resides at Edgewater, Chicago and is a striking example of what Berlin boys have accomplished in the big field to the south of us. Berlin Today 1806-1906 official souvenir ____________________________ Description: Patent/Assignee Data Albert Tuerk and Adolph G. Tuerk, of Chicago, Illinois, gas-stove, patent #303343; issued August 12, 1884; filed September 14, 1883; no date filled in on application. Signed Albert Tuerk and Adolph G. Tuerk. (The signature of Adolph G. Tuerk on the drawing is identical to that of Gustavus A. Tuerk on patent #348504. Charles E Gaylord appears on both patents as a witness and the law firm is the same): Gustavus A. Tuerk, Chicago, Illinois, water-motor, patent #348504. August 31, 1886; filed March 5, 1886; no date filled in on application. John G. Blessing, of Chicago, Illinois, assignr, by direct and mesne assignments, to Albert Tuerk, of Chicago, time-stamp, 602026; issued April 5, 1898; filing date April 2, 1897, no date filled in on application Lindsey Vaughn, John G. Blessing, and Albert Tuerk, of Chicago, Illinois; said Vaughn and Blessing assignors to said Tuerk, time-stamp, 654499; issued July 24, 1900; filed June 12, 1899; no date filled in on application. Victor Odquist, of Chicago, Illinois, assignor to Albert Tuerk, of same place, electric clock-winding mechanism, 674280; issued May 14, 1901; filed June 25, 1900; application signed on June 22, 1900 Albert Tuerk, of Chicago, Illinois, electric clock-winding mechanism, 698158; issued April 22, 1902; filed January 31, 1901; application signed January 20, 1901 Albert Tuerk, of Chicago, Illinois, culinary timing apparatus, 1153466, issued September 14, 1915; application filed February 11, 1915, application signed February 8, 1915 United States Census taken June 7, 1900 Location: 25th ward, Chicago, Lake View Township Albert Tuerk, head; age 48; b. Pennsylvania, October 1851; occupation: manufacturer, metal goods; rented residence; all adults could read, write, and spell English; b. Pennsylvania; father born Germany; mother born Germany; manufacturer of metal goods; owned home Augusta M., wife; age 36, b. June 1863; b. Illinois; father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. Illinois Alva M., daughter, age 9, b. January 1891; b. Illinois; father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. Illinois Beatrice M., daughter, age 6, b. April 1894 Bertha Jacobsen, servant, b. January 1878 age 21, b. Sweden United States Census taken April 27, 1910 Location: New Trier Township, Wilmette Village (a suburb of Chicago near its north shore) Albert Tuerk, head; age 58; b. Pennsylvania; father b. Germany; mother b. Germany; spoke English; occupation: manufacture Augusta, wife, age 46; b. Illinois; father b. Germany; mother b. Germany; spoke English Alva, daughter, age 19; b. Illinois; father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. Illinois, spoke English Beatrice, daughter, age 15; b. Illinois; father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. Illinois, spoke English Mary Houber (?), cook, age 18, b. Germany United Census taken January 13 and 14, 1920 Location: New Trier Township, Wilmette Village, Chicago Albert Tuerk, head; age 68; b. Pennsylvania; father and mother b. Prussia; occupation: machinist in a machinery;spoke English; able to read and write Augusta, wife; age 56; b. Illinois; f. b. Wurtemburg, Germany; mother b. Germany; spoke English; able to read and write Kathy Crowell kcrowell1@twcny. rr. com

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div 3 Pg 26. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 3 Page 26. [S1420] Book - Berlin To-day 1806-1906 Official Souvenir, Historical Sketch - ALBERT TUERK. INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER, CHICAGO, ILL. [S1497] Census - Illinois - 1900, 25th ward, Chicago, Lake View Township. Albert Tuerk, head; age 48; b. Pennsylvania, October 1851; occupation: manufacturer, metal goods; rented residence; all adults could read, write, and spell English; b. Pennsylvania; father born Germany; mother born Germany; manufacturer of metal goods; owned home Augusta M., wife; age 36, b. June 1863; b. Illinois; father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. Illinois Alva M., daughter, age 9, b. January 1891; b. Illinois; father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. Illinois Beatrice M., daughter, age 6, b. April 1894 Bertha Jacobsen, servant, b. January 1878 age 21, b. Sweden [S1499] Census - Illinois - 1910, New Trier Township, Wilmette Village (a suburb of Chicago near its north shore). Albert Tuerk, head; age 58; b. Pennsylvania; father b. Germany; mother b. Germany; spoke English; occupation: manufacture Augusta, wife, age 46; b. Illinois; father b. Germany; mother b. Germany; spoke English Alva, daughter, age 19; b. Illinois; father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. Illinois, spoke English Beatrice, daughter, age 15; b. Illinois; father b. Pennsylvania; mother b. Illinois, spoke English Mary Houber (?), cook, age 18, b. Germany [S1501] Census - Illinois - 1920, New Trier Township, Wilmette Village, Chicago. Albert Tuerk, head; age 68; b. Pennsylvania; father and mother b. Prussia; occupation: machinist in a machinery;spoke English; able to read and write Augusta, wife; age 56; b. Illinois; f. b. Wurtemburg, Germany; mother b. Germany; spoke English; able to read and write

  
  

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  Born - 14 Oct 1851 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Christened - 7 Mar 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - manufacturer of metal goods - 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Occupation - clock manufacturer - 1906 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Occupation - manufacturer - 1910 - Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, USA Occupation - machinist in machinery - 1920 - Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth