Kiefer, Charles Frederick
(1857-1937)




Birth: November 23, 1857, Sciotoville, Scioto County, OH
Death: June 1, 1937, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Parents: Louis Henry and Augusta (Ranshahaus) Kiefer
Spouse: Amelia Paulina Kirsch, married April 10, 1882, Dearborn County
Known Children: Walter Kiefer, Amy Kiefer, James Kiefer
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Other Occupations While Photographer:
Other Occupations: factory, farmer, woodworker
Individual Number: 566


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- L. H. Kiefer Studio owner Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, IN





1887 Kiefer Bros. Studio owner/Partner Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, IN





1890-1895 Kiefer & Kirsch Studio owner / Partner Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, IN





1900 Unknown Photographer Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, IN























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BirthYear: 1857
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OriginalBirthCity: Sciotoville
OriginalBirthState: OH
OriginalBirthCounty: Scioto
OriginalBirthNation: USA
DeathMonth: 6
DeathDay: 1
DeathYear: 1937
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OriginalDeathCity: Cincinnati
OriginalDeathState: OH
OriginalDeathCounty: Hamilton
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: Louis Henry and Augusta (Ranshahaus) Kiefer
Children: Walter Kiefer, Amy Kiefer, James Kiefer
Spouse1Name: Amelia Paulina Kirsch
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:47 PM
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LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:47 PM
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OriginalNotes: 1880 Census, Lawrenceburgh, Dearborn County, Indiana
Elizabeth Kirch, 44, housekeeper, b. Germany, parents b. Germany
Louisa Kirch, 20, dau. B. Ind.
Amelia, 19, dau. Tailoress, b. Ind.
Henry, 17, son, cabinet maker, b. Ind.
Emil Abwelder, 24, boarder, single, wood carver, b. NY
Charley Kiefer, 22, boarder, single, works in fur fac, b. OH, par. B. Germany
Louis Bittner, 22, Boarder, single, works in fur fac. B. OH
[NOTE: Amelia Kirsch married Charles Kiefer 2 years later]

1882 - Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 (ancestry.com)
Charles F. Kiefer married Amelia Kirsch on April 10, 1882, Dearborn County

1900 Census, Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburgh Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, 26 Center Street
Chas.? Kiefer, head, b. Nov? 1857, age 42, married 18 years, b. OH, parents b. Germany, photographer, owns home
Gerula, Ursula?, wife, b. Ap 1861, 39, 3/3 children, b. IN
Walter, son, b. June 1883, 16, b. IN, grocery cler,k
Amy, dau. B. Apr. 1885, 15, b. IN
James, son, b. ? 1890, 10, b. IN
Living adjacent: [NOTE: Kirsch was his partner in the 1890s]
Anna Kirsch, head, b. May 1836, 64, Wd, 4/3 children, b. Germany, par. B. Germany, owns home ast 2 Center St.
Louisa Kirsch, dau, b. July 1859, 40, single, b. Indiana, FB Indiana, MB Germany, clerk Furn store

1910 Census, Preble Township, Adams County, Indiana
Charles Kiefer, 50, married 17 yrs., b. Indiana, farmer
Anielia, wife, ?7, 8/9 children, b. Ind.
Children all born in Indiana: Adolph 16, Henry 14, Clara 12, Emma 11, Emielia 7, Karl 5, Martin 3, Jacob 1 1/2

1931 Dayton, Ohio City Directory, p. 778
Chas F. Keifer (Amelia) woodwkr h 2064 Catalpa drive
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CATNUM: 566
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NameLast: Kiefer
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City: Lawrenceburg
State: IN
StudioID: 4257
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StudioName: L. H. Kiefer
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:00:44 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
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Name: L. H. Kiefer
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PersonID: 524 CATNUM: 566 NameFirst: NameLast: Kiefer LocationID: 5886 Address1: Address2: City: Lawrenceburg State: IN StudioID: 4200 ---------------------------------- ID: 4200 StudioName: Kiefer Bros. SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:00:34 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Kiefer Bros. Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 6265 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Dearborn Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1887 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1887 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Frederick NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1887-88 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1331 [an E. A. Kiefer worked in Harrison, OH, 1891; Ohio Photographers, 1839-1900, p. 71] Photograph of first gass well of Lawrenceburgh, Ind, taken September 4, at 9 p.m., 1887, ____er Bros., Photographers [probably Kiefer Bros.], Indiana Album: Joan Hostetler Collection, ia-0001-1161, OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 6565

PersonID: 524 CATNUM: 566 NameFirst: NameLast: Kiefer LocationID: 5884 Address1: Address2: City: Lawrenceburg State: IN StudioID: 4199 ---------------------------------- ID: 4199 StudioName: Kiefer & Kirsch SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:00:33 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Kiefer & Kirsch Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 6263 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Dearborn Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1890, 1895 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1890 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1895 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Frederick NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1890-91 Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1206, Kiefer & Kirch circa 1890s cabinet card printed on front of mount: K. & K. Photographers, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Circa 1891 cabinet card printed on verso: Kiefer & Kirsch Art Studio, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Negatives preserved, Duplicates can be had at any time, Life-Size Crayons can be made of this picture. 1895-96 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 985 (Kiefer & Kirsch) The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers American Edition, 1895, p. 241, Kiefer & Kirsch July 17, 1996 letter from Frances Egner says that Lane & Blackmore were successors to Kiefer & Kirch OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner / Partner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 6563

PersonID: 524 CATNUM: 566 NameFirst: NameLast: Kiefer LocationID: 768 Address1: Address2: City: Lawrenceburg State: IN StudioID: 768 ---------------------------------- ID: 768 StudioName: [a84f82c9-513d-4a5f-b13a-cb3c1a7b210b] SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:50:54 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: [a84f82c9-513d-4a5f-b13a-cb3c1a7b210b] Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 768 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Dearborn Country: USA Longitude: 0 Latitude: 0 NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1900 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1900 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Frederick NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1900 Census, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, 26 Center Street Chas.? Kiefer, head, b. Nov? 1857, age 42, married 18 years, b. OH, parents b. Germany, photographer, owns home OriginalWorkerType: Photographer PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 768




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