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Amanda J. Gelis

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Amanda J. Gelis was born in 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (daughter of Henry Gelis and Alwina Hammermeister).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900; I cannot find Henry, Alwina nor Amanda Gelis in the 1900 Census.
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois, USA; 925 Cicero Avenue; age 30; mother Alwina (Hammermeister) Gelis is living with them
    • Residence: 1930, Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA; 2705 Elizabeth Avenue; age at first marriage 20; Wrapper in Candy Factory

    Amanda married Edward Kemman on 10 Jun 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Edward (son of David Kemman and Louisa) was born in 1889 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    by William S. Peckham, an Elder, of 859 Fletcher Street -- see image in Media Gallery

    Children:
    1. Living Kemman
    2. Living Kemman
    3. Living Kemman

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry GelisHenry Gelis was born about 1855 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (son of Friedrich Carl August Gelis and Elisabeth Louise Pagels); died on 14 Jan 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 5; did not attend school during the year
    • Residence: 2 Jun 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street; Farm Hand; age 24
    • Residence: 17 Feb 1885, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street - birth of daughter Anna Gelis; occupation: Expressman
    • Residence: 16 Oct 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street - term of residence & shows papers NOW in 1884: 33 years in precinct, county & state - father August only shows 23 years in precinct -- source: 1890 voter book
    • Residence: 16 Oct 1888, Cook, Illinois; 712 West 14th Street - term of residence: 33 years in precinct, county & state - father August only shows 23 years in precinct & shows papers in 1844 -- source: 1888 voter book

    Notes:

    Died:
    age 60; Cook County Death Certificate 6016 -- per http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/deathsrch.html

    Henry married Alwina Hammermeister on 2 Jul 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Alwina was born on 12 Feb 1858 in Juchow, Pommern, Germany; died on 2 Aug 1931 in Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Alwina HammermeisterAlwina Hammermeister was born on 12 Feb 1858 in Juchow, Pommern, Germany; died on 2 Aug 1931 in Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1884; in US - per 1930 census
    • Arrival: 1895; obviously erroneus - per 1920 census
    • Census: 1900; I cannot find Henry, Alwina nor Amanda Gelis in the 1900 Census.
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois, USA; 925 Cicero Avenue; age 61; Widow; Arrived in US 1885; Naturalized 1890; living with daughter Amanda (Gelis) & Edward Kemmen
    • Residence: 1930, Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA; 2705 Elizabeth Avenue; age 72; widow; arrived in US 1884; living with daughter Amanda (Gelis) & Edward Kemmen

    Notes:

    Married:
    by Jacob Seidel, Asst. Pastor of the Ev. Luth. Immanuels Church -- see image in Media Gallery

    Children:
    1. 1. Amanda J. Gelis was born in 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Friedrich Carl August GelisFriedrich Carl August Gelis was born on 26 Mar 1823 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany (son of Georg Moritz Gelis and Florentine Wilhelmine Rinne); died on 28 Mar 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Mar 1891 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 5 Apr 1823, Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
    • Census: 1850, South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; In 1850, the South Division of Chicago included Wards 1-4 (all south of the Chicago River to the city limit at 22nd Street) and Ward 5 (from Randolph Street south to 22nd Street, west of the Chicago River) - see chicagology.com/population/ward-map-1847
    • Residence: 1850, South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Laborer; Real estate valued at $2,000; age 20 and cannot read nor write
    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 38; Farmer; real estate valued at $300
    • Census: 1870; I cannot find the August Gelis family in the 1870 census, despite going through all 576 pages of ward 8, where his brother Charles is found & also where August's daughter Minnie & husband Adam Schaumburg (as "Chambourg") are found.
    • Residence: 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street; Milkman; age 57

    Notes:

    Birth:
    9PM, father was a tenant (information from the 21 Dec 1852 birth record of his daughter Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis at Deckbergen #5)

    Baptism:
    St. Petri Church (information from 21 Dec 1852 birth record of his daughter Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis at Deckbergen #5)

    Buried:
    Concordia Cemetery Section 5 Lot 244 - GELIS family members in Section 5, Lots 244, 431 and Section 7 Lot 66

    Friedrich married Elisabeth Louise Pagels on 1 Oct 1854 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Elisabeth was born about 29 Aug 1825 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany; died on 29 Mar 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Mar 1891 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elisabeth Louise PagelsElisabeth Louise Pagels was born about 29 Aug 1825 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany; died on 29 Mar 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Mar 1891 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 38; listed as Lisa
    • Residence: 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street; listed as Susan

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Her maiden name is given as PAGEL on the 1859 baptism of her daughter Louise GELIS and as PAGELS on the 1861 baptism of her son Friedrich GELIS.

    Buried:
    Concordia Cemetery - Section 5 Lot 244

    Died:
    age 66 years 7 months; House Keeper; in Illinois 40 years; died at 708 W 14th St (9th Ward) of La Grippe and Bronchitis; burial at Concordia Cemetery; widow (husband August died the day before)

    Notes:

    Married:
    First Immanuel Lutheran Church -- the first marriage at the church when it was founded -- Info from Missouri Synod website re Chicago Churches: First Immanuel was established in 1854 at 12th St., just W of Blue Island

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry Gelis was born about 1855 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Jan 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. Louise Auguste Henriette Etta Gelis was born on 25 Apr 1859 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died after 1894.
    3. James Gelis was born about Aug 1859 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died before 1870.
    4. Friedrich August Albert Frederick - Fritz - Gelis was born on 2 Feb 1861 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 29 Mar 1930 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 1 Apr 1930 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. Anastasia Gelis was born on 20 Nov 1863 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    6. Johann John A. Gelis was born on 19 Dec 1865 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 4 Mar 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 7 Mar 1923 in Park Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Georg Moritz GelisGeorg Moritz Gelis was born on 18 Sep 1790 in Ostendorf, Schaumburg, Germany (son of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Gelis and Sophie Christine Wegener); died on 5 Feb 1878 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

    Georg married Florentine Wilhelmine Rinne on 7 Mar 1813 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany. Florentine (daughter of Carl Ludwig Rinne and Wilhelmine Charlotte Hohmeier) was born on 18 Mar 1795 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Oct 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; was buried on 31 Oct 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Florentine Wilhelmine RinneFlorentine Wilhelmine Rinne was born on 18 Mar 1795 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany (daughter of Carl Ludwig Rinne and Wilhelmine Charlotte Hohmeier); died on 28 Oct 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; was buried on 31 Oct 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 22 Mar 1795, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Children:
    1. Christine Wilhelmine Gelis was born on 19 Jul 1813 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died in 1826 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    2. Georg Wilhelm Gelis was born on 1 Jul 1815 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 15 Jan 1862 in Wickbolsen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    3. Justine Wilhelmine Gelis was born on 2 Dec 1817 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 27 May 1834 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    4. Friedrich Carl Charles Gelis was born on 21 May 1820 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Nov 1889 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. 4. Friedrich Carl August Gelis was born on 26 Mar 1823 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Mar 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Mar 1891 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    6. Georg Heinrich Gelis was born on 20 Nov 1825 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    7. Ernestine Caroline Gelis was born on 4 Nov 1828 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    8. Friedrich Moritz Gelis was born on 1 May 1831 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died in 1832 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    9. Heinrich Wilhelm Gelis was born on 24 Nov 1832 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    10. Elise Charlotte Mathilde Tillie Gelis was born on 26 Mar 1835 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Oct 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 31 Oct 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    11. Wilhelmine Philippine Charlotte Gelis was born on 18 Apr 1837 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.