William Louis Fredrick Gelis
1879 - 1922 (42 years)-
Name William Louis Fredrick Gelis [1, 2, 3, 4] Born 5 Dec 1879 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 4] - 714 West 14th Street
Gender Male Residence 1900 Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA [1] 971 West 21st Place; Machinist Apprentice Residence 1910 Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA [3] 2140 West 21st Place; Single; Engineer for City Fire Department Residence 12 Sep 1918 Chicago, Cook, Illinois [2] WWI Draft Registration; living at 1258 Elmdale; Engineer for Chicago Fire Department at 436 S. Wells; relative Fannie E. Gelis; medium height & build; blue eyes; black hair Residence 1920 Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois, USA [4] 1258 Elmdale Avenue; owns home, free of mortgage; age 40; fireman for city Died 2 Jan 1922 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Person ID I134 Zurück in der Zeit Last Modified 29 Aug 2023
Father Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm - William Henry - Gelis, b. 9 Jan 1850, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 12 Oct 1928, La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years) Relationship natural Mother Johanna Kagels, b. 19 Jul 1857, Dennin, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany , d. 15 Jun 1946, La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 88 years) Relationship natural Married 28 May 1876 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [5, 6] - by H. Engelbrecht, pastor of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews Church
Marriage of William Gelis (26) & Johanna Kagels (19)
by H. Engelbrecht, pastor of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews ChurchFamily ID F83 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Franziska Frances Emelia Fannie Brixel, b. 19 May 1883, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 30 Jun 1970, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA (Age 87 years) Married 30 Sep 1914 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA - by Frank W. Gunsaulus, Minister
Children + 1. Living Gelis [natural] 2. Adelle Gloria Gelis, b. 20 Jul 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 26 Mar 2003, Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA (Age 87 years) [natural]Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 Family ID F39 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 5 Dec 1879 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 
Married - 30 Sep 1914 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Died - 2 Jan 1922 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
William Louis Gelis (1879-1922)
Thanks to Daniel Kirkpatrick for this image
Death of William Louis Gelis (1879-1922)
killed when the engine he was riding in collided with another engine on way to fire; died at Henrotin hospital
Marriage of William L. Gelis (34) & Frances E. Brixel (31)
by Frank W. Gunsaulus, Minister
Birth Return of William Gelis (1879-1922) 1900 Census - William & Johanna (Kagels) Gelis Family - Chicago West Town Ward 10 SD 1 ED 274 Sheet 7B
1900 US Census of Chicago, Illinois - West Town - Ward 10 - Supervisor's District 1 - Enumeration District No. 274 - Sheet 7 (page stamped B) dated 6 June 1900 enumerated by Bernard Kahn - Note that family of his sister Minnie (Gelis) Schaumburg & her daughter Katherine (Schaumburg) Staack's family are on the prior page and are included in the transcription.Gelis, William-Newspaper Article-1922-01-02
Front-page article in the Chicago "Herald-Examiner" of 2 Jan 1922, describing the accident that took the life of William Gelis. He is the vehicle driver who is mis-identified as "M. E. Miles".
Histories 
Obituary of Johanna (Kagels) Gelis
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Sources - [S6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_255; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 274.
Birth date: Dec 1879
Birth place: Illinois
Residence date: 1900
Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10483849&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_255; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 274. - [S13] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1613655; Draft Board: 56.
Birth date: 5 Dec 1879
Birth place:
Residence date:
Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1613655; Draft Board: 56. - [S2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_253; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 585; Image: 515.
Birth date: abt 1880
Birth place: Illinois
Residence date: 1910
Residence place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=112690441&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_253; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 585; Image: 515. - [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_341; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1423; Image: 744.
Birth date: abt 1880
Birth place: Illinois
Residence date: 1920
Residence place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
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Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_341; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1423; Image: 744. - [S6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_255; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 274.
Birth date: Jan 1850
Birth place: Illinois
Marriage date: 1876
Marriage place:
Residence date: 1900
Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10483847&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_255; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 274. - [S34] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–pr;).
Birth date: abt 1850
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Marriage date: 28 May 1876
Marriage place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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