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Hermann Consoer Konsoer

Male 1866 - 1927  (60 years)


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  • Name Hermann Consoer Konsoer  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 28 Dec 1866  Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • twin of Wilhelm - information from their 1881confirmation (see image in Media Gallery)
    Confirmation of twin brothers Hermann & Wilhelm Consoer    		 Confirmation of twin brothers Hermann & Wilhelm Consoer
    entry #7 - Hermann Consoer & Wilhelm Consoer - parents Carl Consoer & Dorothea born Rafoth - born 26 December 1866
    Gender Male 
    Confirmation 1881  Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    confirmed with his twin brother Wilhelm 
    Confirmation of twin brothers Hermann & Wilhelm Consoer    		 Confirmation of twin brothers Hermann & Wilhelm Consoer
    entry #7 - Hermann Consoer & Wilhelm Consoer - parents Carl Consoer & Dorothea born Rafoth - born 26 December 1866
    Arrival 1885  [2] 
    Arrival 1885  [1] 
    Witness at Marriage 4 Jun 1887  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    He is the most likely Herman Konsoer who witnessed the marriage of Fred Staack & Katherine Schaumburg; Fred Staack would have been his step-mother's youngest brother, about the same age as Herman -- see image in Media Gallery 
    Church Marriage Certification - Friedrich Staack - Katharina Schaumburg    		 Church Marriage Certification - Friedrich Staack - Katharina Schaumburg
    This is a hand-written copy made by Wesley Johnston about 1981, while visiting Fred Staack's daughter Viola (Staack) Abraham at her home in Bradenton Beach, FL. [Note that I mistranscribed the year as 1881; it was actually 1887. In 1881, she was still living in Minnesota.] Witnesses: August Schaumburg [her brother], Fina Blohm, Hermann Konsoer [Fred's sister Wilhelmine Caroline Staack had married Carl Konsoer about 1874], Auguste Gohr
    Baptismal Sponsor 8 May 1892  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    probably the Hermann Konsoer who was a sponsor at the baptism of Fred & Katherine (Schaumburg) Staack's son Fred - see image in Media Gallery 
    Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    tobacco salesman 
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 35, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    salesman for leaf tobacco company 
    Died 25 Oct 1927  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I1410  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Johann Carl Christian Consoer Konsoer,   b. 17 Apr 1839, Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1895, Bensenville, Du Page, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Johanne Friederika Dorothea - Dorothea - Rafoth,   b. 11 May 1834, Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1868, Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1865  Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • probably in Beseritz
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Friederike Wilhelmine Martha Sepke,   b. 6 Sep 1883, Schwanbeck, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Sep 1904  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Edward Hoelter, Evangelical Lutheran Pastor -- Hermann was the step-son of the sister of Martha's baptismal sponsor Friederike (Staack) Haselow
    Marriage of Herman Konsoer & Martha Sepke    		 Marriage of Herman Konsoer & Martha Sepke
    by Edward Hoelter, Evangelical Lutheran Pastor
    Children 
     1. Living Konsoer  [natural]
    +2. Herman Konsoer,   b. Abt 1909, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1960, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Dec 1866 - Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsConfirmation - confirmed with his twin brother Wilhelm - 1881 - Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWitness at Marriage - He is the most likely Herman Konsoer who witnessed the marriage of Fred Staack & Katherine Schaumburg; Fred Staack would have been his step-mother's youngest brother, about the same age as Herman -- see image in Media Gallery - 4 Jun 1887 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptismal Sponsor - probably the Hermann Konsoer who was a sponsor at the baptism of Fred & Katherine (Schaumburg) Staack's son Fred - see image in Media Gallery - 8 May 1892 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Sep 1904 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Oct 1927 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Confirmation of twin brothers Hermann & Wilhelm Consoer    		Confirmation of twin brothers Hermann & Wilhelm Consoer
    entry #7 - Hermann Consoer & Wilhelm Consoer - parents Carl Consoer & Dorothea born Rafoth - born 26 December 1866
    Marriage of Herman Konsoer & Martha Sepke    		Marriage of Herman Konsoer & Martha Sepke
    by Edward Hoelter, Evangelical Lutheran Pastor
    Staack Baptisms - Anna Wilhelmina (1897) - Friedrich Hermann Heinrich (1892)    		Staack Baptisms - Anna Wilhelmina (1897) - Friedrich Hermann Heinrich (1892)
    This is a hand-written copy made by Wesley Johnston about 1981, while visiting Fred Staack's daughter Viola (Staack) Abraham at her home in Bradenton Beach, FL. -- 1 -- Friedrich Hermann Hinrich Staack was born 3 Feb 1892 & baptized 8 Mar 1892, with sponsors August Schaumburg [brother of mother], Hermann Konsoer [possibly husband of father's sister Wilhelmine Caroline Staack - he also witnessed the marriage of the child's parents], & Henrietta Kagels [mother's Aunt] -- 2 -- Anna Wilhelmine born 27 Apr 1897 & baptized 20 Jun 1897, with sponsors Anna Engel & Wilhelm Schaumburg [mother's brother]
    Church Marriage Certification - Friedrich Staack - Katharina Schaumburg    		Church Marriage Certification - Friedrich Staack - Katharina Schaumburg
    This is a hand-written copy made by Wesley Johnston about 1981, while visiting Fred Staack's daughter Viola (Staack) Abraham at her home in Bradenton Beach, FL. [Note that I mistranscribed the year as 1881; it was actually 1887. In 1881, she was still living in Minnesota.] Witnesses: August Schaumburg [her brother], Fina Blohm, Hermann Konsoer [Fred's sister Wilhelmine Caroline Staack had married Carl Konsoer about 1874], Auguste Gohr

  • Sources 
    1. [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 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_356; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 2245; Image: 515.
      Birth date: abt 1871
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      Arrival date: 1885
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=72921602&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 35, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_356; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 2245; Image: 515.


    2. [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 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_281; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1467; Image: 396.
      Birth date: abt 1868
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1885
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=5205713&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_281; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1467; Image: 396.


    3. [S14] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Cook County Clerk. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.Original data: Cook County Clerk. Cook County ;).
      Death date: 25 Oct 1927
      Death place: Cook County, IL
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cookcountydeaths&h=995776&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt