Name | Friedrich Carl Charles Gelis [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | |
Born | 21 May 1820 | Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany [1, 2, 3] |
Gender | Male | |
Arrival | Abt 1849 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA |
his 1899 death certificate says that he had been in Illinois for 40 years -- see the death certificate image in the Photo Gallery | ||
Residence | 1855 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA |
232 W. Randolph; keeper of saloon at same address -- see Media Gallery | ||
Residence | 1860 | Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA [2] |
No occupation given; Real estate $1,000 | ||
Residence | 1 Sep 1862 | Stewart Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [5] |
US tax list 1 Sep 1862 - Division 8, Collection Dist 1 of IL - Residence Stewart Ave, Class B - Licenses: Retail Liquor, Tax 20.00 | ||
Residence | 1 May 1863 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [4] |
US tax list May 1863 - Division 8, Collection Dist 1 of IL - Quantity 8 Mo, Retail Liquor, Rate 20.00, Class B, Num in Abstract 57, Tax 13.33 | ||
Residence | 1866 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA |
Corner of Stewart & Meagher; residence and his saloon at same location -- per 1866 Chicago City Directory (see image in Media Gallery) | ||
Residence | 1870 | Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois, USA [3] |
Census: Saloon Keeper; Real Estate $15,000; Personal Property $600 -- 1870 City Directory: residence 598 South Canal Street (see images in Media Gallery) | ||
Residence | 1880 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [1] |
143 Stewart Avenue; Widower; Keeps Saloon | ||
Died | 28 Nov 1889 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA |
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Death Certificate of Charles Gelis (28 Nov 1889) Died at 9 AM at 496 Canal Street in Ward 7 of Cirrhosis hepatis, duration 4 months. Buried at Graceland Cemetery. Widower, aged 69 years 6 months, born Germany; in Illinois for 40 years |
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Person ID | I204 | Zurück in der Zeit |
Last Modified | 29 Aug 2023 |
Father | Georg Moritz Gelis, b. 18 Sep 1790, Ostendorf, Schaumburg, Germany , d. 5 Feb 1878, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany (Age 87 years) | |
Relationship | natural | |
Mother | Florentine Wilhelmine Rinne, b. 18 Mar 1795, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany , d. 28 Oct 1852, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany (Age 57 years) | |
Relationship | natural | |
Married | 7 Mar 1813 | Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany |
Family ID | F74 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Johanna (married GELIS), b. Abt 1824, Hessen, Germany , d. Between 1870 and 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 46 years) | |||||
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Last Modified | 29 Aug 2023 | |||||
Family ID | F75 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos | Death Certificate of Charles Gelis (28 Nov 1889) Died at 9 AM at 496 Canal Street in Ward 7 of Cirrhosis hepatis, duration 4 months. Buried at Graceland Cemetery. Widower, aged 69 years 6 months, born Germany; in Illinois for 40 years | |
Charles Gelis - 1855-6 Chicago City Directory - p 50 (detail) Gelis, Charles, saloon, 232 W. Randolph, h same | ||
1870 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - detail (p. 806) Gelis, Charles, r.598 S. Canal | ||
1870 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - pp. 806-807 Gelis, Charles, r.598 S. Canal | ||
1866 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - detail (p. 431) Corner of Stewart & Meagher; residence and his saloon at same location | ||
DEU-NS-A-00137-0002a Deckbergen Church Records - Georg Moritz (1790-1878) Husband's Full Name: Georg Moritz Gelis Birth: 18. Sept. 1790 Ostendorf, Schaumburg, Germany Christened: 22. Sept. 1790 ev. Luth. St. Petri church of Deckbergen, Germany Married: 7. Mar. 1813 ev. Luth. St. Petri church of Deckbergen, Germany Death: 6. Febr. 1878 Deckbergen, Schaumburg, Germany Burial: 9. Febr. 1878 ev. Lut. cem. of Deckbergen, Germany Places of Residence: Deckbergen #5 and #10 Occupation: farrier Church Affiliation: Luth. Other Wives: #2 Hanne Wilhelmine Louise Petermeier mar. 11. Nov 1860 d. 24. Aug. 1862 #3 with Friederike Sophie Koster 17 years old!! mar. on 17 May 1865 His Father: Friedrich Wilhelm Gelis Mother's Maiden Name: Sophie Christine Wegener 1st Wife's Maiden Name: Florentine Wilhelmine Rinne Birth: 18. Mar. 1795 Deckbergen #5, Schaumburg, Germany Christened: 22. Mar. 1795 ev. Luth. St. Petri church of Deckbergen, Germany Death: 28. Oct. 1852 Deckbergen #5, Schaumburg, Germany Burial: 31. Oct. 1852 ev. Lut. cem. of Deckbergen, Germany Church Affiliation: Luth. Her Father: Carl Ludwig Rinne mar. 2. Nov. 1794 in Deckbergen Mother's Maiden Name: Wilhelmine Charlotte Hohmeier Child 1 Child Name: Christine Wilhelmine Gelis Birth: 19 July 1813 Deckbergen, tenant, Germany Death: 1826 Child 2 Child Name: Georg Wilhelm Gelis Birth: 1 July 1815 Deckbergen, tenant, Germany Married: Justine Philippine Beissner 24 Jan 1841 Deckbergen, parsonage, Germany - 8 children Death: 15 Jan 1862 Wickbolsen, Germany Child 3 Child Name: Justine Wilhelmine Gelis Birth: 2 Dec 1817 Deckbergen #10, Germany Death: 27 May 1834 Germany Child 4 Child Name: Friedrich Carl Gelis Birth: 21 May 1820 Deckbergen, tenant, Germany (tailor - journeyman in Stadthagen) Child 5 Child Name: Friedrich Carl August Gelis Birth: 26 Mar 1823 Deckbergen, tenant, Germany (shepherd) Married: Dorothee Hasemann - 6 children Child 6 Child Name: Georg Heinrich Gelis Birth: 20 Nov 1825 Deckbergen #5, Germany (blacksmith - journeyman in Hanover) Child 7 Child Name: Ernestine Caroline Gelis Birth: 4 Nov 1828 Deckbergen #5, Germany Child 8 Child Name: Friedrich Moritz Gelis Birth: 1 May 1831 Deckbergen #5, Germany Death: 1832 Child 9 Child Name: Heinrich Wilhelm Gelis Birth: 24 Nov 1832 Deckbergen #5, Germany Child 10 Child Name: Elise Charlotte Mathilde Gelis Birth: 26 March 1835 Deckbergen #5, Germany Child 11 Child Name: Wilhelmine Philippine Charlotte Gelis Birth: 18 Apr 1837 Deckbergen #5, Germany | ||
Charles Gelis - 1855-6 Chicago City Directory - p 50 (full page) Gelis, Charles, saloon, 232 W. Randolph, h same | ||
1866 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - pp. 430-431 Corner of Stewart & Meagher; residence and his saloon at same location |
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