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William Frederick Schaumburg

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  • Name William Frederick Schaumburg  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Born 3 May 1878  Sleepy Eye, Brown, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    William Frederick Schaumburg - Birth in Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota 3 May 1878
    William Frederick Schaumburg - Birth in Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota 3 May 1878
    His entry is at the top of the page. Home Township includes Sleepy Eye. == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22117-16170-87
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1880  Springfield, Brown, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Baptismal Sponsor 20 Jun 1897  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    sponsor at baptism of sister Katherine Staack's daughter Anne Wilhelmine 
    Residence 4 Jun 1900  Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    259 Washburn Ave; born May 1878; age 22; married 0 years; born Minn; father Germany; mother IL; laundry wagon driver; rents in house of Thomas Lupac 
    Residence 15 Apr 1910  Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    4018 Gladys; age 31; married once for 10 years; proprietor of laundry (wagon driver is scratched out); owns house (M [Mortgage] is entered and lined out) 
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WWI Draft Reg; 859 S. Grove Ave; Superintendent of Globe Laundry Co 222 S Morgan St in Chicago; nearest relative wife Minnie K. Schaumburg; tall, medium build; blue eyes; black hair 
    Residence 5 Jan 1920  Oak Park Precinct 17, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    859 Grove Ave; owns home with mortgage; age 41; married; ?Control Clerk? in telephone business 
    Residence 10 Apr 1930  Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    301 Olmstead Road; owns home valued at $15,500; age 51; married; first married at 21; Assistant Manager at Telephone Exchange 
    Residence 1942  Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    WWII Draft Reg; William Frederick Schaumburg, 859 S Grove; wife Minnie; works for Illinois Bell Telephone Co in Downers Grove, IL 
    Person ID I233  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Adam Schaumburg,   b. 6 Jun 1846, Großenenglis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Wilhelmina Minnie Gelis,   b. 14 Nov 1846, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1912, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 20 Oct 1867  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • First Immanuel Lutheran Church
    Marriage of Adam Schaumburg & Wilhelmine Gelis - First Immanuel Church - full page
    Marriage of Adam Schaumburg & Wilhelmine Gelis - First Immanuel Church - full page
    Adam Schaumburg (born 6 June 1845 at Grossenenglis ?Christoff?) and Wilhelmine Gelis (9 Sept 1845 Chicago Ills) - married 20 Oct 1867 by John T. (or P.) Beyer [birth dates are wrong for both]
    Marriage of Adam Schaumburg & Wilhelmine Gelis - First Immanuel Church - detail
    Marriage of Adam Schaumburg & Wilhelmine Gelis - First Immanuel Church - detail
    Adam Schaumburg (born 6 June 1845 at Grossenenglis ?Christoff?) and Wilhelmine Gelis (9 Sept 1845 Chicago Ills) - married 20 Oct 1867 by John T. (or P.) Beyer [birth dates are wrong for both]
    Family ID F86  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie K. Brandau,   b. May 1878, Orland, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Sep 1899  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by C. E. Norse, minister
    Children 
    +1. Living Schaumburg  [natural]
    +2. Leroy Roy W. Schaumburg,   b. 10 Sep 1901, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1974, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     3. Russell William Schaumburg,   b. 6 May 1912, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1994, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 May 1878 - Sleepy Eye, Brown, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Springfield, Brown, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptismal Sponsor - sponsor at baptism of sister Katherine Staack's daughter Anne Wilhelmine - 20 Jun 1897 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Sep 1899 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWI Draft Reg; 859 S. Grove Ave; Superintendent of Globe Laundry Co 222 S Morgan St in Chicago; nearest relative wife Minnie K. Schaumburg; tall, medium build; blue eyes; black hair - 12 Sep 1918 - Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 301 Olmstead Road; owns home valued at $15,500; age 51; married; first married at 21; Assistant Manager at Telephone Exchange - 10 Apr 1930 - Riverside, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWII Draft Reg; William Frederick Schaumburg, 859 S Grove; wife Minnie; works for Illinois Bell Telephone Co in Downers Grove, IL - 1942 - Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Marriage of William Schaumburg & Minnie Brandau
    Marriage of William Schaumburg & Minnie Brandau
    by C. E. Norse, minister
    Schaumburg, Russell-Birth-1912-05-06
    Schaumburg, Russell-Birth-1912-05-06
    859 Grove Ave; third child of mother; father born Sleepy Eye, Minnesota; mother born Orland, Illinois; mother's maiden name Brandau; father's occupation Laundry; birth attended by Mrs. Hintze; Reported by E. W. Jackson M. D. 3401 Monroe St
    William Frederick Schaumburg - Birth in Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota 3 May 1878
    William Frederick Schaumburg - Birth in Home Township, Brown County, Minnesota 3 May 1878
    His entry is at the top of the page. Home Township includes Sleepy Eye. == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22117-16170-87
    Adam Schaumburg - Obituary in 'Illinois Staats-Zeitung' newspaper (22 Feb 1898, p. 5)
    Adam Schaumburg - Obituary in "Illinois Staats-Zeitung" newspaper (22 Feb 1898, p. 5)
    NOTE that death certificate shows date of death as 19 Feb, but obituary shows it as 20 Feb.
    Abstract Birth Certificate-William Schaumburg (1878)
    Abstract Birth Certificate-William Schaumburg (1878)
    The certificate says Home Township, but he always gave his birthplace as Sleepy Eye. This is a delayed birth certificate, created in 1942.
    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]

  • Sources 
    1. [S27] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited ;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Springfield, Brown, Minnesota; Roll: T9_616; Family History Film: 1254616; Page: 131.1000; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 0266.
      Birth date: abt 1878
      Birth place: Minnesota
      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Springfield, Brown, Minnesota, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=24017031&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1880 United States Federal Census
      1880 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Springfield, Brown, Minnesota; Roll: T9_616; Family History Film: 1254616; Page: 131.1000; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 0266.


    2. [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 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_253; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 226.
      Birth date: May 1878
      Birth place: Minnesota
      Marriage date: 1900
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10401665&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 9, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_253; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 226.


    3. [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: 14A; Enumeration District: 1461; Image: 207.
      Birth date: abt 1879
      Birth place: Minnesota
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=5202984&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: 14A; Enumeration District: 1461; Image: 207.


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      Birth date: 3 May 1878
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Cook, Illinois
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      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1504116; Draft Board: 5.


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      Birth date: abt 1879
      Birth place: Minnesota
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Oak Park Precinct 17, Cook, Illinois
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      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Oak Park Precinct 17, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_362; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 165; Image: 152.


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      Birth date: abt 1879
      Birth place: Minnesota
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Riverside, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=25554686&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Riverside, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 502; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 2176; Image: 795.0.


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      Birth date: 3 May 1878
      Birth place: Minnesota
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Oak Park, Illinois
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      U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Roll: 30955_165951; Local board: Oak Park , Illinois.


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