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Christian Wilhelm William Staack

Christian Wilhelm William Staack

Male 1846 - 1894  (47 years)

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  • Name Christian Wilhelm William Staack  [1] 
    Born 28 Dec 1846  Spantekow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Christian Wilhelm, born on 28 Dec.1846 at 1:00 p.m. in Spantekow, bapt. on 3 Jan. 1847 (Spantekow, 33/1846, p.132) -sponsors: 1. invalide Joachim Stegemann, Spantekow 2. Mrs. Marie Bannatz, Strippow 3. Dorothee Heitmann, girl from Grüttow
    Birth & Baptism of Christian Wilhelm Staack    		 Birth & Baptism of Christian Wilhelm Staack
    Christian Wilhelm, born on 28 Dec.1846 at 1:00 p.m. in Spantekow, bapt. on 3 Jan. 1847 (Spantekow, 33/1846, p.132) -- sponsors: 1. invalide Joachim Stegemann, Spantekow 2. Mrs. Marie Bannatz, Strippow 3. Dorothee Heitmann, girl from Grüttow
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 3 Jan 1847  Spantekow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth & Baptism of Christian Wilhelm Staack    		 Birth & Baptism of Christian Wilhelm Staack
    Christian Wilhelm, born on 28 Dec.1846 at 1:00 p.m. in Spantekow, bapt. on 3 Jan. 1847 (Spantekow, 33/1846, p.132) -- sponsors: 1. invalide Joachim Stegemann, Spantekow 2. Mrs. Marie Bannatz, Strippow 3. Dorothee Heitmann, girl from Grüttow
    Residence 1870  Spantekow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    worker in Spantekow at time of marriage in Medow 
    Departure 9 Mar 1881  Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    The Hamburg passenger list definitely has "Rahmbau" or "Rahmbow" as their last residence, but I suspect it may have actually been Rebelow that was their last residence in Mecklenburg. 
    Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 1 (voyage information)    		 Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 1 (voyage information)
    Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 7 (family information)    		 Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 7 (family information)
    _ORIG 9 Mar 1881  Rahmbau, Mecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    The Hamburg passenger list definitely has "Rahmbau" or "Rahmbow" as their last residence, but I suspect it may have actually been Rebelow that was their last residence in Mecklenburg. 
    Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 7 (family information)    		 Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 7 (family information)
    Arrival 23 Mar 1881  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    working man 
    Arrival in New York of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 1 (voyage information)    		 Arrival in New York of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 1 (voyage information)
    Arrival in New York of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 6 (family information)    		 Arrival in New York of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 6 (family information)
    Residence 17 Sep 1881  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    545 W 12th St; birth of daughter; age 34; no occupation given 
    Birth of Emma Staack    		 Birth of Emma Staack
    unnamed daughter; 545 W 12th Street; 6th child of mother; father William Staacke, 34 Germany; mother Wilhelmine (Berndt) Staacke, 32 Germany
    Naturalization 19 Feb 1891  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    192 Hastings Street -- witness Fred Rohn of 464 15th Street [relative of Wilhelm's sister Bertha's first husband] 
    Wilhelm Staack-Naturalization    		 Wilhelm Staack-Naturalization
    Illinois, Northern District - Naturalization Index -- Staack, Wilhelm; 192 Hastings St; Certificate no. (or vol. and page): R 29 P 268; Circuit Court, Cook County, Illinois -- Country of birth or allegiance: Germany; When born of age: X; Port of Arrival: X; Date of naturalization: Feb. 18, 1891; Names and addresses of witnesses: Fred Rohn 464 15th St. [probably a relative of the first husband of Wilhelm's sister Bertha]
    Died 27 Feb 1894  Chicago, Cook, Ilinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Age: 47; Occupation: Machinist; Married; Born Germany; Resident of State 14 years; Place of Death: 192 Hastings Street, Ward 9; Cause of death: Phthisis pulmonialis; Duration: 2 years; Place of Burial: Concordia; Name of Undertaker: Busse
    William Staack Death Certificate    		 William Staack Death Certificate
    Age: 47; Occupation: Machinist; Married; Born Germany; Resident of State 14 years; Place of Death: 192 Hastings Street, Ward 9; Cause of death: Phthisis pulmonialis; Duration: 2 years; Place of Burial: Concordia; Name of Undertaker: Busse; Dated at Chicago Feb 27 1894; Signed by R. ?Melius? M. D., residence 659 W 12th Street
    Buried Aft 27 Feb 1895  Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Concordia Cemetery - William & Wilhelmine Staack are buried in section 6, Lot 458 - Carl & Caroline (Staack) Konsoer are buried in section 6, Lot 579 - They are only a couple of rows apart
    William Staack Family Grave Monument at Concordia Cemetery    		 William Staack Family Grave Monument at Concordia Cemetery
    1894 - William - age 47 / 1894 - Annie Knuth - 8 months / ? - George Knuth - infant / ? - Otto Ma?ks - infant / 1903 - Wilhelmine - 54 yrs / 1905 - Lydia Luebke - 22 yrs -+- William & Wilhelmine Staack are buried in section 6, Lot 458 -+- Carl & Caroline (Staack) Konsoer are buried in section 6, Lot 579 -+- They are only a couple of rows apart -+- Thanks to Susan Jagow Pericht
    Person ID I39  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Friedrich Christian Staack,   b. 7 Jan 1819, Rebelow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1879, Rebelow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Caroline Sophie Dorothee - Sophia - Fitzdam,   b. 21 Oct 1822, Teterin, Ostvorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1896, Barrington, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 13 Apr 1846  Spantekow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • == [archion.de] Norddeutschland: Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evang.-Luth. Kirche > Kirchenkreis Pommern > Spantekow > Trauungen 1836-1857, image 17 == http://www.archion.de/p/54af8a94ce/
    Marriage of Christian Friedrich Staack & Caroline Sophie Dorothee Fitzdam    		 Marriage of Christian Friedrich Staack & Caroline Sophie Dorothee Fitzdam
    Christian Friedrich Staack, daylaborer in Spantekow, age 25 (his father is deceased) married 13 Apr 1846 in Spantekow with Caroline Sophie Dorothee Fitzdam, age 24, daughter of the deceased daylaborer Carl Fitzdam from Spantekow. (Spantekow, 2/1846)
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelmine Ernestine Mine Berndt,   b. 20 Jun 1849, Medow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1903, Chicago, Cook, Ilinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 1870  Medow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Christian Wilhelm Staack, worker in Spantekow, age 23, married in 1870 in Medow with Wilhelmine Ernestine Berndt, age 20, daughter of Georg Berndt, shoemaker in Medow.
    Children 
    +1. Bertha Staack,   b. Jan 1870, Medow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1949, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     2. Carl Charles J. Staack,   b. Aug 1873, Mecklenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +3. Emma Anna Staack,   b. 17 Sep 1881, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Lydia Staack,   b. 14 May 1883, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1905, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)  [natural]
     5. Louise Staack,   b. 7 Apr 1886, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1889, Chicago, Cook, Ilinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [natural]
     6. Paulina Staack,   b. 2 Oct 1887, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1887, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - The Hamburg passenger list definitely has "Rahmbau" or "Rahmbow" as their last residence, but I suspect it may have actually been Rebelow that was their last residence in Mecklenburg. - 9 Mar 1881 - Hamburg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - working man - 23 Mar 1881 - New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 545 W 12th St; birth of daughter; age 34; no occupation given - 17 Sep 1881 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 192 Hastings Street -- witness Fred Rohn of 464 15th Street [relative of Wilhelm's sister Bertha's first husband] - 19 Feb 1891 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 27 Feb 1895 - Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Paulina Staack - Death    		Paulina Staack - Death
    First Immanuel Lutheran Church - Death #2556 (#128 OF 1887) - Pauline, daughter of Wilhelm & Wilhelmine Staack, died 19 Oct of ??????????? age of 17 days buried 20 Oct ???????????
    William Staack Death Certificate    		William Staack Death Certificate
    Age: 47; Occupation: Machinist; Married; Born Germany; Resident of State 14 years; Place of Death: 192 Hastings Street, Ward 9; Cause of death: Phthisis pulmonialis; Duration: 2 years; Place of Burial: Concordia; Name of Undertaker: Busse; Dated at Chicago Feb 27 1894; Signed by R. ?Melius? M. D., residence 659 W 12th Street
    Birth of daughter of William & Wilhelmine (Berndt) Staack    		Birth of daughter of William & Wilhelmine (Berndt) Staack
    unnamed daughter; 549 W 14th Street; 8th child of mother; father William Staack, 37 Germany; mother Wilhelmine (Bernt) Staack, 36 Germany
    Birth of Lydia Staack    		Birth of Lydia Staack
    unnamed daughter; 549 W 14th Street; 6th child of mother; father William Stauck, 36 Germany; mother Wilmine (Bernt) Stauck, 34 Germany
    William Staack Family Grave Monument at Concordia Cemetery    		William Staack Family Grave Monument at Concordia Cemetery
    1894 - William - age 47 / 1894 - Annie Knuth - 8 months / ? - George Knuth - infant / ? - Otto Ma?ks - infant / 1903 - Wilhelmine - 54 yrs / 1905 - Lydia Luebke - 22 yrs -+- William & Wilhelmine Staack are buried in section 6, Lot 458 -+- Carl & Caroline (Staack) Konsoer are buried in section 6, Lot 579 -+- They are only a couple of rows apart -+- Thanks to Susan Jagow Pericht
    Birth of Emma Staack    		Birth of Emma Staack
    unnamed daughter; 545 W 12th Street; 6th child of mother; father William Staacke, 34 Germany; mother Wilhelmine (Berndt) Staacke, 32 Germany
    Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 1 (voyage information)    		Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 1 (voyage information)
    William Staack entry - Chicago 1884 Directory - p. 1244 (full page)    		William Staack entry - Chicago 1884 Directory - p. 1244 (full page)
    William Staack has the only STAACK entry in the 1884 Chicago city directory. He was a cabinetmaker, residing at the rear of 549 West 14th Street.
    Wilhelm Staack-Naturalization    		Wilhelm Staack-Naturalization
    Illinois, Northern District - Naturalization Index -- Staack, Wilhelm; 192 Hastings St; Certificate no. (or vol. and page): R 29 P 268; Circuit Court, Cook County, Illinois -- Country of birth or allegiance: Germany; When born of age: X; Port of Arrival: X; Date of naturalization: Feb. 18, 1891; Names and addresses of witnesses: Fred Rohn 464 15th St. [probably a relative of the first husband of Wilhelm's sister Bertha]
    Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 7 (family information)    		Departure from Hamburg of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 7 (family information)
    Arrival in New York of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 1 (voyage information)    		Arrival in New York of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 1 (voyage information)
    Louise Staack - Death    		Louise Staack - Death
    First Immanuel Lutheran Church - Death # 2739 (#28 of 1889) - Louise, daughter of Wilhelm & Wilhelmine Staack, died 8 Mar 1889 of ????????? of age 2 y 11 m 1 d buried 10 Mar ?????????????
    Birth & Baptism of Christian Wilhelm Staack    		Birth & Baptism of Christian Wilhelm Staack
    Christian Wilhelm, born on 28 Dec.1846 at 1:00 p.m. in Spantekow, bapt. on 3 Jan. 1847 (Spantekow, 33/1846, p.132) -- sponsors: 1. invalide Joachim Stegemann, Spantekow 2. Mrs. Marie Bannatz, Strippow 3. Dorothee Heitmann, girl from Grüttow
    Arrival in New York of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the 'Lessing' - p 6 (family information)    		Arrival in New York of William, Wilhelmine, Bertha & Carl Staack aboard the "Lessing" - p 6 (family information)
    William Staack entry - Chicago 1884 Directory - p. 1244 (detail)    		William Staack entry - Chicago 1884 Directory - p. 1244 (detail)
    William Staack has the only STAACK entry in the 1884 Chicago city directory. He was a cabinetmaker, residing at the rear of 549 West 14th Street.

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Rec;), Year: 1881; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_434; Line: 2; List number: 310.
      Birth date: abt 1847
      Birth place:
      Origin date:
      Origin place: Baden
      Arrival date: 23 Mar 1881
      Arrival place: New York
      Departure date:
      Departure place: Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France
      Destination date:
      Destination place: United States of America
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nypl&h=11260432&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957      		 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
      Year: 1881; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_434; Line: 2; List number: 310.