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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Carl Ludwig RinneCarl Ludwig Rinne

    Carl married Wilhelmine Charlotte Hohmeier on 2 Nov 1794 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Florentine Wilhelmine Rinne  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1795 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Oct 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; was buried on 31 Oct 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Florentine Wilhelmine RinneFlorentine Wilhelmine Rinne Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born on 18 Mar 1795 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Oct 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; was buried on 31 Oct 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 22 Mar 1795, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Florentine married Georg Moritz Gelis on 7 Mar 1813 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany. Georg (son of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Gelis and Sophie Christine Wegener) was born on 18 Sep 1790 in Ostendorf, Schaumburg, Germany; died on 5 Feb 1878 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Christine Wilhelmine Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1813 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died in 1826 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    2. 4. Georg Wilhelm Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1815 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 15 Jan 1862 in Wickbolsen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    3. 5. Justine Wilhelmine Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1817 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 27 May 1834 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    4. 6. Friedrich Carl Charles Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 May 1820 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Nov 1889 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. 7. Friedrich Carl August Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1823 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Mar 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Mar 1891 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    6. 8. Georg Heinrich Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Nov 1825 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    7. 9. Ernestine Caroline Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Nov 1828 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    8. 10. Friedrich Moritz Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1831 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died in 1832 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    9. 11. Heinrich Wilhelm Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1832 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
    10. 12. Elise Charlotte Mathilde Tillie Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1835 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Oct 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 31 Oct 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    11. 13. Wilhelmine Philippine Charlotte Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1837 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Christine Wilhelmine GelisChristine Wilhelmine Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 19 Jul 1813 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died in 1826 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

  2. 4.  Georg Wilhelm GelisGeorg Wilhelm Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 1 Jul 1815 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 15 Jan 1862 in Wickbolsen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

    Georg married Justine Philippine Beissner on 24 Jan 1841 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany. Justine was born on 29 Sep 1819; died on 6 Feb 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Wilhelmine Justine Friderike Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1850; died on 17 Apr 1916 in Weibeck.

  3. 5.  Justine Wilhelmine GelisJustine Wilhelmine Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 2 Dec 1817 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 27 May 1834 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

  4. 6.  Friedrich Carl Charles GelisFriedrich Carl Charles Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 21 May 1820 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Nov 1889 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • 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; No occupation given; Real estate $1,000
    • Residence: 1 Sep 1862, Stewart Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 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; 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; 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; 143 Stewart Avenue; Widower; Keeps Saloon

    Notes:

    Died:
    596 Canal Street; Cirrhosis hepatis, duration 4 months; Widower, aged 69 years 6 months; Burial at Graceland Cemetery -- see image of death certificate in Photo Gallery

    Family/Spouse: Johanna (married GELIS). Johanna was born about 1824 in Hessen, Germany; died between 1870 and 1880 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Mary Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1854 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 16. Bertha Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1855 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  5. 7.  Friedrich Carl August GelisFriedrich Carl August Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 26 Mar 1823 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Mar 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Mar 1891 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 5 Apr 1823, Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
    • Census: 1850, South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; In 1850, the South Division of Chicago included Wards 1-4 (all south of the Chicago River to the city limit at 22nd Street) and Ward 5 (from Randolph Street south to 22nd Street, west of the Chicago River) - see chicagology.com/population/ward-map-1847
    • Residence: 1850, South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Laborer; Real estate valued at $2,000; age 20 and cannot read nor write
    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 38; Farmer; real estate valued at $300
    • Census: 1870; I cannot find the August Gelis family in the 1870 census, despite going through all 576 pages of ward 8, where his brother Charles is found & also where August's daughter Minnie & husband Adam Schaumburg (as "Chambourg") are found.
    • Residence: 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street; Milkman; age 57

    Notes:

    Birth:
    9PM, father was a tenant (information from the 21 Dec 1852 birth record of his daughter Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis at Deckbergen #5)

    Baptism:
    St. Petri Church (information from 21 Dec 1852 birth record of his daughter Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis at Deckbergen #5)

    Buried:
    Concordia Cemetery Section 5 Lot 244 - GELIS family members in Section 5, Lots 244, 431 and Section 7 Lot 66

    Friedrich married Sophie Marie Dorothee Hasemann on 26 Oct 1846 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Sophie (daughter of Johann Heinrich Christoph Hasemann and Catherine Sophie Pape) was born on 15 Dec 1824 in Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany; died on 19 Jul 1854 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Wilhelmina Minnie Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Nov 1846 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 6 Jul 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried about 6 Jul 1912 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 18. Johann Friedrich August Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1848 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 19. Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm - William Henry - Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1850 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 12 Oct 1928 in La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 15 Oct 1928 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. 20. Heinrich August Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Sep 1851 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Feb 1852 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. 21. (child born and died before 21 Dec 1852) Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 21 Dec 1852; died before 21 Dec 1852.
    6. 22. Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Dec 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died before 1860.

    Friedrich married Elisabeth Louise Pagels on 1 Oct 1854 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Elisabeth was born about 29 Aug 1825 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany; died on 29 Mar 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 30 Mar 1891 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Henry Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1855 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Jan 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 24. Louise Auguste Henriette Etta Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1859 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died after 1894.
    3. 25. James Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1859 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died before 1870.
    4. 26. Friedrich August Albert Frederick - Fritz - Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Feb 1861 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 29 Mar 1930 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 1 Apr 1930 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. 27. Anastasia Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Nov 1863 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    6. 28. Johann John A. Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1865 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 4 Mar 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 7 Mar 1923 in Park Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  6. 8.  Georg Heinrich GelisGeorg Heinrich Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 20 Nov 1825 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

  7. 9.  Ernestine Caroline GelisErnestine Caroline Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 4 Nov 1828 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

  8. 10.  Friedrich Moritz GelisFriedrich Moritz Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 1 May 1831 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died in 1832 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

  9. 11.  Heinrich Wilhelm GelisHeinrich Wilhelm Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 24 Nov 1832 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.

  10. 12.  Elise Charlotte Mathilde Tillie GelisElise Charlotte Mathilde Tillie Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 26 Mar 1835 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died on 28 Oct 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 31 Oct 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1868
    • Residence: 1900, Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Waldheim Cemetery

    Died:
    age 72 - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11015-128949-14?cc=1463134

    Elise married Johann Georg John George Prack in 1861. Johann was born in Aug 1834 in Germany; died between 1910 and 1920 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Catherine Elizabeth Lizzie Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1863 in Germany.
    2. 30. Ferdinand Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1864 in Germany; died on 21 Jun 1943 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    3. 31. Charles Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1872 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 15 Jul 1910 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. 32. George Washington Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1874 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Feb 1922 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA.
    5. 33. Tillie Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Mar 1876 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  11. 13.  Wilhelmine Philippine Charlotte GelisWilhelmine Philippine Charlotte Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 18 Apr 1837 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Wilhelmine Justine Friderike Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Georg3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 7 Nov 1850; died on 17 Apr 1916 in Weibeck.

    Wilhelmine married Heinrich Friedrich August Käse on 8 Oct 1871. Heinrich was born on 26 Jan 1847 in Weibeck. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Wilhelm Heinrich Fritz Käse  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan 1874 in Weibeck.

  2. 15.  Mary Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (6.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born about 1854 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois, USA


  3. 16.  Bertha Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (6.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born about 1855 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 143 Stewart Avenue

    Family/Spouse: Charles Keinhoven Kunhofen Kleinhoven. Charles was born about 1852 in Austria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Hannah Keinhoven Kunhofen Kleinhoven  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1875 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 36. Charles Keinhoven Kunhofen Kleinhoven  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1876 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 37. Henry Keinhoven Kunhofen Kleinhoven  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1879 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  4. 17.  Wilhelmina Minnie GelisWilhelmina Minnie Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 14 Nov 1846 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 6 Jul 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried about 6 Jul 1912 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1850, South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 13; attended school within the year
    • Confirmation: 1861, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; First Immanuel Lutheran Church -- see image in image gallery and also see http://www.karensgen.com/buch/illinois/chicago/firstimmanuel/conf1855-1865.php
    • Residence: 1870, Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1 May 1875, New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Springfield, Brown, Minnesota, USA
    • Baptismal Sponsor: 4 Apr 1896, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Immanuel Lutheran Church - double baptism sponsor of daughter Maria Schaumburg Kluth s child Louise Wilhelmine Kluth and daughter Katherine Schaumburg Sttack's child Wilhelmine Ottolie Staack
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois, USA; listed as Minnie Doerr; 3527 South Mozart; living with daughter Katherine Schaumburg's Staack family; son Henry Schaumuburg also living there

    Notes:

    Buried:
    age 65 years, 0 months, 0 days -- Waldheim Cemetery; 863 Des Plaines -- she was buried in lime in a sealed coffin, due to the smallpox that had killed her -- Section G Lot 9 -- Interment 40089 -- Rohn & Grahl undertaker

    Died:
    at the "Pest House" (the Chicago Isolation Hospital), due to contagious smallpox

    Wilhelmina married Adam Schaumburg on 20 Oct 1867 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Adam (son of Johannes Schaumburg and Anna Gertrude Theis) was born on 6 Jun 1846 in Großenenglis, Hessen, Germany; died on 19 Feb 1898 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 22 Feb 1898 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Katherine Schaumburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1868 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 5 Feb 1934 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 8 Feb 1934 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 39. Fredrick Wilhelm August August Schaumburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Apr 1870 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Aug 1944 in Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 40. John C. Schaumburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1873 in New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA.
    4. 41. Maria C. Mary Schaumburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1874 in New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA; died on 15 Aug 1973 in Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. 42. Adam Schaumburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1876 in New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USA; died on 31 Oct 1877 in Brown County, Minnesota, USA.
    6. 43. William Frederick Schaumburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1878 in Sleepy Eye, Brown, Minnesota, USA.
    7. 44. Henry Fred Schaumburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1882 in Springfield, Brown, Minnesota, USA; died on 12 Sep 1954 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 14 Sep 1954 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Wilhelmina married William H. Doerr on 8 Feb 1902 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. William was born about 1846; died after 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 18.  Johann Friedrich August GelisJohann Friedrich August Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 18 May 1848 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 3 Sep 1848, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1850, South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    may have died by 1860, since he is not in the 1860 census of the family

    Baptism:
    First St. Paul's Lutheran Church -- see image in Media Gallery


  6. 19.  Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm - William Henry - GelisHeinrich Friedrich Wilhelm - William Henry - Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 9 Jan 1850 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 12 Oct 1928 in La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 15 Oct 1928 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1850, South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Baptism: 20 Feb 1850, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 11; attended school within the year
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; 971 West 21st Place; Carpenter
    • Witness: 20 May 1902, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; witness with Rudolph Stegemann to horseshoe patent of Anthony Meisner - NOT CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT HENRY GELIS
    • Residence: 1910, Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA; 2140 West 21st Place; Carpenter in Car Shop
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois, USA; 2541 Argyle Street; Carpenter for Street Cars

    Notes:

    Baptism:
    First St. Paul's Lutheran Church

    Buried:
    Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66

    Died:
    Cerebral Hemmorhage (6 days) contributed to by Arterio sclerosis (years) -- see image in Media Gallery

    Heinrich married Johanna Kagels on 28 May 1876 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Johanna (daughter of John Kagels and (possible mother of Charles Johanna Frederika Kagels)) was born on 19 Jul 1857 in Dennin, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 15 Jun 1946 in La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 18 Jun 1946 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. (child died before 1900 Census) Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1879 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died before 1900 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 46. William Louis Fredrick Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1879 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 2 Jan 1922 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 47. Anna Augusta Sophia Henrietta Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 20 May 1927 in Harrison County, Ohio; was buried after 20 May 1927 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    4. 48. Alice Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1889 in Illinois.
    5. 49. Harry Charles Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1892 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  7. 20.  Heinrich August GelisHeinrich August Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 5 Sep 1851 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Feb 1852 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  8. 21.  (child born and died before 21 Dec 1852) Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born before 21 Dec 1852; died before 21 Dec 1852.

    Notes:

    Died:
    The existence of this child is known only from the 21 Dec 1852 birth record of the child's sister Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis at Deckbergen. That record states that the mother has had 6 children of whom 2 have died.


  9. 22.  Justine Wilhelmine Friederike GelisJustine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 21 Dec 1852 in Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany; died before 1860.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    born at Deckbergen #5; parents had returned to Germany from America earlier in 1852; Godfather: 1. Carl Kaiser, forester 2. Friedrich Wilhelm Maschmeier, sexton & organist

    Died:
    She does not appear in the 1860 Census of the family in Chicago.


  10. 23.  Henry GelisHenry Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born about 1855 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Jan 1911 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 5; did not attend school during the year
    • Residence: 2 Jun 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street; Farm Hand; age 24
    • Residence: 17 Feb 1885, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street - birth of daughter Anna Gelis; occupation: Expressman
    • Residence: 16 Oct 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street - term of residence & shows papers NOW in 1884: 33 years in precinct, county & state - father August only shows 23 years in precinct -- source: 1890 voter book
    • Residence: 16 Oct 1888, Cook, Illinois; 712 West 14th Street - term of residence: 33 years in precinct, county & state - father August only shows 23 years in precinct & shows papers in 1844 -- source: 1888 voter book

    Notes:

    Died:
    age 60; Cook County Death Certificate 6016 -- per http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/deathsrch.html

    Henry married Anna Maria Mary Langohr on 16 May 1880 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Anna (daughter of Johann - John - Langohr and Eva Maria - Mary - Sutter) was born in 1860 in Lachen, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany; died on 10 Apr 1889 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 12 Apr 1889 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Bertha Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1881 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 51. Anna Emma Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1885 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died in Jun 1965 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.

    Henry married Alwina Hammermeister on 2 Jul 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Alwina was born on 12 Feb 1858 in Juchow, Pommern, Germany; died on 2 Aug 1931 in Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 52. Amanda J. Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1890 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  11. 24.  Louise Auguste Henriette Etta Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 25 Apr 1859 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died after 1894.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 12 Jun 1859, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; listed as Yetta; age 3; did not attend school during the year
    • Residence: 15 Oct 1881, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street - birth of daughter Wilhelmine Frederike Henrietta Kagels; her second child

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Louise Auguste Henriette - born 25 April 1858 - baptized 12 June 1859 - I am assuming the baptismal record has the wrong year. So I am using 25 Apr 1859.

    Baptism:
    Louise Auguste Henriette - born 25 April 1858 - baptized 12 June 1859 - Parents: August Gelis & Louise, born Pagel - sponsor: Louise Halter - baptized by J. A. G. W. Mueller [First Immanuel Church]

    Louise married Charles Kagel - Kagels - on 26 Oct 1879 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Charles (son of John Kagels and (possible mother of Charles Johanna Frederika Kagels)) was born about 1850 in Demmin, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Wilhelmine Frederike Henrietta Kagels  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1881 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  12. 25.  James Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born about Aug 1859 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died before 1870.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1860, Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA; age 10/12


  13. 26.  Friedrich August Albert Frederick - Fritz - GelisFriedrich August Albert Frederick - Fritz - Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 2 Feb 1861 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 29 Mar 1930 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 1 Apr 1930 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Dec 1861, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; 712 West 14th Street; Milkman; age 20
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago Ward 15, Cook, Illinois, USA; Albert F. Gelis; 122 Coblenz Street; born Dec 1861; age 39; married 2 years; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1910, Chicago Ward 28, Cook, Illinois, USA; 2235 Coblentz Street; age 48; married twice; married for 10 years; Carpenter for Street Railroad; mother-in-law Anastasia Simon is living with them
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois, USA; 2127 Kimball Avenue; age 58; inside Carpenter in Car Barn; home owned, with mortgage
    • Residence: 29 Mar 1930, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA; 720 Marion Street - at time of his accidental death in Chicago -- per death certificates (temporary and permanent) -- see images in Media Gallery
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1930, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA; 720 Marion Street; age 69; age at first marriage 36; home owned, valued at $8,000; occupation none - only those living there 1 Apr 1930 were to be listed in the census, but he was listed even though he had died 29 Mar 1930

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1900 census gives birth as Dec 1861; death record says 2 Feb 1861; Dec 1861 baptism gives 2 Feb 1860 - I am assuming that the baptismal record was off by one year and using 2 Feb 1861, same as the death record

    Baptism:
    First Immanuel Church - Friedrich August - born 2 Febr 1860 - baptized 29 Dec 1861 - Parents: August Gelis and Elizabeth, born Pagels - Sponsors: Friedrich Pagels and August Gelis - baptized by J. A. G. W. Mueller

    Buried:
    Concordia Cemetery - Section 5 Lot 431

    Died:
    died in accident at Lake & Crawford; fell from step of streetcar when streetcar started as he was boarding; fractured skull -- Family received $1,000 settlement (see Probate file "story")

    Friedrich married Fredericke Meyer on 19 Oct 1886 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Fredericke was born on 10 Jul 1865 in Chemnitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; died on 24 Dec 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Dec 1893 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Friedrich married Karoline Caroline M Carolina Carrie Simon on 10 Sep 1898 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Karoline (daughter of (father of Carolina) Simon and Anastasia (married Simon)) was born on 25 Jun 1859 in Berlin, Germany; died on 15 Nov 1934 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 19 Nov 1934 in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 54. Carl Charles William Gelis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Nov 1899 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 3 Sep 1966 in Bellwood, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  14. 27.  Anastasia GelisAnastasia Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 20 Nov 1863 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Nov 1863, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Anastasia - born 20 Nov 1863 - baptized 29 Nov 1863 - Parents: August Gelis and Elizabeth, born Pabels - Sponsor: Georg Johan ?Martin? - [cannot read name of pastor doing the baptism]

    Baptism:
    First Immanuel Church - Anastasia - born 20 Nov 1863 - baptized 29 Nov 1863 - Parents: August Gelis and Elizabeth, born Pabels - Sponsor: Georg Johan ?Martin? - [cannot read name of pastor doing the baptism]


  15. 28.  Johann John A. GelisJohann John A. Gelis Descendancy chart to this point (7.Friedrich3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 19 Dec 1865 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 4 Mar 1923 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried on 7 Mar 1923 in Park Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; lodger in very large lodging house at 644 West Madison Street - 53, single - Carpenter in Building industry

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Concordia Cemetery - Section 5 Lot 244

    Died:
    640 West Madison Street


  16. 29.  Catherine Elizabeth Lizzie Prack Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elise3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born in Jun 1863 in Germany.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1867
    • Arrival: 1868
    • Arrival: 1868
    • Arrival: 1868
    • Residence: 1900, Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
    • Residence: 1 Jun 1905, Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Los Angeles Assembly District 61, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Residence: 1926, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; 7508 S. Figueroa
    • Residence: 1938, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; 7508 S. Figueroa

    Catherine married William C. Buehrle in 1882. William (son of Buehrle and Mary A (married Buehrle)) was born in Mar 1859 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 4 Mar 1948 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 55. boy Buehrle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1883 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    2. 56. Agnes B Buehrle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1890 in Illinois.
    3. 57. Elmer William Buehrle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Apr 1893 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 22 Aug 1986 in Chico, Butte, California, USA.

    Catherine married in 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 30.  Ferdinand Prack Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elise3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born in Feb 1864 in Germany; died on 21 Jun 1943 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1867
    • Arrival: 1869
    • Residence: 1900, Chicago Ward 28, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Oak Park Precinct 21, Cook, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    NOT SURE IF HE IS JOHN & MATHILDA'S SON

    Died:
    Cook County Death Certificate 18657 -- see http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html

    Ferdinand married Nellie Doyle in 1888. Nellie (daughter of Michael Doyle and Johanna Coffey) was born in Mar 1870 in Illinois, USA; died on 5 Feb 1956 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 58. Walter J Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1889 in Illinois; died in Dec 1968 in Dade City, Pasco, Florida, USA.
    2. 59. John Georg George Aloysius Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    3. 60. Leslie Ferdinand Fredrick Charles Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died in Aug 1976 in Spooner, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA.
    4. 61. Myrtle M Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jun 1898 in Baraboo, Wisconsin; died in Feb 1971 in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. 62. William Joseph Willard J Matthew Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1906 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Sep 1969 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  18. 31.  Charles Prack Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elise3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 12 Oct 1872 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 15 Jul 1910 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  19. 32.  George Washington Prack Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elise3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 4 Jul 1874 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Feb 1922 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1900, St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA; NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE SAME BOY PRACK BORN 4 JUL 1874 in CHICAGO BUT WWI DRAFT REG ALSO GIVES 7 JUL 1874
    • Residence: 1910, Granite City Ward 2, Madison, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 12 Sep 1918, Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA; WWI Draft Reg; 2437 24th; Superintendent Bricklayer at N E & S Co at 20th and I in Granite City; relative: wife Lillian at same address; 5' 11 1/4", 179 lb, blue eyes, black haird

    Notes:

    Birth:
    line 8; 212 W. Lake St in Ward 11; mother Mathilda Prack, born Gelis in Germany; father John G. Prack, born Germany, shoemaker; midwife M. V. Horn; reported 8 Jul 1874

    Died:
    Death Certificate 3600021 -- see http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html

    George married Lillian Anderson in 1899. Lillian (daughter of Anderson and Hansen) was born on 15 Feb 1878 in Illinois; died on 6 May 1968 in El Dorado, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 63. Living Prack  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 64. George David Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1900 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA; died on 6 Nov 1944 in Contra Costa County, California, USA.
    3. 65. Chester Lantz Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA; died in Oct 1980 in Williamsville, Wayne, Missouri, USA.
    4. 66. Kenneth Prack  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1908 in Illinois; died in Nov 1979 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA.

  20. 33.  Tillie PrackTillie Prack Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elise3, 2.Florentine2, 1.Carl1) was born on 3 Mar 1876 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    as un-named child

    Tillie married Charles J. Thoresen on 4 Mar 1896 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Charles was born about 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]