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James Gelis

Male Abt 1859 - Bef 1870  (< 10 years)


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  • Name James Gelis  [1
    Born Abt Aug 1859  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1860  Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    age 10/12 
    Died Bef 1870 
    Person ID I126  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Friedrich Carl August Gelis,   b. 26 Mar 1823, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elisabeth Louise Pagels,   b. Abt 29 Aug 1825, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1 Oct 1854  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • First Immanuel Lutheran Church -- the first marriage at the church when it was founded -- Info from Missouri Synod website re Chicago Churches: First Immanuel was established in 1854 at 12th St., just W of Blue Island
    August Gelis - Elizabeth Peterson Marriage
    August Gelis - Elizabeth Peterson Marriage
    She was the widow Pagels. Their marriage was the very first marriage to take place at the newly established First Immanuel Lutheran Church, which opened its doors in 1854 at 12th Street, just west of Blue Island Avenue.
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt Aug 1859 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S28] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1859
      Birth place: Chicago
      Residence date: 1860
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, United States
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      1860 United States Federal Census
      1860 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .