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Johanna Kagels

Johanna Kagels

Female 1857 - 1946  (88 years)

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  • Name Johanna Kagels  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 19 Jul 1857  Dennin, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • The birth record of her daughter Annie shows "Demin". It is not clear if she was from the town of Dennin, just NW of Spantekow or from Demmin, the main town of the Demmin district, a bit further NW of Spantekow.
    Gender Female 
    Arrival 1872  [1
    in United States - per 1900 & 1930 census 
    Arrival 1872  [2
    in United States - per 1910 census 
    Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    971 West 21st Place; Mother of 5 children, 4 of whom are living 
    1900 Census - William & Johanna (Kagels) Gelis Family - Chicago West Town Ward 10 SD 1 ED 274 Sheet 7B
    1900 Census - William & Johanna (Kagels) Gelis Family - Chicago West Town Ward 10 SD 1 ED 274 Sheet 7B
    1900 US Census of Chicago, Illinois - West Town - Ward 10 - Supervisor's District 1 - Enumeration District No. 274 - Sheet 7 (page stamped B) dated 6 June 1900 enumerated by Bernard Kahn - Note that family of his sister Minnie (Gelis) Schaumburg & her daughter Katherine (Schaumburg) Staack's family are on the prior page and are included in the transcription.
    Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    2140 West 21st Place; mother of 5 children, 4 of whom are now living 
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    2541 Argyle Street 
    Residence 1930  Proviso, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    510 North Catherine Avenue; widow; age 72; Owns home, valued at $6,000 
    Died 15 Jun 1946  La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cook County Death Certificate #22647 [I do not have it.]
    Obituary of Johanna (Kagels) Gelis
    Obituary of Johanna (Kagels) Gelis
    Buried 18 Jun 1946  Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    Obituary of Johanna (Kagels) Gelis
    Obituary of Johanna (Kagels) Gelis
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    Person ID I133  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father John Kagels,   b. Sep 1824, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother (possible mother of Charles Johanna Frederika Kagels),   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm - William Henry - Gelis,   b. 9 Jan 1850, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1928, La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 28 May 1876  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • by H. Engelbrecht, pastor of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews Church
    Marriage of William Gelis (26) & Johanna Kagels (19)
    Marriage of William Gelis (26) & Johanna Kagels (19)
    by H. Engelbrecht, pastor of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews Church
    Children 
     1. (child died before 1900 Census) Gelis,   b. Bef 1879, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 21 years)  [natural]
    +2. William Louis Fredrick Gelis,   b. 5 Dec 1879, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)  [natural]
    +3. Anna Augusta Sophia Henrietta Gelis,   b. 9 Feb 1884, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1927, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)  [natural]
     4. Alice Gelis,   b. Dec 1889, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +5. Harry Charles Gelis,   b. 9 Feb 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 May 1876 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 510 North Catherine Avenue; widow; age 72; Owns home, valued at $6,000 - 1930 - Proviso, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jun 1946 - La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Jun 1946 - Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Marriage of William Gelis (26) & Johanna Kagels (19)
    Marriage of William Gelis (26) & Johanna Kagels (19)
    by H. Engelbrecht, pastor of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews Church
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    1900 Census - William & Johanna (Kagels) Gelis Family - Chicago West Town Ward 10 SD 1 ED 274 Sheet 7B
    1900 Census - William & Johanna (Kagels) Gelis Family - Chicago West Town Ward 10 SD 1 ED 274 Sheet 7B
    1900 US Census of Chicago, Illinois - West Town - Ward 10 - Supervisor's District 1 - Enumeration District No. 274 - Sheet 7 (page stamped B) dated 6 June 1900 enumerated by Bernard Kahn - Note that family of his sister Minnie (Gelis) Schaumburg & her daughter Katherine (Schaumburg) Staack's family are on the prior page and are included in the transcription.
    Kagels, Johanna (1857-1946)
    Kagels, Johanna (1857-1946)

    Histories
    Obituary of Johanna (Kagels) Gelis
    Obituary of Johanna (Kagels) Gelis

  • Sources 
    1. [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 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_255; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 274.
      Birth date: Jul 1857
      Birth place: Germany
      Marriage date: 1876
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1872
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10483848&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_255; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 274.


    2. [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 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_253; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 585; Image: 515.
      Birth date: abt 1858
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1872
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=112690440&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_253; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 585; Image: 515.


    3. [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_337; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 1578; Image: 1137.
      Birth date: abt 1859
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      Arrival date: Un
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=82739918&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_337; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 1578; Image: 1137.


    4. [S9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Proviso, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 506; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 2311; Image: 982.0.
      Birth date: abt 1858
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Proviso, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=25492505&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Proviso, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 506; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 2311; Image: 982.0.


    5. [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 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_255; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 274.
      Birth date: Jan 1850
      Birth place: Illinois
      Marriage date: 1876
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10483847&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_255; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 274.


    6. [S34] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871–1920.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health records. "Marriage Records, 1871–pr;).
      Birth date: abt 1850
      Birth place:
      Marriage date: 28 May 1876
      Marriage place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fscookilmarriage&h=12423&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt