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Anna Augusta Sophia Henrietta Gelis

Female 1884 - 1927  (43 years)


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  • Name Anna Augusta Sophia Henrietta Gelis  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 9 Feb 1884  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • see image in Media Gallery
    Return of Birth of Anna Gelis
    Return of Birth of Anna Gelis
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    971 West 21st Place; at school 
    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; Supervisor at Telephone Exchange 
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    124 East Wayne Street -- per husband's WWI draft registration 
    Residence 1920  Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    124 Wayne Street; age 35 
    Died 20 May 1927  Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • listed as the late Mrs. Arthur H. Sproul in 16 Jun 1946 Chicago Tribune obitutary of mother Johanna Kagels
    Buried Aft 20 May 1927  Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    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 I135  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Johanna Kagels,   b. 19 Jul 1857, Dennin, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1946, La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    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
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arthur Harland Sproul,   b. 5 Apr 1878, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Feb 1914  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by H. Engelbrecht, pastor [of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews Church] 2116 West 21st -- see image in Media Gallery
    Marriage of Arthur Sproul & Anna Gelis
    Marriage of Arthur Sproul & Anna Gelis
    Children 
     1. Living Sproul  [natural]
     2. Esther A Sproul,   b. 29 Aug 1917, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1994, Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Feb 1884 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Feb 1914 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 124 East Wayne Street -- per husband's WWI draft registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 124 Wayne Street; age 35 - 1920 - Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 20 May 1927 - Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Marriage of Arthur Sproul & Anna Gelis
    Marriage of Arthur Sproul & Anna Gelis
    Return of Birth of Anna Gelis
    Return of Birth of Anna 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
    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.

    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: Feb 1884
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10483850&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 1884
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=112690442&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: Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: T625_1407; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 551.
      Birth date: abt 1885
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=21204186&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: T625_1407; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 551.


    4. [S35] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Ohio. Division of Vital Statistics. Death Certificates and index, December 20, 1908-December 31, 1953. State Archives Series 3094. Ohio Historical Society, Ohio.Ohio Dep;), Certificate: ; Volume:.
      Death date: 20 May 1927
      Death place: Harrison, Ohio
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ohdeath93-98&h=5082579&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002
      Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002
      Certificate: ; Volume:


    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