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Harry Charles Gelis

Harry Charles Gelis

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  • Name Harry Charles Gelis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 9 Feb 1892  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • date of 9 Feb is from WWII draft registration
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    971 West 21st Place; at school 
    Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    2140 West 21st Place; Stock Man at Mail Order House 
    Residence 5 Jun 1917  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    WWI Draft Registration; living at 2140 West 21st Place; Employed in transmission of mail by US Post Office; Single; medium height & build; blue eyes; light hair; not bald 
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    2541 Argyle Street; age 26; no occupation given; Harry & Bertha are living with his parents 
    Residence 1930  La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    320 South Madison Avenue; age 37; age at first marriage 26; Owns home valued at $7,500; has radio set in home; Postal Clerk in Post Office 
    Residence 1942  La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    WWII Draft Registration; living at 320 S. Madison; contact: Bertha Gelis at same address; employed at Money Order Division of US Post Office at New Post Office in Chicago 
    Person ID I137  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  [7, 8] 
    • 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 Bertha Ann Burkhardt,   b. 9 Apr 1899, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1988, La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1919  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Theo F. Siemon, pastor, 2116 West 21st Street -- see image in Media Gallery
    Children 
    +1. Dorothy Joann Gelis,   b. 12 Aug 1922, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1995, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Feb 1892 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWI Draft Registration; living at 2140 West 21st Place; Employed in transmission of mail by US Post Office; Single; medium height & build; blue eyes; light hair; not bald - 5 Jun 1917 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jun 1919 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 320 South Madison Avenue; age 37; age at first marriage 26; Owns home valued at $7,500; has radio set in home; Postal Clerk in Post Office - 1930 - La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWII Draft Registration; living at 320 S. Madison; contact: Bertha Gelis at same address; employed at Money Order Division of US Post Office at New Post Office in Chicago - 1942 - La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Marriage of Harry C. Gelis & Bertha Burkhardt    		Marriage of Harry C. Gelis & Bertha Burkhardt
    by Theo F. Siemon, pastor, 2116 West 21st Street
    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 1892
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10483852&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 1892
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=112690444&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. [S18] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Branch loc;), Roll: 30955_165790; Local board: La Grange , Illinois.
      Birth date: 8 Feb 1892
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date:
      Residence place: La Grange, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wwiidraft&h=9351665&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942      		 U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Roll: 30955_165790; Local board: La Grange , Illinois.


    4. [S13] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1493541; Draft Board: 26.
      Birth date: 8 Feb 1892
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=773355&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918      		 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1493541; Draft Board: 26.


    5. [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 1894
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=82739919&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.


    6. [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: Lyons, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 502; Page: 48A; Enumeration District: 2187; Image: 541.0.
      Birth date: abt 1891
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Lyons, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=25251688&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Lyons, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 502; Page: 48A; Enumeration District: 2187; Image: 541.0.


    7. [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.


    8. [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