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Johann John A. Gelis

Johann John A. Gelis

Male 1865 - 1923  (57 years)

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  • Name Johann John A. Gelis  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 19 Dec 1865  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1880  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1920  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    lodger in very large lodging house at 644 West Madison Street - 53, single - Carpenter in Building industry 
    Died 4 Mar 1923  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • 640 West Madison Street
    John A Gelis-Death    		 John A Gelis-Death
    Buried 7 Mar 1923  Park Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Concordia Cemetery - Section 5 Lot 244
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery    		 Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis Family Lots - Concordia Cemetery - Section 5 Lots 244 & 431    		 Gelis Family Lots - Concordia Cemetery - Section 5 Lots 244 & 431
    Son William's family is in Section 7 Lot 66
    John A Gelis-Death    		 John A Gelis-Death
    Person ID I142  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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Dec 1865 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - lodger in very large lodging house at 644 West Madison Street - 53, single - Carpenter in Building industry - 1920 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Mar 1923 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 7 Mar 1923 - Park Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery    		Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    August Gelis - Obituary in 'Illinois Staats-Zeitung' newspaper (30 Mar 1891 page 5)    		August Gelis - Obituary in "Illinois Staats-Zeitung" newspaper (30 Mar 1891 page 5)
    Gelis Family Lots - Concordia Cemetery - Section 5 Lots 244 & 431    		Gelis Family Lots - Concordia Cemetery - Section 5 Lots 244 & 431
    Son William's family is in Section 7 Lot 66
    John A Gelis-Death    		John A Gelis-Death

  • Sources 
    1. [S27] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited ;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_191; Family History Film: 1254191; Page: 382.1000; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 0024.
      Birth date: abt 1865
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=30108281&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_191; Family History Film: 1254191; Page: 382.1000; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 0024.


    2. [S14] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Cook County Clerk. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.Original data: Cook County Clerk. Cook County ;).
      Death date: 4 Mar 1923
      Death place: Cook County, IL
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cookcountydeaths&h=4310266&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records..Original ;).
      Birth date: 19 Dec 1865
      Birth place: U S
      Death date: 4 Mar 1923
      Death place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsillinoisdeath&h=1801640&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [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 18, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_328; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1018; Image: 858.
      Birth date: abt 1867
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 18, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=15237976&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 18, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_328; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1018; Image: 858.