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Friedrich Carl August Gelis

Friedrich Carl August Gelis

Male 1823 - 1891  (68 years)

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  • Name Friedrich Carl August Gelis  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 26 Mar 1823  Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • 9PM, father was a tenant (information from the 21 Dec 1852 birth record of his daughter Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis at Deckbergen #5)
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 5 Apr 1823  Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St. Petri Church (information from 21 Dec 1852 birth record of his daughter Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis at Deckbergen #5)
    Census 1850  South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    In 1850, the South Division of Chicago included Wards 1-4 (all south of the Chicago River to the city limit at 22nd Street) and Ward 5 (from Randolph Street south to 22nd Street, west of the Chicago River) - see chicagology.com/population/ward-map-1847 
    Residence 1850  South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Laborer; Real estate valued at $2,000; age 20 and cannot read nor write 
    Residence 1860  Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 38; Farmer; real estate valued at $300 
    Census 1870 
    I cannot find the August Gelis family in the 1870 census, despite going through all 576 pages of ward 8, where his brother Charles is found & also where August's daughter Minnie & husband Adam Schaumburg (as "Chambourg") are found. 
    Residence 1880  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    712 West 14th Street; Milkman; age 57 
    Died 28 Mar 1891  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death Certificate of August Gelis    		 Death Certificate of August Gelis
    First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - detail    		 First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - detail
    The civil death certificates give their burial as 30 Mar 1891, but the church record has 31 Mar 1891.
    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)
    First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - full page    		 First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - full page
    The civil death certificates give their burial as 30 Mar 1891, but the church record has 31 Mar 1891.
    Buried 30 Mar 1891  Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Concordia Cemetery Section 5 Lot 244 - GELIS family members in Section 5, Lots 244, 431 and Section 7 Lot 66
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery    		 Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Death Certificate of August Gelis    		 Death Certificate of August Gelis
    First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - detail    		 First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - detail
    The civil death certificates give their burial as 30 Mar 1891, but the church record has 31 Mar 1891.
    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
    First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - full page    		 First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - full page
    The civil death certificates give their burial as 30 Mar 1891, but the church record has 31 Mar 1891.
    Person ID I201  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Georg Moritz Gelis,   b. 18 Sep 1790, Ostendorf, Schaumburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1878, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Florentine Wilhelmine Rinne,   b. 18 Mar 1795, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1852, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 7 Mar 1813  Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F74  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sophie Marie Dorothee Hasemann,   b. 15 Dec 1824, Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1854, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1846  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • First St. Paul's Lutheran Church -- see image of church register in Media Gallery
    Marriage of Carl August GELIS & Dorothee HASEMANN    		 Marriage of Carl August GELIS & Dorothee HASEMANN
    in the register of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church
    Children 
    +1. Wilhelmina Minnie Gelis,   b. 14 Nov 1846, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1912, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [natural]
     2. Johann Friedrich August Gelis,   b. 18 May 1848, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +3. 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)  [natural]
     4. Heinrich August Gelis,   b. 5 Sep 1851, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1852, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     5. (child born and died before 21 Dec 1852) Gelis,   b. Bef 21 Dec 1852,   d. Bef 21 Dec 1852  (Age < 0 years)  [natural]
     6. Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis,   b. 21 Dec 1852, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1860  (Age < 7 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 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) 
    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.
    Children 
    +1. Henry Gelis,   b. Abt 1855, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1911, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)  [natural]
    +2. Louise Auguste Henriette Etta Gelis,   b. 25 Apr 1859, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1894  (Age > 36 years)  [natural]
     3. James Gelis,   b. Abt Aug 1859, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1870  (Age < 10 years)  [natural]
    +4. Friedrich August Albert Frederick - Fritz - Gelis,   b. 2 Feb 1861, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     5. Anastasia Gelis,   b. 20 Nov 1863, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Johann John A. Gelis,   b. 19 Dec 1865, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1923, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1846 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Oct 1854 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 712 West 14th Street; Milkman; age 57 - 1880 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Mar 1891 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 30 Mar 1891 - Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Anastasia Gelis - Birth & Baptism - First Immanuel Church - full page    		Anastasia Gelis - Birth & Baptism - First Immanuel Church - full page
    Anastasia - born 20 Nov 1863 - baptized 29 Nov 1863 - Parents: August Gelis and Elizabeth, born Pabels - Sponsor: Georg Johan ?Martin? - [cannot read name of pastor doing the baptism]
    Anastasia Gelis - Birth & Baptism - First Immanuel Church - detail    		Anastasia Gelis - Birth & Baptism - First Immanuel Church - detail
    Anastasia - born 20 Nov 1863 - baptized 29 Nov 1863 - Parents: August Gelis and Elizabeth, born Pabels - Sponsor: Georg Johan ?Martin? - [cannot read name of pastor doing the baptism]
    Friedrich August Gelis - Birth and Baptism - First Immanuel Church - detail    		Friedrich August Gelis - Birth and Baptism - First Immanuel Church - detail
    Friedrich August - born 2 Febr 1860 - baptized 29 Dec 1861 - Parents: August Gelis and Elizabeth, born Pagels - Sponsors: Friedrich Pagels and August Gelis - baptized by J. A. G. W. Mueller [The birth year seems a likely error and conflicts; other records support 1861.]
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery    		Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Death Certificate of August Gelis    		Death Certificate of August Gelis
    Louise Auguste Henriette Gelis Birth & Baptism - First Immanuel Church - full page    		Louise Auguste Henriette Gelis Birth & Baptism - First Immanuel Church - full page
    Louise Auguste Henriette - born 25 April 1858 - baptized 12 June 1859 - Parents: August Gelis & Louise, born Pagel - sponsor: Louise Halter - baptized by J. A. G. W. Mueller [Her birth might have been 1859; all other baptisms on the page are also 12 June 1859.]
    First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - detail    		First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - detail
    The civil death certificates give their burial as 30 Mar 1891, but the church record has 31 Mar 1891.
    Louise Auguste Henriette Gelis Birth & Baptism - First Immanuel Church - detail    		Louise Auguste Henriette Gelis Birth & Baptism - First Immanuel Church - detail
    Louise Auguste Henriette - born 25 April 1858 - baptized 12 June 1859 - Parents: August Gelis & Louise, born Pagel - sponsor: Louise Halter - baptized by J. A. G. W. Mueller [Her birth might have been 1859; all other baptisms on the page are also 12 June 1859.]
    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.
    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
    First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - full page    		First Immanuel Church - Burial Record of August & Elizabeth Gelis - full page
    The civil death certificates give their burial as 30 Mar 1891, but the church record has 31 Mar 1891.
    Marriage of Carl August GELIS & Dorothee HASEMANN    		Marriage of Carl August GELIS & Dorothee HASEMANN
    in the register of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church
    Deckbergen Church Records - Friedrich Carl August Gelis family    		Deckbergen Church Records - Friedrich Carl August Gelis family
    This is a summary sheet prepared by profession researcher Angelika Schierhoelter in Feb 2004. It appears that most of the information is from the record of the birth 21 Dec 1852 of daughter Justine Wilhelmine Friederike Gelis.
    DEU-NS-A-00137-0002a Deckbergen Church Records - Georg Moritz (1790-1878)    		DEU-NS-A-00137-0002a Deckbergen Church Records - Georg Moritz (1790-1878)
    Husband's Full Name: Georg Moritz Gelis Birth: 18. Sept. 1790 Ostendorf, Schaumburg, Germany Christened: 22. Sept. 1790 ev. Luth. St. Petri church of Deckbergen, Germany Married: 7. Mar. 1813 ev. Luth. St. Petri church of Deckbergen, Germany Death: 6. Febr. 1878 Deckbergen, Schaumburg, Germany Burial: 9. Febr. 1878 ev. Lut. cem. of Deckbergen, Germany Places of Residence: Deckbergen #5 and #10 Occupation: farrier Church Affiliation: Luth. Other Wives: #2 Hanne Wilhelmine Louise Petermeier mar. 11. Nov 1860 d. 24. Aug. 1862 #3 with Friederike Sophie Koster 17 years old!! mar. on 17 May 1865 His Father: Friedrich Wilhelm Gelis Mother's Maiden Name: Sophie Christine Wegener 1st Wife's Maiden Name: Florentine Wilhelmine Rinne Birth: 18. Mar. 1795 Deckbergen #5, Schaumburg, Germany Christened: 22. Mar. 1795 ev. Luth. St. Petri church of Deckbergen, Germany Death: 28. Oct. 1852 Deckbergen #5, Schaumburg, Germany Burial: 31. Oct. 1852 ev. Lut. cem. of Deckbergen, Germany Church Affiliation: Luth. Her Father: Carl Ludwig Rinne mar. 2. Nov. 1794 in Deckbergen Mother's Maiden Name: Wilhelmine Charlotte Hohmeier Child 1 Child Name: Christine Wilhelmine Gelis Birth: 19 July 1813 Deckbergen, tenant, Germany Death: 1826 Child 2 Child Name: Georg Wilhelm Gelis Birth: 1 July 1815 Deckbergen, tenant, Germany Married: Justine Philippine Beissner 24 Jan 1841 Deckbergen, parsonage, Germany - 8 children Death: 15 Jan 1862 Wickbolsen, Germany Child 3 Child Name: Justine Wilhelmine Gelis Birth: 2 Dec 1817 Deckbergen #10, Germany Death: 27 May 1834 Germany Child 4 Child Name: Friedrich Carl Gelis Birth: 21 May 1820 Deckbergen, tenant, Germany (tailor - journeyman in Stadthagen) Child 5 Child Name: Friedrich Carl August Gelis Birth: 26 Mar 1823 Deckbergen, tenant, Germany (shepherd) Married: Dorothee Hasemann - 6 children Child 6 Child Name: Georg Heinrich Gelis Birth: 20 Nov 1825 Deckbergen #5, Germany (blacksmith - journeyman in Hanover) Child 7 Child Name: Ernestine Caroline Gelis Birth: 4 Nov 1828 Deckbergen #5, Germany Child 8 Child Name: Friedrich Moritz Gelis Birth: 1 May 1831 Deckbergen #5, Germany Death: 1832 Child 9 Child Name: Heinrich Wilhelm Gelis Birth: 24 Nov 1832 Deckbergen #5, Germany Child 10 Child Name: Elise Charlotte Mathilde Gelis Birth: 26 March 1835 Deckbergen #5, Germany Child 11 Child Name: Wilhelmine Philippine Charlotte Gelis Birth: 18 Apr 1837 Deckbergen #5, Germany
    Friedrich August Gelis - Birth and Baptism - First Immanuel Church - full page    		Friedrich August Gelis - Birth and Baptism - First Immanuel Church - full page
    Friedrich August - born 2 Febr 1860 - baptized 29 Dec 1861 - Parents: August Gelis and Elizabeth, born Pagels - Sponsors: Friedrich Pagels and August Gelis - baptized by J. A. G. W. Mueller [The birth year seems a likely error and conflicts; other records support 1861.]

  • Sources 
    1. [S42] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ;), Year: 1850; Census Place: South Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M432_102; Page: ; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1823
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1850
      Residence place: South Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=19125869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1850 United States Federal Census      		 1850 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1850; Census Place: South Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M432_102; Page: ; Image: .


    2. [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 1822
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1860
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=36918400&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1860 United States Federal Census      		 1860 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .


    3. [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 1823
      Birth place: Prussia
      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=29568726&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.


    4. [S36] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878–1922.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health. “Birth and Death Records, 1916–present.;).
      Birth date: abt 1823
      Birth place: Germany
      Death date: 28 Mar 1891
      Death place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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