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Friedrich Carl Charles Gelis

Friedrich Carl Charles Gelis

Male 1820 - 1889  (69 years)

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  • Name Friedrich Carl Charles Gelis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 21 May 1820  Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Arrival Abt 1849  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    his 1899 death certificate says that he had been in Illinois for 40 years -- see the death certificate image in the Photo Gallery 
    Residence 1855  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    232 W. Randolph; keeper of saloon at same address -- see Media Gallery 
    Residence 1860  Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    No occupation given; Real estate $1,000 
    Residence 1 Sep 1862  Stewart Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    US tax list 1 Sep 1862 - Division 8, Collection Dist 1 of IL - Residence Stewart Ave, Class B - Licenses: Retail Liquor, Tax 20.00 
    Residence 1 May 1863  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    US tax list May 1863 - Division 8, Collection Dist 1 of IL - Quantity 8 Mo, Retail Liquor, Rate 20.00, Class B, Num in Abstract 57, Tax 13.33 
    Residence 1866  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Corner of Stewart & Meagher; residence and his saloon at same location -- per 1866 Chicago City Directory (see image in Media Gallery) 
    Residence 1870  Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census: Saloon Keeper; Real Estate $15,000; Personal Property $600 -- 1870 City Directory: residence 598 South Canal Street (see images in Media Gallery) 
    Residence 1880  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    143 Stewart Avenue; Widower; Keeps Saloon 
    Died 28 Nov 1889  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 596 Canal Street; Cirrhosis hepatis, duration 4 months; Widower, aged 69 years 6 months; Burial at Graceland Cemetery -- see image of death certificate in Photo Gallery
    Death Certificate of Charles Gelis (28 Nov 1889)    		 Death Certificate of Charles Gelis (28 Nov 1889)
    Died at 9 AM at 496 Canal Street in Ward 7 of Cirrhosis hepatis, duration 4 months. Buried at Graceland Cemetery. Widower, aged 69 years 6 months, born Germany; in Illinois for 40 years
    Person ID I204  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 Johanna (married GELIS),   b. Abt 1824, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1870 and 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Gelis,   b. Abt 1854, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +2. Bertha Gelis,   b. Abt 1855, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F75  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsArrival - his 1899 death certificate says that he had been in Illinois for 40 years -- see the death certificate image in the Photo Gallery - Abt 1849 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 232 W. Randolph; keeper of saloon at same address -- see Media Gallery - 1855 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - US tax list May 1863 - Division 8, Collection Dist 1 of IL - Quantity 8 Mo, Retail Liquor, Rate 20.00, Class B, Num in Abstract 57, Tax 13.33 - 1 May 1863 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Corner of Stewart & Meagher; residence and his saloon at same location -- per 1866 Chicago City Directory (see image in Media Gallery) - 1866 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 143 Stewart Avenue; Widower; Keeps Saloon - 1880 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Nov 1889 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Death Certificate of Charles Gelis (28 Nov 1889)    		Death Certificate of Charles Gelis (28 Nov 1889)
    Died at 9 AM at 496 Canal Street in Ward 7 of Cirrhosis hepatis, duration 4 months. Buried at Graceland Cemetery. Widower, aged 69 years 6 months, born Germany; in Illinois for 40 years
    Charles Gelis - 1855-6 Chicago City Directory - p 50 (detail)    		Charles Gelis - 1855-6 Chicago City Directory - p 50 (detail)
    Gelis, Charles, saloon, 232 W. Randolph, h same
    1870 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - detail (p. 806)    		1870 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - detail (p. 806)
    Gelis, Charles, r.598 S. Canal
    1870 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - pp. 806-807    		1870 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - pp. 806-807
    Gelis, Charles, r.598 S. Canal
    1866 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - detail (p. 431)    		1866 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - detail (p. 431)
    Corner of Stewart & Meagher; residence and his saloon at same location
    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
    Charles Gelis - 1855-6 Chicago City Directory - p 50 (full page)    		Charles Gelis - 1855-6 Chicago City Directory - p 50 (full page)
    Gelis, Charles, saloon, 232 W. Randolph, h same
    1866 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - pp. 430-431    		1866 Chicago City Directory - Charles Gelis - pp. 430-431
    Corner of Stewart & Meagher; residence and his saloon at same location

  • 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_190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 44.3000; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 0089.
      Birth date: abt 1820
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=29548761&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_190; Family History Film: 1254190; Page: 44.3000; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 0089.


    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 1820
      Birth place: Hesse
      Residence date: 1860
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=36893077&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. [S29] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1820
      Birth place: Schaumburg-Lippe
      Residence date: 1870
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=17134800&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1870 United States Federal Census      		 1870 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1870; Census Place: Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .


    4. [S43] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918      		 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918


    5. [S43] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918      		 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918