Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm - William Henry - Gelis
1850 - 1928 (78 years)
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Name Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm - William Henry - Gelis [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Residence 1850 South Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 
[1] Born 9 Jan 1850 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8] Gender Male Baptism 20 Feb 1850 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA - First St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Baptism Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gelis (1850)
in the register of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church (image also shows one other baptism, not known to be related)Residence 1860 Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA [2] age 11; attended school within the year Residence 1900 Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA [3] 971 West 21st Place; Carpenter 
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.Witness 20 May 1902 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA witness with Rudolph Stegemann to horseshoe patent of Anthony Meisner - NOT CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT HENRY GELIS Residence 1910 Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA [4] 2140 West 21st Place; Carpenter in Car Shop Residence 1920 Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois, USA [5] 2541 Argyle Street; Carpenter for Street Cars Died 12 Oct 1928 La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, USA [8] - Cerebral Hemmorhage (6 days) contributed to by Arterio sclerosis (years) -- see image in Media Gallery
Death Certificate William Henry Gelis (1850-1928) Buried 15 Oct 1928 Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery Death Certificate William Henry Gelis (1850-1928) Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66 Person ID I224 Zurück in der Zeit Last Modified 29 Aug 2023
Father Friedrich Carl August Gelis, b. 26 Mar 1823, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany , d. 28 Mar 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years) Relationship natural Mother Sophie Marie Dorothee Hasemann, b. 15 Dec 1824, Beckedorf, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany , d. 19 Jul 1854, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 29 years) Relationship natural Married 26 Oct 1846 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA - First St. Paul's Lutheran Church -- see image of church register in Media Gallery
Marriage of Carl August GELIS & Dorothee HASEMANN
in the register of First St. Paul's Lutheran ChurchFamily ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Johanna Kagels, b. 19 Jul 1857, Dennin, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany , d. 15 Jun 1946, La Grange, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 88 years) Married 28 May 1876 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [3, 7] - by H. Engelbrecht, pastor of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews Church
Marriage of William Gelis (26) & Johanna Kagels (19)
by H. Engelbrecht, pastor of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews ChurchChildren 1. (child died before 1900 Census) Gelis, b. Bef 1879, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. Bef 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age < 21 years) [natural]+ 2. William Louis Fredrick Gelis, b. 5 Dec 1879, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 2 Jan 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 42 years) [natural]+ 3. Anna Augusta Sophia Henrietta Gelis, b. 9 Feb 1884, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 20 May 1927, Harrison County, Ohio (Age 43 years) [natural]4. Alice Gelis, b. Dec 1889, Illinois [natural]+ 5. Harry Charles Gelis, b. 9 Feb 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA [natural]Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 Family ID F83 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 9 Jan 1850 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 
Baptism - 20 Feb 1850 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Married - 28 May 1876 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Witness - witness with Rudolph Stegemann to horseshoe patent of Anthony Meisner - NOT CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT HENRY GELIS - 20 May 1902 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 
Died - 12 Oct 1928 - La Grange Park, Cook, Illinois, USA 
Buried - 15 Oct 1928 - Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Baptism Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gelis (1850)
in the register of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church (image also shows one other baptism, not known to be related)Marriage of William Gelis (26) & Johanna Kagels (19)
by H. Engelbrecht, pastor of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews ChurchGelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery 
August Gelis - Obituary in "Illinois Staats-Zeitung" newspaper (30 Mar 1891 page 5) Death Certificate William Henry Gelis (1850-1928) 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 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.Gelis, William Henry (1850-1928)
His baptismal name (20 Feb 1850 First St. Paul's Lutheran in Chicago) was Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gelis.
Histories 
Obituary of Johanna (Kagels) Gelis
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Birth date: abt 1850
Birth place: Illinois
Residence date: 1850
Residence place: South Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place: Chicago
Residence date: 1860
Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, United States
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Birth date: Jan 1850
Birth place: Illinois
Marriage date: 1876
Marriage place:
Residence date: 1900
Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
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Birth date: abt 1850
Birth place: Illinois
Residence date: 1910
Residence place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
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Birth date: abt 1850
Birth place: Illinois
Residence date: 1920
Residence place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
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Birth date: abt 1850
Birth place:
Marriage date: 28 May 1876
Marriage place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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Birth date: abt 1850
Birth place:
Death date: 12 Oct 1928
Death place: LaGrange Park, Cook, Illinois
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