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John Bennett August Staack

John Bennett August Staack

Male 1889 - 1957  (67 years)

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  • Name John Bennett August Staack  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 28 Dec 1889  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    977 West 21st Place 
    Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    3527 South Mozart 
    Baptismal Sponsor Abt 5 Nov 1918  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elma (Buehler) Lehmann: was godfahter of Elma Buehler; "I still have five pennies given to me at my Christening. That's all he could afford due to the fact that he was out of work. Later on I was given a little Japanese doll with real hair which I still ha 
    Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    8819 S Euclid Ave (John's parents at 8817 & sister Henrietta Johnston at 8823); owns home valued at $4000; age 40; first married at age 22; Mover for Express Co 
    Residence 1942  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    WWII Draft Reg; living at 8819 S Euclid Ave; contact: Mrs. Minnie Staack at same address; Employed by Englewood Cartage Co at 243 W 69th St 
    Occupation Bef 1950  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elma Lehmann: carpenter; also worked for a moving van company 
    Died 29 Jun 1957  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elma Lehmann: he was hit by a hit-&-run driver; informant was his son Fred Staack of 18434 Chicago Ave in Chicago
    Buried Abt 3 Jul 1957  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cedar Park Cemetery; 12540 S Halsted
    Person ID I245  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Friedrich Gustav Carl Fred Fritz Staack,   b. 3 Aug 1865, Spantekow, Kreis Anklam, Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1935, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Katherine Schaumburg,   b. 22 Jul 1868, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1934, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 4 Jun 1887  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Witnesses: August Schaumburg [her brother], Fina Blohm, Hermann Konsoer [Fred's sister Wilhelmine Caroline Staack had married Carl Konsoer about 1874], August Gohr -- see image in Media Gallery
    Marriage License of Fred 'Fritz' Staack and Katherine 'Kate' Schaumburg    		 Marriage License of Fred "Fritz" Staack and Katherine "Kate" Schaumburg
    Family ID F94  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelmine M. Minnie Min Decker,   b. 7 May 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1971, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 27 Aug 1910  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by James Maclaughlin, Presbyterian Minister, 3443 Western Ave -- see image in Media Gallery; Elma Lehmann had 25 Aug, but the license clearly shows 27 Aug
    Marriage of John Staack & Wilhelmina Decker    		 Marriage of John Staack & Wilhelmina Decker
    by James Maclaughlin, Presbyterian Minister, 3443 Western Ave
    Children 
    +1. Fred J. Staack,   b. 10 Apr 1911, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1984, Lansing, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     2. died as infant Staack,   b. Abt 1913,   d. Bef 1917  (Age < 3 years)  [natural]
    +3. Stanley George Sr Staack,   b. 26 Feb 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1997, Saint James City, Lee, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F95  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Dec 1889 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Aug 1910 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptismal Sponsor - Elma (Buehler) Lehmann: was godfahter of Elma Buehler; "I still have five pennies given to me at my Christening. That's all he could afford due to the fact that he was out of work. Later on I was given a little Japanese doll with real hair which I still ha - Abt 5 Nov 1918 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8819 S Euclid Ave (John's parents at 8817 & sister Henrietta Johnston at 8823); owns home valued at $4000; age 40; first married at age 22; Mover for Express Co - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWII Draft Reg; living at 8819 S Euclid Ave; contact: Mrs. Minnie Staack at same address; Employed by Englewood Cartage Co at 243 W 69th St - 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Elma Lehmann: carpenter; also worked for a moving van company - Bef 1950 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jun 1957 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt 3 Jul 1957 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Death of John B. A. Staack    		Death of John B. A. Staack
    8819 Euclid
    Marriage of John Staack & Wilhelmina Decker    		Marriage of John Staack & Wilhelmina Decker
    by James Maclaughlin, Presbyterian Minister, 3443 Western Ave
    John B. A. Staack (1889-1957), visiting his sister Henrietta and Archie Everett in Mission Beach, CA in 1947    		John B. A. Staack (1889-1957), visiting his sister Henrietta and Archie Everett in Mission Beach, CA in 1947
    Archie Everett (left) and John Staack, John in 1947    		Archie Everett (left) and John Staack, John in 1947
    Thanks to Bonnie Arnold for this photograph.
    1900 Census - Fred & Katherine (Schaumburg) Staack Family - Chicago - West Town - Ward 10 - SD 1 - ED 274 - Sheet 7A    		1900 Census - Fred & Katherine (Schaumburg) Staack Family - Chicago - West Town - Ward 10 - SD 1 - ED 274 - Sheet 7A
    1900 US Census of Chicago, Illinois - West Town - Ward 10 - Supervisor's District 1 - Enumeration District No. 274 - Sheet 7 (page stamped A and numbered 108) dated 6 June 1900 enumerated by Bernard Kahn -- Note that the family of Katherine's uncle William Gelis is on the next page and is included in the transcription.

  • 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: 7A; Enumeration District: 274.
      Birth date: Dec 1889
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10483810&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: 7A; 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 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 293; Image: 15.
      Birth date: abt 1890
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=168753052&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_245; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 293; Image: 15.


    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_165972; Local board: Chicago , Illinois.
      Birth date: 28 Dec 1889
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wwiidraft&h=10160895&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_165972; Local board: Chicago , Illinois.


    4. [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: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 427; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 324; Image: 424.0.
      Birth date: abt 1890
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=23373926&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census      		 1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 427; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 324; Image: 424.0.


    5. [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: 7A; Enumeration District: 274.
      Birth date: Jul 1868
      Birth place: Illinois
      Marriage date: 1887
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10483809&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: 7A; Enumeration District: 274.