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Bertha Friederike Henriette Staack

Bertha Friederike Henriette Staack

Female 1861 - 1929  (68 years)

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  • Name Bertha Friederike Henriette Staack  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 17 Aug 1861  Spantekow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Baptismal Sponsor 25 Dec 1878  Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    see image in Media Gallery - entry #8 on left page - sponsors at baptism of sister Caroline Staack's daughter Bertha Friederike Caroline Consoer 
    Birth & Baptism of Bertha Friederike Caroline Consoer    		 Birth & Baptism of Bertha Friederike Caroline Consoer
    entry #8 on left page - Bertha Friederike Caroline - parents Carl Consoer & Caroline born Staack - born 8 Dec 8PM (Abend 8 Uhr) - baptized 25 Dec - sponsors 1. Bertha STAACK 2. ??? NÜGGENBURG, Friederike born ?ZIRZOW? 3. Carl BERGMANN of Siedenbollentin
    Arrival 1882  [3] 
    Arrival 1882  [2] 
    Arrival 1882  [1] 
    Departure Bef 17 Apr 1882  Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    _ORIG Bef 17 Apr 1882  Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Arrival 17 Apr 1882  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mother Sophie & children Bertha & Fritz (Fred) Staack arrive in New York on the Silesia, which sailed from Hamburg -- see images in Media Gallery 
    _DEST 17 Apr 1882  United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1900  Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    396 Blue Island Avenue; age 38; married 16 years; 0 children; arrived in US 1882; 
    Residence 1910  Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    1630 Trumbull Avenue; age 48; married once; current marriage for 26 years; no children; arrived in US 1882 - her sister Mary Kufahl is living with them 
    Residence 1920  Oak Park Precinct 22, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1193 Euclid Avenue; age 58; arrived in US 1882; Naturalized 1888; born Anklam 
    Died 2 Oct 1929  Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried 5 Oct 1929  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Wunders Cemetery - Section 2 Lot 312 - on the same stone Marie Rohn - Bertha's mother is also buried on the lot
    Rohn Family Obelisk at Wunders Cemetery in Chicago    		 Rohn Family Obelisk at Wunders Cemetery in Chicago
    Image markings by Wesley Johnston Aug 2012
    Bertha (Staack) Rohn Gielow - Grave Stone at Wunders Cemetery    		 Bertha (Staack) Rohn Gielow - Grave Stone at Wunders Cemetery
    == Thanks to Valerie Stodden for the photograph.
    Person ID I293  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Friedrich Christian Staack,   b. 7 Jan 1819, Rebelow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1879, Rebelow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Caroline Sophie Dorothee - Sophia - Fitzdam,   b. 21 Oct 1822, Teterin, Ostvorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1896, Barrington, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 13 Apr 1846  Spantekow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • == [archion.de] Norddeutschland: Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evang.-Luth. Kirche > Kirchenkreis Pommern > Spantekow > Trauungen 1836-1857, image 17 == http://www.archion.de/p/54af8a94ce/
    Marriage of Christian Friedrich Staack & Caroline Sophie Dorothee Fitzdam    		 Marriage of Christian Friedrich Staack & Caroline Sophie Dorothee Fitzdam
    Christian Friedrich Staack, daylaborer in Spantekow, age 25 (his father is deceased) married 13 Apr 1846 in Spantekow with Caroline Sophie Dorothee Fitzdam, age 24, daughter of the deceased daylaborer Carl Fitzdam from Spantekow. (Spantekow, 2/1846)
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Wilhelm Johann Christian Friedrich Wilhelm - William - Rohn,   b. 6 Jan 1832, Spantekow, Kreis Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1911, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1884  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • by Louis Hoelter, pastor German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Church
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Christian M. Gielow,   b. Abt 1855, Demmin, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 Aug 1912  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage of Christian Gielow & Mrs. Bertha (Staack) Rohn    		 Marriage of Christian Gielow & Mrs. Bertha (Staack) Rohn
    by L. Hoelter, Evangelical Lutheran pastor, 1134 Ashland Ave [First Immanuel Church]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBaptismal Sponsor - see image in Media Gallery - entry #8 on left page - sponsors at baptism of sister Caroline Staack's daughter Bertha Friederike Caroline Consoer - 25 Dec 1878 - Beseritz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - Bef 17 Apr 1882 - Hamburg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - Mother Sophie & children Bertha & Fritz (Fred) Staack arrive in New York on the Silesia, which sailed from Hamburg -- see images in Media Gallery - 17 Apr 1882 - New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Feb 1884 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Aug 1912 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Oct 1929 - Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 Oct 1929 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Bertha Staack, possibly about 1895    		Bertha Staack, possibly about 1895
    Departure of Sophie, Bertha & Fritz Staack from Germany - image 17 (family information)    		Departure of Sophie, Bertha & Fritz Staack from Germany - image 17 (family information)
    Right side page line 1135-1137
    'Silesia' which carried Sophie, Bertha & Fred Staack from Hamburg to New York, arriving 17 Apr 1882    		"Silesia" which carried Sophie, Bertha & Fred Staack from Hamburg to New York, arriving 17 Apr 1882
    Marriage of William Rohn (52) & Bertha Staack (22)    		Marriage of William Rohn (52) & Bertha Staack (22)
    by Louis Hoelter, pastor German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Church
    Ship Manifest of the 'Silesia' bringing Sophie, Bertha & Fred Staack to America - p 1    		Ship Manifest of the "Silesia" bringing Sophie, Bertha & Fred Staack to America - p 1
    This is the page that shows the voyage information at the top. All other pages show only passengers.
    Rohn Family Obelisk at Wunders Cemetery in Chicago    		Rohn Family Obelisk at Wunders Cemetery in Chicago
    Image markings by Wesley Johnston Aug 2012
    Bertha Staack, possibly about 1895    		Bertha Staack, possibly about 1895
    Marriage of Christian Gielow & Mrs. Bertha (Staack) Rohn    		Marriage of Christian Gielow & Mrs. Bertha (Staack) Rohn
    by L. Hoelter, Evangelical Lutheran pastor, 1134 Ashland Ave [First Immanuel Church]
    Ship Manifest of the 'Silesia' bringing Sophie, Bertha & Fred Staack to America - p 21    		Ship Manifest of the "Silesia" bringing Sophie, Bertha & Fred Staack to America - p 21
    This is the page that shows mother Sophie [born Fitzdam] (52 [she was actually 60]) and children Bertha (20), and Fritz [Fred] (16) Staack, arriving in New York. They are passengers 1135-1137 on the lower half of the page. This section of the manifest is for passengers traveling in Steerage.
    Birth & Baptism of Bertha Friederike Caroline Consoer    		Birth & Baptism of Bertha Friederike Caroline Consoer
    entry #8 on left page - Bertha Friederike Caroline - parents Carl Consoer & Caroline born Staack - born 8 Dec 8PM (Abend 8 Uhr) - baptized 25 Dec - sponsors 1. Bertha STAACK 2. ??? NÜGGENBURG, Friederike born ?ZIRZOW? 3. Carl BERGMANN of Siedenbollentin
    Birth & Baptism of Bertha Friederike Henriette    		Birth & Baptism of Bertha Friederike Henriette
    Bertha Friederike Henriette, born on 17 Aug.1861 at 5:00 p.m. in Spantekow, bapt. on 18 Aug. (Spantekow, 24/1861, p.29) RIMG3982 sponsors: 1. Heinrich Wendling, farmhand in Spantekow 2. Joachim Stegemann, farmhand in Spantekow 3. Marie Güldenpfennig, girl in Spantekow
    Departure of Sophie, Bertha & Fritz Staack from Germany - image 1 (ship information)    		Departure of Sophie, Bertha & Fritz Staack from Germany - image 1 (ship information)
    Bertha (Staack) Rohn Gielow - Grave Stone at Wunders Cemetery    		Bertha (Staack) Rohn Gielow - Grave Stone at Wunders Cemetery
    == Thanks to Valerie Stodden for the photograph.
    Wilhelm Rohn Family Lot at Wunders Cemetery - Lot Card, recto    		Wilhelm Rohn Family Lot at Wunders Cemetery - Lot Card, recto
    == photographed by Wesley Johnston

    Histories
    Sophia (Fitzdam) Staack burial with Rohn family at Wunders Cemetery    		Sophia (Fitzdam) Staack burial with Rohn family at Wunders Cemetery

  • 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 8, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_252; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 205.
      Birth date: Aug 1861
      Birth place: Germany
      Marriage date: 1884
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1882
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10365715&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_252; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 205.


    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 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_281; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1484; Image: 1002.
      Birth date: abt 1862
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1882
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=108005768&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_281; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1484; Image: 1006; FHL microfilm: 1374294.


    3. [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: Oak Park Precinct 22, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_362; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 376.
      Birth date: abt 1862
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Oak Park Precinct 22, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1882
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=102186365&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Oak Park Precinct 22, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_362; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 376.


    4. [S57] Wunders Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Genealogical Society, comp., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data - A Transcription of Wunders Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago, IL, USA: Chicago Genealogical Society, 1985.Original data: A Transcription of Wunders Cemetery, Chicago,;).
      Birth date: Aug 17 1861
      Birth place:
      Death date: Oct 2 1929
      Death place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wunderscem&h=1462&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S22] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Rec;), Year: 1882; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_449; Line: 46; List number: 473.
      Birth date: abt 1862
      Birth place:
      Origin date:
      Origin place: Prussia
      Arrival date: 17 Apr 1882
      Arrival place: New York
      Departure date:
      Departure place: Hamburg, Germany
      Destination date:
      Destination place: United States of America
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nypl&h=11913338&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957      		 New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
      Year: 1882; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_449; Line: 47; List number: 473.


    6. [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 8, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_252; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 205.
      Birth date: Jan 1832
      Birth place: Germany
      Marriage date: 1884
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois
      Arrival date: 1857
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=10365714&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 8, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_252; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 205.