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Alwina Hammermeister

Alwina Hammermeister

Female 1858 - 1931  (73 years)

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  • Name Alwina Hammermeister  [1, 2
    Born 12 Feb 1858  Juchow, Pommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Arrival 1884 
    in US - per 1930 census 
    Arrival 1895  [1
    obviously erroneus - per 1920 census 
    Census 1900 
    I cannot find Henry, Alwina nor Amanda Gelis in the 1900 Census. 
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 33, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    925 Cicero Avenue; age 61; Widow; Arrived in US 1885; Naturalized 1890; living with daughter Amanda (Gelis) & Edward Kemmen 
    Residence 1930  Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    2705 Elizabeth Avenue; age 72; widow; arrived in US 1884; living with daughter Amanda (Gelis) & Edward Kemmen 
    Died 2 Aug 1931  Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I313  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Family 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) 
    Married 2 Jul 1890  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Jacob Seidel, Asst. Pastor of the Ev. Luth. Immanuels Church -- see image in Media Gallery
    Children 
    +1. Amanda J. Gelis,   b. 1890, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jul 1890 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2705 Elizabeth Avenue; age 72; widow; arrived in US 1884; living with daughter Amanda (Gelis) & Edward Kemmen - 1930 - Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Aug 1931 - Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Marriage of Henry Gelis & Alwina Hammermeister
    Marriage of Henry Gelis & Alwina Hammermeister
    by Jacob Seidel, Asst. Pastor of the Ev. Luth. Immanuels Church

  • Sources 
    1. [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: Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_353; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 2110; Image: 234.
      Birth date: abt 1859
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      Arrival date: 1895
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=15575853&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_353; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 2110; Image: 234.


    2. [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: Zion, Lake, Illinois; Roll: 528; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 314.0.
      Birth date: abt 1858
      Birth place: Germany
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Zion, Lake, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=27174463&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Zion, Lake, Illinois; Roll: 528; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 314.0.