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Amanda J. Gelis

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  • Name Amanda J. Gelis  [1, 2
    Born 1890  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    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 30; mother Alwina (Hammermeister) Gelis is living with them 
    Residence 1930  Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    2705 Elizabeth Avenue; age at first marriage 20; Wrapper in Candy Factory 
    Person ID I314  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Alwina Hammermeister,   b. 12 Feb 1858, Juchow, Pommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1931, Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    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
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edward Kemman,   b. 1889, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Jun 1911  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by William S. Peckham, an Elder, of 859 Fletcher Street -- see image in Media Gallery
    Children 
     1. Living Kemman  [natural]
     2. Living Kemman  [natural]
     3. Living Kemman  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1890 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jun 1911 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2705 Elizabeth Avenue; age at first marriage 20; Wrapper in Candy Factory - 1930 - Zion, Lake, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Marriage of Edward Kemman & Amanda Gelis
    Marriage of Edward Kemman & Amanda Gelis
    by William S. Peckham, an Elder, of 859 Fletcher Street

  • 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 1890
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=15575849&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 1891
      Birth place:
      Residence date: 1930
      Residence place: Zion, Lake, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=27174479&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.