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George Washington Prack

Male 1874 - 1922  (47 years)


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  • Name George Washington Prack  [1, 2, 3
    Born 4 Jul 1874  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • line 8; 212 W. Lake St in Ward 11; mother Mathilda Prack, born Gelis in Germany; father John G. Prack, born Germany, shoemaker; midwife M. V. Horn; reported 8 Jul 1874
    Birth Register entry for baby boy Prack, son of John Prack & Mathilda Gelis
    Birth Register entry for baby boy Prack, son of John Prack & Mathilda Gelis
    line 8; 212 W. Lake St in Ward 11; mother Mathilda Prack, born Gelis in Germany; father John G. Prack, born Germany, shoemaker; midwife M. V. Horn; reported 8 Jul 1874
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1900  St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE SAME BOY PRACK BORN 4 JUL 1874 in CHICAGO BUT WWI DRAFT REG ALSO GIVES 7 JUL 1874 
    Residence 1910  Granite City Ward 2, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WWI Draft Reg; 2437 24th; Superintendent Bricklayer at N E & S Co at 20th and I in Granite City; relative: wife Lillian at same address; 5' 11 1/4", 179 lb, blue eyes, black haird 
    Died 21 Feb 1922  Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I916  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father Johann Georg John George Prack,   b. Aug 1834, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1910 and 1920, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elise Charlotte Mathilde Tillie Gelis,   b. 26 Mar 1835, Deckbergen, Niedersachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1907, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1861  [4
    • married 39 years in 1900 census
    Married 1861  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • married 39 years in 1900 census
    Family ID F322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Anderson,   b. 15 Feb 1878, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1968, El Dorado, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 1899  [5
    Children 
     1. Living Prack  [natural]
     2. George David Prack,   b. 22 Jul 1900, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1944, Contra Costa County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)  [natural]
     3. Chester Lantz Prack,   b. 4 Feb 1905, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1980, Williamsville, Wayne, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
     4. Kenneth Prack,   b. 16 Jan 1908, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1979, Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jul 1874 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWI Draft Reg; 2437 24th; Superintendent Bricklayer at N E & S Co at 20th and I in Granite City; relative: wife Lillian at same address; 5' 11 1/4", 179 lb, blue eyes, black haird - 12 Sep 1918 - Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Feb 1922 - Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Birth Register entry for baby boy Prack, son of John Prack & Mathilda Gelis
    Birth Register entry for baby boy Prack, son of John Prack & Mathilda Gelis
    line 8; 212 W. Lake St in Ward 11; mother Mathilda Prack, born Gelis in Germany; father John G. Prack, born Germany, shoemaker; midwife M. V. Horn; reported 8 Jul 1874

  • 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: St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T623_896; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 274.
      Birth date: Jul 1874
      Birth place: Illinois
      Marriage date: 1899
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=76359318&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T623_896; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 274.


    2. [S13] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration Location: Madison County, Illinois; Roll: 1614347; Draft Board: 3.
      Birth date: 4 Jul 1874
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Madison, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=23843174&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Registration Location: Madison County, Illinois; Roll: 1614347; Draft Board: 3.


    3. [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: Granite Ward 2, Madison, Illinois; Roll: T624_310; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 1091.
      Birth date: abt 1875
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Granite Ward 2, Madison, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=5704364&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Granite Ward 2, Madison, Illinois; Roll: T624_310; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 1091.


    4. [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: Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin; Roll: T623_1816; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 128.
      Birth date: Aug 1834
      Birth place: Germany
      Marriage date: 1861
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin
      Arrival date: 1868
      Arrival place:
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=73942612&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin; Roll: T623_1816; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 128.


    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: St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T623_896; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 274.
      Birth date: Feb 1878
      Birth place: Illinois
      Marriage date: 1899
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=76359319&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 18, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T623_896; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 274.