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Ferdinand Raffel

Male 1854 - 1937  (82 years)


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  1. 1.  Ferdinand Raffel was born on 3 Dec 1854 in Germany; died on 6 May 1937 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 10 May 1937 in Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Chronic myocarditis
    • Occupation: Foreman (bicycles)
    • Occupation: Machinist
    • Research Notes: Birth certificate of son Roy gives age as 44 years (birth in about 1855), but the birth register entry for Roy gives age as 47 (birth in about 1852).
    • Immigration: 1870
    • Immigration: 1873
    • Immigration: 1875
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: May 1937, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    133 Cornelia Street

    Census:
    22 Holt Street

    Census:
    4443 Armitage Avenue

    Census:
    4443 Armitage Avenue

    Residence:
    6111 Cornelia Ave

    Died:
    4950 Thomas Street

    Ferdinand married Maria Heiser about 1874. Maria was born in Jan 1858 in Germany; died before May 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point died before Apr 1968.
    2. 3. William F. Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1875 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.
    3. 4. Ferdinand Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1878 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.
    4. 5. Marie Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1884 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 22 Aug 1969 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
    5. 6. Edward C. Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Apr 1968 in Santa Clara County, California, USA; was buried on 22 Apr 1968 in Elm Lawn Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.
    6. 7. Ernst Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1890 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.
    7. 8. Emma Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1893 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.
    8. 9. Herbert Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1896 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.
    9. 10. LeRoy Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 16 Sep 1989 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 20 Sep 1989 in Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) died before Apr 1968.

  2. 3.  William F. Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born in Jul 1875 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Bicycle manufacturing
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    133 Cornelia Street

    Census:
    22 Holt Street


  3. 4.  Ferdinand Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born in Apr 1878 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Bicycle manufacturing
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    133 Cornelia Street

    Census:
    22 Holt Street


  4. 5.  Marie Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 10 Jul 1884 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 22 Aug 1969 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Mamie
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Apr 1968, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County, California, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    22 Holt Street

    Family/Spouse: _____ Borchart. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Edward C. Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 14 Jun 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Apr 1968 in Santa Clara County, California, USA; was buried on 22 Apr 1968 in Elm Lawn Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Eddie
    • Occupation: Owner and president of Raffel Manufacturing Company (a metal-stamping company)
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Apr 1942, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Apr 1968, Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    22 Holt Street

    Census:
    4443 Armitage Avenue

    Residence:
    1205 North Elmwood Avenue

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Riessland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Elvera Katherine Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1916 in La Porte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA; died on 11 Mar 1987.

  6. 7.  Ernst Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born in Feb 1890 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Research Notes: Name given as “Ernest” in obituary of brother Edward.
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    22 Holt Street


  7. 8.  Emma Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born in Jan 1893 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    22 Holt Street

    Census:
    4443 Armitage Avenue


  8. 9.  Herbert Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born in Jan 1896 in Illinois, USA; died before Apr 1968.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    22 Holt Street

    Census:
    4443 Armitage Avenue


  9. 10.  LeRoy Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 16 Nov 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 16 Sep 1989 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 20 Sep 1989 in Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Roy
    • Occupation: Die caster, tools
    • Occupation: Machinist
    • Occupation: Tool maker
    • Research Notes: 1900 census gives birth month as December 1899.
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Sep 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Apr 1968, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    22 Holt Avenue

    Census:
    22 Holt Street

    Census:
    4443 Armitage Avenue

    Residence:
    4443 W. Armitage

    Census:
    4443 Armitage Avenue

    Census:
    4530 Palmer Street

    Census:
    5441 Hutchinson Street

    LeRoy married Bernice Alma Martha Schoelzel on 28 Dec 1970. Bernice (daughter of Robert Reinhold Schoelzel and Emma Marie Ottelie Rieck) was born on 16 Feb 1901 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 26 May 2001 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 1 Jun 2001 in Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    LeRoy married Theresa Amelia Hedenberg on 21 Oct 1922 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Theresa (daughter of Klaus Hedenberg) was born about 1904 in Illinois, USA; died in Jan 1949; was buried on 2 Feb 1949 in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Leroy Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Nov 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 8 Jan 2005.
    2. 13. E. Raffel  Descendancy chart to this point

    LeRoy married Gladys Osmond on 1 Mar 1949 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Gladys was born on 24 Apr 1900; died on 21 Apr 1967 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 25 Apr 1967 in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Elvera Katherine Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (6.Edward2, 1.Ferdinand1) was born on 1 Nov 1916 in La Porte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA; died on 11 Mar 1987.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Apr 1968, Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California, USA

    Family/Spouse: _____ Bernett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Edward Bernett  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Terry Bernett  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 12.  Leroy Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (10.LeRoy2, 1.Ferdinand1) was born on 4 Nov 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 8 Jan 2005.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Roy, Jr.
    • Research Notes: Cook County marriage index on Ancestry shows a marriage between Le Roy Raffel and Mary P. Green on 12 December 1951.
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    4530 Palmer Street

    Census:
    5441 Hutchinson Street

    Leroy married Mary P. Green on 12 Dec 1951 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 13.  E. Raffel Descendancy chart to this point (10.LeRoy2, 1.Ferdinand1)


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Edward Bernett Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elvera3, 6.Edward2, 1.Ferdinand1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Apr 1968, Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California, USA


  2. 15.  Terry Bernett Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elvera3, 6.Edward2, 1.Ferdinand1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Apr 1968, San Carlos, San Mateo County, California, USA




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