1. | Ernst Wilhelm Schoelzel was born on 3 May 1837 in Peilau, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia (son of Johann Gotfried Schoelzel and Susanna Helena Dinter); died on 19 Feb 1910 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 22 Feb 1910 in Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Served in the Berliner Garde in Prussia for 11 years. Served in the signal corps as a bugler during the Oestreich-German War in 1868, and in France in the Franco-Prussian war during 1870-71. Worked as a switchman on the railroad after leaving the military. Emigrated to America in 1887 with Emilie and three youngest children (August and Rudolph had emigrated earlier with their grandmother Susanna). Ernst married Emilie Marie Peitscher on 8 Jan 1865. Emilie (daughter of _____ Peitscher) was born on 5 Nov 1845 in Campani, Westpreußen, Prussia; died on 29 Aug 1896 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in 1896 in Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Notes: Also had twins who died in infancy.Children:
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2. | Johann Gotfried Schoelzel was born on 10 Sep 1807 in Peilau, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia; died in Aug 1881 in Oslowo, Westpreußen, Prussia. Other Events and Attributes:
Johann + Susanna Helena Dinter. Susanna was born on 20 Nov 1820 in Nieder Peilau Schlössel, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia; died on 23 Jan 1890 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jan 1890 in Concordia Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Susanna Helena Dinter was born on 20 Nov 1820 in Nieder Peilau Schlössel, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia; died on 23 Jan 1890 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jan 1890 in Concordia Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Moved to Chicago with grandchildren August Emil Berthold and Rudolph Herman Albert (Schoelzel). Death certificate lists time of residence in Illinois as 8 years, which would put her immigration in 1881-1882.
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