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Paul E. Rahnert, Jr.

Paul E. Rahnert, Jr.

Male 1924 - 1980  (56 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Paul E. Rahnert, Jr. was born on 20 Sep 1924 in Cook County, Illinois, USA (son of Paul Edward Rahnert and Ottilie C. Drewitz); died in Dec 1980.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Last residence: Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Residence:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Paul Edward Rahnert was born on 30 Aug 1898 in Illinois, USA (son of Paul Rahnert and Adelheit Oestmann); died on 23 Apr 1971 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Apr 1971 in Memorial Estates Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Factory clerk
    • Occupation: Milkman, fireman in Chicago
    • Occupation: Salesman, dairy
    • 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

    Notes:

    At time of death, had two grandchildren: Robert P. and Susan.

    Residence:
    3814 Irving Park Boulevard

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Residence:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Paul married Ottilie C. Drewitz on 4 Apr 1922 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Ottilie was born on 10 Aug 1902 in Illinois, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ottilie C. Drewitz was born on 10 Aug 1902 in Illinois, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Residence:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Children:
    1. 1. Paul E. Rahnert, Jr. was born on 20 Sep 1924 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; died in Dec 1980.
    2. R.G. Rahnert


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Paul Rahnert was born on 1 May 1868 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (son of Julius Rahnert and Friderike _____); died on 9 Dec 1941 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 12 Dec 1941 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Fire department engineer
    • Research Notes: Birthplace given as Prussia in 1880 census entry.
    • 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
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Lived at his son’s house at 6012 Navarre Avenue, Chicago at time of death. Both parents were born in Germany.

    Census:
    423 West Superior

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Residence:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Paul married Adelheit Oestmann on 27 Mar 1897 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Adelheit (daughter of Jacob Oestmann and Fenne Adelheit Franzen) was born on 8 Jul 1871 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 7 Jul 1958; was buried on 8 Jul 1958 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Adelheit Oestmann was born on 8 Jul 1871 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (daughter of Jacob Oestmann and Fenne Adelheit Franzen); died on 7 Jul 1958; was buried on 8 Jul 1958 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Addie
    • Research Notes: At the time of the 1940 census, Addie was not living with her husband.
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Residence: Jan 1913, 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

    Notes:

    Census:
    202 Rucker Street

    Residence:
    2549 W. Cornelia Street

    Residence:
    3814 Irving Park Boulevard

    Census:
    6012 Navarre Ave

    Notes:

    Family resided at 2544 Cornelia St. at time of 1910 census, 3816 Irving Park Blvd. at time of 1920 census, and 6012 Navarre Ave. at time of 1930 census.

    Children:
    1. 2. Paul Edward Rahnert was born on 30 Aug 1898 in Illinois, USA; died on 23 Apr 1971 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Apr 1971 in Memorial Estates Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Julius Rahnert was born on 23 Apr 1823 in Germany; died on 2 Aug 1908 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Aug 1908 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Wagon maker
    • Research Notes: Death record and 1880 census records would indicate a birth year of about 1830.
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Prussia

    Census:
    423 West Superior

    Buried:
    Section 3

    Julius + Friderike _____. Friderike was born on 31 Mar 1835 in Germany; died on 26 Sep 1899 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Sep 1899 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Friderike _____ was born on 31 Mar 1835 in Germany; died on 26 Sep 1899 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Sep 1899 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Frederica
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Prussia

    Census:
    423 West Superior

    Buried:
    Section 3

    Children:
    1. 4. Paul Rahnert was born on 1 May 1868 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 9 Dec 1941 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 12 Dec 1941 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

  3. 10.  Jacob Oestmann was born on 19 Nov 1831 in Neddenaverbergen, Hannover, Germany; was christened on 20 Nov 1831 in Neddenaverbergen, Hannover, Germany (son of Johann Hinrich Oestmann and Anna Engel Lühmann); died on 23 Jan 1913 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 27 Jan 1913 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Aortic regurgitation
    • Occupation: Grocer, laborer
    • Research Notes: According to Chuck Binzel, Jacob was born in Schleswig-Holstein. Emma and Elaine Schoelzel and 1880 census of daughter Anna list Hannover; most other sources merely list Germany.
    • Immigration: 1850
    • Census: 1860, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1870, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Arrived in the U.S. in New York City on 14 May 1850 aboard the Alexander out of Bremen. Apparently travelled with Hermann Rottger and William Dittmers, both of Hohenaverbergen.

    Jacob was a founding member of Saint Peter’s German Evangelical Church in Chicago.

    Jacob had a store at the same location for 60 years. He lived with his daughter Augusta in 1910 and at 2549 N. Cornelia St. at the time of his death.

    Census:
    202 Rucker Street

    Census:
    226 North Center Avenue

    Died:
    11:30 pm

    Jacob married Fenne Adelheit Franzen on 19 Nov 1853 in Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA. Fenne (daughter of Johan Gerhard Heinrich Franzen and Anna Catharina Hartbecke) was born on 3 Nov 1832 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 11 Nov 1832 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; died on 13 Apr 1902 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 16 Apr 1902 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Fenne Adelheit Franzen was born on 3 Nov 1832 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany; was christened on 11 Nov 1832 in Schale, Westfalen, Germany (daughter of Johan Gerhard Heinrich Franzen and Anna Catharina Hartbecke); died on 13 Apr 1902 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 16 Apr 1902 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Chronic inflamation of the kidneys, and heart failure.
    • Occupation: Housewife
    • Medical Notes: According to 1900 US census, had ten children of which seven survived.
    • Research Notes: Emigrated to US in 1852 with her older sister. 1870 census and Illinois State Marriage Record Index list name as “Adelena.” Burial record lists name as “Fannie A.,” but gravestone is “Adelheid.” Wendell Mohr lists birthplace as Hanover, Germany, 1860 census lists Prussia. Chuck Binzel lists John Henry Franzen (b. 1 Oct 1813, d. 1893) as Fenne’s father.
    • Census: 1860, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1870, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

    Notes:

    Godparents: hired man Lambert Hartbecke & Fenne Adelheit Franzen

    Census:
    202 Rucker Street

    Census:
    226 North Center Avenue

    Died:
    1:40 am

    Notes:

    Married by Rev. U. Moecklin.

    Family lived at 202 Rucker Street (about 800 Racine Ave after renaming and renumbering), Chicago in 1880.

    Children:
    1. Anna Mary Oestmann was born on 24 Feb 1855 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 7 Jun 1921 in Denver, Colorado, USA; was buried on 15 Jun 1921 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    2. Minnie Oestmann was born about 1857 in Illinois, USA.
    3. Augusta C. M. Oestmann was born in Feb 1859 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 15 Jan 1949 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 18 Jan 1949 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    4. Jacob Louis Oestmann was born on 15 Dec 1861 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 15 Aug 1936 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 18 Aug 1936 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    5. Elise Fredricka Oestmann was born on 14 Jul 1864 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 16 Mar 1946 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Mar 1946 in Red Deer Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
    6. George G. H. Oestmann was born in Nov 1866 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 4 Nov 1938 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 7 Nov 1938 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    7. Edward L. Oestmann was born on 13 Mar 1869 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Mar 1906 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 17 Mar 1906 in St. Boniface Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    8. 5. Adelheit Oestmann was born on 8 Jul 1871 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 7 Jul 1958; was buried on 8 Jul 1958 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    9. Martha Oestmann was born on 21 May 1875 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 5 May 1880 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 7 May 1880 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
    10. _____ Oestmann was born on 8 Aug 1877 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.



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