Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Denison University (Chemistry, Mathematics), University of Wisconsin-Madison (MS Chemistry 1948, PhD Chemistry 1954)
• Occupation: Nuclear chemist
• Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1935, Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1940, Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Residence:
4257 Oak Knoll Drive

Census:
4257 Oak Knoll Drive

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Assistant vice president, steel mill
• Occupation: Foreman (Illinois Steel Co.)
• Occupation: President (Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, retired 1946)
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1935, Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1940, Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
• Residence: 1942, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1950, Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: Mar 1951, Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

12 grandchildren at time of death.

Birth:
17 Ewing Place

Census:
587 North Hoyne Avenue

Census:
2644 N. Troy Street

Residence:
2644 N. Troy Street

Census:
2540 Smalley Court

Residence:
4257 Oak Knoll Drive

Census:
4257 Oak Knoll Drive

Residence:
4257 Oak Knoll Dr.

Charles married Harriet Evelyn Stoltenberg on 25 Jul 1919 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Harriet (daughter of Henry Nicholas Stoltenberg and Ingeborg Michaele Erland Jensen) was born on 6 Oct 1895 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 15 Mar 1989 in Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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, Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1940, Boardman, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 1950, Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
• Residence: Mar 1951, Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

Census:
303 Humboldt Boulevard

Census:
2066 Humboldt Boulevard

Census:
2540 Smalley Court

Residence:
4257 Oak Knoll Drive

Census:
4257 Oak Knoll Drive

Notes:

Engagement announced in the Chicago Daily Tribune on 23 February 1919. Family lived at 2154 N. Troy St., Chicago in 1920.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Jake
• Occupation: Cashier
• Occupation: Treasurer (James S. Kirk & Co. Soap)
• Research Notes: Age given as 56 in 1920 census.
• 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
• Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

In 1880, worked at a furniture works (as did his sister Anna’s husband, Charles Knuth). Started work for James S. Kirk & Co. Soap when he was 21 years old. Retired in 1930 when the company was acquired by Procter & Gamble. Resided at 2934 Logan Boulevard, Chicago, and had a summer home in Burlington, Wisconsin.

Census:
202 Rucker Street

Census:
587 North Hoyne Avenue

Census:
2644 N. Troy St.

Census:
3036 Logan Road

Census:
3127 Palmer Square

Buried:
Section 26

Jacob married Mary Jane Petrie on 7 Sep 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Mary (daughter of Charles Silas Petrie and Martha Ann Morton) was born on 1 Aug 1866 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Sep 1915 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 16 Sep 1915 in Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Mollie
• Cause of Death: Carcinoma of stomach
• Medical Notes: Resided in Cook County Hospital for Insane at time of 1910 census. At the time of her death in 1915, she had lived in the Chicago State Hospital for 11 years (since 1904).
• Research Notes: Elaine Schoelzel gives last name as “Petri.” 1910 Census lists age as 42. Surname is misspelled “Oestniann” in Illinois Death Index.
• Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
229 West Chicago Ave

Census:
587 North Hoyne Avenue

Died:
Chicago State Hospital

Notes:

Family lived at 587 N. Hoyne Ave., Chicago in 1887, 1889 1894, and 1904, and 3139 Schubert Ave, Chicago in 1919.

Married:
17 Ewing Place

Other Events and Attributes:

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

Notes:

Both parents born in Norway.

Census:
303 Humboldt Boulevard

Census:
2066 Humboldt Boulevard

Henry married Ingeborg Michaele Erland Jensen on 24 Aug 1894 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA. Ingeborg (daughter of _____ Jensen) was born on 31 Jan 1875 in Stavanger, Norway; died on 21 Nov 1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 24 Nov 1939 in Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1894
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Both parents born in Norway.

Census:
303 Humboldt Boulevard

Census:
2066 Humboldt Boulevard

Notes:

Family lived at 2066 Humbolt Boulevard, Chicago, in 1919.

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]

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.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Riverboat engineer, Fire Marshall
• Census: 1880, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:
229 West Chicago Ave

Census:
17 Ewing Place

Charles married Martha Ann Morton on 30 Jan 1862 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. Martha (daughter of Hugh Morton) was born on 13 Jan 1841 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jan 1930 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 28 Jan 1930 in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: Chuck Binzel gives birth date as 13 Jan 1842. 1900 census lists January 1843. According to the 1910 census, Martha was the mother or 15 children, 8 of whom were still living.
• 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

Notes:

Married during the civil war and came to Chicago in 1865. “While her husband was helping in the battle of the great fire of 1871, Mrs. Petrie erected a field kitchen in her back yard at State street and Walton place, serving food and coffee for the refuges.”

Census:
229 West Chicago Ave

Census:
17 Ewing Place

Census:
1954 Milwaukee Avenue

Died:
3136 Logan Blvd

_____ + Anna _____. Anna was born about 1839 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1863
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

As of the 1910 census, 3 of her 5 children were living.

Census:
2066 Humboldt Boulevard