Robert Reinhold Schoelzel^[1]

1872 - 1957  (84 years)

• Name	Robert Reinhold Schoelzel
  Born	25 Sep 1872	Grünberg, Posen, Prussia   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Robert Reinholdt  [8]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [9]
  	2535 North 44th Court
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	1632 North Leavitt Street
  Residence	Sep 1918	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	2452 Linden Place
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	2452 Linden Place
  Census	1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [10]
  	2509 Harding Avenue
  Residence	1935	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Census	1940	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  	269 North Albany Avenue
  Occupation	Elevated motorman  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10]
  Research Notes	Wendell Mohr lists birth year as 1871 and notes that Robert “has family tree.” Elaine Schoelzel gives death date as 8 May 1957. Grünberg is now Zielonczyn, Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomerianian Voivoidship, Poland.  [1, 4]
  Died	28 May 1957	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2, 4, 11, 12]
  Buried	1 Jun 1957	Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [2, 11]
  Person ID	I153	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Ernst Wilhelm Schoelzel           b. 3 May 1837, Peilau, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia           d. 19 Feb 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Emilie Marie Peitscher           b. 5 Nov 1845, Campani, Westpreußen, Prussia           d. 29 Aug 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Marie Ottelie Rieck           b. 20 Feb 1879, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 25 Sep 1960, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	5 May 1900	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA   [5, 10, 13]
  Notes	Lived in Logan Square community of Chicago. Lived at 2535 North 44th Court in 1900, 1632 North Leavitt St. in 1910, and at 2509 Harding Ave in 1930. [5, 9, 10, 13]
  Children	+ 1. Bernice Alma Martha Schoelzel           b. 16 Feb 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 26 May 2001, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 100 years)
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2008
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Sep 1872 - Grünberg, Posen, Prussia Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Married - 5 May 1900 - Peoria, Peoria 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 Died - 28 May 1957 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Buried - 1 Jun 1957 - Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Emigrated to US with parents in 1885, 1886 or 1887. At time of his death, he had four great-grandchildren. Worked for 44 years as a motorman on the Logan Square branch of the elevated railway, retiring in 1949. [2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S527] Medical Certificate of Death of Robert R. Schoelzel. [S323] 1920 US Census - Household of Robert Schoelzel. [S2] Letter to Bradley Mohr, Elaine Schoelzel. [S594] 1910 US Census - Household of Robert R. Schoelzel. [S2213] WWI Draft Registration Card of Robert Reinholdt Schoelzel, FamilySearch.org (National Archives & Records Administration). [S2326] 1940 US Census - Household of Robert Schoelzel. [S5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com. [S409] 1900 US Census - Household of Robt [Robert] Schoelzel. [S262] 1930 US Census - Household of Robert R. Schoelzel. [S179] Obituary of Robert R. Schoelzel. [S428] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1878-1907 and 1921-1988, Ancestry.com (Cook County Clerk’s Office), File # 34919. [S236] 30 Will Honor Area Couple on Golden Wedding.