Emma Emilie Schoelzel^[1]

1874 - 1954  (80 years)

• Name	Emma Emilie Schoelzel
  Birth	29 Oct 1874	Grünberg, Posen, Prussia   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	1887  [4, 5, 6]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7]
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [11]
  Residence	1921	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [12]
  	2217 N Sawyer Ave
  Census	1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Census	1940	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [10]
  	4915 Cuyler
  Residence	1947	California, USA   [13]
  Census	1950	El Monte, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [9]
  	11744
  Residence	Nov 1954	El Monte, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [2]
  	11744 Roseglen Street
  Cause of Death	Acute coronary thrombosis  [2]
  Occupation	Janitoress  [5, 10, 11]
  Research Notes	Wendell Mohr lists birth year as 1873. Birth place given as Bromberg in birth record of son Edward. Grünberg is now Zielonczyn, Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomerianian Voivoidship, Poland. Living with the family of daughter Myrtle at the time of the 1950 census.  [1, 9, 14]
  Death	1 Nov 1954	Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [2, 3]
  	Garfield Hospital, 503 North Garfield Avenue
  Burial	4 Nov 1954	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I155	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2025

  
  

  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	Ernst Henry Spiering           b. 22 Feb 1870, Altona, Holstein, Germany           d. 10 May 1906, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1894	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4, 6, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Notes	Emma & son Edward lived at 1918 Spaulding Ave., Chicago, in 1930. [5]
  Children	+ 1. Myrtle Ernestine Spiering           b. 23 Nov 1895, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 30 Sep 1963, El Monte, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 67 years) + 2. Victor H. Spiering           b. 1 Jul 1897, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 27 Oct 1953 (Age 56 years) + 3. Martha Ruth Spiering           b. 1 Jun 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 13 Apr 1953, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 52 years) + 4. Edward Robert Spiering           b. 4 Feb 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 1960 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Oct 1874 - Grünberg, Posen, Prussia Marriage - 10 Nov 1894 - 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 - 1921 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1930 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1940 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1947 - California, USA Census - 1950 - El Monte, Los Angeles County, California, USA Residence - Nov 1954 - El Monte, Los Angeles County, California, USA Death - 1 Nov 1954 - Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial - 4 Nov 1954 - Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Emigrated to US with parents in 1887. [4, 5, 6, 11]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S5296] Death Certificate of Emma Emilie Spiering. [S2774] Ancestry.com (State of California Department of Public Health Services), California, Death Index, 1940-1997. [S483] 1900 US Census - Household of Henry Spiering. [S110] 1930 US Census - Household of Emma Spiering. [S2] Elaine Schoelzel, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S484] 1910 US Census - Household of Emma E. Spiering. [S5293] Death Certificate of Martha Ruth Crawford. [S7860] 1950 US Census - Household of William C. Gerhardt. [S8114] 1940 US Census - Household of Emma Spiering. [S485] 1920 US Census - Household of Emma Spiering. [S1672] Death Certificate of Johanna Speiring. [S474] Obituary of August Schoelzel. [S5498] Birth Record of Edward Robert Spiering. [S974] Marriage License of Ernst H. Spiering and Emma Schoelzel. [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, License # 225429. [S8280] Marriage License Notice of Ernest Spiering and Emma Schoelzel. [S507] 1925 Iowa State Census - Household of Charles E. Schroppel.