Name |
Karl Wilhelm Schoelzel |
Born |
30 Jan 1877 |
Schneidemühl, Posen, Prussia [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Gender |
Male |
Also Known As |
Carl William, Charles William, Charlie [5, 6] |
Census |
1900 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA [3] |
Census |
1910 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA [7] |
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Residence |
1918 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA [2] |
Census |
1920 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [8] |
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Census |
1930 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [9] |
- 1808 South Pennsylvania St.
|
Census |
1950 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [6] |
- 1434 Larimer St., Room 310 (Sussex Hotel)
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Occupation |
Checker, cold storage [6] |
Occupation |
Clerk [10] |
Occupation |
Produce salesman, manager (Armour & Co.), poultry salesman. [2, 4, 7, 9] |
Medical Notes |
In February, 1956 he was hospitalized and diagnosed as having an intestinal obstruction due to colon cancer. Died of a massive stroke before surgery could be performed. [4] |
Research Notes |
Elaine Schoelzel gives date of death as February 5, 1956.
Elaine Schoelzel gives birthplace as Oschowitz, Bromberg, Posen. Bromberg, Posen is now Bydgoszcz, Poland. Oschowitz may be Ossowitz, now Osowiec, which is only about 6km from Grünberg. A note in the papers of Grace Shoelzel lists his birthplace as Grünberg, Provinz Pozen, Germany (the same as his older siblings). Birth certificate lists last name as “Scholzel.”
Social Security Death index lists a different Social Security Number than the Social Security Application and Claims index. [1, 4, 5, 11, 12] |
Buried |
Feb 1958 |
Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum, Denver, Colorado, USA [1, 4] |
- Cremated; Section 1536, Column G (Main Floor)
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Died |
5 Feb 1958 |
Denver, Colorado, USA [1, 4] |
Person ID |
I28 |
Mohr-Whalen |
Last Modified |
1 Apr 2022 |
Family |
Emma Sophia Knuth b. 27 Mar 1882, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  d. 2 Dec 1979, Iliff Care Center, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 97 years) |
Married |
25 May 1901 |
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA [7, 13, 14, 15] |
- Married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knuth Sr. by Rev. G. Lambrecht. Anna Knuth and Herman Lenz were witnesses.
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Research Notes |
Charles and Emma were married at the German St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church by Pastor Gotthilf G. Lambrecht. Lambrecht’s grave in Montrose Cemetery in Chicago is marked by an elaborate statue. [13] |
Notes |
- Family lived at 173 Crystal St., Chicago in 1902, 951 N. Hoyne Ave, Chicago in 1909, with Emma’s parents at time of 1910 census (2500 Monticello Ave., Chicago) and at 2709 Monticello in Chicago in 1918. Rented a house at 1462 South Clarkson, Denver in 1920 and 1808 S. Pennsylvania, Denver in 1930. [2, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18]
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Children |
+ | 1. Charles William Frank Schoelzel b. 17 Apr 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  d. 31 Mar 2000, Meridian Nursing Home, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 97 years) |
+ | 2. Grace Lillian Anna Schoelzel b. 15 May 1909, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  d. 24 Feb 2003, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA (Age 93 years) |
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Last Modified |
1 Apr 2022 |
Family ID |
F19 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |