Ernst Wilhelm Schoelzel

1837 - 1910  (72 years)

• Name	Ernst Wilhelm Schoelzel
  Birth	3 May 1837	Peilau, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1887  [1, 3]
  Also Known As	William  [4]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Occupation	Soldier (Berliner Garde), laborer, newspaper carrier  [3, 4, 5]
  Medical Notes	Suffered ill health for 22 years before his death. Death certificate indicates he died with interstitial nephritis and asthma.  [1, 3]
  Research Notes	Wendell Mohr list birth year as 1841 and date of death as February 20, 1909. These appear to be based on information in a letter to him from Emma Schoelzel. Peilau, Schlesien is now Piława, Walbrzyskie, Poland. Name appears on Certificate of Death as “William Ernst Schoelzel.” Name appears on his son Robert’s death certificate as “Wilhelm”. 1920 census record for his son August gives birthplace as Schleswig. Informant on Certificate of Death was Robert Rheinhold Schoelzel; undertaker was Frank Kummerow. Colby Memorial Cemetery Index entry for his son August gives his name as “Tom”  [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Death	19 Feb 1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 10]
  Burial	22 Feb 1910	Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3]
  	Lot 53, block G
  Person ID	I85	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Wisconsin Schoelzels, Blood relatives of B. Mohr
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Johann Gotfried Schoelzel           b. 10 Sep 1807, Peilau, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia           d. Aug 1881, Oslowo, Westpreußen, Prussia (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Susanna Helena Dinter           b. 20 Nov 1820, Nieder Peilau Schlössel, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia           d. 23 Jan 1890, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emilie Marie Peitscher           b. 5 Nov 1845, Campani, Westpreußen, Prussia           d. 29 Aug 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1865  [3]
  Notes	Also had twins who died in infancy. [5]
  Children	+ 1. August Emil Berthold Schoelzel           b. 24 Aug 1865, Laskowitz, Westpreußen, Prussia           d. 6 Aug 1947, Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 81 years) + 2. Rudolph Herman Albert Schoelzel           b. 9 Sep 1868, Laskowitz, Westpreußen, Prussia           d. 23 May 1934, Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 65 years) + 3. Robert Reinhold Schoelzel           b. 25 Sep 1872, Grünberg, Posen, Prussia           d. 28 May 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 84 years) + 4. Emma Emilie Schoelzel           b. 29 Oct 1874, Grünberg, Posen, Prussia           d. 1 Nov 1954, Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 80 years) + 5. Karl Wilhelm Schoelzel           b. 30 Jan 1877, Schneidemühl, Posen, Prussia           d. 5 Feb 1958, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 May 2005

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 May 1837 - Peilau, Reichenbach, Schlesien, Prussia Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 19 Feb 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - 22 Feb 1910 - Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Served in the Berliner Garde in Prussia for 11 years. Served in the signal corps as a bugler during the Oestreich-German War in 1868, and in France in the Franco-Prussian war during 1870-71. Worked as a switchman on the railroad after leaving the military. Emigrated to America in 1887 with Emilie and three youngest children (August and Rudolph had emigrated earlier with their grandmother Susanna). Worked as a paper carrier for a short time. Unemployed after about 1888. Lived at 1632 N. Leavitt St. for 2 months prior to death. Usual residence was 5007 Bertran Ave. [1, 3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S282] Death Certificate of William Ernst Schoelzel. [S127] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916. [S2] Elaine Schoelzel, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S260] 1900 US Census - Household of William Schoelzel. [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S4132] Emma Schoelzel, Letter to Wendell & Jo Ann Mohr. [S527] Medical Certificate of Death of Robert R. Schoelzel. [S324] 1920 US Census - Household of August Schoelzel. [S447] Robert Lipprandt, et. al., Americal Local History Network, Colby Memorial Cemetery Index. [S127] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916, Certificate # 00016891.