Rudolph Herman Albert Schoelzel^[1]

1868 - 1934  (65 years)

• Name	Rudolph Herman Albert Schoelzel
  Birth	9 Sep 1868	Laskowitz, Westpreußen, Prussia   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Cause of Death	Cerebral Hemorrhage  [2]
  Occupation	Produce Salesman  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Research Notes	Wendell Mohr lists birth year of 1869. 1900 census gives birth month of October. Elaine Schoelzel lists date of death as 26 May, but his obituary appeared in the 25 May edition of the Los Angeles Times. Laskowitz, Westpreußen is now Laskowice, Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.  [1, 5, 7]
  Death	23 May 1934	Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [2, 4, 7, 8]
  	2754 Greene Street
  Burial	31 May 1934	Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [2, 4, 8, 9]
  	Block 6, Lot 31, Grave 4
  Person ID	I95	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Blood relatives of B. Mohr
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2018

  
  

  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	Wilhelmina Augusta Knuth           b. 9 Aug 1877, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 19 Nov 1959, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 10, 11]
  Research Notes	Elaine Schoelzel lists marriage date as November 26, 1900. Marriage Licence number: 318982. Family resided at 5007 West Berteau Ave, Chicago at time of 1910 census.  [3, 4, 12]
  Notes	Rudolph and Minnie 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. [10]
  Children	1. Gertrude Anna Adelride Schoelzel           b. 25 Oct 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 May 1970, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Sep 1868 - Laskowitz, Westpreußen, Prussia Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 28 Nov 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1920 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 23 May 1934 - Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial - 31 May 1934 - Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone of Rudolph A. Schoelzel and Minnie A. Schoelzel (nee Knuth)

  
  

• Notes

  Emigrated to US with grandmother Susanna. 1910 Census gives emigration year as 1888 and 1920 census gives 1884. Moved to California in about 1930. [2, 4, 5, 6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Research notes of Wendell C. Mohr. [S5295] Death Certificate of Rudolph A. Schoelzel. [S99] 1910 US Census - Household of Rudolph H. A. Schoelzel. [S2] Elaine Schoelzel, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S260] 1900 US Census - Household of William Schoelzel. [S614] 1920 US Census - Household of Rudolph Schoelzel. [S257] Obituary of Rudolph A. Schoelzel. [S80] Obituary of Rudolph A. Schoelzel. [S36] Irving Park Cemetery burial records. [S532] Marriage License of Rudolph Schoelzel and Minnie Knuth. [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, License # 318982. [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900.