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Male 1846 - 1924  (78 years)


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  • Name Joseph Gillmeister 
    Born 8 Jan 1846  Gavin, Lesno, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1861  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Emigration 29 Jun 1861  PORT Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1880 US Census 1880  Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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      Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 196; Family History Film: 1254196; Page: 326D; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 0293
      Name Age
      Joseph Gielmeister 33
      Mary Gielmeister 28
      Kate Knapik 13
    1900 US Census 1900  Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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      Source Citation
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 16, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 266; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0523; FHL microfilm: 1240266
      Name Age
      Joseph Gilminster 54
      Mary Gilminster 48
      Edward Gilminster 17
      Roman Gilminster 14
      Wilhelm Gilminster 11
      George Gilminster 9
      Joseph Gilminster 7
      Benjamin Gilminster 4
    1910 US Census 1910  Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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      Source Citation
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 17, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_259; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1568; FHL microfilm: 1374272
      Name Age
      Joseph Gillmeister 60
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      Mary Gillmeister 53
      Edward Gillmeister 27
      Willie Gillmeister 22
      Jos George Gillmeister 18
      Joseph Gillmeister 17
      Bernard Gillmeister 14
    1920 US Census 1920  Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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      Source Citation
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 17, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_327; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 971; Image: 300
      Name Age
      Joeseph Gellmeister 74
      Mary Gellmeister 68
      George Gellmeister 28
      Benjamin Gellmeister 24
    Died 11 Jul 1924  Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Jul 1924  Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery, Niles, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 12 Oct 2015 
    • NOTES - Susan Bigalke Chapman (1956-) Research:

      http://www.ptg.gda.pl/index.php/certificate/action/searchB/
      Parish / Registry office Lesno
      Year 1846
      Book
      Picture no.
      Number 262
      Child Forename Joseph
      Fathers Forename Franz
      Fathers Surname Gilmeister
      Mothers Forename Elisabeth
      Mother Surname Ostrowska

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      Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934
      Name: Joseph Gilmeister
      Departure Date: 29 Jun 1861
      Birth Date: abt 1845
      Age: 16
      Gender: männlich (Male)
      Relationship: Sohn (Son)
      Residence: Parszin, Preußen (Germany)
      Ship Name: Andrew
      Captain: Bohm
      Shipping Clerk: Donati & Co.
      Shipping line: Rob. M. Sloman
      Ship Type: Segelschiff
      Accommodation: ohne Angabe
      Ship Flag: Deutschland
      Port of Departure: Hamburg
      Port of Arrival: Quebec (Quebec City)
      Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 015
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Elisabeth Gilmeister 56
      Anna Gilmeister 20
      Carl Gilmeister 26
      Victoria Gilmeister 18
      Joseph Gilmeister 16
      Source Citation: Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: K_1708

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      Cook County, Illinois Death Index 1908 - 1988
      Name: Joseph Gillmeister
      Death Date: 11 Jul 1924
      Death Location: Cook County, IL
      File Number: 6018488
      Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
      Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
      Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk

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      Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916 - 1947
      Name: Joseph Gillmeister
      Birth Date: 8 Jan 1846
      Birth Place: Bygdoscy, Poland
      Death Date: 11 Jul 1924
      Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Burial Date: 14 Jul 1924
      Burial Place: St. Adalberts
      Death Age: 78
      Occupation: Real Estate Retired
      Race: White
      Marital Status: W
      Gender: Male
      Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
      Father Name: Anton Gillmeister
      Father Birth Place: Bygdoscy, Poland
      Mother Name: Mary Asteawski
      Mother Birth Place: Bygdoscy, Poland
      Spouse Name: Mary Gillmeister
      FHL Film Number: 1877530
    Notes 
    • Information from email authored by Susan Bigalke Chapman on 07 Mar 2004
    Person ID I19252  Myron Felckowski Legacy Tree
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2016 

    Father Franz (Gill) Gilmeister,   b. 1801, Sierakowitz, German Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Theresia Ostrowska,   b. 2 Oct 1805, Lesno, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 Jan 1826  Windorp, Lesno, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5677  Group Sheet

    Family Maryanna Knapik,   b. Jan 1852, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1921, Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married 1869  Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • NOTES MARRIAGE - Mryon Felckowski (1947-2015) Research:

      11 Children
      Information from email authored by Susan Bigalke Chapman on 07 Mar 2004
    Children 
     1. Frank W Gillmeister,   b. 21 May 1875, Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Pauline Gillmeister,   b. 9 Feb 1880, Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Edward Theophil Gillmeister,   b. 1 May 1883, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1913  (Age 30 years)
     4. Roman Peter Gillmeister,   b. 11 Aug 1885, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1945, Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     5. William Frank Gillmeister,   b. 29 Jul 1888, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1952, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     6. George Andrew Gillmeister,   b. 13 Jan 1891, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1942  (Age 51 years)
     7. Joseph F Gillmeister,   b. 18 Mar 1893, Chicago, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1972  (Age 79 years)
     8. Benjamin Matthew Gillmeister,   b. 18 Jun 1895, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1962, Cook County, IL USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2016 
    Family ID F7014  Group Sheet

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