INFORMATION ON OUR WOELFEL ANCESTORS
Our Great-great-grandfather CHRISTIAN WOELFELwas born in MECKLENBURG OR HANNOVER, GERMANY, c. 1831. CHRISTIAN married ELIZABETH / CHRISTANA (NEYENDORF?)(born in MECKLENBURG OR HANNOVER, c. 1834). Christian and Elizabeth's children were ELIZABETH (Alice), JOHN NICHOLS WOELFEL (our Great-grandfather), ANNA (Annie married THOMAS W DEPINCIER, in COOK County 02/12/1885 / 00089658.)* HENRY, GEORGE, and HENRIETTA.
The Mecklenburg Genealogy Pages have links to information on Mecklenburg.
| Year | Name | Relatives | Address | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | Christopher Woelfel | Carpenter for A. Ballard | D.B. Cooke Directory | |
| 1860 | Christ Woelfel, 32 laborer, Mecklenburg | Christana, 25, Mecklenburg Elisabeth, 2, Chicago | 10th Ward please see note below | 1860 Census M653.168, p362 |
| 1870 (August) | Christian Wolfel, 38 worker in sash factory Hanover | Elizabeth, 35, Hanover Elizabeth, 11; John, 9 Anna, 8; Henry, 5*** George, 3 | 1870 Census Roll 203 p430 | |
| 1870 | Christian Woelfer | 210 Coolidge should this be College? | Edward's Directory | |
| 1880 | Christine Wolfe / Wolfl, 45 widowed, Germany | Alice 21 dressmaker John 19 sash factory Anna* 17 sewing Henry 14 clerk George, 12; Henrietta, 6 | 210 13th Place Chicago | 1880 Census T9.190 ED 75, p 3 |
| 1885 | Caroline Woelfel | d. 49 yo | last address 210 13th Place | Burial Concordia Cem. 1/8/1885 |
| 1887 | John H. Woelfel | Mother Bertha Kerfin born Lindo b. Berlin he is her third child | b 239 13th Place, Chicago 7th Ward | Birth Certificate |
| 1888 | John Woelfel | 28 years old Ward 9, Pct 3 | 210 13th Pl. | 1888 Chicago Voter's index |
| 1890 | John Woelfel, laborer | 210 Washburne | 1890 Directory | |
| 1900 | John M. Woelfel, foreman | 1019 So. St. Louis Ave. | 1900 Directory | |
| 1900 June | John Woelfel, name unclear shows born Sep.1865 (35yo) job unclear b. IL, parents b. IL | Berthia, 33, b. Dec. 1866 Anna, Sep. 1884; Gusie, June, 1886 John, June 1895 (should be 1887); Edna, Jan. 1890 Mildred, Sep. 1893; Harold, Jan. 1897 Annie Beda, aunt, Jan 1862 | 1019 So. St Louis Ave. | 1900 Census; Chicago Ward 10, Cook, Illinois;: T623 256;�Page: 4B;�E D: 284. |
| 1910 | John W. Woelfel, machinist | 2140 So. St. Louis Ave. | 1910 Census T624 Roll: 253 Part: 2 Page: 186B | |
| 1910 | John F. (J) Woelfel | Geraldine O'Halloran Woelfel | Boarders with Kenney Sawyer Avenue Chicago | 1910 Fed. Census |
| 1916 | John Nichols Woelfel, 55 d 31 July 1916, St. Anthony's Hospital | informant G. Woelfel of 408 S. Springfield Ave. | John N. residence 2140 S. St. Louis married | death certificate |
| 1920 | John Wolfel 32 | Geraldine 32 Geraldine M. 4 1/2 Peter Grant 37, Catherine 36 William Brown 78, James 27 | 4417 Wilcox Chicago | 1920 Fed. Census |
*Annie (b. 1864) and Thomas are in the 1900 Census (as Di Pincier) at 1512 West Harrison, in Chicago. They have 4 children, Thomas W., Crystal, Mable (sic), and Joseph. Annie's sister, Henrietta Woelfel is living with them.
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***Henry Woelfel, age 27 years 5 months, died Aug 30, 1893, of heart failure, at 1:30 PM; funeral at 1512 W. Harrison Street, Fri. Sept 1, 12m, burial Forest Home. Chic Trib (Aug. 31, 1893).
On 5 June 1882 or 6 June 1883, our Great-grandfather JOHN NICHOLS WOELFEL married BERTHA KERFIN, b. 1865, LINDO b. BERLIN, GERMANY
| Name | Birth | Death | Spouse | Picture of John H. Woelfel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA | Sep 1884 | ? | ? |  |
| GUSTAV | 25 June 1885 Chicago | Feb 1968, FL | m. Lillian | |
| ELIZABETH ("Buddy") | ? | ? | Charlie Clark | |
| JOHN HENRY WOELFEL | 7 June 1887 | 7 Nov. 1958 obituary | GERALDINE VERONICA O'HALLORAN; m about 1910 | |
| MILDRED | ? | ? | 1. Wentworth 2. Fred Page | |
| EDNA | ? | c July 1956 | William Clark | |
| FLORENCE | ? | ? | 1. Robert V. Suerth 2. Dieke | |
| MARION | ? | ? | Karl Larson | |
| GRACE | ? | Neuer | ||
| HAROLD LESLEY | 18 Jan 1897 | 4 July 1917 | ? |
John H. (John J.) Woelfel worked at the Oak Park Arms after he retired
Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872�1911
| NAME OF DECEASED | VOL. | PAGE | DATE FILED | DATE OF DEATH |
| WOELFEL, GEORGE | 1 | 466 | 8/28/1874 | 8/26/1874 |
| WOELFLE, EMILY | 107 | 70 | 8/11/1911 | 8/10/1911 |
Illinois marriages (Cook County)
WOELFEL, EDGAR - WITTE, CORA -- 1898-07-07 -- 279217
WOELFEL, FRANK F - WELBY, CLARA E -- 1896-06-30 -- 250643
WOELFEL, GEORGE - WITTKOPP, MINNIE -- 1887-08-20 -- 00117467
WOELFEL, GEORGE G - LUEDTKE, LOUISE -- 1891-02-26 -- 00164456
WOELFEL, JACOB - SCHULZ, ANNA M (MRS)--1893-11-09 --00210195
WOELFEL, JACOB - SCHWEER, MARY -- 1883-07-01 -- 00072921
WOELFEL, JOHN - HAUSLAND, KATIE -- 1890-11-18 � 00160015
HIETSCHOLD, ROBERT H - WOELFEL, ADELA -- 1891-11-23 -- 00176036
DEPINCIER, THOMAS W - WOELFEL, ANNIE -- 1885-02-12 --00089658
ORTH, AUGUST - WOELFEL, ANNIE 1898-11-09 -- 284219
REELMAN, EDWARD H - WOELFEL, MARY A -- 1892-11-06 �- 00191525
GREINKE, FERDINAND -- WOELFEL, ROSE 1880-01-21 -- 00044509
Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865--Vol. 35th, Fifth Cavalry,
WOELFEL, or Oelfel, GEORGE W. Enlisted in company E, Fifth Cavalry, Aug
29, 1864 at Kalamazoo, for 1 year, age 27. Mustered Aug. 29, 1864. Substitute for Norton B. Mars or Morse. Mustered out at Leavenworth Kan., June 23, 1865
Civil War Veterans
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WOELFFER, HENRY, PVT, Company - K, Unit - 51 IL US INF CHICAGO
WOLFFER, HEINRICH, PVT, Company - B, Unit - 82 IL US INF CHICAGO
Illinois Honor Roll
| NAME | WAR | CO | UNIT | VOL. | PAGE | COUNTY | CEMETERY |
| WOELFEL, GEORGE | CIVIL | D,B | 72 IL INF, 82 IL INF | 1 | 312 | COOK | GRACELAND |
| WOELFEL, GEORGE F | WW I | 309 INF 78 DIV | 1 | 286 | COOK | FOREST HOME | |
| WOELFER, HENRY | CIVIL | B | 82 IL INF | 1 | 312 | COOK | GRACELAND |
| WOELFU, JOHN | CIVIL | D | 174 OH INF | 2 | 95 | LOGAN | HOLY CROSS |
1900 Census shows Christine Woelfel 67 (immigration 1855); Louis Woelfel 37; Lena Woelfel 35;Louisa Woelfel 30; Bertha Woelfel 24 Chicago Ward 9 Cook, IL, milliners, living at 559 (539?) S. Ashland Ave. (same address as Buss Undertakers)
Friedricke Neyendorf, from Penzlin Mecklenburg was 40 when she travelled on the S.S. ALLEMANNIA which left Hamburg, Germany on 13 October 1869 and arrived at Castle Garden, New York ON 28 October 1869
Nicolaus Woelfel arrived aboard the Eugenia, June 1, 1852. He is 19 and a carpenter, from Mohring (Moehring?). His destination is NY.
Another passenger from Mohring is Johann Wolf. Wunderlich who is 29 and a butler.
INFORMATION ON WOELFEL FAMILIES OTHER THAN OURS.
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NIKOLAS (b. c1844) and ANNA WOELFEL, who were farmers in BRADSHAW, NEBRASKA
Their son, HENRY THEODORE WOELFEL, was born 10/25/1874 in LINCOLN, ILLINOIS. He married CHLOE BELLE DOREMUS in 1906, and they had 3 daughters.
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