Theodore Zons

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Marriagea Mar 1922 Theodore Zons married Anna Emilie Graumüller, daughter of Johann Christoph (Gustav) Graumüller and Auguste Wilhelmina Zimmermann, a Mar 1922. Anna remarried sometime after March of 1922 (when she was a witness for Herman and Elizabeth Marks' application for a passport).1 
Death Theodore Zons died at Chicago?, Cook County?, IL?. Theodore Zons' exact date and place of death are unknown as yet. 

Family

Anna Emilie Graumüller
Child
  • Mary Zons d. c 24 Dec 1966

    • Citations

    1. Obituary, Anna Zons, Mar 17, 1954, Chicago Tribune.

    Mary Zons

    F, d. circa 24 December 1966

    FatherTheodore Zons
    Step-motherAnna Emilie Graumüller1 b. 18 Dec 1867, d. 15 Mar 1954
    Mary Zons|d. c 24 Dec 1966|p86.htm#i1703|Theodore Zons||p86.htm#i1702|Anna Emilie Graumüller|b. 18 Dec 1867\nd. 15 Mar 1954|p85.htm#i1701|||||||Johann Christoph (Gustav) Graumüller|b. c 1830\nd. 21 Jun 1895|p85.htm#i1689|Auguste W. Zimmermann|b. c 1840|p85.htm#i1690|

    Birth Mary Zons, daughter of Theodore Zons and Anna Emilie Graumüller, was born at prob Chicago, Cook County, IL. 
    Deathc 24 Dec 1966 Mary Zons died c 24 Dec 1966 at Chicago, Cook County, IL. One possibility for Anna's daughter (or, more likely, stepdaughter by her marriage to Theodore Zons) is Mary Zons Ross:

    Chicago Tribune, Dec 25-26 1966:

    "Mary A. Ross, nee Zons, beloved wife of Hugo; dear mother of Herman Waldsmith [Myrtle], Violet Reymann [Heinz]; grandmother of four; great-grandmother of four; sister of Ann Gleason, Charles Zons, and the late Frank, Joseph, and John. At Mee & Ramme Funeral Home, 3918 Irving Park road. Eastern Star service 1 p.m., Tuesday under auspices of Germania chapter, No. 552. Interment Ridgewood cemetery. IN 8-0038."2 

    Citations

    1. Obituary, Anna Zons, Mar 17, 1954, Chicago Tribune.
    2. Obituary, Chicago Tribune, Dec 25-26, 1966.

    Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller1

    F, b. 24 December 1879, d. 14 February 1970

    MotherHenrietta Louise Graumüller1 b. 13 Dec 1859
    Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller|b. 24 Dec 1879\nd. 14 Feb 1970|p86.htm#i1704||||Henrietta Louise Graumüller|b. 13 Dec 1859|p118.htm#i2360|||||||Johann Christoph (Gustav) Graumüller|b. c 1830\nd. 21 Jun 1895|p85.htm#i1689|Auguste W. Zimmermann|b. c 1840|p85.htm#i1690|

    Birth24 Dec 1879 Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller, daughter of Henrietta Louise Graumüller, was born on 24 Dec 1879 at Bad Köstritz, Germany. The church records simply stated "unbekannt" (unknown) in the space for identifying the father of the child, who was born at 9:30 p.m.

    An alternate date of birth of 1885 listed by her husband on a passport application in 1922 is clearly in error.

    Note that Elisabeth's social security application identified her father as Auguste Graumüller and her mother as a Zimmerman. Those were her grandparents, probably named as her parents to avoid having to disclose that she could not identify her father.1,2,3 
    Baptism18 Jan 1880 Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller was baptized on 18 Jan 1880 at Bad Köstritz, Germany. The church records identified her godparents as her aunts Ida Graumüller Franke and Auguste Graumüller, both of Gera, and her uncle Ernst Graumüller of Bad Köstritz. The baptismal record also has a note ("lebt in Chicago") clearly handwritten at another time.1 
    Immigration23 Aug 1907 She arrived in the United States on 23 Aug 1907 landing at Ellis Island, New York City, New York County, NY.Elisabeth, accompanied by her aunt Anna Graumüller Nitschke, arrived in New York on board the Pretoria from Hamburg. The two had left Hamburg on 10 Aug 1907 (see the Hamburg emigration records). She appears in the Ellis Island arrival records as Elisabeth Draumuller.

    The ship manifest of the Pretoria shows, at line 14:
    Graumiller, Elisabeth, (handwritten notation: niece), age 27, female, single, no occup listed, read and write yes, native of Germany, German, born Kostritz, Germany, destination Illinois (Chicago), no ticket to ultimate destination, paid for own ticket, no cash ($50 crossed out), not in US before, going to join relative Frk. Schreiner, 4839 Bishop Str., Chicago, no to Q19-22, health good, no deformities or diseases, 5 ft. 6" tall, fair, blond hair, blue eyes, no identifying marks, born in Kostritz.

    Ship information on the Pretoria states that the ship was built for the Hamburg-American Line by Blohm & Voss Shipbuilders, Hamburg, Germany, 1898, and sailed under the German flag. 12,800 gross tons; 586 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13 knots. 2,579 passengers (197 first class, 2,382 third class, according to the Ellis Island website, although the Hamburg records say Anna and Elisabeth traveled second class). Straight stem, one funnel and four masts. Hamburg-New York service. Laid up in Germany throughout World War I, 1914-18. Used as a USA transport in 1919. Scrapped in 1921.4 
    1910 Census29 Apr 1910 She appeared on the 1910 census of Chicago, Cook County, IL, at 4839 Bishop St., enumerated 29 Apr 1910 in the household of Frank Schreiner and Auguste Graumüller Schreiner, her aunt and uncle. Living with them was another aunt, Anna Graumuller Nitschke. Elisabeth was shown as 25, single and working as a washerwoman.5 
    Marriage7 Sep 1910 Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller married Hermann Marks on 7 Sep 1910 at Chicago, Cook County, IL.6 
    Note16 Aug 1922  She was married to Herman in 1922 when the two of them came back to the US on the Wuerttenberg , arriving from Hamburg on August 16, 1922. They traveled on US passport #123971, issued Washington DC March 6, 1922, and lived at 5617 W 64th Pl, Chicago.7,8 
    Note1930  Elisabeth Graumüller Marks was one of two persons who vouched for Hugo Ernst Geissler and Marie Margarethe Nuckel Geissler when they sought to be naturalized as American citizens in 1930. Her aunt Anna Graumüller Zons was the other person.9 
    Death14 Feb 1970 Elisabeth Graumüller Marks died on 14 Feb 1970 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, at age 90. Her obituary in the Feb 15-16, 1970 Chicago Tribune reads: "Elizabeth Marks, nee Graumiller, beloved wife of Herman Marks; loving mother of Ernest H. [Jeannette] and the late Alfred Marks; fond grandmother of six. Funeral Tuesday. 1:30 p.m., at Blake-Lamb Chapel, 5800 W. 63d street. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens South. 735-4242."2,3 

    Family

    		Hermann Marks
    Children
  • Ernest H. Marks b. 30 Jan 1914, d. 6 Oct 1991
  • Alfred Marks d. b 1970

    • Citations

    1. Church Records, Kirchenbuch Bad Köstritz, Taufregister Seite 16 Nr. 69 aus 1879, Baptismal Record of Martha Elisa Graumüller (digital image of entry in the possession of JG Russell).
    2. Obituary, Chicago Tribune, Feb 15, 1970.
    3. Death Certificate, IL Dept. of Public Health, Elisabeth Marks, Cook County, No. 70-011113, 14 Feb 1970.
    4. Ship Passenger List, Pretoria manifest.
    5. 1910 United States Federal Census, Cook County IL (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, T624 (1,178 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
    6. Passport Records, US passport application filed March 2, 1922.
    7. Web site, www.ellisisland.org.
    8. Ship Passenger List.
    9. Naturalization Record.

    Hermann Marks

    M, b. 9 January 1886, d. 24 February 1971

    Birth9 Jan 1886 Hermann Marks was born on 9 Jan 1886 at Gerdanen, Germany.1 
    Immigration10 Nov 1907 He arrived in the United States on 10 Nov 1907 landing at Ellis Island, New York City, New York County, NY.via SS Amerika, sailing from Hamburg, October 21, 1907. Age 21, could read and write, occupation laborer, last residence hard to read but appears as Gr. Whellenberg, listed a brother in East Prussia as nearest relative.2 
    Marriage7 Sep 1910 He married Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller, daughter of Henrietta Louise Graumüller, on 7 Sep 1910 at Chicago, Cook County, IL.1 
    Note18 May 1921  Herman served as a witness for the passport application of his likely father-in-law Emil Graumüller. He listed his occupation as "bakery" and his address as 3456 W. 63rd Street in Chicago, and stated that he had known Emil for 13 years.3 
    Note16 Aug 1922  He was 36 and married to Elizabeth in 1922 when the two of them came back to the US on the Wuerttenberg , arriving from Hamburg on August 16, 1922. They traveled on US passport #123971, issued Washington DC March 6, 1922, and lived at 5617 W 64th Pl, Chicago.4,5 
    Death24 Feb 1971 Hermann Marks died on 24 Feb 1971 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, at age 85. Chicago Tribune, Feb 25, 1971: "Herman Marks, beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Graumiller Marks; loving father of Ernest H. [Jeannette] and the late Alfred Marks; fond grandfather of six. Funeral Saturday, 1:30 p.m., at Blake-Lamb Chapel. 5800 W. 63d St. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens South. Visitation after 6 p.m. Thursday. 735-4242."6 

    Family

    		Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller
    Children
  • Ernest H. Marks b. 30 Jan 1914, d. 6 Oct 1991
  • Alfred Marks d. b 1970

    • Citations

    1. Passport Records, US passport application filed March 2, 1922.
    2. Web site, Ellis Island website.
    3. Passport Records, Passport application of Emil Graumüller, filed 18 May 1921, U.S. District Court, Chicago IL.
    4. Web site, www.ellisisland.org.
    5. Ship Passenger List.
    6. Obituary, Hermann Marks, 25 Feb 1971, Chicago Tribune.

    Alfred Marks

    M, d. before 1970

    FatherHermann Marks b. 9 Jan 1886, d. 24 Feb 1971
    MotherMartha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller b. 24 Dec 1879, d. 14 Feb 1970
    Alfred Marks|d. b 1970|p86.htm#i1706|Hermann Marks|b. 9 Jan 1886\nd. 24 Feb 1971|p86.htm#i1705|Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller|b. 24 Dec 1879\nd. 14 Feb 1970|p86.htm#i1704||||||||||Henrietta L. Graumüller|b. 13 Dec 1859|p118.htm#i2360|

    Birth Alfred Marks, son of Hermann Marks and Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller, was born. Alfred's exact DOB is unknown, but he was younger than Ernest (born in 1914). 
    Deathb 1970 Alfred Marks died b 1970.1 

    Citations

    1. Obituary, Elisabeth Marks, Feb 15, 1970, Chicago Tribune.

    Ernest H. Marks

    M, b. 30 January 1914, d. 6 October 1991

    FatherHermann Marks b. 9 Jan 1886, d. 24 Feb 1971
    MotherMartha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller b. 24 Dec 1879, d. 14 Feb 1970
    Ernest H. Marks|b. 30 Jan 1914\nd. 6 Oct 1991|p86.htm#i1707|Hermann Marks|b. 9 Jan 1886\nd. 24 Feb 1971|p86.htm#i1705|Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller|b. 24 Dec 1879\nd. 14 Feb 1970|p86.htm#i1704||||||||||Henrietta L. Graumüller|b. 13 Dec 1859|p118.htm#i2360|

    Birth30 Jan 1914 Ernest H. Marks, son of Hermann Marks and Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller, was born on 30 Jan 1914 at prob Chicago, Cook County, IL.1 
    Marriage Ernest H. Marks married Jeannette [--M?--] Marks.2 
    Death6 Oct 1991 Ernest H. Marks died on 6 Oct 1991 at Chicago, Cook County, IL, at age 77.1 

    Citations

    1. Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
    2. Obituary, Elisabeth Marks, Feb 15, 1970, Chicago Tribune.

    Jeannette [--M?--] Marks

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    Marriage Jeannette [--M?--] Marks married Ernest H. Marks, son of Hermann Marks and Martha Elisa (Elisabeth) Graumüller.1 

    Citations

    1. Obituary, Elisabeth Marks, Feb 15, 1970, Chicago Tribune.

    Wife of Emil Graumüller

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    Marriage Wife of Emil Graumüller married Karl Emil Graumüller, son of Johann Christoph (Gustav) Graumüller and Auguste Wilhelmina Zimmermann. Emil was listed as married on the ship manifest when he and sister Anna emigrated to the United States in 1904, and as a widower on the 1920 census. There is as yet no information as to the identity of his wife. 

    Wade Scott Haney

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    FatherKenneth Shawn Haney
    MotherKatherine St. John Byrnes
    Wade Scott Haney||p86.htm#i1710|Kenneth Shawn Haney||p6.htm#i111|Katherine St. John Byrnes||p34.htm#i676|Kenneth F. Haney||p6.htm#i110|Monte B. Barrett||p6.htm#i105|||||||

    Robert? Nitschke

    M, d. between 1904 and 1907

    Marriagebt 7 Oct 1904 - 1907 Robert? Nitschke married Anna Emilie Graumüller, daughter of Johann Christoph (Gustav) Graumüller and Auguste Wilhelmina Zimmermann, bt 7 Oct 1904 - 1907 at prob Chicago, Cook County, IL.1 
    Deathbt 1904 - 1907 Robert? Nitschke died bt 1904 - 1907 at prob Chicago, Cook County, IL. Anna Graumüller Nitschke was already a widow by August of 1907 when she returned to the US from Germany, this time accompanied by her niece Elisabeth. Given the time frame, if Anna married and was widowed in Chicago, the most likely candidate -- from the Illinois online death records is Robert Nitschke, who died in Chicago 18 July 1907.1 

    Citations

    1. 1910 United States Federal Census, Chicago, Cook County, IL (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, T624 (1,178 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

    Anne Akers

    F, b. circa April 1880

    FatherSolomon Akers
    MotherMary Perkins Johnson b. 13 Apr 1856
    Anne Akers|b. c Apr 1880|p86.htm#i1712|Solomon Akers||p82.htm#i1624|Mary Perkins Johnson|b. 13 Apr 1856|p81.htm#i1608|||||||Matthew Johnson|b. c 1813\nd. bt 1860 - 1870|p26.htm#i511|Mary "Polly" Fore|b. c 1818|p29.htm#i564|

    Birthc Apr 1880 Anne Akers, daughter of Solomon Akers and Mary Perkins Johnson, was born c Apr 1880 at Parker County, TX.1 

    Citations

    1. 1880 United States Federal Census, Parker County TX (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT), imaged from Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, T9 (1,454 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

    Wife1 of Terry [-M?-] Markham

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    Marriage Wife1 of Terry [-M?-] Markham married Terry L. Markham. 

    Family

    		Terry L. Markham
    Children
  • Christian L. Markham
  • Amanda C. Markham
  • Nathan D. Markham

    • A.T. Humphries

    M, b. 11 June 1919, d. 14 September 1992

    FatherHenry Clay Humphries b. c 1861, d. 1932
    MotherWife of Henry Clay [--M?--] Humphries
    A.T. Humphries|b. 11 Jun 1919\nd. 14 Sep 1992|p86.htm#i1714|Henry Clay Humphries|b. c 1861\nd. 1932|p74.htm#i1474|Wife of Henry Clay [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1719|Amos T. Humphries|b. c 1823|p35.htm#i698|Nancy A. o. N. J. Gentry|b. c 1829\nd. bt Oct 1870 - Jun 1880|p22.htm#i424|||||||

    Birth11 Jun 1919 A.T. Humphries, son of Henry Clay Humphries and Wife of Henry Clay [--M?--] Humphries, was born on 11 Jun 1919.1 
    Occupation A.T. Humphries was According to his son Amos Thomas, "A.T. was in the ministry over 50 years serving as Dean of Music at Lee College in Cleveland, Tenn as well as Minister of Music at several churches in the Detroit area. He's buried down the road from Lee University."2 
    Marriageb 1970 He married Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries b 1970. 
    Death14 Sep 1992 A.T. Humphries died on 14 Sep 1992 at prob MI at age 73.1,3 

    Family

    		Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries
    Child
  • Amos Thomas Humphries+

    • Citations

    1. Social Security Death Index, online http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
    2. Family Tree Message Board, http://www.jgrussell.com, Posted by Amos Thoms Humphries, Feb 3, 2005.
    3. Family Tree Message Board, http://www.jgrussell.com, Posted by Amos T. Humphries, Feb 3, 2005.

    Amos Thomas Humphries

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    FatherA.T. Humphries b. 11 Jun 1919, d. 14 Sep 1992
    MotherWife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries
    Amos Thomas Humphries||p86.htm#i1715|A.T. Humphries|b. 11 Jun 1919\nd. 14 Sep 1992|p86.htm#i1714|Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1720|Henry C. Humphries|b. c 1861\nd. 1932|p74.htm#i1474|Wife of Henry Clay [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1719|||||||

    Marriage Amos Thomas Humphries married Wife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries. 
    Occupation Amos Thomas Humphries was minister in Detroit at the Gilead Baptist Church of Taylor.1 

    Family

    		Wife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries
    Children
  • Jonathan Clay Humphries
  • Juliane Sinclair Humphries
  • Hannah Marie Humphries

    • Citations

    1. Family Tree Message Board, http://www.jgrussell.com, Posted by Amos Thomas Humphries, Feb 3, 2005.

    Jonathan Clay Humphries

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    FatherAmos Thomas Humphries
    MotherWife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries
    Jonathan Clay Humphries||p86.htm#i1716|Amos Thomas Humphries||p86.htm#i1715|Wife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1721|A.T. Humphries|b. 11 Jun 1919\nd. 14 Sep 1992|p86.htm#i1714|Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1720|||||||

    Juliane Sinclair Humphries

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    FatherAmos Thomas Humphries
    MotherWife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries
    Juliane Sinclair Humphries||p86.htm#i1717|Amos Thomas Humphries||p86.htm#i1715|Wife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1721|A.T. Humphries|b. 11 Jun 1919\nd. 14 Sep 1992|p86.htm#i1714|Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1720|||||||

    Hannah Marie Humphries

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    FatherAmos Thomas Humphries
    MotherWife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries
    Hannah Marie Humphries||p86.htm#i1718|Amos Thomas Humphries||p86.htm#i1715|Wife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1721|A.T. Humphries|b. 11 Jun 1919\nd. 14 Sep 1992|p86.htm#i1714|Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries||p86.htm#i1720|||||||

    Wife of Henry Clay [--M?--] Humphries

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    Marriageb 1918 Wife of Henry Clay [--M?--] Humphries married Henry Clay Humphries, son of Amos T. Humphries and Nancy A. or Nancy J. Gentry, b 1918. 

    Family

    		Henry Clay Humphries
    Child
  • A.T. Humphries+ b. 11 Jun 1919, d. 14 Sep 1992

    • Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries

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    Marriageb 1970 Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries married A.T. Humphries, son of Henry Clay Humphries and Wife of Henry Clay [--M?--] Humphries, b 1970. 

    Family

    		A.T. Humphries
    Child
  • Amos Thomas Humphries+

    • Wife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries

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    Marriage Wife of Amos Thomas [--M?--] Humphries married Amos Thomas Humphries, son of A.T. Humphries and Wife of A.T. [--M?--] Humphries. 

    Family

    		Amos Thomas Humphries
    Children
  • Jonathan Clay Humphries
  • Juliane Sinclair Humphries
  • Hannah Marie Humphries
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