Gustave Anton Preiss

1900 - 1920  (20 years)

• Name	Gustave Anton Preiss  [1, 2]
  Residence	1900	Elgin Ward 2, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Born	20 Feb 1900	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Elgin Ward 7, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Buried	Sep 1920	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA
  	Bluff City Cemetery; Section 5, Lot 8, Space 25
  Died	15 Sep 1920	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Cause: ruptured appendix
  Person ID	I1049	obenlandGenealogy
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm Friedrich Preiss,   b. Sep 1861, Winnenden, Neckarkreis,Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 25 Jan 1936, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marie Caroline Obenland,   b. 22 May 1862, Heilbronn, Neckarkreis, Wurttemburg, Germany ,   d. 19 Feb 1946, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	12 Apr 1890	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Bluff City Cemetery Elgin IL Sign(7)
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• Notes

  Gustave was the son of Fred W and Maria (Mary) Obenland Preiss. He was born in Elgin, Illinois on Feb. 20, 1900. Gustave filled out his WWI Draft Registration card on Sept. 12, 1918. He was living at 215 Hill Ave. in Elgin at the time. Gustave worked as a clerk for Ackerman Brothers, at 164 Milwaukee, in Elgin. His draft registration said that Gustave was of medium height and build, with blue eyes and brown hair. The 1920 Census was taken on January 6th. Gustave was living with his parents at the time. He would die just a month later. Gustave died of a ruptured appendix, as per one of his nieces. The date was Sept. 15, 1920. He was only 20 years old. His Illinois State Death Certificate is #0040634

  
  

• Sources

  [S276] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Database online. Elgin Ward 2, Kane, Illinois, ED , roll , page . Record for Fred Preiss [S276] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Database online. Elgin Ward 2, Kane, Illinois, ED , roll , page . Record for Mary C Preiss [S246] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Elgin Ward 7, Kane, Illinois, ED , roll T624_297, part , page . Record for Maria Preiss [S383] Gustave Anton Preiss Illinois Death Certificate. [S473] Illinois Marriages, Visitor Contributed Marriages. [S2315] Ginny Schock Email to Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder, Ginny Schock, (Name: Ginny Schock;), Obenland #82., Obenland #82, received 11 Jul 2008 in response to my email of 11 Jul 2008.