Albert Gustav Preiss

1893 - 1919  (~ 25 years)

• Name	Albert Gustav Preiss  [1]
  Born	Oct 1893	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Elgin Ward 2, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [4, 5]
  Residence	1910	Elgin Ward 7, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Buried	Jul 1919	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA
  	Bluff City Cemetery; Section 5, Lot 8, Space 22
  Died	2 Jul 1919	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I555	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   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		1513
  		Bluff City Cemetery Elgin IL Sign(4)

  
  

• Notes

  Albert registered for the draft for WWI on June 5, 1917. At the time, he was living at 215 Hill St., Elgin, Illinois. He was employed as a watchmaker for the Elgin National Watch Company. Albert was single at the time. He objected to the draft because of his religious convictions. He said he was a member of the Apostloic Christian Church. His description on his draft card shows him to have been of medium build and height, with blue eyes and black hair. It also says that he had a physical disability. Albert died one year later. (Ill. Death Certificate #0027637.

  
  

• Sources

  [S314] Virginia Preiss Schock Interview With Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder, (Name: Date: June 2008;;). [S153] Albert Gustave Preiss Illinois Death Certificate, Certificate # 0027637. [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 [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 [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.