Henry David Preiss

1897 - 1957  (60 years)

• Name	Henry David Preiss  [1]
  Born	7 Jan 1897	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Elgin Ward 2, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [3, 4]
  Residence	1910	Elgin Ward 7, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Buried	Sep 1957	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA
  	Bluff City Cemetery; Section 4, Lot 252, Space 6
  Died	6 Sep 1957	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA
  	Cause: cerebral thrombosis
  	at home
  Person ID	I1066	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

  
  

  Family	Rosa Grimm,   b. 4 Jun 1906, Dundee, Kane, County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 4 Dec 1967  (Age 61 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1930	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Warren Preiss,   b. 5 Jul 1931, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 1978  (Age 47 years)  [natural]   2. Living Preiss  [natural]   3. Living Preiss  [natural]   4. Diane Preiss  [natural]   5. Living Preiss  [natural]   6. Suzann Preiss  [natural]   7. Living Preiss  [natural]
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Bluff City Cemetery Elgin IL Sign(8)
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• Notes

  Henry was the son of Fred W. and Maria Caroline Obenland Preiss. His parents were both born in Germany. Henry registered for the draft for WWI the same day his brother Albert did. (June 5, 1918.) At the time, Henry worked for A.C. Barclay of Elgin, Illinois. His draft card shows that he had gray eyes and black hair. Henry worked in the hardware store in Elgin. Quite possibly it was the A.C Barclay store mentioned on his draft card. He married Rosa Grimm on Oct. 5, 1930 in Elgin, Illinois. The couple had 7 children: Warren, born July 5, 1931; Virginia, born Oct. 27, 1933; Janet; Charlott, born May 9, 1939; Suzann; Cynthia; and Diane. All of Henry's children are alive as of Sept., 2008, with the exception of Warren. He passed away Dec. 7, 1978 and is buried in Morning Side Cemetery, Dubois, PA. Henry worked in a hardware store while his wife kept house for the family. His daughter Charlott said that he was a "laid back" kind of guy. Henry died in his home in Elgin, Illinois due to a cerebral thrombosis. He was on his way upstairs to bed when it happened and he fell down the stairs.

  
  

• Sources

  [S314] Virginia Preiss Schock Interview With Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder, (Name: Date: June 2008;;). [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 Mary C 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 [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.