Carl Wilhelm Fischer (1850 - 1926)

Born 31 Mar 1850 in Trockenborn, Herzogtum Sachsen-Altenburg, Deutscher Bund

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Frances (Gerlach) Fischer — married 10 Jan 1873 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 19 May 1926 at age 76 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Biography

Carl Wilhelm Fischer was born on 31 Mar 1850 in the small village of Trockenborn in the Dutchy of Saxe-Altenburg (now in Thuringia, Germany) and christened there on 09 Apr 1850. His parents were Caroline Wilhelmine Elizabeth (Dietrich) and Heinrich Ludwig Fischer. ^[1]

He was a cabinetmaker and was said to be very skilled at his craft. His first year in the USA was spent in the employ of H. Rechkes & Company; thereafter, he was self-employed.

(Carl) Wilhelm "William" Fischer married on 10 Jan 1873 to Marie Frances Gerlach, who had arrived from Germany, the previous year. They made their home on Bauwans Street in downtown Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

In 1908 they moved to N. Sawyer Street in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

He died of stomach cancer on 19 May 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and was buried on 21 May 1926 at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery in River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

• Fact: Christening (9 April 1850) Trockenborn, Sachsen, Germany
• Fact: Immigration (1872)
• Fact: Residence (1880) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Burial (21 May 1926) River Grove, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Occupation Cabinetmaker Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Burial Site Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum

Sources

1. ↑ Germany, Saxony, Trochenborn - Kirchenbuch 1809-1875 compiled by Evangelische Kirche (Trochenborn, Sachsen-Altenburg, Germany) parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths for Trochenborn, Germany; "Births, christenings" citing FHL#1196081-1196082, item#1 for Carl Wilhelm Fischer

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJM-DRW : 15 September 2017), William Fisher, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 151, sheet 477D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,196.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS3V-7FJ : accessed 3 April 2020), William Ficher, Precinct 5 Chicago city Ward 14, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 422, sheet 14B, family 257, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,262.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKZR-6KN : accessed 3 April 2020), Wm C Fischer, Chicago Ward 27, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1207, sheet 13A, family 263, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 271; FHL microfilm 1,374,284.

• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ7L-JP5 : accessed 3 April 2020), William Fisher, Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing ED 2073, sheet 4A, line 25, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 352; FHL microfilm 1,820,352.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK12-6MLY : 15 December 2015), Carl William Fischer, 1926; Burial, River Grove, Cook, Illinois, United States of America, Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum; citing record ID 148021274, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #148021274.

• Death: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4T-D9Q2 : 17 March 2018), Carl William Fischer, 19 May 1926; citing Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 April 2020, 14:13), entry for Carl Wilhelm Fischer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LDQF-XKM); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N76B-CJM : 10 March 2018), Wilhelm Fischer and Marie Gerlach, 10 Jan 1873.