Earl Wojciechowski (1898 - 1926)

Born 25 Jan 1898 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Oct 1926 at age 28 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Hymie Weiss was a notorious Chicago gangster, the leader of the North Side Gang and a bitter rival of Al Capone, another gang leader. Hymie was gunned down by rival gangsters on 11 October 1926.^[5,7]

Birth

Earl was born Henry Wojciechowski on 25 January 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of William Wojciechowski and Mary Brzuszkiewicz.^[1] His name was given in the 1900 census as Henry born in Illinois.^[2] The Wikipedia treatment for Hymie says he was born in Russian Poland on the same date.^[5] However, his father in at least one census says he came to America in 1886 and the birth is recorded in Illinois. His World War I draft registration is signed Earl J. Weiss with a birth date of 25 January 1897.^[4] As noted on his father's profile, there are many discrepancies in the records for this whole family.

Death

He passed away on 11 October 1926 in Chicago, a gunshot victim of a gang war.^[3,5,6,8]

Sources

1. Illinois, Cook County, Birth Registers, 1871-1915, https://www.familysearch.org
2. United States Census 1900, Chicago, Illinois, Precinct 27, Ward 15, Valentin and Marie Wojciechowski
3. Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998, https://familysearch.org
4. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org
5. Hymie Weiss, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Weiss
6. www.findagrave.com, Memorial ID 2741
7. Chicago Crime Commission Archives, https://www.chicagocrimecommission.org
8. Chicago Daily Tribune, 12 October 1926, pages 1 and 2, https://archive.org