Amelia Lay (1864 - 1949)

Born 19 Jan 1864 in Kewaskum, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States of America

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Died 13 Jun 1949 at age 85 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

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Amelia Lay was a Minnesotan.

Biography

Amelia Lay was born on 19 January 1864 in Kewaskum, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States of America, daughter of Jacob Lay and Anna Christina Engler.

Her siblings were:

1. Henry John Lay
2. Johanna Lydia Lay
3. Sophia K. Lay
4. Matilda Lay
5. Marie C Lay
6. Christine Lay
7. Friedrich Wilhelm Lay
8. Edwin A. Lay

In the 1870 census Amelia (age 8) was living in Wayne, Washington, Wisconsin, United States with her parents and her five siblings.^[1]

In the 1880 census Amelia (age 17) was the single daughter of Jacob Lay in Wayne, Washington, Wisconsin, United States.^[2]

Amelia married Christian Peter Schoelkopf on 21 December 1886 in Wayne, Washington, Wisconsin.^[3] Their children were:

1. Marvin Christian Schoelkopf^[4]
2. Mabel (Schoelkopf) Dodds^[5]
3. Hazel (Schoelkopf) Smith^[6]
4. Alice Schoelkopf
5. Irene Schoelkopf
6. Harold Lay Schoelkopf^[7]

In the 1900 census Amelia (age 36) was the wife of Christian Schoelkopf in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.^[8]

In the 1905 Minnesota State census Amelia was living in Mankato, Ward Number: 05, Blue Earth, Minnesota.^[9]

In the 1910 census Amelia (age 45) was the wife of Christian P Schoelkopf in Mankato Ward 3, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States.^[10]

In the 1920 census Amelia (age 55) was the wife of C P Schoelkopf in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.^[11]

In the 1930 census Emilia (age 67) was the widowed mother of Marvin Schoelkopf in Minneapolis (Districts 1-250), Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.^[12]

Amelia died on 13 June 1949 in Minneapolis aged 85.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   Citing Page: 14; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 9; FHL microfilm: 000553241; Record number: 21383;
   FamilySearch Record: MNSD-TLF (accessed 12 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC9W-SC Image number 00542
   Emilie Ley (8) in Wayne, Washington, Wisconsin, United States.
2. ↑ 1880 Census:"United States Census, 1880"
   Citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MNHG-RLZ (accessed 12 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBZ-5X5 Image number 00639
   Emily Lay (17), single daughter, in household of Jacob Lay (50) in Wayne, Washington, Wisconsin, United States. Born in Wisconsin, United States.
3. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRK1-QZJ : 30 January 2020), Emilie Lay in entry for Christian Schellkopf, 1886.
4. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQTD-BLL : 18 May 2016), Amelia Lay in entry for Marvin Schoelkopf, 25 Dec 1887; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 4353, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,785.
5. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQR5-57R : 18 May 2016), Amelia Lay Schoelkopf in entry for Schoelkopf, 09 May 1889; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 10007, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,887.
6. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7M2-RMC : 18 May 2016), Amelia Lay in entry for Hazel Schoekopf, 06 May 1890; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate cn12659, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,289,453.
7. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7HF-C2J : 10 March 2018), ...melia in entry for Schoelkopf, 09 May 1898; citing p 319, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,745.
8. ↑ 1900 Census:"United States Census, 1900"
   Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 13; FHL microfilm: 1240276; Record number: 4162;
   FamilySearch Record: MSQX-821 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DKRQ-2NH Image number 00093
   Ameila Schoelkopf (36), wife, in household of Christian Schoelkopf (37) in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
9. ↑ 1905 Census:"Minnesota State Census, 1905"
   Citing p. 350, line 67, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,769.
   FamilySearch Record: SPSD-BWR (accessed 12 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-YSY9-6R6
   Amelia Schoelkopf in Mankato, Ward Number: 05, Blue Earth, Minnesota.
10. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
    Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 6A, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 691; FHL microfilm 1,374,704.
    FamilySearch Record: M2LF-ZVC (accessed 12 May 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RK3-F3X Image number 00255
    Amelia Schoelkopf (45), wife, in household of Christian P Schoelkopf (46) in Mankato Ward 3, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States. Born in Wisconsin.
11. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 856; Line: 55; FHL microfilm: 1820856; Record number: 5911;
    FamilySearch Record: MW1W-T6W (accessed 12 May 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXS-HZT Image number 00126
    Amelia Schoelkopf (55), wife, in household of C P Schoelkopf (56) in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States.
12. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 247, sheet 17B, line 56, family 325, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1099; FHL microfilm 2,340,834.
    FamilySearch Record: X3ZY-2MN (accessed 12 May 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RHF-3L7 Image number 00773
    Emilia Schoelkopf (67), widowed mother, in household of Marvin Schoelkopf (42) in Minneapolis (Districts 1-250), Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. Born in Wisconsin.
13. ↑ "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQG6-TKT2 : 8 April 2020), Amelia Schoelkepf, 13 Jun 1949; citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul.