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Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" Gelow

Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" Gelow

Male 1874 - 1933  (58 years)Deceased

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  • Name Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" Gelow  [1, 2
    Nickname Fred 
    Birth 18 Feb 1874  ,,,Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Link to Find-A-Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19987061 
    Find-A-Grave ID 19987061 
    Death 26 Jan 1933  Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial 28 Jan 1933  Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I24181  Rgstrong Family genes.
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2022 

    Family AncestorsMinnie Bell Holliday,   b. 12 Feb 1875, Buchanan,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1958, Niles,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1898  Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name:Kenneth Gelow          
      Event Place:Three Oaks, Berrien, Michigan          
      Gender:Male          
      Marital Status:Single          
      Race:White          
      Relationship to Head of Household:Son          
      Immigration Year:         
      Birthplace:Michigan          
      Father's Birthplace:Germany          
      Mother's Birthplace:Michigan          
      Household ID:34          
      Page:2          
      HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace                        
      SELF Fred Gelow M37yGermany                         
      WIFE Minnie Gelow F36yMichigan                         
      SON Kenneth Gelow M9yMichigan                         
      DAU Nina Gelow F4yMichigan                         
      Citing this Record
      "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch
      (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLPN-YBK : accessed 16 Apr 2013), Kenneth Gelow in entry for Fred Gelow, 1910.
      _______________________________________________________________________
      Name:Kenneth Gelow          
      Event Type:         
      Event Year:1920          
      Event Place:, Berrien, Michigan          
      Gender:Male          
      Age:19          
      Marital Status:Single          
      Race:White          
      Birthplace:Michigan          
      Birth Year (Estimated):1901          
      Relationship to Head of Household:Son          
      Father's Birthplace:         
      Mother's Birthplace:         
      Household ID:308          
      Sheet Number:12          
      GS Film number:1820758          
      Digital Folder Number:4311583          
      Image Number:00153          
      HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace                        
      SELF Fred Gelow M45yMichigan                         
      WIFE Minnie Gelow F44y                        
      SON Kenneth Gelow M19yMichigan                         
      DAU Nina Gelow F13yMichigan                         
      SON Lavern Gelow M7yMichigan                         
      Citing this Record
      "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch
      (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZSD-ZX2 : accessed 17 Apr 2013), Kenneth Gelow in entry for Fred Gelow, 1920.
    Children 
    Married1. Kenneth Holliday Gelow,   b. 15 Dec 1900, Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1968, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +2. Nina Myrtle Gelow,   b. 1 Apr 1906, Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1982, Michigan City,Laporte,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +3. Lavern Edward Gelow,   b. 26 May 1912, Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1976, Fort Wayne,Allen,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F8591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2013 

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Feb 1874 - ,,,Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1898 - Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Kenneth Holliday Gelow - 15 Dec 1900 - Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Nina Myrtle Gelow - 1 Apr 1906 - Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Lavern Edward Gelow - 26 May 1912 - Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Jan 1933 - Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Jan 1933 - Three Oaks,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S811] "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch , ((https://www.familysearch.org : 2012)), 15 Apr 2013, accessed 15 Apr 2013), Kenneth H. Gelow and Minnie Rock Affidavit for Marriage License, 23 Oct 1923; citing Barrien County Marriage affidavits, 1922, v. 1, cert no 1311. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Kenneth H Gelow
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 23 Oct 1922
      Event Place: Berrien, Michigan
      Age: 21
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
      Father's Name: Fred W Gelow
      Father's Titles and Terms:
      Mother's Name: Minnie B Holiday
      Mother's Titles and Terms:
      Spouse's Name: Minnie Rock
      Spouse's Titles and Terms:
      Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1903
      Spouse's Father's Name: Fred Rock
      Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Alvina Witt
      Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
      Reference ID:
      GS Film number: 2240877
      Digital Folder Number: 4655526
      Image Number: 01314

    2. [S1154] Find A Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com: 2022), 26 Feb 2022, accessed 26 Feb 2022, Friedrich Wilhelm "Fred" Gelow, 19987061. (Reliability: 3).

             GELOW
      Fred W.        Minnie B.
      1874-1933     1875-1958

    3. [S887] Michigan. Benton Harbor.,  The News-Palladium, 17 Apr 2013, "Mrs. Minnie Gelow obituary," Thursday, January 2, 1958, p. 14, col. 5-6. (Reliability: 3).
      Mrs. Minnie Gelow
         Three Oaks,
      Jan. 2 --Mrs. Minnie Bell Gelow, 82, of Three Oaks died at 1:30 a. m. Wednesday in Pawating hospital, Niles, where she had been a patient in the Bundy Rest Home in Bertrand.
        She had been ill for the past six years.
        She was born in Buchanan on Feb. 12, 1875, the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. John Holiday. On Feb. 22, 1898 she was married to Fred Gelow, who died in January of 1933.
        She is survived by three children, Kenneth of Rocky River, Ohio, Miss Nina Gelow of Three Oaks and Lavern of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; two grand-children; one great granddaughter and a sister, Mrs. Harry Brown of Berwyn, Ill. One brother and sister preceded Mrs. Gelow in death.
        She was a member of the Methodist church, where services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday, The Rev. Jack Baumgart, church pastor will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery.
        Friends may call at the H. B. Connelly funeral home until noon Friday at which time the body will be taken to the church where it will lie in state until the hour of services.