The son of Moritz Bernhardt "Morris" Hoelzel and Selma Maria Friedmann, George was baptized "Georg Moritz Hölzel" at a Lutheran church in Germany soon after his birth.
When he was 16-months-old, George, his mother and father left Germany and came to America on board a ship named the "Dresden." [Photo #5 on this memorial is a copy of the ship's passenger list.]
The passenger-cargo ship was built in 1887-1888 by Bremer Vulkan Shipbuilders for the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company and was 390' 6" long by 46' 8" wide. The ship had two masts for sails and one funnel for her steam engines, which drove a single screw. The Dresden had a service speed of 13 knots. The ship could carry a total of 1,818 passengers, with room for 38 in first class, 20 in second class and 1,760 in third class.
The Hoelzels arrived in New York on 25 Apr 1893, and the family made their way through customs at Ellis Island. They settled in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri near George's paternal great-uncle, Wilhelm Hoelzel, and paternal uncle, Emil Hoelzel. George became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1894.
The Hoelzel family lived in the Kansas City area for 6 years before leaving to establish a family farm in Melzo, Jefferson County, Missouri in 1899.
George left home as a young man and began working railroad jobs. He married Ann Harbberts on 02 Jun 1921 in Springfield, Illinois. They were the parents of 2 children.
George was a train engineer with a railroad career that spanned 50 years. Both of the Hoelzels' sons also made working for the railroad their careers. George and Ann's older son, Gavin, was a brakeman, and their younger son, Bud, was an engineer. All 3 worked for the Chicago and North Western.
At the time of his death due to a heart attack, George was 77 years, 3 months and 19 days old. He was buried on 14 Mar 1969.
George was survived by his wife, Ann; 2 sons and 1 daughter-in-law; 3 granddaughters; 3 brothers, Elmer Hoelzel, Carl Hoelzel and Herman Hoelzel; and 3 sisters, Rose Eads, Minnie Vint and Katheryn Killebrew.
In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Conrad Hoelzel, who died in infancy, and Frank Hoelzel.
George's wife, Ann, passed away in 1994 and was buried next to him.
Children: 2 sons.
Father of:
Gavin Edward Hoelzel
George Lyle "Bud" Hoelzel
George M.'s siblings:
Conrad Hoelzel
Helmuth Emil "Elmer" Hoelzel
Rose Marie Hoelzel Eads
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Hoelzel Vint
Katheryn Martha Hoelzel Killebrew
Carl Wilhelm Hoelzel
Frank Henry Hoelzel
Herman Julius Hoelzel
When he was 16-months-old, George, his mother and father left Germany and came to America on board a ship named the "Dresden." [Photo #5 on this memorial is a copy of the ship's passenger list.]
The passenger-cargo ship was built in 1887-1888 by Bremer Vulkan Shipbuilders for the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company and was 390' 6" long by 46' 8" wide. The ship had two masts for sails and one funnel for her steam engines, which drove a single screw. The Dresden had a service speed of 13 knots. The ship could carry a total of 1,818 passengers, with room for 38 in first class, 20 in second class and 1,760 in third class.
The Hoelzels arrived in New York on 25 Apr 1893, and the family made their way through customs at Ellis Island. They settled in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri near George's paternal great-uncle, Wilhelm Hoelzel, and paternal uncle, Emil Hoelzel. George became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1894.
The Hoelzel family lived in the Kansas City area for 6 years before leaving to establish a family farm in Melzo, Jefferson County, Missouri in 1899.
George left home as a young man and began working railroad jobs. He married Ann Harbberts on 02 Jun 1921 in Springfield, Illinois. They were the parents of 2 children.
George was a train engineer with a railroad career that spanned 50 years. Both of the Hoelzels' sons also made working for the railroad their careers. George and Ann's older son, Gavin, was a brakeman, and their younger son, Bud, was an engineer. All 3 worked for the Chicago and North Western.
At the time of his death due to a heart attack, George was 77 years, 3 months and 19 days old. He was buried on 14 Mar 1969.
George was survived by his wife, Ann; 2 sons and 1 daughter-in-law; 3 granddaughters; 3 brothers, Elmer Hoelzel, Carl Hoelzel and Herman Hoelzel; and 3 sisters, Rose Eads, Minnie Vint and Katheryn Killebrew.
In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Conrad Hoelzel, who died in infancy, and Frank Hoelzel.
George's wife, Ann, passed away in 1994 and was buried next to him.
Children: 2 sons.
Father of:
Gavin Edward Hoelzel
George Lyle "Bud" Hoelzel
George M.'s siblings:
Conrad Hoelzel
Helmuth Emil "Elmer" Hoelzel
Rose Marie Hoelzel Eads
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Hoelzel Vint
Katheryn Martha Hoelzel Killebrew
Carl Wilhelm Hoelzel
Frank Henry Hoelzel
Herman Julius Hoelzel
The son of Moritz Bernhardt "Morris" Hoelzel and Selma Maria Friedmann, George was baptized "Georg Moritz Hölzel" at a Lutheran church in Germany soon after his birth.
When he was 16-months-old, George, his mother and father left Germany and came to America on board a ship named the "Dresden." [Photo #5 on this memorial is a copy of the ship's passenger list.]
The passenger-cargo ship was built in 1887-1888 by Bremer Vulkan Shipbuilders for the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company and was 390' 6" long by 46' 8" wide. The ship had two masts for sails and one funnel for her steam engines, which drove a single screw. The Dresden had a service speed of 13 knots. The ship could carry a total of 1,818 passengers, with room for 38 in first class, 20 in second class and 1,760 in third class.
The Hoelzels arrived in New York on 25 Apr 1893, and the family made their way through customs at Ellis Island. They settled in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri near George's paternal great-uncle, Wilhelm Hoelzel, and paternal uncle, Emil Hoelzel. George became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1894.
The Hoelzel family lived in the Kansas City area for 6 years before leaving to establish a family farm in Melzo, Jefferson County, Missouri in 1899.
George left home as a young man and began working railroad jobs. He married Ann Harbberts on 02 Jun 1921 in Springfield, Illinois. They were the parents of 2 children.
George was a train engineer with a railroad career that spanned 50 years. Both of the Hoelzels' sons also made working for the railroad their careers. George and Ann's older son, Gavin, was a brakeman, and their younger son, Bud, was an engineer. All 3 worked for the Chicago and North Western.
At the time of his death due to a heart attack, George was 77 years, 3 months and 19 days old. He was buried on 14 Mar 1969.
George was survived by his wife, Ann; 2 sons and 1 daughter-in-law; 3 granddaughters; 3 brothers, Elmer Hoelzel, Carl Hoelzel and Herman Hoelzel; and 3 sisters, Rose Eads, Minnie Vint and Katheryn Killebrew.
In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Conrad Hoelzel, who died in infancy, and Frank Hoelzel.
George's wife, Ann, passed away in 1994 and was buried next to him.
Children: 2 sons.
Father of:
Gavin Edward Hoelzel
George Lyle "Bud" Hoelzel
George M.'s siblings:
Conrad Hoelzel
Helmuth Emil "Elmer" Hoelzel
Rose Marie Hoelzel Eads
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Hoelzel Vint
Katheryn Martha Hoelzel Killebrew
Carl Wilhelm Hoelzel
Frank Henry Hoelzel
Herman Julius Hoelzel
When he was 16-months-old, George, his mother and father left Germany and came to America on board a ship named the "Dresden." [Photo #5 on this memorial is a copy of the ship's passenger list.]
The passenger-cargo ship was built in 1887-1888 by Bremer Vulkan Shipbuilders for the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company and was 390' 6" long by 46' 8" wide. The ship had two masts for sails and one funnel for her steam engines, which drove a single screw. The Dresden had a service speed of 13 knots. The ship could carry a total of 1,818 passengers, with room for 38 in first class, 20 in second class and 1,760 in third class.
The Hoelzels arrived in New York on 25 Apr 1893, and the family made their way through customs at Ellis Island. They settled in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri near George's paternal great-uncle, Wilhelm Hoelzel, and paternal uncle, Emil Hoelzel. George became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1894.
The Hoelzel family lived in the Kansas City area for 6 years before leaving to establish a family farm in Melzo, Jefferson County, Missouri in 1899.
George left home as a young man and began working railroad jobs. He married Ann Harbberts on 02 Jun 1921 in Springfield, Illinois. They were the parents of 2 children.
George was a train engineer with a railroad career that spanned 50 years. Both of the Hoelzels' sons also made working for the railroad their careers. George and Ann's older son, Gavin, was a brakeman, and their younger son, Bud, was an engineer. All 3 worked for the Chicago and North Western.
At the time of his death due to a heart attack, George was 77 years, 3 months and 19 days old. He was buried on 14 Mar 1969.
George was survived by his wife, Ann; 2 sons and 1 daughter-in-law; 3 granddaughters; 3 brothers, Elmer Hoelzel, Carl Hoelzel and Herman Hoelzel; and 3 sisters, Rose Eads, Minnie Vint and Katheryn Killebrew.
In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Conrad Hoelzel, who died in infancy, and Frank Hoelzel.
George's wife, Ann, passed away in 1994 and was buried next to him.
Children: 2 sons.
Father of:
Gavin Edward Hoelzel
George Lyle "Bud" Hoelzel
George M.'s siblings:
Conrad Hoelzel
Helmuth Emil "Elmer" Hoelzel
Rose Marie Hoelzel Eads
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Hoelzel Vint
Katheryn Martha Hoelzel Killebrew
Carl Wilhelm Hoelzel
Frank Henry Hoelzel
Herman Julius Hoelzel
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C & NW (Chicago & Northwestern)
LOCOMOTIVE ENGR. & FIRE 1911-1961
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