José Henrique "Henry" Scholtz, Jr.

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• Name: Henry Scholtz
• Immigration: 3 May 1909, New York, New York
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Naturalization: 19 May 1916, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 3 Apr 1930, Eastchester, Westchester County, New York
• Retired: 1980, New York, New York

Notes:

Immigration:
They sailed on the SS Philadelphia from La Guaira, Venezuela.

Census:
Son, 191 Park Place.

Census:
Son, 116 Lincoln Road.

Census:
Head, 5 Gramatan Gardens. He was head of household and renting an apartment for $115 per month.

Retired:
Scholtz & Co

Died:
From his obituary in the New York Yacht Club Magazine:
J. H. Scholtz, Jr. October 4, 1902 - June 26, 1997
J. H. Scholtz, Jr. died at Essex Meadows Health Center, Essex, CT on Thursday, June 26th as a consequence of complications resulting from a fall and surgery to repair a broken hip two weeks earlier. A private memorial service for members of his family was held at The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, CT on June 30th.
Born 94 years ago in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of J. Henrique Scholtz of Caracas and Catarina van Daalen, of Curacao, Netherlands, Antilles, Henry Scholtz came to the United States with his family at age 7. He attended schools in Brooklyn, NY where he left Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute after his junior year at age 16 to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1923.
After a career of a few years with the City Service Co. in New York City as a civil engineer, Mr. Scholtz joined his family's firm on Wall Street, Scholtz & Co., which specialized in dealing in cocoa and coffee beans and other products from Latin America. He continued with Scholtz & Co. until he retired as Chairman in 1980, when Cargill, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN, acquired the firm.
Military service included a post ROTC period as an US Army Reserve lieutenant after graduation from college and duty on coast patrol with the US Coast Guard Reserve during WWII.
Mr. Scholtz became interested in sailing and sailboat racing during the late 1930's. He participated extensively in racing at Riverside Yacht Club, Riverside, CT, his town of residence from many years. He served on sailing race committees at both Riverside Yacht Club and the New York Yacht Club, where he was also a member. At the New York Yacht Club he was involved in the management of several America's Cup regattas off Newport, Rhode Island. He had recently become a member of the Essex Yacht Club.
His wife, Angel (Williams) Scholtz, and his tow sons, Andrew A. and Frederick H. Scholtz, both of whom followed in their father's footsteps as members of New York Yacht Club Race Committee, survive Mr. Scholtz. Seven Grand Children and thirteen great-grandchildren also survive him.
Contributions in memory of Mr. Scholtz may be made to Essex Meadows Foundation, Inc., 30 Bokum Road, Essex, CT 06426.

José married Angela Lucia Williams on 14 Jun 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. Angela (daughter of George Washington Aurelio Williams and Alice Wadsworth Ayer) was born on 13 May 1907 in Brooklyn, New York; died on 19 Jan 2010 in Essex Meadows, Essex, Connecticut; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Fredrick Henry Scholtz was born on 3 Oct 1929 in Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, New York; died on 29 Nov 2009 in Naples, Florida.

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• Name: Henrique Scholtz
• Immigration: 18 Dec 1895, New York, New York
• Immigration: 3 May 1909, New York, New York
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Naturalization: 19 May 1916, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 12 Apr 1930, Brooklyn, New York

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Biography:
New York Times obituary for J Henrique Scholtz
J Henrique Scholtz, Coffee Importer, 81
J Henrique Scholtz, a founder and former member of Scholtz & Co, coffee importers, died yesterday in his home, 1 Fifth Ave, after a short illness. His age was 81. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where he still maintained a residence, and came to the US in 1902.
Formerly a coffee planter and exporter in Venezuela, Mr. Scholtz founded his concern here in 1906. He retired in 1948.
He was a Venezuelan representative at the Pan American Coffee Board here and at the Inter-American Coffee Board in Washington.
Mr Scholtz was a former member of the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange and the New York Cocoa Exchange.
Surviving are his widow, Berta; two sons, J Henry Jr.. and Arthur; three daughters, Miss Gertrude Scholtz, Mrs Norman Smith and Mrs Fredrick Cooper; two sisters in Venezuela, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
As a child he went to the docks with his father and got a rowboat. He rowed out the ships coming in and traded with the captains. He was doing so well that one of his sisters decided to invest in his operation. She bought another rowboat and hired someone to row it. Later he started to import Steinway pianos. They became a status symbol in Caracas and he did very well until he saturated the market. At one point he had a plantation (possibly coffee) outside of Caracas. One day the foreman came into town and said that he was having trouble with one of the workers. Henrique told him that he did not want to hear about it and that he, the foreman, was paid to solve the problems himself. The next time the foreman was in town Henrique asked how he solved the problem with the worker. The foreman said he shot the worker. At that point Henrique decided to sell the plantation. He first came to America in 1896 where his brother Carlos and uncle Joseph lived. After marrying in 1900, he and his family went back and forth between New York and Venezuela. Arthur (the only one child born out of Venezuela) was born in Brooklyn but on his birth certificate his parents residence was listed as Caracas. In December of 1908 a new dictator took over the country the people were hopeful things would finally improve. Henrique and his friend Lorenzo Marturet went to the palace where a crowd of people were calling for the new leader to come out and speak. The leader came out on the balcony and said "Let the people be quiet." The leader then returned to his room. Henrique turned to his friend and said that it was time to move out of the country and move to New York. His friend said that he would go only if New York had a good opera. Henrique and his family packed up their things and arrived in New York on 3 May 1909. Marturet and family didn't arrive until 1911. They bought adjoining Brownstones in Brooklyn. Within a year his friend moved back to Venezuela. Back around 1905, Henrique, his brother Carlos and Marturet founded Scholtz & Marturet. By 1915 when Martruet had returned to Venezuela the company became Scholtz & Co. Henrique worked there until he retired in 1948.
In the 1910 census he was listed as a merchant whose general nature of business was commission. He rented the home where he lived with his family, his mother-in-law and his sister Louisa who had just come that year. While in Brooklyn he had all his relatives from Venezuela and Curaçao over at Christmas time. Not all the families were as well off as his so all the children were very happy when everyone of them received a present.

Immigration:
This was his first trip to New York

Immigration:
While he had been to New York several times and most of his family at least once, this is the trip where they actually moved to New York. They sailed on the SS Philadelphia from La Guaira, Venezuela.

Census:
Head, 191 Park Place.

Census:
Head, 116 Lincoln Road.

Census:
Head, 116 Lincoln Road. He owned the home and it was worth $35,000.

Buried:
Lot 37755, Section 151

José married Joanna Catharina van Daalen on 14 Apr 1900 in Curaçao. Joanna (daughter of Jan Hero Adriaan van Daalen and Geertruida Maria Elisabeth Statius Muller) was born on 17 Jan 1881 in Willemstad, Curaçao; died on 6 Jul 1943 in Brooklyn, New York; was buried on 7 Aug 1943 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Joanna Catharina Scholtz
• Immigration: 3 May 1909, New York, New York
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Naturalization: 19 May 1916, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 12 Apr 1930, Brooklyn, New York

Notes:

Immigration:
They sailed on the SS Philadelphia from La Guaira, Venezuela.

Census:
Wife, 191 Park Place.

Census:
Wife, 116 Lincoln Road.

Census:
Wife, 116 Lincoln Road.

Buried:
Lot 37755, Section 151

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• Name: Johan C. Scholtz

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Biography:
He and his family lived in Caracas. He was Consul in La Guaira, Venezuela for Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and others because he was fluent in several languages. Today, La Guaira is just a few minute ride down the hill from Caracas, however, before the turn of the century it was a long trip. So, Johan used to live during the week in La Guaira and go home to Caracas when he could.
Johan had a sister named Mimi. This we know from a circa 1860 picture with the caption "Tia Mimi hermana mia querada de Papa LH" and a picture of Carlos with the caption "Para mis queridos tia Mimi, Mamachi + Papachi, de su sobrino Carlos, Julio 16/1894"

Died:
His son Henrique's 1921 passport application stated he was dead about 15 years.

Johan married Obdulia Roldán on 1 May 1858 in Venezuela. Obdulia was born on 20 Jul 1841 in Venezuela; died on 2 May 1916 in Caracas, Venezuela. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Obdulia Scholtz

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Biography:
Her parents were said to have been from Sevillia, Spain. Their family may have owned a winery there. The 1910 census for her son Henrique says that she was born in Spain and was Spanish. This probably meant Venezuela. Henrique and most of his children were listed the same way.

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Biography:
In 1880 he was listed as Attorney General. From 1889 until 1891 he was the Administrator of St Martaan (sometimes referred to as Governor and Old Families of Curaçao list him as advocate general, governor of St. Martaan). At that time the island was very poor so he and his family lived on Curaçao.

Jan married Geertruida Maria Elisabeth Statius Muller on 17 Mar 1880. Geertruida (daughter of Hendrik August Statius Muller and Johanna Catharina Cornelia Voogd) was born on 23 Aug 1855 in Curaçao; died on 22 Jun 1942 in 351 E. 16th Street, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Geertruida Maria Elisabeth van Daalen
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York

Notes:

Biography:
She was called "Mamaya" by her grand and great-grandchildren. She was almost deaf and had to use a horn. People would have to shout into the wide end to be heard. According to the 1910 census, she had had three children all of whom were still living.

Census:
Daughter-in-law, 191 Park Place.

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• Occupation: a pharmacist.
• Baptism: 10 Dec 1813

Frederik married Maria Augusta Möller on 9 Sep 1835 in Fort Amsterdam, Curaçao. Maria (daughter of Joseph Möller and Cornelia Petronella Engelbronn) was born on 27 Nov 1815 in Curaçao; died on 23 Apr 1849 in Curaçao. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Maria Augusta Scholtz

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Married:
They were married by the Governor of Curaçao and the subjected islands.

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Biography:
From the book Old Families of Curaçao:
"As an officer in the Military Administration, Adriaan Frans van Daalen came to Curaçao around 1830. He afterwards went into the government service as a civil servant. After this he lived for a while in the capital of the U.S.A."
In 1832 he was a Lieutenant in the navy stationed on the Korvet Hypomenus (a Korvet is a type of warship).

Adriaan married Jannetje van der Meulen on 18 Dec 1833 in Curaçao. Jannetje (daughter of Jan Hero van der Meulen and Jannetta Catharina Winkler) was born on 24 Oct 1809 in Curaçao; died on 28 Jun 1878 in Curaçao. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: van Daalen

Notes:

Anecdote:
He was the head of the construction department in Curaçao.

Hendrik married Johanna Catharina Cornelia Voogd on 22 Jun 1853. Johanna (daughter of Casper Voogd and Anna Maria Perret Gentil) was born on 15 Oct 1830 in Netherlands Antillies; died on 18 Jun 1888 in Curaçao. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Johanna Catharina Cornelia Statius Muller

Notes:

Biography:
At the time of his wedding he was listed as a planter.