Norina Adelaide "Norma" Statius Muller

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• Name: Norma O'Conner
• Residence: Hudson, Florida

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Residence:
13216 Shadberry Ln

Died:
Obiturary from St Petersburg Times
O'CONNOR, NORMA A., 79, of Hudson, died Wednesday (April 25, 2001) at Bear Creek Nursing Center in Hudson. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she came here 19 years ago from Woodcliff Lake, N.J. She was a certified public accountant with Ingersoll-Rand and member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Thomas; and a brother, Roger Muller, Florida. Prevatt Funeral Home, Hudson.

Family/Spouse: Thomas O'Conner. Thomas was born on 3 Apr 1915 in Brooklyn, New York; died on 1 Dec 2001 in Florida; was buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carlos married Maria Luisa Scholtz on 3 Jul 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. Maria (daughter of Luis Roberto Scholtz and Avelina Patcheco) was born on 7 Jul 1897 in Caracas, Venezuela; died on 25 Jul 1960. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Maria Luisa Statius Muller

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• Name: Asl Statius Muller

Albert married Josefina Alida Scholtz on 5 Oct 1889. Josefina (daughter of Johan Cristafel Scholtz and Obdulia Roldán) was born on 8 Apr 1863 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 17 Oct 1917 in 115 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Josefina Alida Statius Muller

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Biography:
In Dutch records her name was listed as Gozewina.

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Biography:
Luis was one of the founders of the first radio station in Venezuela in 1926. The following is from radiodx.com and is copyright of Ragusa Media Group, PO Box 14339, Wellington, New Zealand:
This year marks the 77 years of the issuing of the first official license to install a radio station in Venezuela; this first license was granted by the Ministry of Public Works and Economy the 25 of September, 1925, to Mr. Arturo Santana and Mr. Luis Scholtz, who founded "Arturo Santana, Scholtz & Company" with the purpose of operating the "Empresa Venezolana de Radiotelefonía"; it was Mr. Alfredo Muller who had the honor of being the first official announcer of this station, thus becoming the first ever radio announcer in Venezuela. This license not only gave them the exclusive rights to broadcast, but also the exclusive rights for the commercialization of the receivers. Friday, April 2, 1926, arrived at the port of La Guaira from New York the equipment for the first Venezuelan radio station.
This first station was called AYRE Broadcasting, their studios were located in a building in the corner of El Tejar, and the antenna and the transmitter in a lot nearby the bullring the "Nuevo Circo", not to far from the Bolivar square in Caracas. AYRE began its transmissions the night of May 23, 1926.
The newspaper El Universal, in its edition of May 24, 1926, depicts its inauguration as: "The Station AYRE Central Broadcasting of Caracas, inaugurated last night, was constructed by the powerful American company Western and its reach is of 2,000 miles, it is moved by two electrical motors, its power is of 12 horses. Its height is 65 meters".
Thanks to the technical capacity of Mr. Luis Scholtz, AYRE was as good as any of the best stations of its time; the station consisted of a transmitters made by the Western Electric and towers of 65 meters height to support the antenna. Some historical reviews indicate that its power was 1 Kilowatt, but if what was published by the newspaper El Universal is correct, and its power was 12 horses, then its actual power was + - 9 Kilowatt (12 HP multiplied by the conversion factor that is 746).
Unfortunately this station was in the air a very short time; the dictator of the moment, General Juan Vicente Gomez, did not see Mr. Arturo Santana with very good eyes, Santana was also a colonel in the Venezuelan army and aide-de-camp of his older son, General Jose Vicente Gomez, who was exiled in Switzerland for political reasons; and taking advantage of the serious political turmoil of April 7, 1928, when two military bases in Caracas revolt and a military conspiracy starts up, in which also some university leaders who in the end would finish jailed participated, Gomez, adducing reasons of "state security", ordered the closing of the station, this action marked the end of the first chapter of the broadcasting history in Venezuela. AYRE was born thanks to the political influence of Colonel Santana, and is this same political influence what determine its closing.

Died:
Age 69 at death.

Luis married Avelina Patcheco on 25 Jun 1892. Avelina was born about 1873 in Caracas, Venezuela; died on 22 Jan 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Avalina Scholtz
• Name: Du Du Patcheco

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Biography:
She and Luis were ostracized by his family because she was of South American Indian decent. Roger Muller remembered her "as a loving grandmother and she cared about humanity. She never turned anyone away who was destitute".

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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]

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• Name: Johanna Catharina Cornelia Statius Muller

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

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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.