José Henrique Scholtz

1873 - 1954  (81 years)

• Name	José Henrique Scholtz  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Born	2 May 1873	La Guaira, Venezuela
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	18 Dec 1895	New York, New York   [9, 10]
  	This was his first trip to New York
  Immigration	3 May 1909	New York, New York
  	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	19 Apr 1910	Brooklyn, New York
  	Head, 191 Park Place.
  Naturalization	19 May 1916	Brooklyn, New York   [11, 12]
  Census	Jan 1920	Brooklyn, New York
  	Head, 116 Lincoln Road.
  Census	12 Apr 1930	Brooklyn, New York
  	Head, 116 Lincoln Road. He owned the home and it was worth $35,000.
  Name	Henrique Scholtz
  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.
  Died	23 Sep 1954	1 Fifth Av, Brooklyn, New York
  Buried	25 Sep 1954	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
  	Lot 37755, Section 151
  Person ID	I303	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Johan Cristafel Scholtz,   b. 23 Jan 1837, Curaçao ,   d. 26 Jul 1905, Caracas, Venezuela  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Obdulia Roldán,   b. 20 Jul 1841, Venezuela ,   d. 2 May 1916, Caracas, Venezuela  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1 May 1858	Venezuela
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joanna Catharina van Daalen,   b. 17 Jan 1881, Willemstad, Curaçao ,   d. 6 Jul 1943, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 62 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1900	Curaçao   [13]
  Children	1. Gertruida Scholtz,   b. 3 Mar 1901, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 31 Dec 1992, New Jersey  (Age 91 years)   2. José Henrique "Henry" Scholtz, Jr.,   b. 4 Oct 1902, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 26 Jun 1997, Essex, Connecticut  (Age 94 years)   3. Aleonor Agusta Scholtz,   b. 16 Mar 1905, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 24 Oct 1994, Neptune, New Jersey  (Age 89 years)   4. Arthur Edward Scholtz,   b. 13 Oct 1906, 514 8th Av, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. Nov 1989, California  (Age 83 years)   5. Obdulia Margareta Scholtz,   b. 16 Jan 1909, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 7 Jul 1993, New Jersey  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Berta Margarita Azerm,   b. Abt 1894,   d. Aug 1992, Caracas, Venezuela  (Age ~ 98 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 May 1873 - La Guaira, Venezuela Immigration - 18 Dec 1895 - New York, New York Married - 14 Apr 1900 - Curaçao 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 Died - 23 Sep 1954 - 1 Fifth Av, Brooklyn, New York Buried - 25 Sep 1954 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Henrique Scholtz
  		Henrique Scholtz
  		The Scholtz Family Back row Jose' Henrique, Rosa Amalia, Frederico, Isabel, Alfredo, Obdulia. Front row Elisa, Carlos Alfredo, Obdulia Roldan (mother), Johan Cristafel (father), Mimi, or someone else, Guillermo or Luis Roldan. This family portrait probably taken at a studio in Caracas, Venezuela. Josefina (Gozewina in Dutch) Alida was probably in Curacao with her family. Louisa Theresa may have been visiting her.

  
  

  Histories

  Scholtz Family Photo Album

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Tradition. [S81] Scholtz, Arthur, Birth Certificate, . [S27] Scholtz, J. H., 1910 US Census. [S28] Scholtz, J. H. Obit., New York Times. [S56] Scholtz, J. H., Passanger List. [S233] Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. [S262] Passanger List. 1930 Passanger List from La Guaira [S484] Alfredo Scholtz Journal, Alfredo Scholtz. [S27] Scholtz, J. H., 1910 US Census (Reliability: 2). [S56] Scholtz, J. H., Passanger List (Reliability: 2). [S262] Passanger List. 4 Jan 1922 form Curacao to New York among others [S265] Passport Application. Jose Henrique Scholtz, 6 June 1921 [S27] Scholtz, J. H., 1910 US Census (Reliability: 1).