José Henrique Scholtz

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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]

Family/Spouse: Berta Margarita Azerm. Berta was born about 1894; died in Aug 1992 in Caracas, Venezuela. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Gertrude Scholtz
• Immigration: 3 May 1909, New York, New York
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 12 Apr 1930, Brooklyn, New York
• Residence: 1992, East Orange, New Jersey

Notes:

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

Census:
Daughter, 191 Park Place.

Census:
Daughter, 116 Lincoln Road.

Census:
Daughter, 116 Lincoln Road.

Buried:
Lot 37755, Section 151

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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

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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]

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• Name: Aleonor Agusta Smith
• Name: Eleanor Scholtz
• Immigration: 1907
• Immigration: 3 May 1909, New York, New York
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York

Notes:

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

Census:
Daughter, 191 Park Place.

Census:
Daughter, 116 Lincoln Road.

Aleonor married Norman Smith on 21 Feb 1929 in Brooklyn, New York. Norman was born in 1898 in New Jersey; died in 1968 in New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 3 May 1909, New York, New York
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, 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:
Son, 191 Park Place.

Census:
Son, 116 Lincoln Road.

Census:
Son, 116 Lincoln Road.

Died:
Arthur was living in Los Angeles at the time of his death.

Buried:
Lot 37755, Section 151

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• Name: Dooley Scholtz
• Name: Obdulia Margareta Cooper
• Immigration: 3 May 1909, New York, New York
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, 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:
Daughter, 191 Park Place.

Census:
Daughter, 116 Lincoln Road.

Census:
Daughter, 116 Lincoln Road.

Buried:
Lot 37755, Section 151

Obdulia married Frederick Cooper on 8 Jun 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. Frederick was born on 22 Sep 1905; died in Sep 1968; was buried on 9 Sep 1968 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Fred Scholtz
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Eastchester Village, Westchester County, New York

Notes:

Census:
Son, 5 Gramatan Gardens.

Died:
Unpublished Obituary:

FREDERICK HENRY SCHOLTZ

Fred Scholtz, former Wall Street banker and Morgan Stanley partner, died December 29, 2009 in Naples, Florida after a ten month battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was born in Bronxville, New York on October 3, 1929. He spent most of his youth in Riverside, Connecticut and later lived with his wife, Sally Kirkham, for many years in Darien and New Canaan, Connecticut. Lately, he and Sally have been living in Charlestown, Rhode Island and Naples, Florida.

Mr. Scholtz was a graduate of St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Connecticut, and he received a BA from Amherst College in 1952. He specialized in finance throughout his business career. In addition to ten years with Morgan Stanley, he worked at Chemical Bank, General Foods Corporation, Mitchell & Associates, and as president of the auction house, Sotheby’s, North America.

Mr. Scholtz loved moving from one pursuit to another and was fond of saying that his motto was, “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.”

Among his many hobbies, Mr. Scholtz was an avid deep water sailor. In 1977, as chairman of the New York Yacht Club race committee, he managed the running of The America’s Cup races won by Ted Turner off Newport, Rhode Island. In addition to sailing, he participated in the US Senior Tennis League and in 1996 he won the singles and doubles Connecticut State Championships in his age group.

Throughout his life, Mr. Scholtz enjoyed collecting contemporary art and the building and remodeling of his homes. His recent interests led him to become an ardent photographer and conservationist. Some of his favorite places to photograph wildlife and landscapes were Alaska, East Africa, the Rocky Mountains, New England and South Florida. During photography trips to Kenya he became interested in animal conservation and worked as a volunteer on wildlife conservation projects with the Mara Conservancy organized by the Earthwatch Institute of London, England.

Mr. Scholtz is survived by his 102-year-old mother, Angela; his wife of 58 years, Sally; his brother, Andrew; his children, Peter and his wife Christine, Sarah Dewar and her husband Bob, Bradley and his wife Julie; and his eight grandchildren. A memorial service in celebration of the life of Fred Scholtz will take place at United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Road in Naples, Florida at 3:00pm on Friday, December 4th, 2009.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Fred Scholtz may be made to the Mara Conservancy, c/o Earthwatch Management Ltd., Box 13509-0800, Nairobi, Kenya or to Avow Hospice, 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, Florida, 34105.

Fredrick married Sally Kirkham in Sep 1951 in St Pauls Church, Riverside, Connecticut. Sally was born on 1 Oct 1930; died on 18 Apr 2010 in Naples, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Bernardsville, New Jersey

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Residence:
Peachcroft Rd