John Christopher Scholtz, I

1893 - 1976  (83 years)

• Name	John Christopher Scholtz  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	I
  Born	25 Mar 1893	Caracas, Venezuela
  Gender	Male
  Biography	From the 1914 Senate records: The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to permit John C Scholtz a citizen of Venezuela to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point provided that no expense shall be caused to the United States thereby and that the said John C Scholtz shall agree to comply with all regulations for the police and discipline of the academy to be studious and to give his utmost efforts to accomplish the course in the various departments of instruction and that tne said John C Scholtz shall not be admitted to the academy until he shall have passed the mental and physical examinations prescribed for candidates from the United States and that he shall be immediately withdrawn if deficient in studies or conduct and so recommended by the academic board And provided further That in the case of the said John C Scholtz the provisions of sections thirteen hundred and twenty and thirteen hundred and twenty one of the Revised Statutes shall be suspended Military Academy Act March 4 1913 Public No 431 According to Leonard, John William, "Who's Who in Engineering, A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries 1922-1923", 1922: Scholtz, John Christopher, 50 Church St., New York; res. 109 Fisher Av., White Plains, New York. Civil Engineer; b. Caracas, Venezuela, March 25, 1893; s. Luis Roberto and Avelina (Pachedo) Scholtz; ed. Bordentown Mil. Inst., Bordentown, N. J.; C.E. Poly. Inst. of Brooklyn. Chief estimator, Eire Railroad Co., New York, N. Y. Commnd Capt. 3rd Reg. N. G. N. Y.; served as Sergt, 9th Coast Arty Corps of New York State. Mem. A.A.E.
  Died	9 Dec 1976	Broward County, Florida   [7]
  Person ID	I779	Our Family
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Luis Roberto Scholtz,   b. 18 Feb 1866, La Guaira, Venezuela ,   d. 21 Nov 1935, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Avelina Patcheco,   b. Abt 1873, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 22 Jan 1946  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1892
  Family ID	F558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luisa Cristina Jahn,   b. 21 Jun 1901, La Victoria, Venezuela ,   d. 21 Dec 1981, Fr Lauderdale, Florida  (Age 80 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1924	Manhattan, New York   [2, 8]
  Children	1. John "Jack" Christopher Scholtz, II,   b. 11 Feb 1926, New York City, New York ,   d. 20 Feb 1984, Albuquerque, New Mexico  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Mar 1893 - Caracas, Venezuela  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Tradition. [S213] Muller, Roger - Notes from. [S230] Scholtz, Luis 1920 Census. [S236] Scholtz, John WWI Draft Registration. [S260] Census, Federal. Scholtz, John, 1940, Lakewood, OH [S484] Alfredo Scholtz Journal, Alfredo Scholtz. [S328] Death Record. John C Scholtz - 25 Mar 1893 to 9 Dec 1976 - Broward County, Florida [S436] Marriage Record. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2468-LTY : 20 March 2015), Luis Scholtz in entry for John Christopher Scholtz and Luisa Cristina John, 19 Jul 1924; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,643,215.