- Abt 1812
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6. | Johan Cristafel Scholtz (5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 23 Jan 1837 in Curaçao; died on 26 Jul 1905 in Caracas, Venezuela. Other Events:
Notes:
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]
Children:
- 15. Maria Teresa "Mimi" Scholtz was born on 1 Feb 1859 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 28 Oct 1901 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 16. Cornelia Petronila Scholtz was born on 17 Jun 1860 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 17 Nov 1879 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 17. Antonio Scholtz was born on 14 Dec 1861 in La Guaira, Venezuela.
- 18. Josefina Alida Scholtz was born on 8 Apr 1863 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 17 Oct 1917 in 115 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, New York.
- 19. Carlos Antonio Scholtz was born on 4 Aug 1864 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 13 May 1946 in 291 Fisher Av, White Plains, New York.
- 20. Luis Roberto Scholtz was born on 18 Feb 1866 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 21 Nov 1935 in Brooklyn, New York.
- 21. Juan Federico Scholtz was born on 12 Aug 1867 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 16 Feb 1925 in Curaçao.
- 22. Luisa Obdulia Scholtz was born on 21 Dec 1868 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 23 Oct 1912 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 23. Isabel Margarita Scholtz was born on 26 Jun 1870 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 19 Jul 1953 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 24. Eliza Eleonor Scholtz was born on 21 Oct 1871 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 10 Jul 1939 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 25. José Henrique Scholtz was born on 2 May 1873 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 23 Sep 1954 in 1 Fifth Av, Brooklyn, New York; was buried on 25 Sep 1954 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
- 26. Guillermo Jorge Scholtz was born on 15 Oct 1874 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 11 Nov 1925 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 27. Rosa Amalia Scholtz was born on 1 Jun 1876 in San Juan, Caracas, Venezuela; died on 24 Nov 1959 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 28. Alfredo Augusto Scholtz was born on 7 Nov 1879 in Maiquetía, Venezuela; died on 5 Sep 1937 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- 29. Luisa Teresa Scholtz was born on 12 May 1881 in Maiquetía, Venezuela; died on 6 Oct 1957 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Family/Spouse: Louise Morton. Louise (daughter of George Morton and Sara Jane Hodge) was born about 1876 in St. Thomas; died in 1958 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Joseph Scholtz (5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 7 Oct 1839 in Curaçao; died on 21 Feb 1911 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Other Events:
- Naturalization: 31 Mar 1876, Brooklyn, New York
Notes:
Birth:
August Lebergt Statius Muller went with Frederik Anthon to register Joseph's birth. Almost 60 years later August and Frederik's grandchildren (José Henrique Scholtz and Joanna Catharina van Daalen) would marry.
Anecdote:
The first record of Joseph after his birth is traveling to New York on 3 Mar 1876 and he was naturalized a few weeks later. When he arrived he was listed as a Master Mariner and as a Seaman when he was naturalized. Later he was known as a ship Captain. There are at least two records of him returning from Europe and several records from Bermuda where Eliza was from.
Joseph and Eliza resided in Brooklyn form 1876 until around 1883 when they lived in Montclair, NJ. By 1903, the last time Joseph shows up in a record, he was listed as residing in Bermuda.
Maritime records show him as captain of various vessels, some of which he owned, from 1872 until 1883 when he seems to have retired and moved to New Jersey and later back to Bermuda.
After Joseph and Eliza moved to New York, many of Johan's Children came to visit their aunt and uncle. Several eventually moved there. Carlos was the first. He came in 1882 and likely lived with Joseph and Eliza. After Carlos were Luis, Josephina, Eliza, Rosa Amalia, Alfredo, Isabel, and Henrique. At some point there was a falling out between Carlos and Joseph and they stopped talking to each other.
Naturalization:
His occupation was listed as Seaman, his former nationality was Dutch, and it was witnessed by Henry P. Kirkham of Hempstead, LI, NY.
Died:
From Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Obituary: CAPT. JOSEPH SCHOLTZ died suddenly at Hamilton, Bermuda, on February 21st, aged 71. He was born at Curaçao, and was one of the oldest members of the Hamilton C.C.
Joseph married Eliza Eleanor Peniston on 13 Feb 1868 in Smith's, Bermuda. Eliza was born in 1847 in Hamilton Parish, Bermuda; was buried in Saint Marks Church Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Maria Teresa "Mimi" Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 1 Feb 1859 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 28 Oct 1901 in Caracas, Venezuela. Notes:
Biography:
Because her brother Alfredo only listed her wedding to Jesus and on children, it's not likely she had any children.
Maria married Jesus Maria Acevedo in 1887. Jesus was born on 21 Dec 1859 in La Victoria, Venezuela; died on 28 May 1914 in Caracas, Venezuela. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Carlos Antonio Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 4 Aug 1864 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 13 May 1946 in 291 Fisher Av, White Plains, New York. Other Events:
- Naturalization: 19 Oct 1885, Newark, New Jersey
Notes:
Biography:
He was co-founder of Scholtz & Co with his brother Henrique. He was a founder and former President of the New York Cocoa Exchange. From his New York Times obituary: Mr. Scholtz, a member of the exporting and importing firm Scholtz & Co., 82 Wall Street, Manhattan, was one the leaders in the cocoa trade. He was a founder and former first vice president of the Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce in the United States and a member of the Pan-American Society and the Bolivarian Society of the United States. He and his wife helped raise John Scholtz (son of Luis and Avalina) but they did not have any children of their own.
Carlos married Homeretta Reopath about 1900. Homeretta was born on 1 Aug 1874 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Apr 1961. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Luis Roberto Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 18 Feb 1866 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 21 Nov 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. Notes:
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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21. | Juan Federico Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 12 Aug 1867 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 16 Feb 1925 in Curaçao. Notes:
Died:
His death record did not list a spouse (just parents) so it's likely he never married.
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22. | Luisa Obdulia Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 21 Dec 1868 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 23 Oct 1912 in Caracas, Venezuela. Notes:
Biography:
Because her brother Alfredo only listed her wedding to Jesus and on children, it's not likely she had any children.
Luisa married Jesus Maria Acevedo on 21 Dec 1905. Jesus was born on 21 Dec 1859 in La Victoria, Venezuela; died on 28 May 1914 in Caracas, Venezuela. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | Isabel Margarita Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 26 Jun 1870 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 19 Jul 1953 in Caracas, Venezuela. Notes:
Died:
She was still living in Venezuela at the time of her brother Henrique's death.
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25. | José Henrique Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 2 May 1873 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 23 Sep 1954 in 1 Fifth Av, Brooklyn, New York; was buried on 25 Sep 1954 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Other Events:
- 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
Notes:
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]
Children:
- 47. Gertruida Scholtz was born on 3 Mar 1901 in Caracas, Venezuela; died on 31 Dec 1992 in New Jersey; was buried on 4 Jan 1993 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
- 48. José Henrique "Henry" Scholtz, Jr. was born on 4 Oct 1902 in Caracas, Venezuela; died on 26 Jun 1997 in Essex, Connecticut; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Connecticut.
- 49. Aleonor Agusta Scholtz was born on 16 Mar 1905 in Caracas, Venezuela; died on 24 Oct 1994 in Neptune, New Jersey.
- 50. Arthur Edward Scholtz was born on 13 Oct 1906 in 514 8th Av, Brooklyn, New York; died in Nov 1989 in California; was buried on 24 Nov 1989 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
- 51. Obdulia Margareta Scholtz was born on 16 Jan 1909 in Caracas, Venezuela; died on 7 Jul 1993 in New Jersey; was buried on 7 Sep 1993 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
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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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26. | Guillermo Jorge Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 15 Oct 1874 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 11 Nov 1925 in Caracas, Venezuela. Notes:
Biography:
Because his brother Alfredo lists only his birth date and no wedding or children, it's unlikely that Guillermo either married or had children.
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27. | Rosa Amalia Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 1 Jun 1876 in San Juan, Caracas, Venezuela; died on 24 Nov 1959 in Caracas, Venezuela. Other Events:
- Name: Rosa Amalia Price
- Name: Rosa Amalia Scholtz
Notes:
Birth:
Birth Record:
I, Pedro Barbasca, principal civil authority of the borough of San Juan (Caracas) am able to state that today, the sixth of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy six, I have seen a baby girl shown to me by Juan Christobal Scholtz, who says that he is the baby’s legitimate father. His profession is a businessman, he resides in this borough, he states that the baby girl has been born in this borough at an address on the street called Triumfo, which address is located between a street called San Juan and a street called the Angelitos, on the first day of the current month of June at two o’clock in the morning: that she has been named Rosa Amalia and that she is the legitimate daughter of Mrs. Obdulia Roldan who is a dedicated housewife, and resident of this borough. This document has been prepared at ten thirty on the morning of this very day.
Witnesses to this act are Francisco Luzon and Luis Maggi, both of over twenty one years of age and residents of this borough.
Read and sworn to by this notary being in agreement with its content and validity.
(Signed) J C Scholtz Angel Leal Francisco Luzon L Maggi
Biography:
Her husband Henry had several children from a previous marriage but she had no children.
She lived in Bogota, Colombia with her husband. After he died she moved to New York where she set up a business setting up window displays for such stores as Lord & Taylor. She once made a large wreath for Rockefeller Center.
Rosa married Henry Price on 22 Nov 1911. Henry was born about 1860 in Curacao; died after 17 Oct 1918 in Bogata, Colombia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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29. | Luisa Teresa Scholtz (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 12 May 1881 in Maiquetía, Venezuela; died on 6 Oct 1957 in Caracas, Venezuela. Notes:
Biography:
According to the 1910 census she had just come to America to live with her brother Henrique in Brooklyn, was not married and could speech English. She was still living in Venezuela at the time of her brother Henrique's death.
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30. | Juan Francisco "John" Scholtz (Morton) (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born about 1892 in La Guaira, Venezuela; and died. Notes:
Biography:
The family changed their name to Scholtz after moving to Trinidad around 1903. John moved back to Venezuela as an adult; lived in Cabimas or Lagunillas, Zulia State
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31. | José Conrado Esteban Scholtz (Morton) (6.Johan4, 5.Frederik3, 2.Maria2, 1.Evert1) was born on 26 Dec 1894 in La Guaira, Venezuela; died on 27 Dec 1974 in Suffolk County, New York; was buried in Pinelawn Memorial Park. Notes:
Biography:
The family changed their name to Scholtz after moving to Trinidad around 1903. By the time José had gotten to the United States he went by the name Joseph Conrad Scholtz.
José married Lola Hernandez on 23 Jul 1931 in Manhattan, New York. Lola was born on 3 Jan 1897 in Norte de Santander, Colombia; died on 27 Dec 1970 in Melville, New York; was buried in Pinelawn Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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