Mathilde GIZEWSKI^[1]

1876 - 1942  (65 years)

• Name	Mathilde GIZEWSKI
  Nickname	Tillie
  Birth	2 Oct 1876	Gross Schmuckwalde, Osterode Kreis, East Prussia, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	Feb 1888	East Prussia, Germany   [3]
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  Immigration	5 Mar 1888	New York City, NY   [3, 4]
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  Death	3 Jan 1942	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2]
  	Tillie died at on 3 January 1942 at her home, 416 McCabe Avenue in Wilmington, Delaware. She was 65 years old at the time of her death. Cause of death was noted as "coronary embolus, with hypertension, atrial fibrillation and decompensated heart as contributing factors.
  Burial	7 Jan 1942	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [2, 5]
  	Her body was interred at Lombardy Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware on 7 January 1942.
  Person ID	I28574	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Friedrich Johan GIZEWSKI,   b. 25 Jun 1851, Gross Schmuckwalde, Osterode Kreis, East Prussia d. c.1887/1888 (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Charlotte SOBOTA,   b. 9 Oct 1855, Peterswalde, Osterode Kreis, East Prussia d. 5 Jan 1922, Rock Manor, New Castle Co, DE (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Before 1876
  Family ID	F1704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hermann Carl GABRIEL,   b. 8 Mar 1872, Kraschnitz, Militz Kreis, Silesia, Prussia, German Empire d. 1 Jul 1950, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1896	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	The couple was married on 5 August 1896 by Rev. Paul Isenschmid, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Thomas W. Brooks and Emma Kemske, the bride's sister, acted as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Frederick Carl GABRIEL,   b. 30 Nov 1896, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 7 Mar 1991, Harrisonburg, VA (Age 94 years)   2. Paul Hermann GABRIEL, Sr.,   b. 4 Feb 1899, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 8 Jul 1981, Morehead City, Carteret Co, NC (Age 82 years)   3. Lillie Augusta GABRIEL,   b. 6 May 1901, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Feb 1904, Delaware (Age 2 years)   4. Alice Marie GABRIEL,   b. 8 Nov 1904, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 15 Aug 1964, Lewes, Sussex Co, DE (Age 59 years)   5. Hermann William GABRIEL,   b. 26 Jan 1909, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 10 Jun 1972, Hamilton, Mercer Co, NJ (Age 63 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Hermann & Tilly Gabriel at the beach, c.1896.
  		Fred and Paul, c.1903.
  		Paul, Alice and Fred Gabriel, c.1909.
  Family ID	F1498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1910 US Census / Gabriel, Herman [poor film quality] Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
  		1920 US Census / Gabriel, Hermann p. 1. 416 McCabe Avenue, Wilmington, DE.
  		1920 US Census / Gabriel, Hermann p. 2. 416 McCabe Avenue, Wilmington, DE.

  
  

• Notes

  Hermann Gabriel told his daughter Raani that his mother's maiden name was Mathilde Naultien Gesewsky [Gezewski].

  
  

• Sources

  [S458] Hermann Gabriel - Matilde Gesewski, Delaware marriage record (1896). [S457] Mathilde Gabriel, Delaware death certificate no. 54 (1942). [S3213] Norway-Heritage, online (http://www.norwayheritage.com/). Emigrant Ships: SS Circassia (1), Anchor Line. [S684] August Kemske, SS Circassia passenger list, 8 Mar 1888. [S4339] Hermann Gabriel & Mathilde Gabriel tombstone.