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Chicago Deaths 1911

My Great-Grandfather’s Error-Filled Death Certificate

My great-grandfather James Walton died when my maternal grandfather was six years old. The personal information on James’ death certificate was provided by Alfred Pearson, his wife’s brother-in-law. And much of it is wrong. Alfred got a few things right; James Walton did not have a middle name. And he was male, white and married. But James wasn’t born in…

December 10, 2015 in Chicago Deaths 1911, Genealogy Tips, Walton.

Herman Friedrich Carl Mangels 1854-1912

The family story was Herman Mangels had a tendency to partake of alcoholic beverages. So much so that his wife threatened to lock him out of the house the next time he returned home inebriated. That next time happened on a cold January night. The family story went on to say that after spending a frigid…

January 10, 2015 in Chicago Deaths 1911, Genealogy, Mangels.

1920 Obituaries: January 3

The following “Cards of Thanks” notices were printed on page 11 of the January 3, 1920 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “SCHULTZ-I WISH TO EXPRESS MY MOST sincere thanks and appreciation to my many friends and relatives for their kind sympathy and beautiful floral offerings in my recent bereavement in the loss of my…

February 4, 2014 in Chicago Daily News, Chicago Deaths 1911, Chicago Deaths 1919, Chicago Deaths 1920.


1961. When I had no idea how many decades I would devote to family history research.

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