Category: Genealogy
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Divorce 1883 Style
We often think of our ancestors living in a “simpler time”. But in many ways that simpler time was pretty similar to life today. From page 1 of the June 9, 1883 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “The Bonds of Wedlock. Broken for a Large Number of Mismatched People…
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More Clarke Reminders
Those Clarkes of mine really liked interesting names. Names you won’t find in the personalized pencil display at Michael’s. I shared Zora here. Today another Clarke with a less-than-ordinary name appeared on my Family Tree Maker calendar. On this day in 1990 Lyman John Clake died in Jacksonville, Duval County,…
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Just down the Street
Literally. According to Google Maps, it was a three-minute walk from 655 W 61st Street to 538 W 61st Street in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. The other day I wondered about the possibility of my 2nd great-grandmother Elise Mueller and her brother John N. Schmitt attending the same church. I knew they…
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Sawyer Biscuit Company
In honor of Biscuit Day, I thought I’d share a tidbit about my great-grandfather Alfred Jacob Mueller who worked for a biscuit company. Ebay is a great source for many things genealogical. That’s where I found this item from the Sawyer Biscuit Company. Happy Biscuit Day!
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Carl and Anna Plum at Oak Woods Cemetery
While I was drafting this post, I clicked on Anna’s Find A Grave memorial to re-read her obituary. What a lovely surprise it was to see a volunteer photographer had added a headstone photo for Anna and her husband Carl! Many thanks to Andy Gappa, a Find A Graver extraordinaire!
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Chicago’s Daylight and People’s Liberal Churches
My second great-grandparents Elise [Schmitt] and Jacob Mueller were married by a Justice of the Peace in Chicago in November of 1874. Elise grew up in the Catholic faith, but she may have left the church. I haven’t had any luck connecting Jacob or Elise with a church, so I’ve…
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Ancestral Autographs
I shared here how much I enjoy seeing the signatures of my ancestors. A scrolled S, a curvy C, a typical T – any and all of these delight me and give me insight into the personality of my ancestors. The signatures of the ancestors or collateral relatives who are close to my heart…
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The Cleveland Necrology File
According to my Family Tree Maker calendar, Abigail (nee Walton) Cowin died on this day in 1876. But I was a little vague about how I “know” this. Abigail is my 2nd great-grandfather’s big sister. She married Edwin Cowin 22 Nov 1862 on the Isle of Man. Every time I see…
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