Category: Genealogy
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Daddy in the 1940 Census
It’s hard to imagine my dad as a little kid. I’ve seen pictures. I’ve heard stories. But it’s the documents created during his lifetime that give me the most insight into what made Daddy the person he was. My dad was born during the Depression, the firstborn of four children.…
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Much Ado about Jennie Rose
You may not think the first wife of a 1st-cousin thrice-removed “deserves” a lot of research time. But there is a woman in my tree that’s been pulling at me of late, so today I’d like to give Jennie Rose (Beckley) Schmitt her 15 minutes of fame. Jennie’s husband Arthur J. Schmitt, the…
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Murder in My Family Tree
In 1895 my Swedish 2nd great-grandmother was convicted of inciting the murder of her husband. She was sentenced to life imprisonment. At 62 she died in prison after serving six-and-a-half years of her sentence. I mentioned Maja Stina Karlsdotter Molin’s story here. It was disturbing to learn this information and prompted…
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Blog Bazaar
Here at where2look, we’ve been doing a lot of organizing lately. Reduce the paper! is a daily battle cry and we take this quest quite seriously. Before we downsized (more on that later), I sorted through a decade of Family Tree Magazine issues. I saved all the good articles (there…
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Dear Ancestor; I Have a Few Questions
Some of the folks in my family tree did a fantastic job creating records and leaving long paper trails. Others not so much. Whether there are many documents or a paltry few, I would love a moment alone with each of my ancestors. There are a million emotion-based questions I’d love…
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Shot Down by a Priest
From page 12 of the April 25, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “SHOT DOWN BY A PRIEST. Mary Gilmartin Is Murdered in Cincinnati by Father O’Grady. Cincinnati, O., April 25.-Mary Gilmartin, a clerk employed by the Pulvermacher Belt company on Sycamore street, was shot and killed to-day while on her…
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Newsworthy in 1913 and 1938
The following appeared on page 3 of the March 4, 1938 issue of the Batavia Herald; “Photo Contest A quarter of a century makes a big difference in a town. In the jump from 1913 to our present 1938…we have seen a great many changes in our community. Oiled streets…
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Brother of Katherine and Raymond
From the Chicago Tribune, Friday 07 February 1964: TOLF – Harry W. Tolf, husband of the late Judith; father of Earl, the late Donald and Harriet Walton; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother of Katherine and Raymond Tolf. Resting at Edgar-Anderson Funeral Home, 4821 N. Damen avenue, until 10 p.m. Friday.…
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