Category: Genealogy
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Family History in the Newspaper; They Were Charged with Bigamy
Not every family tree contains a sensational story like the one below, but black sheep ancestors sure make genealogy interesting, don’t they? From page 1 of the September 18, 1886 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “CHARGED WITH BIGAMY. A Lady from Pennsylvania Has Her Husband Arrested in This City. Henry T.…
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Letters to the Editor Run in My Family
My dad was notorious for writing letters to the editor of his local newspaper. So imagine my surprise (or not!) when I saw this tidbit in the December 11, 1963 issue of the Chicago Tribune: It was written by his mother!
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1915 Obituaries: Dec 2, 5 and 6
The following notices of death appeared in the December 2, 1915 issue of the Minneapolis Journal; “DUNKLEY-Mrs. Anna, aged 91 years, widow of John Dunkley, died Thursday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. F. H. Hale, 2316 Logan av N. She is survived by two sons and three…
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1912 Obituaries: November 29
From page 22 of the Chicago Daily News November 29, 1912; “ANDERSON-Wm. C., aged 76 years, Nov. 2, 1912, beloved husband of Elizabeth Anderson. Funeral from late residence, 2442 N. Kimball-av., Sunday, Dec. 1, at 12:30 p.m., to St. Paul’s Lutheran church, 2215 W. North-av., at 1:30 p.m., thence by…
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1912 Obituaries: November 21
From page 21 of the November 21, 1912 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “ACKLEY-Patrick, beloved husband of Margaret Ackley and father of Mrs. Robert Rogers and David J., Frank P., Anna T. and Margaret R. Ackley. Funeral from late residence, 1924 Washington-bd., to St. Jarlath’s church, where requiem high…
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1888 Obituaries: November 10
The following death notices were printed in the Chicago Daily News, November 10, 1888: “CARROLL-Nov. 9, 1888, at 138 Michigan, removed to Casey’s, southeast corner of Desplaines and Adams-sts., JOHN, beloved son of John and Mary (Donahue) Carroll, aged 24 years and 10 months. Funeral Sunday.” “CLANERT-FREDERICK CARL CLANERT, Saturday…
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Little Norway Lutheran Church Cemetery
A lovely old church in rural Wisconsin stands watch over members who have passed. Visiting genealogists must love the alphabetical directory posted outside.
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1912 Obituaries: November 2
The following obituaries appeared on page 20 of the November 2, 1912 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “BORCHARDT-Catherine (nee Michel), Nov 1, 1912, aged 56 years 5 months, beloved wife of J. F. and mother of Frank, George, Henry, Joseph and Albert, sister of Mrs. Mary Beutgen, Mrs. Annie…
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Our Little Jessie
Many members of the Page family were laid to rest at Sauk Prairie Cemetery in Prairie du Sac Wisconsin. One particular headstone touched my heart.
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1912 Obituaries: October 7
October is Family History Month. I’m often awed by the genealogical clues hidden in obituaries, which is why I post them here and share them on Find A Grave. The image on the left is a snip from the Deaths column that appeared on page 20 of the Chicago Daily News on…
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