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Chicago Daily News Obituaries; 26 Dec 1899
The following obituaries were transcribed from page 11 of the December 26, 1899 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “BAIER-JOHN, beloved husband of Crescentia Baier, Dec. 25, aged 68 years. Funeral services Thursday, Dec. 28, at 9:30 a.m., at his late residence, 377 Sedgwick-st., to St. Michael’s church, thence to…
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Thoughts on Find A Grave? Share Them Here!
I’m currently working on a 2016 series of blog posts about Find A Grave
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Circling the Wagons I Get, but Circling the Headstones?
Why are these headstones in Mauston Cemetery (Mauston Wisconsin) arranged in a half-circle? What does it mean?
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Post-Mortem Picture in Bohemian National Cemetery
the photograph that remains provides a plethora of genealogical clues
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Chicago Daily News Obituaries; 05 Dec 1903
My transcription above is exactly as the notices appeared in the December 5, 1903 issue of the Chicago Daily News
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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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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.…
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Wednesday’s Child; Louisa Potter 1859-1860
Using the cool new Find A Grave app, Husband and I stopped at a dozen or so cemeteries during a recent road trip. Hartwell Cemetery is a small, lovely white-picket-fenced graveyard near Abells Corners and Lafayette Township Wisconsin. Established in 1844, there are many old headstones and the same family names are…
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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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