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Merry Christmas!
May Merry Christmas oft return to all our friends most dear, God bless you all and send you all a prosperous New Year!
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Batavia News Travels to Chicago
I found it interesting that news from Batavia (roughly 30 miles west of Chicago) was reported in the Chicago Daily News via Elgin Illinois. It’s a reminder to thoroughly search ALL the newspapers in a wider geographic area when I’m on the trail of an elusive ancestor.
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1894 Obituaries: December 15
John Fitzgerald died of pneumonia in Idaho as reported on page 2 of the December 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News. More deaths were chronicled on page 6 of the same paper; Julia Beattie (nee Hogan), John Bermingham, Josie Brown, Mary Ann Cahl (nee Slattery), John Patrick Coan,…
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Chicago Woman Died of Alcoholism
A 32 year old woman died of alcoholism at the county hospital according to the front page of the December 20, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News:
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12 Horses Die in a Chicago Fire
The following tiny article from the December 20, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News made me cringe. Those poor animals!
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6 Easy Steps to Find Cousins on Ancestry
This is the time of year that makes us think about our family members. I’m not just talking about the live ones, although living relatives can be helpful. Family history researchers know there is no better time than now to connect to the dead through the living. Whether you’re enjoying your last few…
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Funeral at Chicago’s Rose Hill Cemetery
“Prominent business and professional men from all parts of Chicago and from several other cities were present” at the funeral of John Worthy according to this article from the December 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News:
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1894 Obituaries: December 10
The following deaths were mentioned on page 2 of the December 10, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; John Lawrence Conley, John J. Egan, Johanna O’Connor and Edward Wegforth: Page 9 of the same paper contained part two of two of the obituaries reported in the December 10,…
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Surname Saturday: Tolf
I come from a long line of Tolfs. And that’s quite an accomplishment for a Swede! You see, genealogists researching in Scandinavian countries generally encounter the patronymic naming practice early on. Since Tolf was the first name I added to my family tree, I was fortunate not to have the extra challenge of ever-changing surnames.…
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Chicago Marriage Licenses Issued in 1894
26 marriage licenses were issued recently in the city of Chicago. The December 10, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News listed the names of the soon-to-be-married on page two:
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