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1892 Obituaries: April 8
The following names appeared under “deaths” on page 8 of the April 8, 1892 issue of the Chicago Daily News: Timothy Bergan Margaret Blackburn William Deroy Annie Gregory Dr. Charles F. Hunt Capt. D. J. Humes Frank P. Malone Minnie Kelly John J. McCormick John Niston Michael O’Connell Michael James…
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Elise’s Divorce Lawyers
“And now on this (21st) twenty-first day of November 1874, comes the complainant by Jussen and Anderson, her solicitors…” The statement above was transcribed from my 2nd great-grandmother’s divorce papers. It made me wonder: Why would a 20-something German-speaking French woman from Ohio seek a divorce in Chicago? How did Elise Biedenharn (nee Schmitt) choose…
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1894 Obituaries: November 20
The following names appeared in the “deaths” column of the November 20, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 7; August Baker, John Patrick Coan, John J. Davoren, James Dignon, Theresia Hellman, Ellen Haughey, Oliver Barth Hansen, Richard Jones, Patrick Moran, John N. Miner, Annie Norton, Annie Stetcher (nee…
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Family Disturbance in 1894 Chicago
Hmm…I wonder, did Gee really get the worst of it?
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Who is Aunt Tillie?
A newly found (and positively wonderful!) cousin recently shared a photograph taken in Chicago of our Schmitt ancestors: When we first saw the photo, there was some discussion about who Aunt Tillie might be. Years ago, my new cousin’s aunt had guessed Aunt Tillie might be the sister-in-law of one of the women…
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1894 Obituaries; November 15
The following names appeared in the “deaths” column of the November 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 9; Catharine M. Alloway, Mary Barry, James Breen, Adolph Dose, Johanna Caton, John Collopy, Henry Charles Erhardt, Tessie Flynn, Clara Hagen, Mrs. Robert Hartley, Thomas Heslin, John Hollister, Leonard O.…
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A Fortune Awaits Him
A young sea-faring man disappeared but his parents never forgot him. Whether you are a Chicagoan or a descendant of one, I think you’ll enjoy the last sentence in the article below. It appeared on the front page of the Chicago Daily News on November 15, 1894:
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An 1894 Wedding
An announcement of John H. Johnston and Fannie Whitted Culberson’s November 13th wedding appeared on page 9 of the November 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: John was 45 years old and Fannie was 42 when they were married according to the “Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920,” index,…
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Who Owns this Jewish Cemetery?
I shared the story of what I hope to be my first of many trips to Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery here. Way in the back of Oak Woods we saw this: If you look closely, you’ll see headstones hidden among what appears to be just a vacant field in the…
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Remembering Our Veterans
Thank you to all the young men and women who are missed by their families as they serve our country. Follow this link to see photos I posted from my dad’s Army scrapbook on my old blog. Or search this site using the word “Army”. Perhaps one of your ancestors will…
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