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  • Automobiles in the Family Tree

    I wish I’d kept a list of all the cars I’ve owned since I started driving (illegally) 42 years ago. The last few are easy to remember. A precious few really stand out in my mind. Like the multi-shades-of-orange-manual-transmission Pinto. And the clunker I bought for $50 at a garage…

  • 1894 Obituaries: September 26

    This day in 1894 was a surprisingly light day for notices of death published in the Chicago Daily News. The following people were listed among the recently deceased: Willie Anderson Augustine Cudmore Agnes Dean Mrs. J. Everdon Henry Garrison Arthur Holmes Annie Heidbrink Joseph Kerwin Christian Leth William Milne August…

  • 1894 Obituaries: September 25

    Per page 2 of the September 25th issue of the Chicago Daily News: Judge Windes ruled on a lawsuit between Dion Boucicault and Robert Buchanan J. W. Brennan was injured on 61st Street (the street on which my 2nd great-grandparents lived!) John Myers was fined by Justice Kersten for breaking the…

  • 1894 Obituaries: September 24

    The following notices of death were published on page 2 of the September 24, 1894 edition of the Chicago Daily News: Additionally, the following notices of death appeared on page 6 of the September 24, 1894 edition of the Chicago Daily News: Here are the names of the deceased persons mentioned on pages…

  • I Forgot My Cemetery Kit

    As a result, I couldn’t fix this: Husband and I recently took a genealogical road trip to Illinois. First Stop – Judy Russell. The Legal Genealogist spoke at the Chicago Genealogical Society meeting in Arlington Heights. That was a day well spent. Next up – locate the final resting place of…

  • 1894 Obituaries: September 20

    The following item appeared on page 1 of the September 20, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “Dropped Dead in a Saloon. John Jones, a cook in the employ of Hayes Bros., contractors on the drainage canal, dropped dead suddenly last evening in Patrick McMann’s saloon, 1255 Blue Island…

  • Wesley Tolf; Bowler Extraordinaire

    The following article, which appeared in the April 12, 1929 issue of the Batavia [Illinois] Herald, gave me some insight into the life of Wesley Lambert Tolf (17 Sep 1894-Dec 1969), a 1st cousin thrice-removed; “Batavia Bowlers Get in Prize Money at Ottawa Sunday – Frank Thomle and Wesley Tolf, prominent…

  • 1894 Obituaries: September 15

    The following obituaries appeared on page 2 of the September 15, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “EWERS-Friday, Sept. 14, at Hillsdale, Mich., WILLIAM, beloved husband of Hattie Ewers and father of A. W. Ewers. Funeral notice later.” The following obituaries appeared on page 6 of the September 15,…

  • Gas Kills Man and Wife

    The following article appeared on page 1 of the September 10, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “GAS KILLS MAN AND WIFE. Death Enters the Home of J. A. Rawlins of Ravenswood. J. A. Rawlins and his wife were killed by illuminating gas in Ravenswood during last night. The…

  • 1894 Obituaries: September 5

    The following article appeared on page 1 of the September 5, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “Killed by the Cars. The body of an unidentified man was found lying near the Chicago & Northwestern tracks at Cuyler station this morning. The head had been severed from the body…