Top 10 Genealogy Clues in Obituaries

I was transcribing obituaries for Find A Grave recently and was once again reminded of all the hidden genealogy gems they contain. How many can you find? From page 7 of the March 11, 1892 edition of the Chicago Daily News; “QUINLAN-March 10, 1892, BRIDGET, the beloved daughter of Patrick and the late Bridget Quinlan, aged 16…

1892 Obituaries: April 5

A tragedy was reported on page 3 of the April 5, 1892 issue of the Chicago Tribune. Ferdinand Mossberg and his little son William were found by William Krantz. The pair had drowned. It appears to have been a deliberate act by Mr. Mossberg: On the same page were the following obituaries; William H. Bone,…

1892 Obituaries: April 18

The following names appeared in the “deaths” column of page 9 in the April 18, 1892 issue of the Chicago Daily News: Dagmar Anderson Josephine Albertz (nee Bond) Mary C. Becker Charles Blakeley Mary A. Carten Charles Cochrane Mary A. Carten Mary A. Carten Margaret Carroll Louisa Clemens G. Washington Coughran Joshua Culp Paul Dietrich…

1892 Obituaries: April 21

From column one of page 8 of the April 21, 1892 issue of the Chicago Daily News: Marriages – John A. Gunn/Carrie Fuarey Deaths – Edmund K. W. Blake Anna Gertrude Cartan John J. Dougherty Grace Elizabeth Drake John Eizinger William Gallagher Jennie Gunn Johnnie Griffen Christian C. Garber Joseph Hickey Margaret Hannan Samuel O.…

1892 Obituaries: April 27

The following names appeared on page 8 under “deaths” in the April 27, 1892 issue of the Chicago Daily News;  Charles Artingstall, Asa Bradley, Frank J. Beilman, William Crone, Nellie Fuller Fielder, Henry Heidel, Henry Hirchbein, Matthew Harvey, Anna Kerstine Johnson, William Krueger, Capt. John Keelin, F. H. Little, Mrs. John V. McAdam, Christopher Mahoney,…

1892 Obituaries: April 30

The following death notices appeared in one column on page 6 of the April 30, 1892 issue of the Chicago Daily News; F. A. Bird, Paul Grantham, Lizzie C. Kennedy and part one of James Kilroy: James Kilroy’s death notice was continued in the next column and Mrs Mary A Benson was remembered: The following obituaries…

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 Quirk Mary Schaughnessy Anthony Scorone…