Tag: Chicago Genealogy
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Infamous Neighbors
How do people in a neighborhood react when they learn an alleged serial killer had been living among them? Herman Webster Mudgett (1861 – 1896), better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American con artist and alleged serial killer who lived at South Wallace…
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Chicago Daily News Obituaries; 18 September 1886
Ancestors who die between census years can often be difficult to trace. Perhaps the following obituaries, published on page 6 of the Chicago Daily News on September 18, 1886 will be of some help to genealogists doing research in the Windy City. The names of the deceased (including a dozen…
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Lily of the Flower Family
I’m a bit confused about Lily and her relationship to the Flower family. Lily is buried in the center of the Flower family plot in Jewish Graceland Cemetery on Chicago’s north side. There is a record of her death on FamilySearch that seems to confirm her parents are the people named on the largest headstone in…
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Mystery Monday: Death Certificate 6711
What was Mrs. Looby’s given name? And where is she buried? My search in the Illinois deaths database on FamilySearch wasn’t much help. And I couldn’t find her on Find A Grave. I’m not related to Mrs. Looby, but I would like to solve her mystery. Can you help reunite her with her family here…
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Chicago Obituaries: March 15, 1892
From page 9 of the March 15, 1892 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “BAGNALL-March 14, 1892, ROY, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Bagnall, aged 5 months. Funeral Wednesday at 2 o’clock p.m.” “CAHILL-March 13, 1892, JOHN, beloved husband of Katheran Cahill (nee Morgan), aged 60 years. Funeral from…
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Mystery Monday: Death Certificate 6824
What is Jennie Olivia’s surname? I guessed. And the FamilySearch indexer guessed. But since there is no one else on FamilySearch with the same surname, I can’t help but wonder if we’re wrong. I’m not related to Jennie, but I would like to solve the mystery of her surname. Can you…
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Mystery Monday: Death Certificate 6818
The measles. Who would think a little boy would die as a result of this childhood illness? And just after his first birthday. Otto Minke’s birth and death were recorded in Chicago records on FamilySearch, but his place of burial is not. I’m not related to the Minkes, but I would…
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Mystery Monday: Death Certificate 6872
Such a tragedy! I’m not related to the Morgans, but I would like to solve the mystery of where this child was laid to rest. Can you help reunite this baby with her family here or on Find A Grave? Thank you for taking a minute or two to honor this short life.
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Chicago Obituaries: January 30, 1894
The following obituaries were transcribed from page 6 of the January 30, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “BAER-Jan. 2[8?], 1894 FRANZ BAER, beloved father of Mrs. Wendelin Seng, Frank Baer and Mrs. Nicholas Hansen, aged 77 years. Funeral Wednesday, Jan. 31, from his late residence, corner Clark-st. and…
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