Tag: Chicago Genealogy
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Mystery Monday: Death Certificate 6801
I’m not related to Catharine, but I would like to help her return to her family. The mystery is her surname – can you make out the spelling? If you are able to reunite Catharine with her family here or on Find A Grave, I will give you an honorable mention as…
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Chicago Obituaries: January 11, 1905
Genealogists everywhere know the value of a well-written obituary. In the obits below, you’ll find Names of the deceased and names of others in their circle Nicknames, maiden names, married names of female family members Dates of death Possible dates of birth Addresses of homes Final resting places Connections to other…
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Coincidences in the Family Tree
I ran across the ads below while reading the newspaper. The April 7, 1884 issue of the Chicago Daily News to be exact. (What? You thought I was reading today’s paper?) Notice the duplicated ad in the center of the column? “Mrs. Mueller, Doctress and Midwife.” This reminded me of a previous…
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Chicago Daily News Obituaries; 26 Dec 1899
The following obituaries were transcribed from page 11 of the December 26, 1899 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “BAIER-JOHN, beloved husband of Crescentia Baier, Dec. 25, aged 68 years. Funeral services Thursday, Dec. 28, at 9:30 a.m., at his late residence, 377 Sedgwick-st., to St. Michael’s church, thence to…
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Post-Mortem Picture in Bohemian National Cemetery
the photograph that remains provides a plethora of genealogical clues
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Chicago Daily News Obituaries; 05 Dec 1903
My transcription above is exactly as the notices appeared in the December 5, 1903 issue of the Chicago Daily News
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Family History in the Newspaper; They Were Charged with Bigamy
Not every family tree contains a sensational story like the one below, but black sheep ancestors sure make genealogy interesting, don’t they? From page 1 of the September 18, 1886 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “CHARGED WITH BIGAMY. A Lady from Pennsylvania Has Her Husband Arrested in This City. Henry T.…
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My Great-Grandfather’s Error-Filled Death Certificate
My great-grandfather James Walton died when my maternal grandfather was six years old. The personal information on James’ death certificate was provided by Alfred Pearson, his wife’s brother-in-law. And much of it is wrong. Alfred got a few things right; James Walton did not have a middle name. And he was male, white and married.…
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1912 Obituaries: November 29
From page 22 of the Chicago Daily News November 29, 1912; “ANDERSON-Wm. C., aged 76 years, Nov. 2, 1912, beloved husband of Elizabeth Anderson. Funeral from late residence, 2442 N. Kimball-av., Sunday, Dec. 1, at 12:30 p.m., to St. Paul’s Lutheran church, 2215 W. North-av., at 1:30 p.m., thence by…
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1912 Obituaries: November 21
From page 21 of the November 21, 1912 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “ACKLEY-Patrick, beloved husband of Margaret Ackley and father of Mrs. Robert Rogers and David J., Frank P., Anna T. and Margaret R. Ackley. Funeral from late residence, 1924 Washington-bd., to St. Jarlath’s church, where requiem high…
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