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South Suburban Genealogical Serving south Cook and
east Will
counties, Illinois
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2000 Queries
Abbreviations used on this site: b = born
m = married d = died ca = circa (used to
approximate dates)
ch = children bro = brother sis = sister
par = parents sibs = siblings
ZEIMETZ: Seek information on our ancestor John/Johann ZEIMETZ, immigrated to Ill/Cook County in the mid-1800's and bought a parcel of land in Blue Island that came to be known as "the Zeimetz Farm". The Southtown Economist (Sunday July 13, 1980) published an article on the farm (then located between Pulaski and Hamlin). We believe his wife was Katie/ Katharina and that their son Martin inherited the farm.
From: Dr. Marie Zeimetz, 9117 Tulip Grove Road,
Gaithersburg, MD 20879; <gmarie4834@yahoo.com>
and Jordene Lynn < jordenelynn@netzero.net
>
Received 3 Jan 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2000
ARNOLD, CAMP
DOUGLAS:
Seek information on James E. ARNOLD, Confederate
soldier, and Camp Douglas in Chicago. ARNOLD b. 27 May 1834 Lee Co., Virginia;
d. 10 Sept. 1864 at Camp Douglas. Probably a member of the 64th Virginia
Infantry when captured.
From: Audrey Hausen, 15248 Pine Terrace Drive, Council
Bluffs, Iowa 51503 < Flowe70597@aol.com
>
Received 7 Jan. 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2000
FETTERS:
Seek birth record of Alice FETTERS, b. ca 1908-1909 possibly
in Ill. to Samuel and Catherine FISHER FETTERS. Catherine died shortly after
the birth of Alice at which time Samuel came back to Indiana. Also seek death
record on Catherine.
From: Shawn McIntyre < mcintyre@fwi.com
>
Received 20 Jan. 2000/Posted 27 Feb. 2000
DORMANN, MARX,
MULLER:
Seeking information on August MARX Family,
ca 1850-1900, Blue Island,
Cook County, IL. Affiliated with 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church, Blue Island,
IL. Wife, Dorothea MULLER
MARX DORMANN. Children, Auguste (ROHWEDDER), Anna Marie (MEYER), Johann (Sophie),
Wilhelmina (ROHRDANZ), Henrietta (BAUMBACH), Marie Elizabeth (SCHULTZ), Wilhelm,
Friedrich (Margaret), and Adolph.
From: Kathie Groll < Kagrag@worldnet.att.net
>
Received 15 Jan. 2000/Posted 27 Feb. 2000
COAKLEY/COKELY/COKLY, DESMMOND/DESMEND:
Per Illinois State Archive
databases, David COAKLEY/COKELY/COKLY m. Margarit DESMMOND/DESMEND in Will
county. I had been told many years ago that they mar. in Ireland and may
have even lost a child in the crossing to America. Apparently that was incorrect.
Received copy of license from IRAD but it is such poor copy that I can't
read much of it. They were married in March of 1840. By 1850 they were in
McHenry County. Where in Will county did they reside? Assuming they married
in the Catholic Church as that is what they attended in McHenry County. Signature
of the person performing the ceremony is not legible. Possible that it says
priest under it or possibly vicar. What infor is available for 1840? Cenus??
Naturalization??
From: LaRae Schaffer < las500@aol.com
>
Received 5 Feb./Posted 27 Feb. 2000
FUCHS, ELLWART, FOX,
SMITH, Eliza:
Looking for information on Apollonia FUCHS,
mar. John ELLWART 23 Feb 1886 in Mokena. They were both 60 at that time.
Also looking for three of her sons; Peter FOX (b.15 May 1857, Rome WI; d.
22 Jan 1943, Joliet IL, m 1 Nov 1879 in Mokena IL to Eliza SMITH); William
FOX b 27 Aug 1855 and John FOX.
From: Mike Fox, 375 W 1st St., Rush City MN 55069
< mfox@pinenet.com >
Received: 27 Jan. 2000/Posted 27 Feb. 2000
DRAGT, DEVRIES,
VANDERLINDE,
DYKSTRA:
Seek these Roseland families
ca 1930-1950s. Two great aunts were in the area as late as 1950: Alvina DRAGT,
b. 19 Nov. 1892 in Three Oaks, Michigan and Grace DRAGT b. ca. 1894, also
in Michigan. Who did they marry?
From: Linda Christian, 537 Sharp Drive, DeSoto, Texas
75115 < Lindee40@aol.com >
Received 6 March /Posted 8 March 2000
HANSEN:
Seek information on Blanche HANSEN, lived on Halsted St.,
Chicago, 1947.
From: Sharon Beckner, 3416 Clovermeadow Dr., Fort Worth,
TX 76123 < cowboz@email.msn.com >
Received 21 Feb/Posted 8 March 2000
JOHNSON-2:
Looking for later census, newspaper announcement or other
item to verify Willard (below) is indeed Millard Fillmore Johnson, my
ggrandfather, b. Beecher 7/7/52. Per 1860 Washington Twp, Will Co.: Aaron
Johnson 39, Jeanette 30, William J. 17, Sheridan 12, Willard 8, Clay 6, Cenis
3, Lorena 4
From: Jeff Johnson, c/o Expatriate Dept., PO Box 4017,
Beaverton, OR 97006 < jeff.johnson@nike.com
>
Received Feb. 2000/Posted 8 March 2000
MANNS, JANETT:
Looking for any information on the MANNS and JANETT
families that resided in the Chicago Heights/Steger area as early as
1880.
From: Kandy Hirschel, P.O. Box 203, Friday Harbor,
WA 98250, < krk@rockisland.com >
Received 29 Feb./Posted 8 March 2000
STICKLER, GREATOREX:
Seek death record, first name of husband of Laura
(GREATOREX) STICKLER of Cook County. Laura was originally from Orange Co.,
NY and perhaps married there. Social Security Death Index shows a Laura STICKLER
b. 22 Feb 1889, d. 1983. Is she the same one?
From: Mike Greatorex,
47 Yewdale Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG2 8NE
England
< mgreato@jmgreatorex.freeserve.co.uk
>
Received 2 Apr 2000/Posted 19 April
DONALDSON, McNITT:
Interested in transcription of four tombstones
on the Jessie B. DONALDSON plot in Mount Greenwood Cemetery (located on Lot
63, Section 35, Tier 1E). The names of the four interred are: Mary Lee McNitt;
Jessie Donaldson; Mary J. McNitt and Baby McNitt.
From: James McNitt, 1101 Ivy Ct., El Cerrito, CA 94530
< mjmcnitt@worldnet.att.net >
Received 3 April 2000/Posted 19 April
TOLKA/TLOLKA, FLATKA/FLOTKA:
Looking for death record (probably
after 1935 and before 1955) of Alois/Allouise/Louis TOLKA/TLOLKA/FLATKA/FLOTKA,
apparently living in Frankfort during this period. He left Clinton County
IL in 1925.
From: Larry Tolka , 1731 Boone St. Road, Odin, IL 62870
< ltolka@mail.accessus.net >
Received 15 April 2000/Posted 19 April
VESTAL, LETKEY:
Seek information William Timothy VESTAL (b. 4 Nov.
1889, d. 26 Feb. 1950, m. 18 Feb. 1922 to Helen LETKEY), Chicago firefighter
who lived on the South Side.
From: < SM71160@aol.com
>
Received 7 Apr 2000/Posted 19 April
SCHMIDT, CURRY:
Seek European town of Karl SCHMIDT who came to Calumet,
IL to work on Pullman cars. May have emigrated from Lutz, Germany, Lutz,
Prussia or Lodz, Poland ca 1890-1900. Wife Wilhelmina; sons August and Rudolf
b. ca 1893-1899 (both later worked for Pullman).
Son Karl/Carl b. 1897-1901 in Calumet, IL; d. 1955; m.1) Ethel CURRY ca 1927-1931
in Cook County, either on South Side of Chicago or Evergreen Park; m.2) Norma
MOORE; he was an accountant at Acme (Interlake) Steel Co.
From: Deborah Schmidt Weiss
< dschmidt@mindspring.com >
Weisser, Fitzpatrick & Greene, 300 N. Dean Rd, Suite 5101, Auburn, AL
36830
Received 15 March 2000/Posted 19 April
FAKEN - FUNERAL DIRECTOR: In Chicago in 1935 there was a Funeral Director named FAKEN.
I have been told the funeral home was at May & 19th St. My grandfather lived at 1163 W 18th Street in Chicago.
He died 24 April 1935. The funeral director is not in business at this time. Seek information on who took over this business. Bohemian Cemetery in Chicago cremated the body. There is no record from State of Illinois or Cook
County of this man's death. If I can find Faken I will be able to file a delayed death certificate.
From: Peggy Corder, 14512 Sunrose, Dallas, Texas 75234
< corder@ticnet.com >
Received 14 April 2000/Posted 21 May
SWYNENBURG, GOUWENS:
Swynenburg family emigrated from Lekkerkerk,
Holland in 1851 ,with 7 children and 4 other families to the neighborhood
of Chicago, Cook,and South Holland. The name of my ancestor was Peter Swynenburg,
b. 28 April 1795 in Lekkerkerk, m. Adriana Gouwens, b. 15 Nov. 1797 in
Lekkerkerk.
From:
Aart Zwijnenburg
Dorpsstraat 42
2902 BD
Capelle a.d.IJssel
The Netherlands
< aartz@hetnet.nl >
Received 26 April 2000/Posted 21 May
MURPHY:
Seek information Slyvester Murphy (perhaps Reverend Murphy?)
d. 11 Dec. 1927 Cook Co. IL.
Did he run an orphanage in the area? Frank Vincent Murphy, b. 15 Aug. 1885
in Interior Ontonagon Co., MI,
said that when he was between 3 and 5 years old, his mother died and his
father sent him by train to a religious
orphanage in Chicago. Frank ran away from the orphanage into lower Michigan
and took the Murphy name,
trying to find his birth name. Hoping to find the orphanage and any records.
Frank listed his parents on his
Social Security file and marriage record as Slyvester and Mary Noney (McKay)
Murphy. Social Security told me
Frank ought to have showed them a birth certificate or church record created
before he was 5 years old.
From: Jackie Kirby, 604 Meadow Ln., Tonkawa,OK 74653
< Kkirby4225@aol.com >
Received: 12 May 2000/ Posted: 21 May 2000
McKENNA, FARLEY, LYNCH:
Seek information on Peter(?) McKENNA who
married a Mary Jane FARLEY who lived in Lemont. Peter may have been an original
landowner in Lemont Township in 1855. Children: dau. Rose married George
David BARRY of Chicago; son Peter probably didn't marry. I remember visiting
Lynches who lived in Lemont. Family photos of 1930s or 40s show a white two
story stucco house with two women standing in front. The older woman was
identified as Aunt Mame(Mary) Lynch.
From: David Barry < dbarry@enteract.com
>
Received: 09 Jun 2000/Posted 8 July 2000
STRACHAN: Seek burial sites, dates of death, etc., of Alex(ander) STRACHAN and wife Catherine, both from Scotland ca 1840. Owned land in Lemont and Palos Townships. Children: Ephriam, William, Alexander, Eliza, Campbell, Margaret, Lincoln and James (born c. 1863). Three of the children are buried in Homer Township.
From: Donna Strachan Quilter, 15410 Cedar Grove Road,
Issaquah, WA 98027 < dquilter@seanet.com
>
Received 12 June 2000/Posted 8 July
GRIFFITH:
Seek information for Franklin E. GRIFFITH (b. Iowa Feb.
1868); married Elsie Smith (b. Iowa April 1869); son, Homer Owen GRIFFITH
(b. 12 January 1893 Osseo, Minnesota; died January 1982 in California) Located
them in 1900 census in Chicago. F.E. GRIFFITH remarried 15 Oct. 1901 to Harriet
N. Cardozo (b. March 1874 in Minnesota; Died 2 June 1905 in Illinois and
was living at 1122 Wilcox Ave.) Franklin and Harriet's son was Franklin E.
Jr. F.E. GRIFFITH remarried. Looking for 3rd wife and children.
From: Brian Frederick
< bfrederick@usachoice.net >
Received 19 June 2000/Posted 8 July
SUTTON, UNRUH:
Joseph SUTTON marr. Sophia UNRUH in 1869; dau. Ella.
Possible link to Frankfort Township.
From: Donna Allman, 309 Royce Woods Ct., Naperville,
IL 60565 < itchka@roycewoods.net
>
Received 20 Jun 2000/Posted 8 July
McMAHON, O'DAY/O'DEA
:
Seek info. on Thomas McMAHON, b. Ireland ca. 1797.
Married Margaret O'DAY/O'DEA. Came to Will Co., IL. ca. after 1834 from NY.
Children-Patrick, Lawrence,
Mary, and Julia (m. John Mahoney, Will Co., IL). Lawrence went to
Champaign Co., IL. in 1870. Can't locate Thomas after 1860. Can't
find place of burial or date of death
From: Beth McMahon, 405 E. Sangamon, Mahomet, IL.
61853 < trees@soltec.net >
Received 2 July 2000/Posted 8 July 2000 Updated 4 May 2002
FITZBUTLER, HAMILTON:
Seek birth, death information about Dr. James
Henry Fitzbutler, Sr., last known address 352 West 92nd Street, Chicago,
Illinois, and 4749 S. Evans Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. His wife (legitimate
or common law) was Mary Hamilton, who died in 1933. Dau. Elizabeth died in
1934. Son, James Henry Fitzbutler, Jr., b. 6 May 1908, d. 7 March 1996 at
San Diego, California. His last known living relative in the US is his
granddaughter, Vida Angela Fitzbutler Smith whose last known address was
in San Diego, CA. He has a granddaughter in the Philippines, Cecilia, who
is now trying to trace her roots.
From: Brick Almeda < brick@gurfinkel.com
>
Received 14 July 2000/Posted 12 Aug.
CLAYBORN/CLAIBORNE:
Seek obit, survivors of Curtis L. Clayborn (or
Claiborne). According to the Social Security Death Index, Curtis died August
1976 in Chicago.
From: Elliott Claiborne Moffitt
< platinumauthor@hotmail.com >
Received 18 July 2000/Posted 12 Aug.
BENNER:
Seek obituary, info for Harry Benner b. 14 Apr. 1885;
d. Nov. 1967 at Blue Island, Ill.
From: Doris Benner < Fillmoreb@aol.com
>
Received 17 July 2000/Posted 12 Aug.
SIDLIN, CHOR, BELL:
Looking for information on George SIDLIN,
Harriet CHOR or Harriet Sidlin or Harriet BELL, or Abraham Bell. They probably
resided in Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago in 1905-1910.
From: Judy Miller < judymiller@erols.com
>
Received 26 July 2000/Posted 12 Aug.
STOOPS:
In the 1960's a Mary DeForest STOOPS did some extensive
research into the Stoops family. I have been informed that she left her work
in a Chicago Library and I am trying to retrieve a copy of it.
From:Robert Sloan" < Sloan777@netzero.net
>
Received 26 July 2000/Posted 12 Aug.
COFFIN, FAHS:
Seeking information and anyone related to William
A. COFFIN b. ca. 1830. He took a marriage license in Will County in 1866.
to Victoria Fahs. Cornileous signed the license also.
From: Glenda Walch, 11890 South Eby Road, Molalla OR
97038 < rgwalch@canby.com >
Received 27 July/Posted 12 Aug. 2000
OTTEN, HEMPEL, WACHSMUTH:
Seeking information on John OTTEN (listed
as a land owner in 1878
in Monee Township, Will County, Illinois.) Is this the same man who married
Dorothea MEINER 1858 in Kane
County? Have census records for 1860 and 1870 in Cicero Township, Cook County
for a John Otten, wife Dora
and daughter Margaret. Suspect he is the father of Margaret Otten who married
John HEMPEL, with parental permission, in Will County in 1876. Have located
a marriage record in Cook County for Mrs. Dorothea Otten to
Henry WACHSMUTH in 1885. Trying to locate John's date of death and place
of burial. Checked with Will,
Kane and Cook Counties circa 1876-1885, but none of them have a death certificate
for him.
From: Mallory Otten Pignatari, 1650 Hartley Drive,
Algonquin, IL 60102, < pignat@gateway.net
>
Received 1 Aug. 2000/Posted 12 Aug.
FANCHER:
Seek information on Paul S.
FANCHER (b. 4 June 1902 - d. 20 March 1988) and sister, Cleora D. FANCHER
(b. 9 March 1901 - died July 1991). Parents were Fred S. and Lenna E. FANCHER
of OH. Fred
was a minister. According to Social Security Death Index, Fred's last residence
was Harvey, IL.
From: Janet Ashcroft, 22 Third Street, NE, Washington,
DC 20002, < janetashcroft@yahoo.com
>
Received 02 Aug. 2000/Posted 12 Aug.
FRIBERG, NILSSON, DUNER:
Seeking information regarding Ernst (or
Ernest) FRIBERG, b. 28 Nov. 1869 in Landskrona, Sweden to C.M. FRIBERG of
Sweden, master blacksmith, and Johanna DUNER. Probably emigrated between
1887-1891. His sister, Ida Amanda lived in Elmira, NY - he is listed in her
obituary of 12 January 1933. Possible marriage to Helena NILSSON 1891 in
Cook Co.
From: Marilyn Wertman, 3 Paxton Lane, Candor, NY 13743
< Swedekin@stny.rr.com >
Received 1 Aug. 2000/Posted 12 Aug.
SAMLER, LENK: Seeking information on Jacob SAMLER (b:Pa; served civil war from Illinois); Frederick Samler
(b: McHenry County, Illinois; in Chicago area late 1800's). Dora LENK SAMLER married Frederick ?
From: < bhmovers@hotmail.com
>
Received 03 Aug. 2000/Posted 12 Aug. 2000
CERNEY, John UNDERTAKER: Who would have records of Undertaker John Cerny who practiced at 141 W. 19th Street, Chicago, Illinois in 1906. I am searching for records of Frantiska Spevakova who died at 116 W. 19th Street, Chicago, Illinois on 6 January 1906. The death certificate indicates the undertaker was John Cerny.
From: Richard Atkinson, Davenport, Iowa < rcatkins@home.com
>
Received: 19 Aug./Posted 2 Sept. 2000
McCONRIES CEMETERY: Seeking location of McConries Cemetery. Believe
in vicinity of Lemont,Cook
Co, Illinois,as burial took place from a Lemont Funeral home 1889.
From: William Adair, 677 Woodcreek Circle, Saline, MI 48176-1177
< dukeadair@hotmail.com >
Received 29 July/Posted 2 Sept. 2000
KLUCK, SCHMIDT-2: Seek info Tillie KLUCK (probably born late 1860s or early 1870s) who married John SCHMIDT, a policeman in Chicago ca. 1930s. One daughter married a JENKINS; had one son. Her brothers were Martin, Rev. Peter Kluck; sisters Mary Anna, Catherine (Sister cryilla). Her parents were Peter KLUCK (b. 1832 in Germany; d. 1903) and Catherine (nee RADKE) (b. 1841 in Germany; d. 1929).
From: Leo Mills, 1021 Kouns Lane, Edwardsville, Kansas 66111
< Kvwinery@aol.com >
Received 8 July 2000/Posted 2 Sept.
MATTESON: Researching Agnes Jacobs Matteson, died in Joliet 15 Nov. 1913. Her death certificate shows
that her death place was 217 Collins St.; the attending physican was Dr. Roberg at 307 Collins St. and the
undertaker F. A. Johnson at 404 Collins St. I am interested in knowing if her place of death was a hospital or her residence? Where would I find the undertaker's records? I am trying to find the cemetery where she was buried.
I do know she was buried in Lemont, IL.
From: Marcy Szwedowski < MWS5722@aol.com
>
Received 13 Aug. 2000/Posted 2 Sept.
MEACHAM, ROBBINS: Edward Ellsworth MEACHAM per family history b. 17
Dec.1860 in Wilton Center,
Will County, to Charles Meacham and Nancy Ann (Robbins) Meacham. Hope to
find documentary proof.
Also per family history, his father was charter member of Wilton Center Baptist
Church, and his mother joined
the same church. Charles and Nancy married in 1853 in Wilton Center by Rev
William Mc Ewen. I have a copy
of their marriage license. Does this church still exist? Are church records
available somewhere, and would they
give birth places or other information that would help me dig back further?
From: < HEISII@aol.com >
Received 4 Sept. 2000/Posted 27 Sept.
KALHORN: Looking for anyone who knows anything about the KALHORN surname
from Chicago,
Cook County, IL ca. 1800's to 1950's.
From: Jessalynn Bradley, 16635 Loch Katrine, Houston, TX 77084,
< dilspickle@yahoo.com >
Received 9 Sept. 2000/Posted 27 Sept.
WALL: Seek info on William J. WALL, wife Helen Marie HIPPLE or twins Edward Joseph and Florence WALL, born 29 April 1900. Is PATRICK WALL, Chicago city alderman in 1800s, the father of William?
From: Dee Storey, 631 Cranbrook Dr., Saginaw, MI 48603-5778,
< deereads@yahoo.com >
Received 28 Sept. 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
SCHULTZ/SHULTZ: Seek parents, siblings of Hiran George SHULTZ/SCHULTZ
b. 18 Sept. 1855,
possibly in Blue Island, IL. He m. Laura Hillyard in Pueblo, CO on 14 Dec.
1882; children Grace, Forrest,
Frank, Pearl, Oretta, George and Myrtle.
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 22:50:24 -0600
From: Julie Ann Reynolds, 12205 E. 13th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80011,
< julieannr@prodigy.net >
Received 5 Oct. 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
HOFFMAN: Seek death dates, burial info on Robert and Shinette (Jeanette)
HOFFMAN,
believed to have lived in the Pullman-Roseland, IL and Munster, IN areas.
Robert Hoffman d. ca 1917;
married Shinnette (Jeanette) Talsma d. ca 1942. Robert and Shinnette's children
included Sam, Cora, Agnes,
Dora, Harry, Anna, and Jessie Hoffman. Shinette was from Munster, IN.
From: M. Chapman, < Tjapkes@Earthlink.com
>
Received 9 Oct. 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
RUSSELL, SPEER, DENNISTON, BARR: Seek descendants of MAry SPEER BARR
(Mrs. George
Andrew BARR) or her sister, Genevieve SPEER WILSON. Their parents were JAmes
Buchanan and Sallie (WORRALL) SPEER; grandparents Dr. William Russell and
Nancy (DENNISTON) SPEER, who moved to
Joliet ca 1860-1870 from Blairsville, Indiana County, PA; great-grandparents
William and Sarah (COOPER) DENNISTON (a widowed Sarah accompanied the Speers
to Joliet, where she died 1870); great-great-grandparents John (b. 1757-d.
1805) and Nancy (COOPER) DENNISTON of Derry Township, Westmoreland County,
PA.
DAR applications allude to a Bible in Mary Barr's possession in the 1920s,
which apparently gives a marriage
date for John and Nancy; and birthdate for their son William. Does it give
birth, marriage information for their
other children (Samuel, John, Nancy and Sarah)?
From: Mary "Mimi" Reed, 305 McClary Court West, State College, PA 16801
< fmspts@lazerlink.com >
Received 14 Nov. 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
JUREK, GRANICZNY: Looking for parents of Bertha (Bronislawa) JUREK,
b.21 Jan. 1884, in IL or IN
and d.15 Oct 1968. Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, IL. She had
two brothers, one a mortician
in Indiana, the other a doctor in Chicago. First names unknown. Bertha m.
12 July 1905 at Immaculate
Conception Church, Chicago to Steven GRANICZNY, born in Poland. Have nothing
further on him.
From: Mary Wozniak, P.O. Box 356, New Buffalo, MI, 49117
< jwozniak@triton.net >
Received 25 Nov. 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
BAILEY, BALDWIN, STEINMEYER: Looking for obit and burial place of
Dr. Anna Eliza
(BALDWIN) BAILEY, b. ca 1843; graduated from Chicago Hahnneman Medical College
in 1875;
d. 23 May 1903, age 60. In 1876 she and husband Wm.A., with two children,
a daughter named Monti
(probably 8 years old), and a son (probably 6 years old) lived at Hyde Park
(Chicago), IL. Dr. BAILEY
adopted a son in 1893, also in Chicago, so she probably was still in/near
Chicago at the time of her death.
Cook County says they could not find a death certificate for her but there
is a simple memorial card with
nothing but her name and date of death.
In Feb. 1893, Dr. Bailey adopted a nearly 7-year-old boy, born Robert STEINMEYER,
third child of Louis C.
and Rosa (MALCOLM) STEINMEYER, on 10 April 1886 in Chicago, according to
his birth certificate.
His parents divorced and he was adopted by Dr. BAILEY, who changed his name
to Benjamin Franklin
BAILEY. What happened to his parents and two older siblings?
From: Carol Holmbeck, P.O. Box 64, Clinton, WI 53525;
< carolannh@ticon.net >
Received 9 Dec 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
WEIDERMAN: Seek info on Weiderman family in Chicago Ridge and Palos Park.
From: David Weiderman; 18800 Tulsa St., Northridge, CA 91326;
< dweiderman@earthlink.net >
Received: 11 Dec 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
LYON: Looking for John K. Lyon, resident of Hubbard Woods, Cook County
IL in 1911.
Haven't been able to place him there positively, but he was listed on the
original deed to my home as living there.
From: < masmd1@email.msn.com >
Received: 14 Dec 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
HELDER: Looking for Charlene, Ricky and Dennis HELDER b. Cook County IL between 1944 and 1953.
From: D. A. Helder < DENDAH1@cs.com >
Received: 16 Dec 2000 /Posted 8 Jan. 2001
ADAMS, PENNIGORE: Seek family of Forest (Forrest) Dexter ADAMS, b
22 Mar 1887, Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin to William S. ADAMSdams and Mary Ann PENNIGORE, d Nov 1967, Chicago,
Illinois.
Last known contact with his sister Gladys Violet Adams Miller of Toronto,
Ontario, Canada was in 1916/17.
From: Roger Miller, 62 Grange Street, Guelph, Ontaio, Canada, N1E 2V2 <
dtktv62@golden.net
>
Received: 16 Dec 2000 /Posted 8 Jan. 2001
WISE, NICHOLS/NICHOLAS: Seek Cora (Cara) NICHOLS/NICHOLAS, nee WISE;
dau of Tobias WISE
of Adrian, Michigan and later Toledo, Ohio and Esther SAMMONS who d. 1860
in Adrian when Cora
was 1 year old. I believe Cora was born in 1859 in Adrian though I could
not find her or her sister
Catherine Ella Wise born 1857 in the Adrian books. Cora (could be spelled
Cara,) married Charles NICHOLS/
NICHOLAS. She lived in Chicago when her father, Tobias, d. Dec 1909. She
is mentioned in both Tobias'
obit and will but I cannot find Cora or her husband.
From: Kathy Johnson < kbennj@prodigy.net
>
Received: 20 Dec 2000 /Posted 8 Jan. 2001
WESTER: Tjaard WESTER listed Chicago as his destination in 1881 as
an emigrant from 't Zandt,
Groningen Province, The Netherlands. He had with him three children, Tryntje,
Derk, and Aaltje.
I also believe his oldest son, Arend Wester, will be found in Chicago. He
emigrated in 1880.
Most likely settled in Roseland and more specifically an area called Groninger.
From: R. J. Webster < rjwebster@charter.net
>
Received: 17 Dec. 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
SCANLAN/SCANLON: Seek death information, descendants of Martin SCANLAN
(b. 1870;
came to Chicago from Ireland with brother Michael; d. 1910) who became a
police officer in Chicago.
He married (wife's name unknown) and had eight children, some of whom
became attorneys in Chicago.
A search on the internet yielded the following marriage in Illinois. SCANLAN,
MARTIN married TATE, ANNA
in Cook County, Illinois. The family story is that he was shot in the line
of duty and died from his injuries.
Michael (b. 1862; d. 1932) m. Johanna MURRAY (b. 1870; d. 1940). Michael
died at his desk in his office
from heart failure and left two children:
1) Joseph SCANLAN (b. 1895; d. 1915 in a motorbike accident). His engraved
watch was passed on to a
family member in Ireland.
2) Mary SCANLAN, a teacher who never married. She used to vacation on cruise
liners. On one cruise
she had an accident and got about $500,000 compensation. She once came home
to Kilkee and gave a
reception in Dublin to all her relatives.
From: Tom Williams < twill@iol.ie >
Received: 20 Dec 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
FINDLAY: What became of a Roderick Findlay and his descendants who
emigrated to Canada (Montreal)
in the 1880's? By 1890 he was a chief clerk with the Canadian and Pacific
Railway Co. According to a letter
of 12 Nov. 1893, "Roderick Findly left Montreal With his wife and child for
Chicago to be a cashier in
Asonia Elictric Co". In 1922 he was living in Chicago at 6333 Drexel Avenue.
I believe he was married
to Matilda? (Till) and had a son Roderick D. and a daughter Ella b. ca 1892.
I have seen a letter Roderick wrote to his brother Robert in Montreal (a
successful architect),
referring to their brother Thomas who had remained in Scotland and was down
on his luck.
John Hendry; < john@thehendrys.freeserve.co.uk
>
URL < www.thehendrys.freeserve.co.uk
>
Received: 25 Dec. 2000/Posted 8 Jan. 2001
SCHERB, BAUR/BAUER: Henry SCHERB, b. l850, place unknown--probably
Switzerland;
m. Maria (Mary) BAUER, b. l852 Germany or Switzerland. Henry d. Chicago,
l890;
Mary d. Chicago, 1933. Three children: Henry, George, and Louis. Believed
to have relatives
in Switzerland. Louis the only son to have a family: Louis, Louise, Marie,
Betty, George, Eleanor, and Walter.
From: George Scherb, N3455 Anderson Road, Waupaca, WI. 54981;
< gsms@voyager.net >
Received 14 Nov. 2000/Posted 27 Jan. 2001
CALUMET CITY NATURALIZATIONS: The County County Clerk's Office told
me
SSGHS has the naturalization records from the Calumet City Court. However,
your website
indicates you have them from the 1920's-1950's. I'm looking for naturalizations
from 1896-1908.
I assume SSGHS does not have them? Was the Calumet City Court even open in
1896-1908?
From: Sharon Nowaczyk; Cincinnati, Ohio (Native of Hammond, IN);
< Sanowaczyk@aol.com >
Received 14 Oct. 2000/Posted 27 Jan. 2001
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