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Summer 2015Volume 47, No. 4

Chicago Genealogical Society

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Table of ContentsOfficers, Directors, and Standing Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Grandmother Had a Ticket for the Eastland

submitted by Marsha Peterson-Maass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99“Missing-Text”

by Earl Beese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102A Letter Home

submitted by Mary F. Fiegel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Things Could Have Been Different

by Earl Beese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10419th-Century Photo Album of Chicagoans

by Craig Pfannkuche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Deaths Reported in the Chicago Tribune, 1860s. Part 6

compiled by Jeanne Larzalere Bloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113An Abbreviated Guide to Genealogy Resources at the Harold

Washington Library Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Upcoming CGS Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Surname Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Vol. 47 No. 4 Summer 2015 Chicago Genealogical Society

Chicago Genealogical SocietyBoard of Management

P.O. Box 1160Chicago, Illinois 60690

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – OFFICERS

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Pierce Carbonetti1st V.P. / Program Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Benson2nd V.P. / Membership Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan BloomTreasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne D. WeberRecording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie HolsteinCorresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craig Pfannkuche

DIRECTORS

To June 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan M. BillinghamTo June 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara BakerTo June 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terri O’ConnellTo June 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Mackowiak

EX OFFICIO

Immediate Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julie Benson

The Board of Management consists of the Executive Committee and Chairpersons of Standing Committees

STANDING COMMITTEES – CHAIRPERSONS

Ancestor Certificates (Pioneer, Rebuilder & Progressive) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Craig PfannkucheArchivist/Historian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne D. WeberBlog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lindsey HowardCemetery Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda JensenHospitality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas MackowiakLibrary Lookups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Pierce CarbonettiMail Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeanne Larzalere BloomNewsletter Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Pierce CarbonettiPublication Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Pierce CarbonettiPublicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marsha Peterson-Maass Quarterly Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie SchramerWebsite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terri O’Connell


The Facts Supporting a Family Story: Grandmother Had a Ticket for the Eastland

Submitted by Marsha Peterson-Maass

Many families have stories surrounding famous travel disasters, usually of an ancestor who did not take the fated journey. In these cases, it’s the gene-alogist’s task to sort fact from family lore. Cousins Karen and Luann, Chicago Genealogical Society members, have done just that by finding family photos and letters to substantiate that their ances-tor had a ticket for the Chicago Eastland Pleasure Cruise that she did not use. That excursion, on 24 July 1915, marked the worst maritime disaster in Chicago history. In the words of Karen and Luann,

“Marie (Barrath) Hatfield [Karen’s grandmother and Luann’s great-aunt], was working for Western Electric in Chicago and had a ticket for the cruise. A few years ago, we found a 1915 letter from Marie’s brother Jack Barrath, then Apprentice Seaman in the U.S. Navy at the Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) just north of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois. It explained why Marie did not go on the cruise. Jack was coming in on leave about a week later than originally planned and the family had a get together with him. Otherwise Marie would have been on one of the ships.”

Front page of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, 25 July 1915.

Siblings Marie and Jack on 25 July 1915. The date is known because of family letters.


Front and back of a photograph of the Eastland disaster. Lorraine (Hatfield) Pedersen, Karen’s mother and Marie’s daughter, wrote the note on the back of the photo many

years ago. The photographer is unknown.

“The Eastland” Pleasure Cruise that Ended tragically

July 24, 1915

An excursion was arranged by the Employee’s association at the Western Elec. plant in Hawthorne on the South Side. 2,500 passengers had trooped aboard and Capt. Paul Pedersen gave orders to Haul in the gang plank and cast off -- (Marie Barrath Hatfield Had a ticket for the cruise but didn’t go, due to some last minute change in Plans) Suddenly, Reasons are still unknown, the ship tilted sharply to the landward side, righted, listed to the other side and went on her port side in 21 feet of water. 835 people died including 22 entire families.

Jack’s original letter to his mother, dated 21 July 1915, explaining why he had to change the date of his leave.

My Dear Mother

I receved your letter yesterday and was glad to hear from you. I was going to come home last Friday but did not have any money. I didn’t get payed untill yesterday so I couldn’t come home. I am getting along all right now we are in camp now and there was a draft ...


Letter dated 11 September 1915 from Marie and Jack’s brother Alfred about the Eastland disaster. He was working as a seaman in France at the time.

About the Eastland we got news by Wireless 100 miles from La Ballier [?] France just 2 hours after before the disaster it was offall. I must say just to think of it is anoff to make anyone wonder what is the matter with Steamship Company all for money and nothing for live’s what I think is it is murder and the Steam Ship inspector should go to the Pen for the consequences [?] I read the whole al account of the Eastland just a day and a half after ward her[e] in France From the Hearld. that is Printed in Paris France in English the American paper of France. I can write much more just now but will write again shortly.

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“MISSING-TEXT”By Earl Beese

In the fall 2014 issue of the Chicago Genealogist there was an article about three early Chicagoans who kept in touch over the years (“Views on Many Topics II: … Chicago Years Ago,” p. 15). Well, this story is about a relative of Mary Clara Greenwood, one of these early Chicagoans. Mary Clara was married five times. Her first husband was Homer V. Griffin. Homer had a number of brothers, one of whom, Edgar Griffin, had a meat-packing business in Chicago in the 1860s. This story is about Anson, one of Homer’s other brothers. Anson Griffin had lived in Chicago in the early 1860s, and somehow he became involved in the oil well business in Pennsylvania. The following was published in the Chicago Genealogist, Vol. 46, No. 4, p. 129:

GRIFFIN -- TODD -- Killed by the explosion of a torpedo, at Titusville [MISSING-TEXT] on the 18th inst., Anson D. Griffin, of Chicago, brother to Geo. Griffin. Also, Wm. Henry Todd, of Michigan. Their remains are on the way to this city for interment. Funeral services will be announced hereafter.

Now here is some “MISSING-TEXT” from the Chicago Tribune, March 21, 1869:

THE CITY IN BRIEF

A few days since a terrible explosion of a torpedo took place on Church Run, near Titusville, Pa, which resulted in the instant death of Anson D. Griffin and W. H. Todd of this city, and Col. P. Davidson of this State, formerly a commander of an Illinois regiment raised at Peoria. Mr. Griffin was a brother of G. W. Griffin, Esq., of this city, from whose residence; No. 240 Ontario street, the funeral will take place at half past 2 o’clock today. All the friends [?] of the family are invited. Regarding the particulars of the accident, we learn that Mr. Griffin went to the oil regions about three years ago, and spent most of his time at Pithole, where he was engaged in the oil business. During the last year he became interested with Colonel Davidson in a patent which the latter had secured upon a torpedo of his own invention as well as a new fulminating powder, which for blasting purposes, was considered scarcely inferior to nitro-glycerine. Mr. Todd was also from Chicago, and is supposed to have been interested in the improvements. He had also been a resident of the oil regions about three years. The remains of Mr. Todd will be taken to Michigan for internment. It appears that the men were preparing a torpedo for an oil well when it suddenly burst, with the results as mentioned.

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Anson Griffin is buried in the large Griffin family plot in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago. The lot was originally purchased by his brother Homer, after the death of one of his children, in 1864. There are many graves in the lot, but not one headstone. Several buried there were moved from Lincoln Park. None of these were identified, we can only guess who they are.

For the readers’ information: Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary: “torpedo .... 5. Petroleum. An explosive cartridge lowered into a bored oil well, and exploded, to clear obstructions or to open communication with a supply of oil.” Mercury fulminate is an extremely sensitive explosive, second only to nitroglycerin.

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A Letter HomeSubmitted by Mary F. Fiegel

Note from Mary Fiegel: Enclosed is a copy of a letter sent by my grandmother, Frances Drexel, to a friend in her hometown of Wallenfels, Bavaria, Germany, the first year she was in this country. My Aunt Elizabeth translated the letter for me. The friend of my grandmother saved three letters, found by her daughter, who then passed them on to me through a cousin who came to visit from Germany. It tells the story of a very lonesome woman in a strange country her first Christmas here. She later married and had ten children, one of whom was my father. They lived on the southwest side of Chicago. Perhaps others will find it of interest.

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Chicago, Dec. 26 (1891?)

Dearest with Love, Forget me not! The homesickness and loneliness for you my Dear Heart made me take the pen in my hands and answer your dear letter. You maybe think I have for-gotten you a long time ago, but don’t think that ever. It is now already three months time that I am so endless far away from you. It has not been 15 minutes ever gone that I have not been thinking about you and all the loved ones I left in my beloved homeland. A hundred times a day my heart is longing for you. I bet you would cry many bitter tears alone and quiet that would fall over your cheeks. Dear loving heart I have lived 21 Christmases, but never like this. I know that has been the first Christmas without Mother and Father. It know it was a bitter loss that last year God took our beloved Father from our midst and asked many tears without someone noticing it. Dear Girlfriend I wish you never such Holidays. You can not imagine how it is if you haven’t ever gone through it yourself. You have no idea how hard it is. Dearest Girlfriend I hope your holidays have been better than mine as I had to work on Christmas Eve like any other day and today you have another holiday and I had to work again like any other weekday. I like to write you how my Christmas holiday was. I got up at 4:30 in the morning, got washed and dressed and my first thought was about at home and with tears in my eyes I again felt sorry for myself and thought what a sad situation I am in. I could not eat anything. I cried and cried. At 5:00 in the morning we went to St. Peter’s Church, had to walk 1/2 an hour. The Midnight Mass was at 5:00 in the morning with 3 priests. At 8:30 we went home and I went again to St. Anthony’s Church, stayed for two Masses and when I got home I could not help myself. I cried so much and had so much homesickness that my sister could not help and cried with me. After I cried enough I could not cry anymore. I decided to visit my dear Aunt and on my way I visited another Church, stayed till 5:00 and it was too late to visit my aunt so I went back home. I cried again ten times as much and I would not eat anything or drink. My eyes were red from crying. Everyone asked me if someone hit (hurt?) me as I was so sad and had nothing to say. That was my Christmas. How the New Year is going to be, I don’t know yet. I sure wish I could be with you one hour to tell all my friends and comrades how much I long to be with them. I wish I could spend New Year’s Eve with them. I am dreaming every night about all of you and when I wake up I wish I would be with you again.

Frances (Drexel) Granitz

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Things Could Have Been Different: A Story about Great-Grandma Draeger and Her Trip to America

By Earl Beese

It was a long trip in the 1850s from Bremen, Germany, to New York. The Draegers came from a town called Steglitz, in a part of Germany that is now Poland. As the passengers were crowded into the hold of one of these old wooden sailing ships, it was not unusual for some to become ill. One such passenger was Anna Draeger, mother of my grandmother, Augusta Draeger (later Beese). Grandma told me this story years ago, so this is my best recollection:

Anna became ill from some sort of a plague. The ship must have been some distance from New York Harbor when Anna succumbed to the disease, and the family thought she had passed. They took her body to the bottom of the ship for storage before reaching port. No doubt it was cold and damp. Martin Draeger, her husband was grieved by his loss. He went to the bottom of the ship to be near what he thought to be his departed wife. Martin wore glasses, and as he was kneeling down next to Anna, he put his face next to hers to kiss her. Then an unusual thing happened — as his face was near hers, his glasses close to her mouth, his glasses fogged up. She was still alive! Grandpa quickly alerted the doctor and Anna was move to the hospital part of the ship. Grandma Beese could not relate any details of what really happened. It must have been some sort of a coma. At any rate, she came around and survived to come to Chicago, where she lived to see her grandchildren born. There is no record of Anna Draeger in the 1880 federal census so it is presumed she passed away some time in the 1870s. Martin passed in 1869. Grandma Beese was born in January 1871, just nine months before the Chicago Fire. Their home was on the north side, west of the river, and was spared the flames, but that is another story.

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19th-Century Photo Album of ChicagoansBy Craig L. Pfannkuche

A 19th-century photo album of cabinet card photographs in pristine condition was donated to the McHenry County Historical Society in Union, Illinois. The album was put together by a Blanche B. Blanchard of Huntley, Illinois, and contains a number of beautiful “named” photographs taken in Chicago including the Hartley family, members of a noted photographer family in the city. It is not known why Ms. Blanchard chose the photographs she did to put in the album. The following is a report on individuals in the album.

Blanche B. Blanchard, a daughter of Adonijah and Ann Hollister Blanchard, was born in Huntley, Illinois, in 1869. On 16 October 1880, Blanche and her sister Maud went to Chicago on the train to meet their father, who had telegraphed the day before that he was coming to Chicago from Michigan via lake steamer and that they should meet him at the dock on the Chicago River. The girls took the 6 a.m. train to the city and went to the dock. They remained there until 3 p.m., and, not finding any ship docked, returned home thinking that they had missed their father and would find him already at home.

Sadly, Mr. Blanchard had boarded the ill-fated lake steamer S.S. Alpena for the trip from Grand Haven, Michigan. The side-wheel paddle-wheel steamer had sailed at 9:30 a.m. from Grand Haven in fine weather with a cargo of apples. Somewhere out on Lake Michigan she met a massive gale sweeping down from the northwest. She was later seen by a lake captain laboring in heavy seas off Kenosha, Wisconsin. Another lake captain saw her on her side with one paddle wheel sticking up out of the massive waves. Days later, bits of wreckage and lots of apples were found off the shore of Holland, Michigan. None of the crew or passengers, numbering between 80 and 100 souls and including Mr. Blanchard, survived the sinking. In 1909 the sign board from one of the Alpena’s paddle-wheel boxes was found on the shore near Holland.

Blanche began collecting photos for the album in 1884. She never married. She died in Chicago on 22 February 1922 and her funeral was conducted by the “Christian Science Church Sisters.” Her body was returned to Huntley; she is buried next to her mother and sister in the Huntley cemetery.

Page 1, top – “Effie WEAVER and husband, 5-3/1889” • Photog. Sloan of Cairo, Illinois. No data on the two people pictured can be found.

Page 1, bottom – “To my darling friend from Mayme – Alfred JOBE, Knoxville, Tenn. September 24, 1900”• A young boy. No data on this boy can be found.

Page 2, top – Unnamed man in Knights of Columbus Uniform – 7/26/1890. • Photog. Stevens, Chicago.

Page 2, bottom – “A. H. Ross” 5/22/1901 • Photog. Weed, Chicago.


• Arthur H. ROSS, a son of Hugh and Harriet Ross, was born in New York State in 1869. Hugh Ross in 1880 was a “lake captain” out of Chicago. Arthur H. Ross was a continuous resident of Chicago with an occupation as an “accountant.” He mar-ried Sophie SCHOBEL (see below, Page 4, bottom) in Chicago on 28 April 1893. He and Sophie divorced before 1920. He married a woman named Augusta in the 1920s. He died on 21 April 1954. His death notice in the Chicago Tribune of 23 April 1954 states that a sister, Harriet Houghton, lived in Pompano Beach, Florida, and that his funeral was in Kankakee, Illinois.

Page 3, top – “Hazel E. BEARDSLEY, Oct. 15, 1896 ‘Dotty’” • No photographer data. 4-year-old girl.• No data has been found concerning this young girl. • Blanche Blanchard was living at 5639 Armour Avenue in Chicago when she entered

the photograph in the album.

Page 3, bottom – “Lillian JOHNSON” • Photog. Elgin, Illinois. 18-year-old woman.• This person may have been the Lillian Johnson who was a daughter of Cary Ann

Johnson, born in April 1876 and who was living in Elgin with her mother in 1900. Lillian was a “watch guilder” at a local watch factory.

• Blanche Blanchard dated the photograph as “July 13, 1893 Elgin, Ills.”

Page 4, top – Unnamed young boy “May 5, 1894.” • Houston, Texas. 4-year-old boy.• No data has been found concerning this young boy.

Page 4, bottom – “Mrs. A. H. ROSS, 5/22/98.” • Photog. Weed, Chicago. 22-year-old woman. • Based on the date on the reverse of the photograph, this person is Sophie

SCHOBEL. Sophie, a daughter of August and Emelia Schobel, was born in Ohio in 1872. She married Arthur H. Ross (see Page 2, above) in Chicago on 28 April 1893. She was living with her brother Max and sisters Hulda and Bertha (all un-married), without her husband, in the 3300 block of Armour Avenue as listed in the 1910 federal census of Chicago. As of the 1930 federal census, she was living at 6235 St. Lawrence Avenue in Chicago with her sisters, still using her married name.

Page 5, top – “Frank A. Ross, Englewood, Illinois, June 16, 1888” • No photog data. 4-year-old boy. • Frank A. Ross was a brother of Arthur H. Ross (see Page 2, bottom). He was born

on 22 June 1884 in Chicago. He married a woman named “Effie” sometime before 1920. The 1940 federal census of Chicago lists him as a civil engineer living with his wife and his sister, Harriet Houghton, at 1307 East 55th Street in the city. By 1942 he was living at 7404 Bennett in the city and was unemployed.

Page 5, bottom – “Mattie O. Spalding Rea 4/21/1887” • No photog data. 18-year-old woman.


• Martha “Mattie” SPALDING, a daughter of Jerred and Adalade Spalding, was born in Elgin, Illinois, on 10 January 1876. She married Victor H. REA in Elgin on 15 July 1893. She lived with her dentist husband in Elgin until her death on 9 March 1929. She is buried with her husband and parents in Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery.

Page 6, top – “Hattie Ross and Dave MIDDLETON March 18, 1900” (costumed). • Photog. Mayo, Chicago. • Hattie Ross was a sister to Arthur (see Page 2, bottom) and Frank (see Page 5, top)

Ross. A daughter of Hugh and Harriet Ross, she is listed in the 1940 Federal census of Chicago as being a widow. Her last known residence was in 1954 in Pompano Beach, Florida.

• Nothing definite can be found concerning David Middleton.

Page 6, bottom – “Cousin Jim and Alice Oct 1900” • No photog data.• Cousin Jim and Alice seem to be a married couple. No information can be found

concerning these people.

Page 7, top – “George Sydney Burlingame 6 mo. old 12.21.’87, Died Dec 31, 1891, 7:10 PM Age 4 years and 10 days.” • Photog. Cordingly, Chicago.• George BURLINGAME was a son of Oviatt and Alice FOLLETT Burlingame, who

were married in Chicago on 25 November 1886. Alice died on 23 May 1889 in Chicago. Her son, George, died on 31 December 1890. This was just after Oviatt Burlingame (b. 1850 New York) married again, to Jennie DICKEY, in Chicago on 21 June 1890. At some time after 1900 he and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles, California, where Oviatt was living as late as 1930.

Page 7, bottom – “Mrs. Lawrence, Sept 11 – 1888” • Photog. Hartley, Chicago. 21-year-old woman. • No data could be found concerning this person.

Page 8, top – “Blanche LLOYD, 5/20/1892” • Photog. Stevens, Chicago. 18-year-old-woman. • No data could be found concerning this person.

Page 8, bottom – “Allie and Fred, March 30, 1894” • Photog. Brand, Chicago. 30-year-old couple. • The woman in this photo may be Allie Burlingame. The photograph found on Page

9, bottom, is listed as being “Allie Burlingame.” No other data concerning this couple could be found with certainty.

Page 9, top – “Mr. Hartley, April 16, 1888” • Photog. Hartley, Chicago. 40-year-old man. • It is doubtful that this “Mr. Hartley” is the photographer Edward Hartley, who died

in 1887. The photograph may well be that of Charles F. Hartley, a noted Chicago


photographer who was in partnership with Edward Hartley in 1880. Considering that two photographs of a young Arthur F. HARTLEY (, top and Page 28, top) taken in 1884 and 1894 are found in the album, the photograph of the mature man is most probably that of Charles F. Hartley. An ad for the Charles F. Hartley Studio in the 1894 Chicago City directory says that he is the “only Hartley in the photographic business in Chicago.” (Actually, Virginia Hartley, the wife of Edward, was still in business in that year, still operating her deceased husband’s operation at 309 West Madison.)

Page 9, bottom – “Allie Burlingame, Jan. 30, 1892” • Photog. F. D. Tobey, Chicago. 27-year-old woman. • No data concerning this woman could be found. (See Page 8, bottom)

Page 10, top – “Mr. Lee and family, Chicago, 8/24/1900” • No photog. data. Family of 10. • No data concerning this specific Chinese LEE family in Chicago could be found.

Page 10, bottom – “C. May Sawyer, 2/7/1890” • Photog. Adams, Elgin, IL. 20-year-old woman. • Clara Mae SAWYER, a daughter of William (1841–1912) and Augusta (1843–1927)

Sawyer, was born in Huntley, Illinois, in March 1870. She married Henry A. RICE in Elgin on 23 April 1896. Henry Rice died in Elgin in 1945 and is buried in Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery. Her parents are also buried in that cemetery.

Page 11, top – No photograph

Page 11, bottom – “Grace, Emma, and Flossie, Jan. 7, 1893” • Photog. Adams, Elgin, IL. Three teenage girls. • No data can be found concerning these girls.

Page 12, top – “H. W. E. May 30, 189?” • Photog. McLachlan, Chicago.• No data can be found concerning this individual.

Page 12, bottom – “BBB and Evelind, Sept. 28, 1901” • Photog. Siegel/Cooper, Chicago.• Two young women. “BBB” is Blanche Blanchard. See introduction above for data.

The person “Evelind” is unknown.

Page 13, top – “To Blanche from Georgia, Sat. July 14, 1894, Georgie, Maudie, Bobbie.” • Photog. Washburn, Chicago.• Two young girls and a little boy. No data can be found concerning these three in-

dividuals.

Page 13, bottom – Unidentified young woman “7/22/1887” • No photog. data.


Page 14, top – “Arthur F. Hartley July 27, 1884” • Photog. Hartley, Chicago• Arthur F. Hartley, a son of Charles and Harriett FOSTER Hartley, was born on 14

July 1867 at Middle Bass Island, Ottawa County, Ohio. He married Mrs. Gertrude COGDAL in Cook County on 14 July 1899. His September 1894 application for membership in the “Illinois Society of the Sons of the American Revolution” states that he was a photographer living in Austin, Illinois (now the far west side of Chicago). In 1896 he was a member of the “Chicago Club of Photographers.” By 1900 he and Gertrude were living in St. Charles, Illinois. In 1920 they were liv-ing in Fargo, North Dakota, and in 1930 they were living in Tampa, Florida (see also Page 9, top). It is doubtful that Arthur Hartley is directly related to Edward Hartley, the noted Chicago photographer. He and his wife, Virginia, did not have any children.

Page 14, bottom – “Belle Ferris Nov. 24, 1885” • Photog. Hartley, Chicago. 19-year-old woman. • No data could be found concerning Belle FERRIS.

, top – “To Blanche from Cousin Sidney Foote April 1899.” • Photog. Simon, New Orleans, La. 24-year-old man. • Sidney A. FOOTE, a son of A. S. and Katherine ANDERSON Foote, was born in

Big Cane, Louisiana, on 4 May 1871. In 1900 he was living with the Anderson family in New Orleans. He was widowed. He died on 9 January 1945 in Houston, Texas, and is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.

Page 15, bottom – “Robert Bently Anderson 14 mos. Old 2/27/1891.” • Photog. Robira, New Orleans. 14-month-old boy. • This child, a son of Bernard (b. Louisiana) and Annie ANDERSON (b. Missouri)

was born in New Orleans on 27 December 1889. He was still living in New Orleans as of 1917, working as a plumber.

Page 16, top – “Jessie Heyer Feb. 5, 1894” • Photog. Elgin, Illinois. 20-year-old woman.• No data can be found concerning Jessie HEYER.

Page 16, bottom – Group photograph of school children, Huntley, Illinois, 1889.

Page 17, top – “Bernard L. Anderson, N.O. La. 2/20/1888” • Photog. Moses, New Orleans. 32-year-old man. • Bernard L. Anderson, a son of Victoria Anderson, was born in New Orleans on 20

June 1856. He married a woman named Annie (b. 1858 Missouri) about 1883. He lived in Louisiana all of his life. He died in Algiers, Louisiana, on 12 June 1926.

Page 17, bottom – “Mrs. Masterson, 5/7/1898” • Photog. Klein, Chicago. 25-year-old woman. • No data concerning Mrs. MASTERSON could be found.


Page 18, top – “Mable Williams, Normal, Ills. Jan 15, 1892”• Photog. Beals, Elgin, Ill. 23-year-old woman. • No data can be found concerning Mable WILLIAMS.

Page 18, bottom – “Appleton C. Coleman, Coleman’s Mills, New York, June 4, 1888”• No photog. data. 60-year-old man • Appleton COLEMAN was born in New York State on 30 November 1804. His

wife was named Alice. He died in Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York, on 16 August 1886.

Page 19, top – “M. Georgia Hutchinson, Aug. 19, 1896” • Photog. Moore, Unknown city. 16-year-old girl. • No data can be found concerning M. Georgia Hutchinson.

Page 19, bottom – “Mrs. Lloyd, 5/20/1892” • Photog. Stevens, Chicago. 35-year-old woman. • This person is probably the mother of Maude Lloyd (see Page 21, bottom). No other

data can be found concerning this person.

Page 20, top – “Sydney Foote, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 23, 1888”• Photog. Robira, New Orleans. • Same person as in the photograph on Page 15, top.

Page 20, bottom – “Lizzie H. PARSONS, April 16, 1887” • Photog. Stevens, Chicago. 20-year-old woman • Lizzie PARSONS, a daughter of Theophelus and Ellen Parsons, was born in

Huntley, Illinois in 1870. Her father was the railroad station agent in that com-munity for many years. Her parents are buried in the Huntley cemetery. She was a school teacher in Huntley in 1894. She married Lewis Gross of DeKalb County on 12 November 1896. She and her husband lived in Sycamore, Illinois, until the mid-1920s when her husband died. By 1930 she was living with her son at 663 Stratford Place in Chicago. Her date of death and burial site are unknown.

Page 21, top – “Cousin Blanche; Come to spend Christmas with us. Best wishes of the Season. Alice “95”. • Photog. Carpenter, Clifton, New York. 26-year-old woman.• This is the same woman as in the photograph seen in Page 6, bottom. No data can

be found concerning this person.

Page 21, bottom – “Maude Lloyd, July 15, 1893” • Photog. Stevens, Chicago. 18-year-old woman.• This person is probably a daughter of the “Mrs. Lloyd” seen in the photograph on

Page 19, bottom, as well as a sister to Blanche Lloyd (Page 8, top). No data can be found concerning this person.

Page 22, top – Multiple sides of Blanche Blanchard, Huntley, Illinois, August 13, 1894,• Photog. Hartley, Chicago. See introduction above for data.


Page 22, bottom – “Kate Scully, 5/25/1899” • Photog. Stevens, Chicago. 18-year-old woman. • No data could be found concerning Kate SCULLY.

Page 23, top - No name Photog. Clinton, New York.

Page 23, bottom – “Ruth Estelle Desenis, Born Nov 18, 1898” • Photog. Finley, Chicago. 3-month-old child. • Ruth Estelle DESENIS, a daughter of Ernest and Bertha DesJordin Desenis, was

living in Chicago with her family at 1821 N. Humboldt in Chicago in 1910. By 1940, she had married a man named JOHNSON. She was alive in South Bend, Indiana, as of 1945.

Page 24, top – “Mattie O. Spalding, May 30, 1885” • Photog. Snow, Elgin. 18-year-old woman • See Page 5, bottom above for data.

Page 24, bottom – “Charles R. Patchin, April 29, 1885” • Photog. Hartley, Chicago. 20-year-old man. • A marriage announcement found in a folder at the McHenry County Historical

Society states that Charles PATCHIN/PATCHEN of Elgin married Belle BOOMER [in McHenry County on 20 July 1887] and that he worked in Chicago. Charles R. Patchin is listed in the 1890 and 1892 Chicago City directories as living at 567 S. Western Avenue in the city. The article also stated that they later (probably by 1897) moved to Townsend, Montana. The 1900 federal census shows a Charles R. and Belle Patchin as living in Montana. By 1910, the family had moved back to Illinois, establishing residence in Elgin. By 1920, the family was living in Winnetka, where he was a pharmacist. He died on 30 July 1936 in Evanston, Illinois, and is buried in the Memorial Cemetery in Niles Center, Illinois. A son, born on 17 January 1896 in Chicago, was named Gordon FERRIS Patchin/Patchen. Note that the photo on Page 14, bottom, is that of “Belle FERRIS.”

Page 25. top – Anna HUMPHREYS, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 2/5/1889” • Photog. Groneman. Fort Dodge, Iowa 18-year-old woman.• This person may have been a daughter of J. F. and Elizabeth Humphreys. Anna

Humphreys was born in Iowa in 1868. The family was living in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1880.

Page 25, bottom – “Cora Newton, Oct. 5, 1894” • Photog. Morrell, Elgin. 1-year-old girl• Cora NEWTON, a daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth Newton, was born in Huntley,

Illinois, in August 1892. She was living with her parents in Huntley in 1910.

Page 26, top – “Nellie A. Coleman, Coleman’s Mills, New York, June 4, 1888”• Photog. Rome, New York. 22-year-old woman.


• Nellie Coleman, a daughter of Appleton (see , bottom) and Alice Coleman, was born at Coleman’s Mills, New York in 1863. She was living with her mother in Whiteston, New York, in 1910.

Page 26, bottom – “Edna J. Godfrey, Bowens Corners, New York, Dec. 14, 1887”• Photog. No photo data. 23-year-old woman. • Edna GODFREY, a daughter of Epraim and Harriett Godfrey was born near Fulton,

New York, in March 1873. She was living with her father in Hannibal, New York, as of 1900.

Page 27, top – “Mrs. Hartley, June 16, 1894” • Photog. Hartley, Chicago. 40-year-old woman.• This person may be the wife of the Mr. Hartley whose photograph is on Page 9,

top. She may also be the mother of Arthur F. Hartley (see Page 14, top, and Page 28, top). If she is, then she can be identified as Harriet Foster Hartley.

Page 27, bottom – George Richardson, 12/20/1890” • Photog. Wheat, Rockford, Ill. 2-year-old boy. • No data can be found with certainty concerning this person.

Page 28, top – “Arthur Hartley June 16, 1894” • Photog. Hartley, Chicago. 20-year-old man.• This is the same person as seen in the photograph on Page 14, top except that he is

clearly ten years older in this photograph.

Page 28, bottom – Amelia Schaffner, March 7, 1887” • Photog. Hartley, Chicago. 20-year-old woman. • Amelia SCHAFFNER, a daughter of Philip and Louisa Schaffner, was born in

Chicago on 8 March 1862. Her parents, burned out by the Chicago Fire of 1871, moved to Huntley in 1872. She married John WELTZIEN (his second marriage) on 3 April 1911 in Huntley. She died on 28 July 1941 in Huntley and is buried in the Huntley cemetery with her mother.

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Deaths Reported in the Chicago Tribune, 1860sPart 6

Compiled by Jeanne Larzalere Bloom

GALLOWAY, -- October 16, 1869, at the residence of his father, 890 Prairie avenue, Robert W. Galloway, of the firm of A. Galloway & Son, of this city, aged 26 years 10 months and 27 days. Notice of the funeral in Monday’s papers.

PAGETT -- In this city on Saturday, October 16, the son of J. C. Pagett, of Wood’s Museum. Notice of the funeral will be given Monday, the 18th.

1860-03-10 In this city, at the residence of J. Z. Murrie, on Thursday March 8th, LUE, only daughter of George L. and (late) Mary Scott, aged 16 months.

1860-03-12 In this city, March, 10th, 1860, SABBINA, daughter of [MISSING-TEXT] and John. S. [MISSING-TEXT] aged 8 months and 5 days. Funeral to-morrow at 3 o’clock at his residence corner of Ridgely Place and State street. Friends are invited to attend.

1869-06-15 HAYNES -- In this city, at 7 o’clock Saturday morning, June 12, after a long and painful sickness, of disease of the heart, Emma, wife of Thomas C. Haynes, aged 28 years.

HOVER -- In this city, June 13, of scarlet fever, Lewis Hover, aged 89 years. Funeral from his late residence, 412 west Madison st., tomorrow, the 15th instant, at 1 o’clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend. His remains will be taken to Rosehill for interment. Flushing, Long Island, papers please copy.

PAGE -- At Guacapata, State of Guiana, Venezuela, South America, April 25, of bilious diar-rheas, Robert P. Page, son of Peter Page, Esq., of Chicago, in the 21st year of his age.

SHOARDS -- In this city, June 14, Maria Holenis, wife of James Shoards, aged 58 years. Funeral Wednesday, at 10 o’clock a.m., from 144 Aberdeen st. Rochester, N. Y., papers please copy.

MORRISON -- In this city, June 14, of congestion of the brain. Volney Morrison, son of James M. Morrison (late deceased) and Mary A. Morrison, aged 19 months and 11 days, Funeral from the residence M. G. Higgins, 780 West Fulton st. Friends of the family are invited.

1869-06-17 Mr. G. L. Dunlap, wife of the General Superintendent of the Chicago & North-western Railroad, dropped dead in the Coliseum at 5 p.m. She was a sister of the late ex-President Pond, of the Massachusetts Senate, who also died of heart disease.

1869-09-21 DRAKE -- Sunday evening, the 19th at 211 South [MISSING-TEXT] Robert, infant son of Geo. V. and Semantha F. Drake, aged 16 months and 20 days. Funeral Tuesday, the 21st at 10 a.m. Friends of the family are invited to attend.

CLASBY -- In this city, 19th inst., Mrs. Margerite Clasby, aged 71 years.


1869-12-06 THOMPSON Sunday morning, December 5, at the residence of his father, 290 [MISSING-TEXT] Richard, only son of [MISSING-TEXT] and Mary O. Thompson, in the 25th year of his age.

QUAYLE -- In this city, December 5, Lillian Louise, oldest daughter of Thomas and Louise Quayle, aged 9 years 4 months and 16 days. Funeral Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, from residence, 151 Chicago-av. Friends of the family are invited to attend.

HAMILTON -- On the 34 Inst., [MISSING-TEXT] Hamilton. Funeral to-day (Monday), at 10:30 a.m., from his late residence [MISSING-TEXT] South Sangamon st.

1860-01-02 On the 30th December, of Throat Distemper, MARIETTA, youngest daughter of Wm. C. and Cordella E. Nolan, aged 11 months and 20 days.

1860-02-07 At 365 West Randolph street, Sunday, February 5th, CHARLES EDGAR, son of Philo P. and Juliet E. Judson, aged two years, seven months and two days.

Sunday, Feb. 5th, at the Chicago Orphan Asylum, JOHN ARNDTLER (Hungarian), aged 11 years. Funeral at 2 o’clock P.M. (Tuesday), at the Asylum, on Michigan avenue.

At Hampshire, Kane Co., Ill., of heart disease, Feb. 5th, E. W. TRACY, Esq., of Chicago, aged 36 years. The funeral will take place at his late residence, 278 Huron street, at 3 o’clock P.M., on the 7th inst. His friends are invited to attend.

1860-02-08 In Louisville, Ky., February 1st, Instant. GEORGE I. PENTON, Esq. (brother of Thomas B. Penton of this city), age 130 years.

1860-02-08 We briefly adverted in yesterday’s issue to the death of Elisha W. Tracy, Esq., a member of the Chicago bar, and long one of its brightest ornaments. The members of the bar held a meeting in the rooms of the Chicago Law Institute yesterday morning, when resolutions were adopted, and action taken with reference to paying the last tribute of respect and esteem to the departed. Measures were arranged in appointment of committees to bring the knowledge of Mr. Tracy’s death formally before the several courts, and spread upon the records of the same the action and resolutions alike just to the memory of the deceased, and honorable to the bar in thus turning aside from the duties and routine of the forum, to drop a tear and express their sympathy and sense of their loss in the sudden demise of one so lately an ornament of their profession. The remains of Mr. Tracy were brought to this city from his farm in Hampshire, where his death occurred, and yesterday afternoon at three o’clock the funeral took place from his former residence on Huron street, in the North Division. The several courts in session were adjourned, and in accordance with their vote yesterday forenoon, the members of the bar attended in a body as well as a numerous concourse of citizens. The following brief sketch of Mr. Tracy’s life we cut from the Times of yesterday: Mr. Tracy was a native of the city of Norwich; Connecticut, where he was born about the year 1821. His father, Elisha Tracy, was one of the most prominent citizens of that place, a man of considerable wealth and great influence. He was formerly a commissary in the U.S. Army. E. W. Tracy received his early education in the preparatory schools of his native city, from which he entered Trinity College, Hartford, From that institutions he gradu-ated with high honors. He then entered the law school of Harvard, and went through a


regular course of legal studies. While yet a student at Harvard his father died, leaving his estate to be divided among three sons and two daughters. The property which thus fell to E. W. Tracy amounted to about $18,000. Soon after leaving Harvard, Mr. Tracy came to Chicago, arriving here in 1843. He immediately entered the law office of J. Young Scammond and N. B. Judd, and commenced preparing himself for admission to the bar. During the year thus spent in preparation for the profession the had chosen, he was regarded by all the leading members of the profession whose acquaintance he formed, as a young man of extraordinary promise. That the judgment of him then formed had abundant foundation has been shown by his subsequent career and stand-ing as one of the foremost members of the Illinois bar. Mr. Tracy was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1844. The class examined and admitted at the same time embraced in addition to himself J. L. Marsh, E. S. Williams, H. W. Blodgett, and some others, now among the number of our leading lawyers. Mr. Tracy at once applied himself to professional practice, and speedily attained a front rank at the Chicago bar. His powers of intellect were indeed remarkable. His mind possessed that comprehensive quality which beholds a subject at once in all its various aspects, and perceives their relations and bearings without the labor of study. Its habit was eminently philosophical; its tone strong and vigorous. He was no follower of other men’s thoughts. His utterances, whether in a set speech or unpremeditated debate, betrayed an originality of thought, a clearness of comprehension, which are seldom found even in our most eminent men. His imagination, too, was extremely fine, and his speeches very frequently embraced figures and tropes of surprising beauty. Indeed, an elevated poetical quality, united with originality of ideas and philosophical treatment of subjects were the distinguish-ing characteristics of his oratory. With all his abilities, Mr. Tracy was one of the most modest and assuming of men. He never put himself forward upon any occasion, and only once in his life sought a public office. This was during the Van Buren defection of 1848. Mr. Tracy announced himself as a candidate for Congress, and, seeking a nomination at the election, he withdrew from the contest. He remained unmarried until about two years ago, when he was united in matrimonial bonds with Miss Thayer, a young and amiable lady of this city. With his bride, he visited Europe, and spent about a year in travel in England and on the continent. On his return he purchased a farm in the town of Hampshire, Kane County, with the design of abandoning the law and engaging in agriculture. There his death occurred.

1860-02-09 Died of consumption on Wednesday morning, 8th inst., GEROULD L., second son of the late Jeremiah Durnme, Esqr. The friends of the family are requested to attend his funeral from his late residence of West Lake street at 2 o’clock tomorrow.

1860-02-10 Of Consumption, at Springfield, on Sunday, 5th inst., at his father’s residence, JAMES O. LYON aged 85 years. He was a member of the firm of Wilcox & Lyon, Lumber dealers, of this city. He was eminently esteemed by all who knew him for his kind and manly virtues. His illness was severe and protracted, but he bore his affec-tions with patient resignation. “He [MISSING-TEXT] the hearts of those who are left to mourn his loss.


1860-03-19 In this city, on the 17th inst., NANCY STEPHENS, wife of Jonathan Blino, Esq., aged 29 years. Schenectady papers please copy.

In this city, Thursday, March 15th, after a painful illness, Mrs. IRVINE AIKEN, wife of Alexander Aiken, aged thirty-five years. Deceased was a native of County [MISS-ING-TEXT] Northern Ireland. Funeral services took place at St. James Church on last Friday.

1860-04-30 At his residence in Mopes, Will County, on the night of the 24th of April, NICH-OLAS S. CHESTER, aged 30 years, formerly a resident of Alblon, N. Y. Active, in-telligent and enterprising, the deceased had won the respect and esteem of the whole community. He leaves wife and two young children to mourn his loss.

1860-05-01 At Sing Sing, New York, on Thursday, April 19th, of Scarlet Fever, after severe sickness of one week, ANNIE CORNELIA LILLIE, youngest daughter of Timothy Wright; aged three years and seven weeks.

Monday Morning April 30th, at the residence of her parents, No. 292 West Washington street. HARRIET WELLS, aged one year, second daughter and only child of Elizabeth Allen and Joel Henry Wells. Funeral will take place from the house Wednesday after noon, at 8 1/2 o’clock, with the burial service at St. James Church at 4 o’clock.

1860-08-09 In this city, August 8th, of Paralysis, Dr. HOSEA WHEELER, In the 3rd year of his age. Funeral this morning at 9 o’clock, from the residence of his son-in-law, George R. Clarke 603 State street.

1860-09-06 DISTRESSING CASUALTY. -- Yesterday morning the Coroner held an inquest upon the body of a little child of James Powers, living upon South Dearborn street near the railroad crossing. The mother was sitting at the breakfast table, on Monday morning last, with the child in her arms and called for the servant girl to bring the coffee. While the girl was in the act of placing the coffee pot upon the table, the handle broke, and the vessel with its hot contents fell upon the child, scalding it so terribly that it died the same afternoon. The Coroner’s jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts.

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT. -- As the procession of Wide Awakes, with their torches, was passing down South Clark street about half past seven o’clock last eve-ning, on their way to the Rock Island depot, a most melancholy casualty took place on the corner of Clark and Lake street, where a boy named William Carnes, was almost instantly killed, by falling from the second story of Exchange Bank building to the sidewalk. He was in the employ of the janitor of the block, and had been sweeping the room, but being drawn to the window by the passing crowd, incautiously leaned too far out, and lost his balance. He lived only a few moments after being taken up. Several physicians were promptly on the spot, but nothing could be done for his relief. His in-juries were chiefly internal. He fell about eighteen feet, striking on the stone flagging. His age was about fifteen years. His parents reside on Quincy street.

1860-11-01 On Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o’clock, WILLIAM H. BELL, aged 3 years and 8 months. His funeral will take place from the residence of his father, Dr. Bell, 205


Illinois street, Thursday afternoon, at 3 o’clock. The friends of the family are invited to attend.

In this city, Oct. 30th, from Diphtheria, FRANK ELLIOT, only son of Ida and Charles M. Reese, aged five years and two months.

1860-11-02 In this city, Nov. 1st, 1860, Mrs. ABIGAIL YOUNG, aged 72 years. Funeral to-day, Nov. 2d, at 2 o’clock P.M. at the residence of her son-in-law, Moses Boynton, 135 West Kinzie street. Friends of the family are requested to attend without further notice. New Hampshire papers please copy.

1860-12-14 On Thursday, the 13th inst., at 6 o’clock P.M., Mrs. ELIZA, wife of Reuben Tay-lor, aged fifty-four years. Funeral on Saturday, 15th inst., at two o’clock P.M. from their residence, 509 West Lake street.

1869-05-20 Reported Death from a Fall-Epileptic Fit, and Congestion of the Brain, at a Ho-tel. A death, under peculiar circumstances, and owing to the reticence of the parties conversant with the fact, enveloped in some mystery that should not be attached to it, occurred at a well-known hotel on North Clark street, some time during last Tuesday. Death may have resulted from the most natural of causes, and the talk about the oc-currence may not have the least foundation, but the apparent anxiety of certain parties to keep the affair in the dark lays it open to suspicion. The police have had in mind to investigate the matter, but, we believe, have thus far not taken any steps toward such a conclusion. Others, not connected with the police, inquired into the affair last evening, and received the reluctant explanation that the deceased was a merchant from Fond du Lac, Wis., named C. Kellogg. It was further vouchsafed that he came to the house on last Saturday night, and seemed in good health. On Sunday evening, it is claimed, he fell down a pair of stairs in an epileptic [MISSING-TEXT] and that he died on Tuesday from injuries then received. The physician in attendance, it is understood, reported the cause of death as “congestion of the brain.” The deceased received a quiet burial yes-terday. People residing in the neighborhood claim that the Coroner should have been notified on the case. If the deceased came to his death from the effects of the fall, it was certainly the duty of those in attendance to notify this official.

1869-05-23 GARVIN -- In New York city, May 2, Dr. E. F. Garvin formerly of this city.STOWELL -- In this city, May 22, George Alfred, aged seven weeks, only child of John D. and

Amelia P. Stowell. Funeral from the residence of his parents, 241 Kankakee avenue, to-day at 2 p.m. Boston papers please copy.

1869-07-11 KNIGHT -- In this city, July 10. Annie E. Knight, aged 20 years 10 months and 24 days. Funeral will take place from her father’s residence, 729 West Lake st., on Monday afternoon at 1’o clock. [MISSING-TEXT] Eastern papers please copy.

FREELAND -- In this city, July 10, of hemorrhage of the lungs, John Freeland. His funeral will take place at 2 o’clock this afternoon, from his late residence 112 and 114 Dear-born-st. His friends are respectfully invited to attend

IVIS -- In this city, July 10, of rheumatism, James Ivis. Funeral will take place on Monday, July 12, from his late residence 228 South Halsted-st., corner Archer-av, Friends of


family are invited to attend without further notice. Buffalo and Peoria papers please copy.

1869-09-24 Mrs. Mary Allen, wife of John Allen, known as “the Wickedest Man in New York, “died of dropsy, at her home in Roosevelt street, on Saturday last. Her health had been declining for some time, owing to her habits of dissipation. The property when her family resided is valued at about $60,000, and is the fruit of John’s nineteen years of labor in the dance-house business in Water street. The funeral took place at the residence yesterday at 1 1/2 p.m. A goodly number of people were present, for most of Mrs. Allen’s old dance-house friends has come to take the last farewell of their old companion. Only five or six men were to be seen; all the rest were girls and women. Three Catholic priests had been in attendance up to the time of her death. The Rev. J. C. Arnold, formerly Superintendent of the Howard Mission, and an old friend of the Allen family, was present. A large proportion of the mourners did not appear to mani-fest much grief for the loss of an old friend. Some of the men and women swore strange oaths, while others talked and laughed as they had done so often on other occasions. The Wickedest Man took things coolly, and just before the corpse was remove he went out and got a drink. Many of the women walked up to the coffin, gazed a moment, then bent over and kissed the face of the dead three times. Little Chester, a boy of about 8 years, seemed deeply affected, and he could scarcely believe that he was never to see his mother again in this life. The husband kissed his dead wife for the last time, and then said, “There is the best friend I ever had, and that is all I can do for her.” As the coffin was being taken down stairs he remarked, “She is going to the grave feet first.” The burial took place at Calvary Cemetery.

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1869-11-14 LESTER -- Suddenly November 12. Alice wife of Joseph Lester, in the 25th year of her age.

PHELAN -- On the 12th Inst., of asthma, Mr. Wm. Phelan, aged 45 years. Funeral from his late residence, No. 334 West Twelfth-st., on Sunday, the 14th, at 11 ‘clock. [MISS-ING-TEXT] Waterford, Ireland, papers please copy.

1860-01-06 -- Yesterday morning, Coroner James summoned a jury of inquest upon the body of Wm. Veitz, a German saloon keeper, suddenly deceased at No. 119 South Wells street, yesterday A.M., under circumstances that suggested the propriety of an investi-gation. From the evidence it appeared that deceased had been latterly very intemperate, and when in liquor was very cross, the weight of his irefulness generally falling, as is not unusual in such cases, upon his wife. On Tuesday night, Veitz came home royally drunk, and immediately began to abuse his wife, ending in chasing her round the room and out into the street, with a chair, swearing that she should not stay with him any more. Mrs. Veitz went to the house of a Mrs. McFarlane, on Wells street, adjoining her home, and there passed the night. In the morning, returning home, she found her husband very sick, and complaining of suffering much. A physician, Dr. Valenta, was summoned, who administered remedies, but no relief was gained, and the man died at six o’clock yesterday morning. A post mortem held by Dr. Gore, County Physician, assisted by Dr. Valenta, developed the cause of death to have been internal hemor-rhage, the chest being filled with blood, which had apparently slowly accumulated in the cavity from the rupture of some small blood vessel. The deceased told his wife on Wednesday night that in coming home he knows he had a severe fall, but in his then inebriated state could not realize much about it. This or his drunken violence at his home must have caused his death. Veitz was a man of means, owned a good property on South Wells street and was accounted fore-handed among his class. In the accumu-lation of his money he was sober, industrious and thrifty, but unhappily in his better estate he set up an establishment for the manufacture of drunkards, and fell into the pit his own hands dug. He leaves but one child, a boy nine years old.

1860-01-07 On Friday morning Mr. THOMAS ELLIS, aged 88 years. A native of London. Funeral from his late residence, corner North Wells and Hills streets, on Sunday at 2 o’clock P. M. Cleveland papers please copy.

On Friday morning, Jan. 6th MILDRED LARRABEE, only child of Henry and Elizabeth C. Tucker, aged 9 months and 18 days. Funeral services Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.

1860-02-14 DIED OF WHISKY. -- An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner James, on the body of a Mrs. Twomey, living on Sedgwick street in the North Division, who died suddenly on Sunday night. The inquest showed her death resulted from habits of ex-cessive intemperance.

1860-02-17 The funeral of HENRY McAULEY., Esq. will take place from his residence No. 61 Price Place, corner of Halsted street, at 3 o’clock P. M. of this, the 17th Inst. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.

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An Abbreviated Guide to Genealogy Resources at the Harold Washington Library Center

Reprinted with permission from the Chicago Public Library


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E-Delivery of the Chicago Genealogist Now Available!

Many of our members have been asking for a green alternative to receiving the Chicago Genealogist in the mail. The Chicago Genealogical Society is pleased to announce we now offer the Chicago Genealogist in PDF format.

Advantages of the electronic version include:• Active hyperlinks• Faster delivery• Searchable content• Color

E-delivery is purely voluntary — if you take no action you will continue to receive the Chicago Genealogist in the mail, as always. If you opt for elec-tronic delivery of the Chicago Genealogist, you will no longer receive the hard copy in the mail. If you want a hard copy, simply print the PDF on your home printer.

If you are ready to go green and receive the Quarterly electronically, please contact the CGS at [email protected] and provide us with your name and e-mail address. Please write “E-mail my CGS Quarterly” in the subject line.


Upcoming CGS Events

12 September 2015DNA Test Results: A Power Tool in the Genealogical-Research Toolbox — Learn the many different ways DNA test results can confirm and advance your traditional paper-trail research through case examples. Additionally, we will explore the types of DNA tests and the three major testing companies who offer them. Advantages and disadvantages of each company for specific types of research problems will be discussed. Karen Stanbary is a professional genealogist, trained in the use of DNA testing for genealogical purposes. The program is free.

3 October 2015Chicago Neighborhoods thru the Eyes of the City’s Great Writers — CGS full-day gene-alogy bus tour with Craig Pfannkuche. Back by popular demand, the Chicago Genealogical Society will be sponsoring a bus tour of a number of genealogically interesting Chicago neighborhoods. The neighborhoods were chosen in relation to the marvelous mass of literary work done in Chicago over the years. The neighborhoods to be visited had much influence on how Chicago authors viewed the world and which was reflected in their work. The hope-ful purpose of the tour for genealogists is to emphasize a similar influence on families who lived there and whose descendants may have been influenced in the same way. Many of these neighborhoods have not changed greatly over the years. Seeing where one’s ancestors lived can provide interested descendants with new insights into the lives if their families. Seats are limited and reservations are required. Fee based on member/non-member and optional lunch. Registration starts in August. We will meet at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago at 9:30 a.m. Some of the books and authors to be mentioned on the tour are:

• Sister Carrie, by Theodore Dreiser• So Big, by Edna Ferber• Tarzan and The Martian Chronicles,

by Edgar Rice Burroughs• Various works by Ernest

Hemmingway• Division Street, by Studs Terkel• The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum• The Man with the Golden Arm, by

Nelson Algren• The Pit, by Frank Norris• Twenty Years at Hull House, by Jane

Addams

• The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair• A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine

Hansberry• The Lonigan Trilogy, by James T.

Farrell• Humboldt’s Gift, by Saul Bellow• Spoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee

Masters• Native Son, by Richard Wright• The Cliff Dwellers, by Henry Blake

FullerAnd many more!

See also Literary Chicago: A Book Lover’s Tour of the Windy City, by Greg Holden.


PLEASE NOTE: It is our policy not to publish the address of our authors. If you wish to correspond with one of them, please send your letter and stamped addressed (name only) envelope to: Chicago Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1160, Chicago, IL 60690-1160, and we will address and forward your letter on.

7 November 2015Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Assembling Your Ancestor’s Business Biography — A presentation by Marsha Peterson-Maass. Think about the percentage of your Chicago an-cestors’ lives that were spent working. Does your genealogical research do that percentage justice? And what if they owned and ran their own business? One of the most overlooked genealogical research areas is business and employee records. In this lively presentation, we’ll review sources for these records, take a look at the many ways to easily incorporate business information into your ancestors’ biographies, and even enjoy a business rendition of “Who Do You Think You Are?” Marsha got her start in genealogy in high school when she entered a family history project in the State of Illinois History competition and tied for State Champion. Her first formal training in genealogy was at the Newberry Library in the beginner’s class that she now teaches (since 2002). She is author of the Fundamentals of Genealogy® textbook series, blog, and social media platforms. Along with teaching and lecturing on a wide range of topics, Marsha has a thriving forensic genealogy practice where she uses science and technology to measure portions of the evidence (like verifying adoption research with DNA test results).

Unless otherwise noted, all programs are held at the Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, and begin at 1:30 p.m. The Newberry does not have a visitor parking lot, but the garage at 100 West Chestnut Street offers discounted parking to Newberry patrons (enter on Clark Street; $8 for 0–6 hours, $9 for 6–8 hours). Remember to bring your parking ticket with you so it can be validated by the Newberry security guard.


Surname Index

Adams, 108Aiken, 116Allen, 118Anderson, 109Anderson, 109Arndtler, 114Arnold, 118

Barrath, 99, 100Beardsley, 106Beese, 104Bell, 116Blanchard, 105, 106Blino, 116Blodgett, 115Boomer, 111Boynton, 117Burlingame, 107, 108

Carnes, 116Chester, 116Clarke, 116Clasby, 113Cogdal, 109Coleman, 110, 111, 112

Davidson, 102Desenis, 111Desjordin, 111Draegers, 104Drake, 113Drexel, 103Dunlap, 113Durnme, 115

Edgar, 114Elliot, 117Ellis, 119

Ferris, 109, 111Follett, 107Foote, 109, 110Foster, 109Freeland, 117

Galloway, 113Garvin, 117Gerould, 115Godfrey, 112Gore, 119

Granitz, 103Greenwood, 102Griffin, 102Gross, 110

Hamilton, 114Hartley, 105, 107, 108, 109, 112Hatfield, 99, 100Haynes, 113Heyer, 109Higgins, 113Holenis, 113Hollister, 105Houghton, 106Hover, 113Humphreys, 111Huntley, 110Hutchinson, 110

Ivis, 117

Jobe, 105Johnson, 106, 111Judd, 115Judson, 114

Kellogg, 117Knight, 117

Larrabee, 119Lee, 108Lester, 119Lillie, 116Lloyd, 107, 110Lue, 113Lyon, 115

Marsh, 115Masterson, 109Mcauley, 119Mcfarlane, 119Mclachlan, 108Middleton, 107Morrison, 113Murrie, 113

Newton, 111Nolan, 114

Page, 113Pagett, 113

Parsons, 110Patchen, 111Patchin, 111Pedersen, 100Penton, 114Phelan, 119Pond, 113Powers, 116

Quayle, 114

Rea, 107Reese, 117Rice, 108Richardson, 112Ross, 105, 106, 107

Sabbina, 113Sawyer, 108Scammond, 115Schaffner, 112Schobel, 106Scott, 113Scully, 111Shoards, 113Spalding, 106, 111Stephens, 116Stowell, 117

Taylor, 117Thayer, 115Thompson, 114Tobey, 108Todd, 102Tracy, 114, 115Tucker, 119Twomey, 119

Valenta, 119Veitz, 119

Weaver, 105Weed, 106Wells, 116Weltzien, 112Wheeler, 116Williams, 110, 115Wright, 116

Young, 117

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NEW TYPE OF RESIDENCY CERTIFICATEThe “PROGRESSIVE”: 1894–1933

For years, the Chicago Genealogical Society “Certificates” program has offered two different types of ancestral Chicago resident certificates. The first is the well-known “Pioneer” certifi-cate. This document certifies that one’s ancestor first came to Chicago between the founding of the city and early October 1871 (the Great Chicago Fire). The second type of document, the “Rebuilder,” certifies that one’s ancestor first took up residence in Chicago at some time between late October 1871 and the end of December 1893 (closing of the World Columbian Exposition).

The CGS board felt that a huge amount of city growth had taken place in the forty years since the closing of the World’s Fair in 1893 and that a huge new mass of immigration during that period greatly changed the social and ethnic makeup of the city. Because of this, the CGS board is pleased and proud to announce that our society is now offering a third type of certif-icate, the PROGRESSIVE, which covers ancestors who took up residence in the city between January 1894 and the end of March 1933.

The title of the certificate (based on winning contest entries) memorializes what historians call the “Progressive” period in American history. The closing date for the certificate represents the noted “Century of Progress” exposition hosted by the City of Chicago in March 1933 in part on what is now Northerly Island.

This new certificate will be printed on vellum paper and features a stylized Art Deco image of Chicago’s skyscrapers adapted from the official seal of the Century of Progress event. Each issued 8 ½" by 11" certificate will have a “brass” colored official CGS seal affixed to it.

Forms for the submission of family history data are available on our CGS website. Paper evidence (death notices, vital record data, cemetery records, etc.) of family connections be-tween the ancestor and the submitter need to be submitted to the society by postal mail. This evidence will be archived in a closed section of the Newberry Library. At various times, lists of the “ancestors” will be printed in the CGS Quarterly. If another researcher discovers an interesting name, a letter will be sent by the CGS to the submitter asking of they would want to contact the reader. The material submitted will not be accessed in any other way.

Because of the rapid rise in the cost of the paper we use to print the certificates, for the seals used, and postage, the Board has, sadly, decided to raise the price of receiving any of the three certificate types. The new charge will $25 for the first certificate issued for each individual ancestor and $15 for each additional certificate issued for the same ancestor.

Specific questions about the CGS residency certificates can be sent to [email protected]. Please write “Ancestor Certificates” in the subject line.

CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY ANCESTOR CERTIFICATES

The Chicago Genealogical Society will issue ancestor certificates to descendants of early residents of Chicago or Cook County. There are three categories of Certificates: (1) Pioneer – an ancestor who settled in Chicago or Cook County from the city’s founding in 1833 through 8 October 1871 (Great Chicago Fire), (2) Rebuilder – an ancestor who settled in Chicago or Cook County from October 9, 1871 through 30 April 1893 (World’s Columbian Exposition), and (3) Progressive – an ancestor who settled in Chicago or Cook County between January 1894 and the end of March 1933.

In documenting your Pioneer, Rebuilder, and Progressive ancestors, you will be helping to preserve the records of your family and the history of the Chicago area.

Applicants need not be residents of Chicago or Cook County or members of the Society. A certificate will be issued for each ancestor documented, and submitted as follows.

1. Complete the Application Form and Direct Lineage Chart as fully as possible. The Application Form and Direct Lineage Chart can be printed (or downloaded) from our website: http://www.chicagogenealogy.org, and obtained at our meetings. Please use maiden names where applicable. If unsure of any dates or information, place a question mark after them.

2. Submit proper documentation. You may include copies of census records, land records, birth/marriage/death records, church records and/or burial records (cemetery name and location), etc. Do NOT send the original documents. Family Group Sheets will NOT be accepted as proper documentation. All applications and copies of supporting documents become the property of the Chicago Genealogical Society.

3. Effective 1 January 2015, the first certificate costs $25.00 and each subsequent copy of the same ancestor to various descendants is $15.00. Send your Application Form, Direct Lineage Chart, proper documentation for each Certificate, and a check for the total number of Certificates ordered to:

Chicago Genealogical SocietyAttn: Ancestor CertificatesP.O. Box 1160Chicago, IL 60690-1160

You may submit as much additional information about your ancestor as you wish.Please consider sending a short narrative of how your ancestor arrived in the Chicago area (by wagon, train, water), first residence, or experiences during and after the Great Fire. We may publish your story in the Chicago Genealogist.

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