Spring 2018 Volume 50, No.3 Chicago Genealogist
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Table of Contents
Officers, Directors, and Standing Committees ...... 74 Chicago Public School Board of Education Archives Yearbook Directory submitted by Mike Allenson ...... …….….. 75 Clara Tederstrom and the 1898 Freshman Class of Augusta Hospital School of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois by Stephanie Pierce Carbonetti……………...... 80 The Inhabitants of Chicago, 1825-1831, Part 1 A-J by Ernest E. East ...... 87 CGS Programs at a Glance, 2018 ...... 96 Chicagoans from the Past ...... 98 CGS 20017-18 Writing Contest ...... 102 Surname Index ...... 105
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On the Cover This picture taken in the 1930’s is looking north along Lake Shore Drive with Soldier Field on the right side. Courtesy of the Chicago & Northwestern Historical Society.
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Chicago Genealogical Society Board of Management P.O. Box 1160 Chicago, Illinois 60690
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – OFFICERS President ...... Stephanie Pierce Carbonetti 1st V.P. / Program Chair ...... Julie Benson 2nd V.P. / Membership Chair ...... Ginger Frere Treasurer ...... Wayne D. Weber Recording Secretary ...... Caron Brennan Corresponding Secretary ...... Jill Weiss DIRECTORS To June 2018 ...... Terri O’Connell To June 2018 ...... Thomas Mackowiak To June 2019 ...... Joan M. Billingham To June 2019 ...... Sydney Shaw
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 Pfannkuche Archivist/Historian ...... Wayne D. Weber Cemetery Project ...... Vacant Conference Exhibits…………………………………………………… .... Joan Billingham Hospitality ...... Thomas Mackowiak Mail Distribution ...... Jeanne Larzalere Bloom Newsletter Editor ...... Marsha Peterson-Maass Nominating……………………………………………………………...... Karen Stanbary Publication Sales ...... Stephanie Pierce Carbonetti Publicity ...... Juliana Szucs Quarterly Editor ...... Stephanie Pierce Carbonetti Webinars…………………………………………………………………….Jill Baumeister Website ...... Terri O’Connell 74
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Chicago Public Schools Board of Education Archives Yearbook Directory Submitted by Mike Allenson
The Chicago Public Schools Board of Education Archives located at 1 N. Dearborn, Suite 950, Chicago, IL. Open for public viewing of yearbooks by appointment only, Monday – Thursday from 10:00am – noon, with Friday possible via special request. The directory has been printed with permission. Chicago Board of Education Yearbook Directory School Years Altgeld (Elementary School) 1995/96-1996/97 Amundsen 1939-1941, 1943, 1962, 1967, 1975, 1978-1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-1989, 1993 Arai Middle School 1980 Arnold (Upper Grade Center) 1970/1971 Austin (Closed, 2007) 1910, 1915, 1918-1920, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928- 1933, 1935-1936, 1938-1940, 1942-1943, 1944- 1947, 1949-1953, 1955-1961, 1965-1969, 1973- 1976, 1978-1980, 1982-1983, 1985, 1987-1996, 2000, 2003, 2005-2007 Big Picture 2007 Bogan 1965-1967, 1969, 1975-1983, 1985-1986, 1990- 1991, 1993-1994, 1997-1999, 2001-2003, 2007, 2010-2011 Bowen (Closed, 2006) 1923-1925, 1927, 1929-1935, 1937-1941, 1944, 1946,1952, 1954-1955, 1959-1960, 1962-1968, 1971-1976, 1978-1979, 1981-2003, 2006 Calumet (Closed, 2007) 1928-1933, 1935-1941, 1943, 1945-1951, 1953- 1955, 1962-1964, 1966, 1968, 1970-1974, 1977, 1979-1980, 1982, 1984-2007 Canter Middle School 2005-2006 Carver 1966 Chicago Military Academy – 2001-2005 Bronzeville Chicago State University 1982, Chicago State University: A History 1867- 1979 Chicago Teachers College (The 1916, 1918, 1921, 1923-1927, 1930-1931, 1941, Emblem) 1945, 1948-1957, 1959 Chicago Normal College (The Scarab) 1925 Chicago Vocational High School 1958, 1967, 1971, 1981-1982, 1990, 1992-1993, 2005-2008
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School Years Clemente 1995 Collins (Closed, June, 2009) 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2001-2004, 2006 Community Links 2007-2008 Cooley 1964 Cooper (Elementary) 1996/97 Corliss 1978, 1996-2001, 2004 Crane 1926½, 1931 (August),1940, 1941, 1977-1978, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2004-2007 Curie 1974-1994, 1996-2007 Curtis (Junior High School) 1928 Dunbar 1956, 1970, 1979, 1991, 1994-1995, 2008 DuSable (Closed, 2006) 1936-1947, 1949, 1951, 1953-1958, 1961-1965, 1967, 1970-1972, 1974-2001, 2003-2004, 2008 Dyett 2008, 2010, 2011 Englewood (Closed 2008) 1911, 1918-1921, 1923, 1925-1944, 1946-1952, 1954-1957, 1961-1963, 1965, 1967-1968, 1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1977, 1979-1982, 1984, 1987- 2000, 2002-2003, 2008 Englewood Evening High School 1926-1932 Farragut 1944-1946, 1954, 1985-1986; 1996 Farragut Junior HS 1927 Fenger 1912, 1917-1920, 1922-1956, 1958-1959, 1961- 1965, 1967-1969, 1972, 1975-1988, 1990-2000, 2003-2009 Flower (Closed June, 2003) 1917, 1923-1925, 1935, 1939-1943, 1945-1948, 1953, 1956, 1961-1968, 1970-1980, 1990, 1991, 2001 Foreman 1938, 1940, 1955, 1998, 2008-2012 Forrestville 1968 Gage Park (Icarian) 1943, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1968-1969, 1972, 1974-1975, 1976, 1977-1978, 1982-1983, 1988- 1999, 2002-2007 Harlan 1961-1968, 1970-1975, 1977-2010 Harper 1935 (Feb.), 1937-1938, 1943, 1949, 1951-1952, 1957, 1961-1967, 1969-1970, 1972, 2012 Harrison (Closed 1983) 1918, 1919, 1922-1925, 1928, 1929, 1932-34, 1938- 1943, 1945-1950, 1957, 1959, 1973 Hartigan (Elementary School) 2002/2003 Harvard (Elementary School) 1994/95, 1999 Herzl 1927, 1928 76
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School Years Hirsch 1929, 1936-1940, 1942-194, 1951, 1958-1962, 1964- 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1978-1979, 1981-1998, 2001-2009 Hubbard 1974-1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997-2011, 2013 Hyde Park 1923, 1931 – 1934, 1936-1939, 1941-42, 1944-1946, 1948-1949, 1950-1952, 1955, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1982, 1984, 1995, 2001 Jones 1942-1951, 1953-1954, 1958-1962, 1965-1968, 1970-2008 Juarez 1980, 1993 Julian 1994, 2001 Kelly 1945, 1959, 1990-1992, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 Kelvyn Park 1986-1987, 2005 Kennedy 1968, 1972-1975, 1978-1982, 1985-1986, 1988- 1992, 1994-2003, 2005-2008, 2012 Kenwood 1970, 1972, 1975-1978, 1980-1986, 1988, 2012 King 1972-1978, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000- 2002-2003, 2005-2008 KIPP: Ascend 2007-2008 Lake View 1874, 1926-1928, 1930,1931, 1933-1934, 1936, 1938-1941 (June), 1945-1952, 1961, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1993 Lane Tech 1919 (June), 1923 (June), 1929, 1934, 1935 (June), 1936 (Jan), 1938 (June), 1945, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1958-1960, 1963-2001, 2003-2008, 2010-2011 Lane Tech Evening School 1916 LaSalle (Elementary) 1985-1986, 1989, 1993-1995, 1997-2005, 2007-2008 Lincoln Park (Formerly: Waller High 1980, 1982-1991, 1994, 1996-2010 School) Lindblom 1927, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1935-1936, 1939-1943, 1946, 1959-1961, 1982, 1986, 1996-1997 Little Village Lawndale Campus 2009 Manley (Junior H.S.) 1930 (February) Marine Military Academy 2008 Marshall 1910, 1912, 1915-1916, 1919, 1921-1939, 1941- 1946, 1951, 1953, 1955-1957, 1972-1974, 1976, 1988, 1990-1996, 1998-2000, 2002-2004, 2009 Mather 1995, 2005 McKinley (Closed, June, 1954) 1928, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1950
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School Years McLaren 1973 Morgan Park 2002, 2008-2012 Near North (Closed, 2001) 1988-1991, 1993-1995, 1997-2000 Nobel (Elementary) 1998-1999, 2005-2008 North Grand High School 2005-2008 Northside College Prep 2000-2008, 2009-2012 Northside Learning Center 2000/01-2002/03, 2005 Orr 1986, 1991 Parker 1938-1941, 1943, 1944, 1975 Payton 2001-2002, 2007-2011 Peck School 2002-2003 Phillips 1906, 1924-1925, 1927, 1940, 1942-1943, 1945- 1949, 1951, 1953-1954, 1955, 1971-1972,1992 Richards Vocational HS 1970, 1972, 1974 Phoenix 2005 Rickover 2006-2008 Robeson (see Robeson) 1978-1980, 1991-1992, 1994-1996, 1998, 2001, 2006-2007 Roosevelt 1929 (June), 1931, 1932, 1946-47, 1959/1960, 1960- 1961, 1993 Sabin (Junior H.S.) 1931,1933 (See: Sabin Archival Box) Schneider (Elementary School) 1998-2000, 2008-2011 (Closed, 2011) Schurz (Schurzone) 1925, 1926 (Feb.), 1927 – 1935, 1936 (January), 1937-1947, 1948 – 1950, 1952-1954, 1956, 1960- 1964, 1966, 1971 – 1972, 1974-1975, 1980, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2011 Senn 1933, 1922, 1936, 1938 - 1939, 1944, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1967-1968, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985-1988, 1990-1994, 1996-1999, 2001-2009 South Shore 1941, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1962 – 1963, 1975, 1992 Southside College Preparatory 2000 Academy Spalding 1943-1944, 1947, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976- 1999 Steinmetz (Silver Streak) 1936 (Jan. & Jun.), 1946-1948, 1965, 1974-1975, 1978, 1980, 1983-1985, 1989, 1992-2009
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School Years Sullivan 1935, 1937-1938, 1941-1942 (June), 1945 (June), 1950, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1976-1978, 1993- 1994, 1997, 2005-2009 Taft 1996 Tilden 1936-1937, 1939-1941, 1943, 1945 Tilton (Elementary School) 1981, 2001, 2003 Tuley 1926-1928, 1931, 1938-1939, 1942-1943, 1947- 1949, 1951-1956, 1958, 1964-1969 Uplift 2006-2007 Von Steuben 1935-1936, 1945, 1946, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994 – 1996 Waller (See also: Lincoln Park High 1928 (June), 1937 (Jan. & June), 1938 (Jan. & Jun), School) 1942-1943, 1967, 1969-1978 Washington 2001-2008 Wells 1938, 1941, 1952, 1954, 1962, 1991 Westinghouse 1969, 1972-1975, 1979-1980, 1983, 1986, 1994- 1996, 2000-2003 Westcott 1929 (June and Regular) Whitney (Eli) (Elementary School) 2001/2002, 2004/05 Whitney M. Young HS 2004 Wilson Junior College 1938-1939
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Clara Tederstrom and the 1898 Freshman Class of Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois By: Stephanie Pierce Carbonetti
Augustana Hospital School of Nursing Freshman Class of 1898 Left to right: Alfreda Billings, Emma C. Wahlberg, Josie M. Jacobson, Alma Johnson, Clara Tederstrom, Alma Borg
The year was 1898 and Chicago was starting to receive the attention of the medical field. Medical schools, hospitals, training facilities, and the growing number of doctors, brought the practice of medicine into a more modern time.1 The nurses in the pioneer hospitals during the second half of the nineteenth-century were typically strong and tough women which regarded nursing as unpleasant hard work. With the advances in medicine and the legacy of Florence Nightingale’s contribution to the modern nursing profession, nursing was being seen in a new light by 1898.2 Augustana Hospital opened in Chicago on 28 May 1884, with Dr. Truman Miller as Physician and Surgeon, Miss Lota Frejd as nurse and matron and one patient. The female patient had come to the dedication of the hospital and broke her leg exiting the street car. The building
1 Thomas Neville Bonner, Medicine in Chicago, 1850-1950: A Chapter in the Social and Scientific Development of a City. 2nd ed. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1991), 84. 2 Cushman Haagensen and Wyndham E.B. Lloyd, A Hundred Years of Medicine (New York: Sheridan House, 1943), 21-26. 80
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was equipped for fifteen patients.3 By 1892, the hospital had reached a point it needed to expand and construction started on a new building. The completed building was six stories, fireproof and had the capacity of 125 beds. Patients were moved to the new hospital in September 1893 while the Columbian Exhibition was in full swing. The hospital’s nursing school started the following year, making the freshman class in 1898 the fourth nursing class.4 The hospital, conducted by the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Churches, was located at 480 Cleveland Ave with Surgeon A.J. Ochsner and Miss Christine Blomquist as matron, when the 1898 freshman class members arrived.5
Clara Tederstrom was born in Paxton, Ford County, IL, on 1 August 1879.6 Her parents were Hans and Johanna, both Swedish immigrants. Clara appeared in the 1880 census age 9 months in Paxton with her father Hans (50), a railroad laborer, mother Johanna (43), brothers Carl (17), John (14), E. Hermon (2) and sister Ida (7).7 Her childhood was probably spent in Paxton because her family was still living in the same town in 1900.8 Clara arrived in Chicago by 1898 at the age of 18 or 19 for nursing training. As a freshman or commonly referred as a “probationer”, she and her classmates would have lived on the first floor of the hospital. Once completing the probationary period, student nurses moved to the sixth floor.9 The 1898 probationers and their first year floor assignments were:
Alfreda Billings – 2nd floor, two large wards (16 beds each) and two small wards, all men
Emma C. Wahlberg – 3rd floor, two large wards (16 beds each) and two small wards, all women
Josie M. Jacobson - 5th floor, private room patients
Alma Johnson – 6th floor, operating room and children’s ward
Clara Tederstrom – 3rd floor, two large wards (16 beds each) and two small wards, all women
3 Chicago Medical Society, History of Medicine and Surgery and Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago (Chicago: Biographical Pub. Corp. 1922), 275. 4 Amy O. Schjolberg, compiler, A History of the Augustana Hospital School of Nursing 1884-1938 (Chicago: The Alumnae Association of the Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, 1939), 9-13. 5 R. H. Donnelley, compiler, The Lakeside Directory of Chicago, 1898 (Chicago: Chicago Directory Co., 1898), 28. 6 Illinois Department of Public Health, death certificate no. 33308 (1965), Clara Tederstrom; Division of Vital Statistics, Springfield. 7 1880 U.S. census, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 114, p. 378D (stamped), dwelling 226, family 238, Hans Tederstrom household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T9, roll 206. 8 1900 U.S. census, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 68, p. 27B (penned), dwelling 575, family 590, Haus Tederstron household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T623, roll 301. 9 Schjolberg, Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, 14. 81
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Alma Borg – 4th floor, private room and semi-private room patients10
All six of the classmates appeared living together at the hospital in the 1900 census detailing their place of birth, month and year of birth, occupation and marital status.11
Alma Borg graduated with the Nursing Class of 1901: Augusta Bjork-Nelson Ida Nelson-Wright Alma Borg Johanna Nelson-Hanson Nanna Hallbom Josephine Oberg-Mattson Carrie Larson Amanda Swenson-Schyles Augusta Lindahl Celia Wiholm-Nelson Beda Munson-Lundgren Mary Youngren-Elmquist12 The remaining five classmates graduated with eleven other women that made up the class of 1902: Augusta Anderson-Sachrison Cecile M. Juhl-Thorndahl Hanna C. Anderson-Kelly Rebecka Johnson Mellin Alfrida Billings-Getschell Selma E. Lincoln Agnes E. Danell-Eickson Frida S. Meyer-Lemair Rosala W. Freeman-Lewis Anna C. Peterson Mathilde Hjelm Julia A. Swanson-Eckhardt Josie M. Jacobson-Iverson Clara Tederstrom Alma Johnson-Christenson Emma C. Wahlberg-Westerlund13
10 Augustana Hospital School of Nursing Freshman Class photograph, 1898; privately held by author, [address for private use,] 2018. Names of students and floor assignments are listed on the back of the photograph. Schjolberg, Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, 14. Descriptions of each hospital floor. 11 1900 U.S. census, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago Ward 21, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 642, p. 9A (penned), dwelling 99, family 174, hospital; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T623, roll 271. 12 Schjolberg, Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, 285. 13 Ibid., 285. 82
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The graduation was held in May and they were the first nursing class to be honored by the Alumnae and was given a banquet at the Stratford hotel, on the corner of Jackson and Michigan. Both Clara and her classmate Alma Johnson took a post-graduate nursing class at the Chicago Lying-in Hospital after graduation.14 After completing her final nursing program, Clara worked as a private duty nurse in Chicago for several years, living with her classmate Alma Borg.15 She last appeared in the 1913 Chicago City Directory as a nurse living at 4321 Kenmore.16 By September 1916, she moved to St. Peter, Minnesota.17 Clara took the position of Preceptress for Johnson Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College. She lived in the female dorm and used her skills of reading and writing in Swedish to communicate with many of the girl’s families. The Gustavus Adolphus College Archives holds a collection of Clara’s letters corresponding with parents.18 Clara may have had a strong connection with Chicago and possibly a group of nursing friends. While living in Minnesota, she would visit Chicago during the summer months and then travel to Michigan to visit her brother J.A. Tederstrom.19 She moved back to Illinois by 1930 and lived with her brother and niece in Ford County where she was a nurse in the public schools.20 Clara would become the Ford County public health nurse with duties being to contact all homes in which tuberculosis was reported, to make periodic school checks and to carry out a county wide immunization program.21 By 1956 she moved back to Chicago.22 Perhaps she made the move to be close to her sister Ida Boyer and her family who lived at 10505 S. Eberhardt Ave.23 Clara would live her last 8 ½ years at the Augustana Home for the Aged.24 The Home was located at 7540
14 Schjolberg, Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, 40-41. 15 1910 U.S. census, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago Ward 25, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 1065, p. 6B (penned), dwelling 67, family 202, Clara Tederstrom; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T624, roll 268. 16 Reuben. H. Donnelley, compiler, The Lakeside Directory of Chicago, 1913 (Chicago: Chicago Directory Co., 1913), 1335. 17 Minnesota Public Library Commission, Library Notes and News, Vol V, 1916-1918 (Minneapolis: The Commission, 1918), 35. 18 Correspondence Concerning Student Life in Johnson Hall, 1910-1921; box 1, folder 2-4; Gustavus Adolphus College Archives Collection 122, St. Peter, MN. 19 “Personals”, Ironwood Daily Globe, (Ironwood, Mich.), 5 August 1920, p. 3, col. 3; digital images, newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/: accessed 10 April 2018). 20 1930 U.S. census, Ford County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 14, p. 4B (penned), dwelling 130, family 136, Clara Tederstram; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T626, roll 515. 21 “Hire County Nurse”, Pantagraph Newspaper, (Bloomington, Ill.), 13 December 1940, p. 5, col. 2; digital images, newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/: accessed 10 April 2018). 22 Illinois death certificate no. 33308 (1965), Clara Tederstrom. 23 Illinois Department of Public Health, death certificate no. 74949 (1959), Ida J. Boyer; Division of Vital Statistics, Springfield. Ida’s parents are listed on the death certificate as Hans and Johanna Tederstrom. 24 Illinois death certificate no. 33308 (1965), Clara Tederstrom. 83
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Stony Island Ave and had the capacity for 140 residents.25 Clara died 13 May 1965 in Chicago at the age of 85.26 No marriage record could be found in Illinois or Minnesota. The Augustana Hospital School of Nursing freshman class of 1898 came from many different places and backgrounds to learn the new modern day field of nursing. They would spend three to four years together. Their paths after graduation would not mirror each other. Some stayed in the profession and some did not. Some stayed in Illinois, some reached the western seaboard. One women served her county in WWI.
1898 Freshman Class:
Alfreda (Alfrida/Alfrieda) Pearson Billings-Getschell – Alfreda Pearson was born on 12 October 1877 in Starby, Skane, Sweden. At the age of thirteen, she departed from Liverpool, England, on the ship Majestic and made the journey to New York, arriving on 7 September 1891.27 By 1898 Alfreda had married a Mr. Billings and was in Chicago to start the nursing program. Alfreda last appeared in the 1903 Chicago City Directory, living at 2774 N Seeley Ave.28 She was living in Tacoma, Washington, working as a nurse at the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Hospital by 1910.29 On 11 November 1918, Alfreda enlisted in the US Army Nurse Corps supporting the United States efforts in World War I. She was honorably discharged 9 April 1919.30 She became an US Army Reserve Nurse and was assigned to the US Army Base Hospital, Camp Lewis, American Lake, WA, later that same year.31 By 1930, she had married George Getchell, Juneau, Alaska’s chief of police.32 Alfreda died 12 June 1954 at the age of 76 and is buried with a military headstone honoring her service in the Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska.33
25 “Augustana Home Gets Ready,” Chicago Tribune, (Chicago, Ill.), 23 June 1963, p. S5, col. 2; digital images, proquest (www.proquest.com : accessed 10 April 2018). 26 Illinois death certificate no. 33308 (1965), Clara Tederstrom. 27 Declaration of intention (1912), naturalization file no. 3274, Alfreda Billings; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); United States District Court of Western District of Washington. Citing National Archives microfilm M1542, roll 7. 28 Reuben. H. Donnelley, compiler, The Lakeside Directory of Chicago, 1903 (Chicago: Chicago Directory Co., 1903), 286. 29 1910 U.S. census, Pierce County, Washington, Tacoma Ward 4, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 251, p. 15A (penned), hospital, Alfreda Relling; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T624, roll 1664. 30 Application for Headstone for Alfreda Billings Getchell, 17 March 1955; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); Headstone Applications, 1774-1985; Records of the Quartermaster General’s Office, Record Group (RG) 92; National Archives, Washington, D.C. 31 The American Journal of Nursing, Vol 19, Issue 4 (Rochester, NY: The American Journal of Nursing Co., 1919), 313. 32 1930 U.S. census, Juneau, Alaska Territory, First Judicial District, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 20, p. 8A (penned), dwelling 87, family 97, Alfreda Getchell; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T626, roll 2626. 33 Application for Headstone for Alfreda Billings Getchell, 17 March 1955; Headstone Applications, RG 92, NARA, Washington. 84
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Emma C. Wahlberg-Westerlund – Born in Moline, Illinois on 15 September, 1876, Emma was the daughter of Karl M. Wahlberg and Mary Swenson.34 Once Emma graduated from nursing training, she promptly married Dr. Joseph Emanuel Westerlund of Cambridge, IL on 10 September, 1902, in Moline. Emma died on 14 January 1927 in Cambridge, IL at the age of 50. She is buried in Rosemary Cemetery in Cambridge.35
Josephine (Josie) M. Jacobson-Iverson – Josephine was born in Jackson County, Wisconsin on 20 September 1877. Her parents were Thomas Jorger Jacobson and Petra Swanson.36 A year after she graduated from the nursing program, she married Engvald Iverson on 16 June 1903 in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin. Engvald was a minister of the gospel.37 Josie and Engvald lived in Wisconsin at least until 1926.38 By 1930 they had moved to Medford, Jackson County, Oregon and had one daughter.39 Josephine returned to visit Chicago during the World’s Fair in 1934.40 She died on 25 August 1952 in Jackson County, Oregon at the age of 74. She is buried in Siskiyou Memorial Park, Medford, Oregon.41
Alma Otilia Johnson-Christenson (Christensen)- Born in Kansas in July 1879, Alma was the daughter of Swedish immigrants Gust and Blenda M. Johnson.42 She attended a post-graduate nursing class at the Chicago Lying-in Hospital with her classmate Clara.43 She did not remain in Chicago after her post-graduate studies because the final time she appeared in the Chicago City Directory was 1903 living at 528 Garfield Avenue.44 Alma married Frederick Waldemar Christensen on 1 September 1909 in Osage County, Kansas.45 Fredrick’s employment moved the family around. They lived in Pennsylvania in 1910.46 By 1913 they were in New Mexico where
34 Illinois Department of Public Health, death certificate no. 1085 (1927), Emma C. Westerlund; Division of Vital Statistics, Springfield. 35 “Mrs. Westerlund Passes,” The Galva Newspaper, (Galva, Ill.,) 20 January 1827, p. 6, col. 3; digital images, Galva Illinois Public Library (www.galvalibrary.org : accessed 10 April 2018). 36 Oregon Board of Health, death certificate no. 8801 (1952), Josephine Iverson; Oregon Vital Records, Portland. 37 Marathon County, Wisconsin, 3:258, marriage record no. 151 (1903), Iverson-Jacobson; Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. 38 Wright’s Eau Claire City Directory, 1926 (Milwaukee: Wright Directory Co., 1926), 200. 39 1930 U.S. census, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 44, p. 8B (penned), dwelling 212, family 218, S[J]osephine Iverson; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T626, roll 1944. 40 “Mrs. Iverson to LaClaire,” Medford Mail Tribune, (Medford, Or.,) 23 May 1934, p. 3, col. 7-8; digital images, newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 10 April 2018). 41 “Obituary Josephine Iverson,” The Medford Mail Tribune, (Medford, Or.,) 26 August 1952, p. 11, col. 5; digital images, newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 10 April 2018). 42 1880 U.S. census, Osage, Kansas, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 36, p. 141D (penned), dwelling 202, family 224, Gust Johnson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T9, roll 392. 43 Schjolberg, Augustana Hospital School of Nursing, 40-41. 44 Donnelley, Lakeside Directory of Chicago, 1903, 1081. 45 Osage County, Kansas, H:337, marriage license (1909), Christensen-Johnson; Clerk of the District Court, Lyndon. 46 1910 U.S. census, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 41, p. 6B (penned), dwelling 113, family 118, Alma J. Christensen; digital images, Ancestry.com 85
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two of their sons were born.47 They settled in North Dakota by 1918 where Fredrick was an animal nutrition professor at the North Dakota Ag College.48 Alma died 9 February, 1972, in Washington, DC, at the age of 92. She was buried in Union Cemetery, Osage City, KS.49
Alma Borg – The daughter of Larc Borg and Kajsa Monsdotter, Alma was born on 9 October 1866 in Skaraborg län, Sweden.50 She immigrated to America in 1870.51 After graduating, she probably spent her adult life living in Chicago. In 1910 she was living as head of household with eight other nurses including her classmate Clara Tederstrom running a private nursing business with each nurse listed as a business partner.52 By 1930 she was living at the Augustana Lutheran Missouri Home on Pine Grove.53 She was an active member of the Augustana Hospital Auxiliary.54 No marriage record could be found in Illinois. Alma died on 22 June 1937 at the age of 70 in Chicago. She was buried in New Swedish Cemetery in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa.55 *****
(http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T624, roll 1326. 47 1930 U.S. census, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 43, p. 3A (penned), dwelling 51, family 62, Alma O. Christensen; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T626, roll 1733. 48 “United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018), card for Frederick Waldemar Christensen, serial no. 4818, Local Draft Board, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota; United States, Selective Services System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington D.C., National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, roll 1819406. 49 Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 April 2018), memorial 49862996, “Alma Johnson Christensen,” 17 March 2010, by “Butterfly Rose,” and Alma Johnson Christensen gravestone (Union Cemetery, Osage City, Osage County, KS), digital image, 26 April 2011, by Jean Pinick. 50 Illinois Department of Public Health, death certificate no. 18747 (1937), Alma Borg; Division of Vital Statistics, Springfield. 51 1900 U.S. census, Cook Co., Ill., Chicago Ward 21, pop. sch., ED 642, p. 9A (penned), dwell. 99, fam. 174, hospital, Alma Bjork. 52 1910 U.S. census, Cook Co., Ill., Chicago Ward 25, pop. sch., ED 1065, p. 6B (penned), dwell. 67, fam. 202, Alma Borg. 53 1930 U.S. census, Cook County, Illinois, Chicago Ward 48, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 1825, p. 30A (penned), dwelling 54, family 517, Alma Borg; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : accessed 10 April 2018); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm T626, roll 492. 54 “Our Book” (Chicago: Augustana Hospital Training School for Nurses, 1926), 78; F.M. Johnson Archives and Special Collections, Brandel Library, North Park University, Manuscript collection 37, box 12, folder 7, Chicago, IL. Augustana Hospital School of Nursing yearbook. 55 Illinois death certificate no. 18747 (1937), Alma Borg. 86
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The Inhabitants of Chicago, 1825-1831 (Part 1 A-J) By: Ernest E. East
Note - This article was originally published in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society Vol. 27 No. 2 June 1944 p. 131-163. Transcribed exactly as appeared in original publication. Permission has been granted to reprint.
Chicago, now second city in the United States with a population of more than three and one-third millions, was a hamlet of 100 or fewer inhabitants in 1825. During the six years preceding 1831, the village, with the sparsely settled area surrounding it, was attached by law to Peoria County for purposes of county government. Nearly half of the inhabitants were French or French-Indian in 1825. Here on the shore of Lake Michigan near the outlet of the Chicago River, site of the second Fort Dearborn, the United States maintained an Indian agency. The fort was garrisoned for thirty- one months in 1828-1831 by two companies of the Fifth Infantry. Civilian inhabitants, from the time of the organization of Peoria County under act of January 13, 1825, to the erection of Cook County under act of January 15, 1831, were engaged chiefly in the Indian trade.
The names of 155 inhabitants of Chicago of that period are preserved in the records of Peoria County. Commissioners of the county defined the boundaries of Chicago precinct for election purposes, appointed and paid judges of election, appointed constables, granted ferry and tavern licenses, and levied taxes. Estates of deceased persons were administrated under authority of the probate court of Peoria County; divorce actions were filed in the circuit court; taxes were collected by the sheriff; and marriages were recorded by the clerk of the county commissioners’ court.
Early poll lists and other document files of the commissioners’ court have disappeared from the Peoria courthouse. They were stored in the dome until a janitor found a good market for paper some time after 1900. However, Chicago voters’ lists of 1826-1830 were obtained by John Wentworth who mentioned them in lectures delivered in 1875 and 1876, which were published in the Fergus Historical Series. These records were examined by David McCulloch whose address to members of the Chicago Historical Society, Early Days of Peoria and Chicago, was also published. Book records and other document files of 1825-1831 are preserved.
Dates of birth and death in the appended list of inhabitants were obtained mostly from published works or family data. Tazewell County and its attached territory embraced areas on the left banks of the Kankakee and Illinois rivers for a limited period in and after 1827, and a few records relating to inhabitants of Chicagoland are found in the courthouse in Pekin.
Parentheses are used to enclose variant spelling of names which appear in more than one form, the preferred form being printed first.
Brackets indicate the corrected or probable spelling of proper names misspelled in the record.
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A key to symbols used to indicate sources follows:
CR – Peoria County Commissioners’ Court Record “A” PR – Peoria County Probate Court Record, 1825-1835 PF – Peoria County Probate Files MR – Peoria County Marriage Records, 1825-1832 CCR – Peoria County Circuit Court Records, 1825-1832 CCF – Peoria County Circuit Court Files
Below is the list of inhabitants of Chicago in 1825-1831:
A ACAY, Gabriel. Voted, July 24, 1830. AMENT, Edward. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. Removed to Newark, Kendall County. ANDERSON, Joseph. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. ARNWAISKIE, Theotis. Married, May 20, 1826, to Daniel Bourasan [Bourassa], Justice John Kinzie officiating (MR). AYRES, Thomas. Voted, July 24, 1830.
B BAILEY, Jonathan N. Voted, July 24 and Aug. 2, 1839. Paid $50 for rent of house to estate of John Kinzie, Jan. 20, 1831 (PF). Postmaster. Bailey’s daughter became the wife of John S.C. Hogan. BATES, Sophiah [Sophia]. Married, Nov. 7, 1830, to Bernard H. Laurton [Laughton], the Rev. William See officiating (MR). She was a native of Vermont, and the sister of Mrs. Stephen Forbes. BAUSKEY (BOUSKIE, BAUSKES), Joseph. Bought one lot of old kettles for 63 cents at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827; jointly with Antoine Ouilmette gave note for $10.39 to Wallace estate (PF). Voted, May 11, 1828. Married, Nov. 5, 1828, Deborah Watkins, Justice John B. Beaubien officiating (MR). Voted, Aug. 2, 1830. Died of cholera, 1832. BEAUBIEN, Jean Baptiste [He signed “John B.”]. Appointed election judge, Dec. 8, 1825 (CR). Assessed on $1,000 personal property, 1825. Appointed election judge, June 5, 1826 (CR). Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. Allowed $1.00 election service, Sept. 6, 1826 (CR). Made affidavit as “clerk to the American Fur Co.,” concerning his claim of $11.25 against estate of W.H. Wallace, sworn before Justice John Kinzie, April 30, 1827; receipted for $8.00 on account of service in taking inventory of Wallace estate “at the Laframboise settlement,” May 11, 1827 (PF). Allowed $1.00 for election service, June 5, 1827; recommended to governor for justice of peace, June term, 1827 (CR). Bondsman of A. Wolcott, admr., estate of John Kinzie, April 11, 1828; appraiser, Kinzie estate, April 22, 1828 (PR), wrote Isaac Perkins, admr., estate of W.H. Wallace, asking payment of $11.25 claim, May 20,1828 (PF). Appointed judge of election, July 7, 1828; allowed $1.00 for election service, Sept., 1828 (CR). Judge of election, voted, May 11, 1828; judge of election, Aug. 4, Aug. 20, and Nov. 3, 1828; sworn in as justice of peace, Sept. 10, 1828 (supplement, CR). John B. Beaubien before himself, Justice Beaubien, testified concerning claim of Antoine Ouilmette for $91 against Wallace estate, Oct. 14, 1828; took affidavit of Cole Weeks on note held by admr. of Wallace estate against Antoine Ouilmette, Oct. 14, 1828 (PF). Allowed $1.00 for election service, 88
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Dec. 1, 1828; appointed trustee of Section 16, Township 39 North, Range 14 East [school land], Dec. term, 1829 (CR). Voted, July 24, Aug. 2, and Nov. 25, 1830. Bondsman of David Hunter, admr., estate of John Kinzie; appraiser of same, Dec. 17, 1830; admr., estate of Francois Laframboise, Dec. 17, 1830 (PR). Took depositions of Lovisa B. Caldwell and David McKee, witnesses for complainant, Emily v. Archibald Caldwell, divorce, Oct. 2, 1830 (CCF). Beaubien went to Chicago as employee of the American Fur Co. about 1819. He married (1) an Indian woman; (2) Josette Laframboise; died at Naperville, Jan. 5, 1863. Beaubien performed the following marriage ceremonies: Joseph Bauskey and Deborah Watkins, Nov. 5, 1828; Joseph Pothier and Victoire Mirandeau, May 24, 1828; Samuel Watkins and Mary Ann Smith, April 15, 1830; Michael Walsh [Welch] and Elizabeth Wilmette [Ouilmette], May 11, 1830; Alvah L. Gardner and Julia Staly, May 18, 1830. BEAUBIEN, Josette. Second wife of J.B. Beaubien and daughter of Francois Laframboise. She received $253.04 ¼ as share of Laframboise estate, July 31, 1831 (PF). BEAUBIEN, Mark. Licensed, June 9, 1830, to keep tavern (CR). Voted, July 24 and Aug. 2, 1830. He was a younger brother of J.B. Beaubien, born at Detroit, came to Chicago 1826, and died at Kankakee, Ill., April 16, 1881. BEAUBIEN, Medard (Madore, Medart). Son of J.B., born about 1809. Voted, July 24, Aug. 2, and Nov. 25, 1830. Allowed $1.00 for service as clerk and 37 ½ cents for stationery at election, Sept. 6, 1830 (CR). Went west with the Potawatomi. BELLAIR, Louise. Bought one old tent for $5.00 at sale of W.H. Wallace estate, May 10, 1827; Isaac Perkins, admr., May 11, 1827, certified that Bellair had balance of $22.31 due from Wallace estate (PF). Mrs. Kinzie, in Wau-Bun, mentions Bellaire, a Frenchman, who beat his wife. BENEDICT, ------. Carried letter, dated Nov. 12, 1827, from Alexander Wolcott, Jr., to Probate Judge Norman Hyde at Peoria (PF). BENEDICT, Sarah. Married, May 23, 1827, to Henley Clybourn, the Rev. Jesse Walker officiating (Tazewell Co. marriage register). BERSIER, Jean Baptist. Signed, by his mark, at Detroit, Aug. 22, 1826, an engagement to serve W.H. Wallace at Chicago until June 1, 1827, for $80; signed also by Wm. Brewster; Isaac Perkins, admr., on April 26, 1827, certified that Bersier had balance of $49.49 due from Wallace estate; made affidavit, April 29, 1827, before Justice John Kinzie concerning claim of Jos. Laframboise for wages against Wallace estate (PF). BLOW, Lewis. Voted, July 24, 1830. BOLE, William. Bought, May 12, 1827, one castor hat for $2.94 at sale of W.H. Wallace estate (PF). BONNET (BANNY), Augustin (Austin, Augtin). Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. Bought for 25 cents on Scotch cap at sale W.H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827 (PF). Voted, July 24, 1830. BORDINOIS (BORDENOIS, BORDINON), Augustin. Signed, by his mark, at Detroit, Aug. 3, 1826, an engagement to serve W.H. Wallace of Chicago until June 1, 1827, for $70; signed by Wallace, witnessed by Wm. Brewster; Isaac Perkins at Chicago, May 10, 1827, certified that Bordinois had balance of $49.62 due from Wallace estate (PF). BOURASAN [BOURASSA], Daniel. Married Theotis Arnwaiskie, May 20, 1826, Justice John Kinzie officiating (MR). Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. BOURASSA, Leon. Receipted to W.H. Wallace for “one box containing sundries,” witnessed by George Jurson[?]; receipted to Wallace for $7.77 balance on claim “pour voyage du Detroit’ and “par des Verses” [Parc aux Vaches?], $13.44, less item, “Chicago, April 2, 1827, 89
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$5.67;” assisted in taking inventory of Wallace estate, April 4-5, 1827; received $15.50 from F. La Framboise estate, July 13, 1831 (PF). Voted, July 24 and Aug. 2, 1830. BOURBONNE (BOURONNAIS, BOURBONAIT), Francis, Sr. Indian trader on Kankakee River. He came from vicinity of Peoria Lake about 1829. His wife’s first name was Cattice. BOURBONNE, Francis, Jr. Married Josette Alscomb who divorced him at Peoria. He and his father were beneficiaries under Chicago Indian treaty of 1833. BOURIE, John Battist. Bought one and one-forth boxes “Segars” for 63 cents at sale of W.H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827 (PF). BOURISSA [BOURASSA?], John B. Listed as debtor to estate of W.H. Wallace for $18.74 for six plugs tobacco, 1 keg of whiskey and other articles purchased Oct. and Nov., 1825 (PF). BOWLES, James. Paid $6.50 for a silver watch at sale of Francis May estate, May 12, 1828 (PF). BRADAIN, John B. Voted, Nov. 25, 1830. BROWN, James. Voted, July 24 and Aug. 2, 1830.
C CALDWELL, Archibald. Born April 30, 1806, at Pearisburg, Va. Married, 1827, in Giles Co., Va., Emily Hall, the Rev. Thomas Kirk officiating (CCF). Voted, May 11, 1828. Purchased, May 12, 1828, one “surtout coat” and five other articles at sale of Francis May estate (PF). Licensed, Dec. term, 1829, to keep tavern (CR). Divorce defendant, June term, 1830 (CCR, CCF). [See Emily Hall Caldwell. Wentworth and others were mistaken in saying that Caldwell received $5.50 from Peoria Co. for ironing a turnpike scraper. The record reads: "Alexander Caldwell." Alexander Caldwell and his brother, John W., were blacksmiths at Peoria.] Archibald Caldwell appears to have lived thereafter with his Indian mate in the wilds of Wisconsin. CALDWELL, Billy (The Sauganash). Recommended to Governor by Peoria Co. commissioners, Dec. 8, 1825, for justice of the peace (CR). [It is doubtful whether he qualified.] Appraiser, May 25, 1826, estate of John Crafts (PF). Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. Allowed $1.00 for service as judge of election, Sept. 6, 1826 (CR). Bought, April 27, 1827, at sale of W.H. Wallace estate, 14 ornamented waist belts and other articles (PF). Voted, July 24, Aug. 2, and Nov. 25, 1830. Caldwell was the son of Capt. William Caldwell, a native of Ireland in the British service at Amherstburg and Detroit, and a Potawatomi woman. Billy Caldwell was schooled in the English language. He died on the Potawatomi reservation near Council Bluffs, Iowa Territory, Sept. 27, 1841. CALDWELL, Emily Hall. Married, 1827, in Giles Co., Va., to Archibald Caldwell, the Rev. Thomas Kirk officiating; complainant in libel for divorce, June term, 1830; court found defendant resided out of state; he was directed to answer at Oct. term; order of publication in Western Observer [Jacksonville, Ill.]; bill filed by Attorney A. W. Cavarly stated that complainant married defendant in fore [sic] part of 1827, and became a resident of Peoria Co. the latter part of the next year; charged husband in the spring of 1829 “took to himself an Indian woman by the name of Josette with whom he has continued to live ;" complainant made affidavit, June 8, 1830, before Justice Simon Reed at Peoria that Caldwell was in the Territory of Michigan; Lovisa B. Caldwell testified by deposition 90
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before J u s t i c e John B. Beaubien that she attended marriage of Emily Hall and A. Caldwell; David McKee testified, also by deposition, that he went with Emily Caldwell to the wigwam of a "squaw" and there saw defendant and an Indian woman and child; Beaubien certified that he took depositions at house of Samuel Miller; Thomas Morris of Tazewell Co. was summoned as a witness (CCR, CCF). Final disposition of case not recorded at Peoria. Wentworth said that Emily Caldwell became the wife of Cole Weeks. CALDWELL, Lovisa B. Witness, Emily v. Archibald Caldwell, divorce, Oct. 2, 1830 (CCF). Married, Nov. 1, 1830, to Willis Scott, the Rev. William See officiating (MR). CATIE, Joseph. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. CHAPEAU, Jacque. Purchased, Dec. 14, 1826, one hat for $4.00 of W.H. Wallace (PF); listed as debtor to Wallace estate in sum of $2.58, Aug. 3, 1830 (PR). CHAVELIE, Peter. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. CHEVALIER (CHAVELIER), Catherine. Married, Sept. 28, 1826, to Alexander Robinson, Justice John Kinzie officiating (MR). Currey said that she was the daughter of Francois and Mary Ann Chevalier. CHEVALIER (CHAVELLEA), John Baptiste. Bought for $23.12 1/2 one "bai horse paid by John Kinzie, Senr.," at s ale of W. H. Wallace estate, April·27, 1827 (PF). CLARK, John Kinzie. Born, June, 1792, near Fort Wayne, the son of Elizabeth McKenzie and a Scotch trader, Alexander Clark. Assessed on $250 personal property, 1825. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826; allowed, Sept. 6, 1826, $16 for service as election clerk and returning poll list to Peoria (CR). Bought two bags of vermilion for 50 cents at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827 (PF). Appointed constable, June term, 1827 (CR). Married, July 22, 1829, Permelia Scott, the Rev. Isaac Scarritt officiating (MR). Defendant, Oct. 12, 1829, Perkins v. Hall et al. (CCF). [See D. Hall, Jr.]. Voted, July 24 and Nov. 25, 1830. Clark married, first, Madaline Mirandeau by whom he had one or more children. CLERMONT (CLAIRMORE), Jerry. Assessed on $100 personal property, 1825. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. He was employed by American Fur Co. for trade on Iroquois River, 1821. CLYBOURN (CLAYBOURN, CLAIBOURNE), Archibald. Son of Jonas and Elizabeth McKenzie Clark Clybourn. Appointed constable, Sept. 6, 1825; reappointed, June 2, 1826 (CR). Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. Allowed, Sept.6,1826, $1.00 for service as clerk of election (CR); clerk of election, received 13 votes for justice of peace, Aug. 20, 1828, Alexander Doyle being elected with 20 votes. Allowed, Sept. 1, 1828, $1.00 for service as clerk of election. Licensed, May 2, 1829, jointly with Samuel Miller, to keep a tavern at Chicago. Licensed, June 2, 1829, jointly with Miller, to operate ferry across Chicago River at the lower forks near Wolf Point (CR). Married, June 9, 1829, Mary Galloway, the Rev. Isaac Scarritt officiating (Tazewell Co. marriage register). Appointed, Dec. term, 1829, trustee for Section 16, Township 39 North, Range 14 East [school land] (CR). Voted, July 24, 1830, at which time he was unsuccessful candidate for justice of peace, receiving 22 votes to 33 for John S. C. Hogan; voted Nov. 25, 1830. He was born Aug. 28, 1802, in Virginia; died in Chicago, Aug. 23, 1872. CLYBOURN, Henley (Henly). Son of Jonas and Elizabeth McKenzie Clark Clybourn. Bought 1 half-axe at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827 (PF). Witnessed, April 27, 1827, note of D. Hall and o t h e r s in favor of Perkins, admr. (CCF). Married, May 23, 1827, Sarah Benedict, the Rev. Jesse Walker officiating (Tazewell Co. marriage register).
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Elected constable, May 11, 1828. Clerk of election, Aug. 3, 1828. Elected constable, Aug. 20, 1828. He was born Aug. 5, 1805; died Dec. 9, 1867. CLYBOURN, Jonas. Came from Pearisburg, Giles Co., Va. Assessed on $625 of personal property, 1825. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. Bought one piece of blue calico for $6.72 among other articles at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827 (PF). Defendant, Perkins v. D. Hall, Jr. et al., Oct. 12, 1829 (CCF). Voted, July 24 and Nov. 25, 1830. Died July 24, 1842, at Westville, Ind. COCHRON, William. Bought 168 gallons of high wines for $67.20 and other goods at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827 (PF). COUTRA, Louis. Assessed on $50 of personal property, 1825. CRAFTS, John. Bachelor trader. Conant & Mack of Detroit employed him in Chicago trade about 1817. Settled first at Hardscrabble. When the American Fur Co. acquired Conant & Mack's interests, Crafts moved to company's warehouse near Fort Dearborn. He was assessed on $5,000 of personal property in 1825, but this doubtless was company merchandise. Crafts at Detroit, June 1, 1825, made his demand note to Alex. Wolcott, Jr., for $500 with David Stone as guarantor. At Chicago, July 16, 1825, Crafts made his demand note to Wolcott for $300 (PF). Died before Sept. 20, 1825 (Detroit Gazette). Wolcott, on April 24, 1826, made application and received from Probate Judge Norman Hyde at Peoria letters of administration upon showing Crafts died intestate (PR); date of death not stated. Personal effects of Crafts sold June 1, 1826; items listed but names of purchasers not given; proceeds of sale, $504.01; appraisement bill estimating value of estate at $322.25, and sale bill, filed Nov. 20, 1826; admr.'s notice printed in Sangamo Spectator [Springfield, Ill.], Sept. 12, 1827; certificate of Hooper Warren, publisher, filed Oct. 31, 1827; admr’s account filed April 11, 1828, showing receipts of $9,966.67, and disbursements of $7 ,612.26, including transfer to Phineas Henderson, attorney for heirs, three notes of David Stone, and one of Shubael Conant amounting with interest to $2,679.67; distribution of a balance of $1,454.25 ordered (PR, PF). Crafts was born in Walpole, N.H., Oct. 3, 1789, of John and Esther Sartwell Crafts.
D DAVIS, John L. Voted, July 24 and Aug. 2, 1830. Wentworth said that he was an Englishman and a tailor. DEBIGIE, Simon. Voted, July 24, 1830. DISPLATES, Basile. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. DOYLE, Alexander. Appraiser, estate of John Kinzie, April 22, 1828 (PF). Allowed, Sept. 2, 1828, $1.00 for service as election clerk (CR); judge of election, May 11, 1828; clerk of election, Aug. 4, 1828; elected justice of peace, judge of election, Aug. 20, 1828. As justice of peace took affidavit of Antoine Wilmet [Ouilmette] concerning indebtedness of W. H. Wallace to Alexander Robinson; took also Robinson's affidavit (PF). Doyle on July 14, 1829, wrote to John Dixon, clerk at Peoria, forwarding "judgment" he entered against James Kinzie for selling liquor without a license in quantity less than one gallon, contrary to Illinois statute, to Francis Laducia (record published by Peoria Herald Transcript, Oct. 12, 1902).
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E ENGLE, James. Voted, July 24, 1830. James Engle of New Jersey was second lieutenant at Fort Dearborn.
F FORBES, Stephen. Voted, elected justice of peace, Nov. 25, 1830. Appraiser, estate of Francis Laframboise, Dec. 17, 1830 (PF). He was born in Wilmington, V t . ; came to Chicago in 1829; taught early school; sheriff Cook Co., 1832; died in Chicago, Feb. 11, 1879. FOSTER, A. Voted, July 24, 1830. Amos Foster of New Hampshire was brevet second lieutenant at Fort Dearborn. FRIQUE, Peter. Voted, July 24, Aug. 2, and Nov. 25, 1830. FURCOS, A. M. Received $10 from estate of W. H. Wallace, May 19, 1828 (PF). FURHARTZ, John. Witnessed signature of Alexander Robinson to receipt for payment from estate of John Crafts, Oct. 25, 1826 (PF).
G GALLOWAY, James. Came from Ohio, 1826, and after brief residence in Chicago settled in the present La Salle Co. Voted, July 24, 1830. Blanchard said that he died in 1864. GALLOWAY, Mary. Daughter of James. Married, June 9, 1829, to Archibald Clybourn, the Rev. Isaac Scarritt officiating (Tazewell Co. marriage register). GARDNER, Alvah L. Married, May 18, 1830, at Chicago, Julia Staly, Justice John B. Beaubien officiating (MR). Wentworth called him Alvin Noyes Gardner and said that he moved to Blue Island. GAROW, James. Voted, July 24, 1830. GLECEN, Luther. Bought 5 Indian awls and 100 needles for 21 cents at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, May 10, 1827 (PF). Luther Gleason was a trader. Mrs. Kinzie, in Wau- Bun, located him later at Lake Puckaway. GODFREY, Peter. Received $54.86 from estate of W. H. Wallace, May 19, 1828 (PR). Made affidavit on above account, Feb. 15, 1828, before P.[?] Abbott, justice of the peace, County of Wayne, Mich. Ter. (PF). GUNDAY (GOUDAY), Lewis (Louis). Voted, July 24 and Aug. 2, 1830.
H HALL, David, Jr. Bought 6 1/4 dozen scalping knives and many other articles at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827; receipted for $27.80 for services as clerk and "scribe" in administration of Wallace estate (PF). Allowed, June 5, 1827, $1.00 for service as election clerk (CR). Isaac Perkins, admr., estate of Wallace, by Jonathan H. Pugh, attorney, brought suit, Sept. 24, 1829, for $313.91 against Hall, James Kinzie, Jonas Clybourn, and John K. Clark on note; Hall as principal and others as guarantors gave note dated April 27, 1827, for $1,095.38, payable in 12 months, Henley Clybourn witness; indorsements indicate that Hall made payments of $1.20, $700.00, and $116.70; summons served on Jonas Clybourn and Clark; judgement entered, Oct. 12, 1829; execution Dec. 1, 1829; execution "satisfied" Jan. 13, 1830 (CCR, CCF). Hall was the half-brother of James 93
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Kinzie, son of Margaret McKenzie, first mate of John Kinzie, afterward the wife of Benjamin Hall of Giles Co., Va. HARTZELL, T. Bought chintz shawls at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, May 10, 1827 (PF). Thomas Hartzel was a trader who operated on the Illinois and Kankakee rivers. HAWLEY, Caroline. Married, July 22, 1829, to Willard Scott, the Rev. Isaac Scarritt officiating (MR). She probably was the daughter of Pierce Hawley who came from Vermont and settled in Fox River precinct of Peoria County. HEACOCK, Russell E. Lawyer and carpenter. Came from Litchfield, Conn. Mrs. John H. Kinzie said that he lived at Lee's Place, or Hardscrabble, four miles up the south branch of Chicago River. Voted, July 24, Aug. 2, and Nov. 25, 1830. Allowed, Sept. 6, 1830, $1.00 for service as election judge. Licensed, Dec. 7, 1830, to keep a tavern "5 miles from Chicago" (CR). He died of cholera, 1849. HELM, Lina T. [Linai Taliafero]. Defendant in bill for divorce, Oct. 1, 1829. [See Margaret McKillip Helm]. HELM, Margaret McKillip. Wife of Lieut. Linai Taliafero Helm. Bill for divorce filed Oct. 1, 1829, through John L. Bogardus, Peoria attorney. Complainant recited that she was married to defendant in 1810; that they had one son, Edwin, aged about seven years; that Helm deserted the complainant; that he had been guilty of "sensual intercourse, lewd behavior and adultery with other and divers females," and that he had indulged in habitual drunkenness for more than two years. Complainant's bill continued: "Your orator further states that the said Lina may have property come into his possession to a large amount as she understands and believes as well in the state of Verginia [sic] as New York now in litigation-to the amount of from ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars." Asks custody of child and alimony. Summons dated Sept. 26, 1829, directed to the sheriff of Clay County; indorsed: "The annexed writ and notice was served by me on the said Lina T. Helm by leaving a copy of the annexed writ with the said Lina T. Helm and explaining the contents to him on the 2nd day of Oct., 1829, for James L. Wickerham, Sheriff Clay County, by John Summers, Deputy." (CCF); hearing, Oct. 12, 1829, Judge Richard M. Young, presiding; decree (CCR). Fee bill amounted to $9.05}1, including summons to five witnesses who are not named (CCF). Margaret McKillip was born in 1794 near Colchester, Ont. Married, June 10, 1810, to Lieut. Linai T. Helm of the Detroit garrison; came to Fort Dearborn, 1811. Married to Dr. Lucius Abbott of Detroit, Jan., 1836; died in Detroit, Oct., 1844. Her mother, Eleanor,_ was married to John Kinzie. On Oct. 18, 1830, she witnessed the will of Alexander Wolcott (Liber I, p. 10, records of Mackinac Co., Mich.). She was awarded $800 under the treaty of Prairie du Chien, July 29, 1829, "for losses sustained at the time of the capture of Fort Dearborn in 1812 by the Indians.” Sum appropriated by Congress, March 25, 1830. HELM, [William] Edwin. Son of Linai Taliafero and Margaret Helm. Custody awarded to mother by divorce decree, Oct. 12, 1829 (CCR). Dr. Milo M. Quaife, ed., Mrs. John H. Kinzie, Wau-Bun, The "Early Day" in the North-West, says that he was born on Oct. 18, 1821. HOGAN, John S. C. Elected justice of the peace, July 24, 1830, receiving 33 votes to 22 for A. Clybourn. Hogan apparently did not vote. He voted Aug. 2, 1830. He was born about 1804 in New York City, came to Chicago about 1829; married daughter of Jonathan
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N. Bailey, Chicago's first postmaster. Hogan was the second Chicago postmaster. He died at Boonville, Mo., Dec. 2, 1868. HUBBARD, G[urdon] S[altonstall]. Receipted for $2.00 for services as clerk at sale of John Crafts’s estate, Oct. 19, 1826 (PF). Hubbard was a trader on branches of the Kankakee River. He was born at Windsor, Vt., Aug. 22, 1802; died at Chicago, Sept. 4, 1886. HUNT, George. Assisted in taking inventory of W. H. Wallace estate, April 4-5, 1827 (PF). HUNTER, David. First lieutenant at Fort Dearborn. Born, July 21, 1802, in Washington, D.C.; graduated, West Point, 1822; brevet major general, March, 1865. Hunter was president of the military commission that condemned to death and imprisonment the conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. David McCulloch said that Hunter married Maria Indiana Kinzie, daughter of John, Sept. 18, 1829, Justice Alexander Doyle officiating. The marriage is not recorded in licenses and marriages of Peoria County. A letter of Gen. Hunter, dated May 24, 1879, reads: "I was married in Chicago, having to send a soldier one hundred and sixty miles, on foot, to Peoria for a license." He was elected constable, May 11, 1828, also elected constable, Aug. 20, 1828; voted July 24, 1830. Hunter witnessed the will of Alexander Wolcott, executed Oct. 18, 1830 (Liber I, p. 10, records of Mackinac Co., Mich.). Hunter succeeded Alexander Wolcott, deceased, as admr. of the estate of John Kinzie, Dec. 17, 1830. Bondsman of John B. Beaubien, admr. estate of Francois Laframboise; appraiser, Laframboise estate, Dec. 17, 1830, but did not serve (PR). Wrote from Chicago, April 2, 1831, to Norman Hyde, Peoria County judge of probate, on matters in estate of J. Kinzie (PF). Died, Feb. 2, 1886, in Washington, D.C.
J JAMBOE, Paul. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. JENEAUX (JUNIO, JUNIER), Pierre. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826. Isaac Perkins, admr., at Chicago, May 10, 1827, certified that Junier had balance of $62.75 due from W. H. Wallace estate. Justice John Kinzie testified, May 12, 1827, that Jeneaux was "hireling" of Wallace at $20 a month from July 1, 1826, to May 5, 1827; Claude Laframboise offered supporting testimony (PF). JEWETT, William P. Voted, July 24 and Nov. 25, 1830. JOHNSTON, Samuel. Voted, Aug. 7, 1826, and May 11, 1828. Bought one light casimere vest at sale of W. H. Wallace estate, April 27, 1827 (PF). JOYAL, John. Voted, Dec. 24, 1830.
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Upcoming CGS Programs 2018
May 5 - Using Railroad Records in Family History Research
As the Age of Canals absorbed huge numbers of Irish and other laborers in that time, such was also true to an even greater extent in the “Age of Railroads.” Rights of way, cuts and fills, and ditches and tunnels were excavated most often by sheer muscle power. Ties were hand laid and spikes to hold the rails in place were manually hammered home. A massive infrastructure of stations, water and coaling towers, round houses, section houses and a vast array of other supporting structures were built and maintained by hand. Rail cars were hand built of wood. Miles of wooden trestles were erected and maintained. Armies of section hands inspected and maintained many thousands of miles of track. Agents, telegraphers and signal maintainers worked to keep trains running on time. Swarms of crossing guards kept watch over street and road crossings. An almost uncountable number of clerks and office workers filled out bills of lading and handled ticket finances. Engine wipers, oilers, hostlers, coalers, ash pan dumpers, water tenders, wick trimmers, carpenters, painters, wheel knockers, and a wide variety of blacksmiths and other metal specialists worked behind a train’s engineer, fireman, conductor, and two or three brakemen to get it over the line. Switchmen in huge numbers aligned switches to get trains to the correct destinations. Clearly, railroads were the largest employer in the nation of workers, both male and female, of any industry outside of agriculture in the 1850 – 1930 period.
Railroad companies were meticulous record keepers. Large amounts of family history data were collected by the numerous railroad companies which spun their web of rails across the nation. These records cover work done by millions of working men and women even up to the present day. Much of this material survives and is a potential treasure of family history data to researchers.
You are invited to attend the Chicago Genealogical Society May program to learn about using Railroad Records in family history research. Our speaker, Craig Pfannkuche, Genealogical Archivist for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Historical Society, will discuss the type of such records which exist, how they meet genealogical research needs and how to access them by using the archives of the Chicago and North Western Historical Society as an example.
This FREE program will be held at the Newberry Library at 60 West Walton, Chicago, and begin at 1:30 p.m on Saturday, May 5th.
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June 2 - Chicago in 1893 and the Columbian Exposition
People came from all over the world to explore the wondrous Columbian Exposition in Chicago in the summer of 1893, but what else might visitors’ take the time to see or do during their visit? Like Paul Harvey, Donna Primas will tell you “the rest of the story” about city life and the most popular and amazing attractions that vied for tourist dollars (or quarters) circa 1893 Chicago.
Our speaker, Donna Primas, has been giving tours of Chicago in Spanish and English since 1983. In recent years she has been combining tour commentary with fantastic visuals to produce intriguing presentations that give a feel of time and place while revealing little-known stories of Chicago history. She will help us genealogists better visualize life just before the turn of the past century in Chicago!
Please note: We will begin the June program with the Society’s Annual General Membership Meeting with the Election of Officers.
This program is FREE and will be held at the Newberry Library at 60 West Walton, Chicago, and begin at 1:30 p.m on Saturday, June 2nd.
July – No general CGS meeting. Summer break.
PLEASE NOTE: It is our policy not to publish the address of our authors. If you wish to correspond with one of them, please email [email protected] and put “Quarterly Editor” in the subject line. Detail your request and we will forward on to the author.
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Chicagoans From the Past
Andrew Sturtz
The back of the photo says "A. G. Sturtz, 973 W. Polk St., Chicago." The photographer, Merrifield, was only at 151 East 22nd between 1893 and 1894. Andrew Sturtz is listed in the 1894 Chicago City Directory with his mother, Emily, living at 77 Edgemont Street. Emily (Baltz) Sturtz died in Chicago on 30 December 1906 at age 68. Her death notice in the Chicago Daily News of 31 December 1906 lists a son named Andrew. She was buried at Forest Home Cemetery. Buried there with her is Andrew Sturtz born in 1871 and died in 1933 not having married. It is not known what his band uniform signifies.
Teresa “Thirza” Steven(s)
This photo was taken at Western Studio, 1140 W. 12th Street, Chicago. Written on its back "Thirza Steven, age 6 years.” A search of the 1880 census for this name and Chicago, returned no results. There was a “Terese Stephens”, age 6, living with her parents Fred and Mary Stephens in Chicago. Thirza can be a nickname for Teresa. Fred (Frederick) was born in Germany and died in Chicago on 9 February 1901. Mary (Lonergan) was born in Ireland and died 1 January 1918. Teresa’s death certificate records her birth 17 April 1875 and death 16 March 1947. Both Teresa and her mother Mary are buried in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, IL. This would date the picture about 1881.
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Helen “Heley” Derby
The back of this photo taken at the Roshschild photo studio in April 1901 has in the reverse "Heley Derby, 5 years and 3 months, April 1901." Helen Derby is found in the 1900 Federal census of Chicago with her parents, Charles and Elizabeth Derby at 6352 Parnell Street. Her father died in Chicago on 1945 while her mother ("nee - Johnson) died in 1958. Both are buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery. Helen seems to have never married. She is buried with her parents at the Mount Hope Cemetery. Her stone has the dates, 1896 - 1982. No newspaper death notice for her could be found.
Frank Schwartz
Written on the back of this photo is “Frank Schwartz” and you can clearly see his collar reads “C&NW.” Passenger train brakemen wore such uniforms whenever they were doing work on the train. Every train had to have a “brakeman” on it, held over from the early days when men actually turned wheels on individual cars to help the train come to a stop. Today they collect tickets. C&NW Archivist dates this picture based on the uniform about 1908-1914. The photo was taken at Barclay & Wood, 77-79 So. Clark Street, Chicago. No records have been found at the C&NW archives yet for Frank Schwartz.
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Chicagoans From the Past
Mary Rawle
This photo has on the reverse "Great grandma Rawle (Mary Rawle)." This person is most probably Mary Rawle, the mother of Edward Rawle. Edward came to Chicago from Wales in 1882. He lived, according to the 1900 Federal census, with his children and wife, Ann, at what is now 512 South Halsted in Chicago. A death date and grave site for Mary Rawle cannot be found but Edward died in Chicago on 14 April 1902. Edward wife was Ann Butler. She died on 21 January 1929. Both Edward and Ann are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Louis Fiene
Hand written on the back of this card says "Born 1896, Louis Fiene, Son of Henry and Louise Fiene, Married to Ina Kelly." Although the photo was taken in 1899 in Chicago, the family was living in York Township DuPage County in 1910. Louis was born 23 January 1896 and had four sisters. His mother, Louise, nee Haberkamp, died in Elmhurst, Illinois in April 1947. She is buried in the Elm Lawn Cemetery. Louis Fiene is buried in Elm Lawn Cemetery also. Louis died in 1960 while his wife died in 1977. They had two children.
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Chicagoans From the Past
Captain Wilhelm Franze
The back of this photo says only "Captain Wilhelm Franze." William Franze is found in the 1900 Federal census of Chicago living at 250 Clybourn with the occupation of "Salvation Army Officer." His passport application says he was born in Schoenbeck, Germany in September 1871. He came to the United States in 1896. His wife, Hulda, was born on 1 March 1890. By early 1907, William is found to be living in Zurich Switzerland as a representative of the United Shoe Company of Boston, Massachusetts. His two children, Hulda and Willy were both born in Zurich. The family did not seem to come back to Chicago.
E. Gustifson “Gustafson”
"Miss E. Gustifson [as spelled] 1295 W. Adams St." is what appears on the back of this photo. A search in the 1880 Federal Census of Chicago for “E. Gustifson” or “E. Gustif*” returns no results. However, there was a Emmely Gustafson, age 7 (born about 1873), listed living with her parents G.F. and Hedda Gustafson at 104 Oak Street, Chicago. In the 1880 Chicago City Directory lists a Miss Edla Gustafson living at 149 Townsend St, occupation dressmaker. Could this be the women wearing the fancy dress in this picture?
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Chicago Genealogical Society 2017-18 Writing Contest Rules and Requirements
The Chicago Genealogical Society is pleased to announce its 2017-18 Writing Contest for original material on topics of interest to genealogists and family historians. The contest is open to members and non-members of the CGS. Hobbyists, transitional, and professional genealogists are welcome to submit entries. Submissions may include genealogies, family histories, and case studies that demonstrate use of genealogical methodology, techniques, and sources.
Entries will be accepted through September 30, 2018. Winners will be announced by January 1, 2019.
Goal: To encourage members to share their genealogical research: either a family history that covers three to four generations, or a personal history about life in Chicago.
Prizes: First Place: $500. Second Place: $250. Third Place: $100.
Requirements:
• Manuscript length: 750 to 5,000 words, including footnotes (3–10 typed pages). Manuscripts generated by a genealogical software program will not be accepted. • The history must have some connection to the City of Chicago. • A paper with multiple authors will be accepted if it meets the requirements of the contest. If a winning paper has multiple authors, the prize will be awarded to the lead author. • Original work not previously published and not submitted elsewhere for publication, with proper citation (for style, see Elizabeth Shown Mills, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace. 3rd edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2015) • Submit with no author but with a cover letter (for anonymity). • The Author will retain all copyright to material submitted to CGS. The Author grants to CGS the right to publish the listed material electronically and in hard copy for the life of the society. • CGS Officers and Directors are not eligible to participate.
Evaluation:
The criteria for excellence in a paper rely heavily on how you demonstrate your research skills. You must show the ability to use and analyze a wide variety of original documents. It should not be just the summarization of the work of others. Tell a story, place your family in historical context, but make sure the historical aspect is really relevant to your family and make if brief. The emphasis should be on the original research you did to create the family history.
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If an entry should not meet all requirements, the manuscript will be returned with an explanation. All other contestants will receive comments on their entries after a winner has been selected by the judges.
Text formatting: • Font: Times New Roman • Size: 11 points • Color: Black only • Margins: 1 inch on all sides • File Format: Rich Text (RTF) or Microsoft Word
Images in electronic submissions: • Do not embed images into text document; images must be sent as separate files. • All images must be 300 dpi at a minimum size of 3 x 5 inches in JPEG or TIFF format. • Within the article, denote image placement as follows: Insert Image 1 (brief description of image). Provide a full caption for each image submitted. • CGS will not publish images that require copyright fees.
Method of Entry: Submissions may be made in hard copy or by email. Email contact information is required for all submissions.
Hard Copy: Print and fill out the “Chicago Genealogical Society Writing Contest Entry Form” and submit it with your entry. This sheet will be removed before submission to the judges, so there should be an inside title page without the personal information contained on the cover sheet. The title of the genealogy and page number must appear on each page. Notes and references should appear as footnotes. Package your entry, including the cover sheet and the manuscript with all pages in order. Don’t bind or staple the sheets because they must be photocopied. If you want to be notified that the manuscript has been received, enclose a self-addressed stamped postcard. As a precaution, place cardboard or poster board on top and bottom of the entry before packaging it. To ensure safe arrival, use a sturdy envelope.
Mail to: Chicago Genealogical Society Attn: Family History Writing Contest P.O. Box 1160 Chicago, IL 60690-1160
Electronic Copy: Fill out “Chicago Genealogical Society Writing Contest Entry Form” and send it as a separate attachment when you submit your entry. Send to [email protected]. Please write “CGS Writing Contest” in the subject line.
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Chicago Genealogical Society 2017-18 Writing Contest Entry Form Send this form, as a separate attachment, with your entry Email entire entry to [email protected] with “CGS Writing Contest” in subject line
Contest Year:
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For complete rules, guidelines, categories, and awards, see the CGS website at http://www.chicagogenealogy.org/. Do not include your name on any page of the entry itself. If a subject in the entry has the same surname as the author, replace that surname with “Lastname.” Send images or charts as separate attachments, not embedded in the article, in JPEG, TIFF, or PDF format. Photos should be 300 dpi at a minimum size of 3 x 5 inches. Identify images and charts on a separate page at the end of the entry, together with suggested captions. Author is responsible for obtaining all permissions needed to use images. The Author will retain all copyright to material submitted to CGS. The Author grants to CGS the right to publish the listed material electronically and in hard copy for the life of the society.
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Index
Abbott, 93, 94 Butler, 100 Gardner, 89, 93 Acay, 88 Caldwell, 89, 90, 91 Garow, 93 Alscomb, 90 Catie, 91 Getchell, 84 Ament, 88 Cavarly, 90 Getschell, 82, 84 Anderson, 82, 88 Chapeau, 91 Gleason, 93 Arnwaiskie, 88, 89 Chavelie, 91 Godfrey, 93 Ayres, 88 Chavelier, 91 Gouday, 93 Bailey, 88, 95 Chavellea, 91 Gunday, 93 Baltz, 98 Chevalier, 91 Gustafson, 101 Banny, 89 Christensen, 85 Gustifson, 101 Barclay, 99 Christenson, 82 Haberkamp, 100 Bates, 88 Claibourne, 91 Hall, 91, 92, 93, 94 Bauskes, 88 Clairmore, 91 Hallbom, 82 Bauskey, 88, 89 Clark, 91, 93 Hanson, 82 Beaubien, 88, 89, 91, 93, 95 Clayborn, 91 Hartzel, 94 Bellair, 89 Clermont, 91 Hawley, 94 Benedict, 89, 91 Clybourn, 89, 91, 93, 94 Heacock, 94 Bersier, 89 Cochron, 92 Helm, 94 Billings, 80, 81, 82, 84 Conant, 92 Henderson, 92 Bjork, 82 Coutra, 92 Hjelm, 82 Blanchard, 93 Crafts, 90, 92, 95 Hogan, 88, 91, 95 Blomquist, 81 Currey, 91 Hubbard, 95 Blow, 89 Danell, 82 Hunt, 95 Bogardus, 94 Davis, 92 Hunter, 89, 95 Bole, 89 Debigie, 92 Hyde, 89, 92, 95 Bonnet, 89 Derby, 99 Iverson, 82, 85 Bordenois, 89 Displates, 92 Jacobson, 80, 81, 82, 85 Bordinois, 89 Dixon, 92 Jamboe, 95 Bordinon, 89 Doyle, 91, 92, 95 Jeneaux, 95 Borg, 80, 82, 83, 86 Eckhardt, 82 Jewett, 95 Bourasan, 88, 89 Eickson, 82 Johnson, 80, 81, 82, 85, 99 Bourassa, 88, 89, 90 Elmquist, 82 Johnston, 95 Bourbonait, 90 Engle, 93 Joyal, 95 Bourbonne, 90 Fiene, 100 Juhl, 82 Bourie, 90 Forbes, 88, 93 Junier, 95 Bourissa, 90 Foster, 93 Junio, 95 Bouronnais, 90 Franze, 101 Jurson, 89 Bouskie, 88 Freeman, 82 Kelly, 82, 100 Bowles, 90 Frejd, 80 Kinzie, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, Boyer, 83 Frique, 93 95 Bradain, 90 Furcos, 93 Kinzie,, 95 Brewster, 89 Furhartz, 93 Kirk, 90 Brown, 90 Galloway, 91, 93 La Framboise, 90 105
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Laducia, 92 Oberg, 82 Swenson, 82, 85 Laframboise, 88, 89, 93, 95 Ochsner, 81 Taliafero, 94 Larson, 82 Ouilmette, 88, 89, 92 Tederstrom, 80, 81, 82, 83, Laughton, 88 Pearson, 84 86 Laurton, 88 Perkins, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 95 Thorndahl, 82 Lemair, 82 Pfannkuche, 96 Wahlberg, 80, 81, 82, 85 Lewis, 82 Pothier, 89 Walker, 89, 91 Lincoln, 82, 95 Primas, 97 Wallace, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, Lindahl, 82 Pugh, 93 93, 94, 95 Lonergan, 98 Quaife, 94 Walsh, 89 Lundgren, 82 Rawle, 100 Warren, 92 Mattson, 82 Reed, 90 Watkins, 88, 89 May, 90 Robinson, 91, 92, 93 Weeks, 88, 91 McCulloch, 87, 95 Roshschild, 99 Welch, 89 McKee, 89, 91 Sachrison, 82 Wentworth, 90, 93 McKenzie, 91, 94 Sartwell, 92 Westerlund, 82, 85 McKillip, 94 Scarritt, 91, 93, 94 Wickerham, 94 Mellin, 82 Schwartz, 99 Wiholm, 82 Merrifield, 98 Schyles, 82 William, 88, 91 Meyer, 82 Scott, 91, 94 Wilmet, 92 Miller, 80, 91 Smith, 89 Wilmette, 89 Mirandeau, 89, 91 Staly, 89, 93 Wolcott, 88, 89, 92, 94, 95 Monsdotter, 86 Stephens, 98 Wood, 99 Morris, 91 Steven, 98 Wright, 82 Munson, 82 Stone, 92 Young, 94 Nelson, 82 Sturtz, 98 Youngren, 82 Nightingale, 80 Summers, 94 Noyes, 93 Swanson, 82, 85
Neither the Quarterly Editor not the Chicago Genealogical Society can assume responsibility for contributors’ errors of fact, and opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of the Editor or of CGS. Proven errors of fact will, of course, be corrected.
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Chicago Genealogical Society Gravestone Photo Project Summer 2018
The Chicago Genealogical Society announces a special gravestone photo project for members only. Let us take pictures of your family gravestones in Cook County, Illinois. Members can request up to three gravestones. Requests are due by May 31, 2018. Requests will be compiled and the cemetery with the most requests will be selected first for photographs on June 30th 9:00am – 11:00am. Other requests will be photographed as volunteers are able to complete. Depending on the number of requests received, it may not be possible for volunteers to complete every one. Also, volunteers may not be successful in finding the requested graves. If the grave is located, you will be emailed photo(s) of the grave along with a transcription and a photo of the cemetery gate and/or cemetery sign. If you mark the person as a veteran, CGS will put a small U.S. Flag beside the gravestone.
Member Name ______Member#______
Member Email Address ______Phone ______
Count me in to help on June 30th I can’t make June 30th but will help on other selected dates
Gravestone requests: THREE MAXIUM
1. Name ______If known Birthdate ______Death Date ______Veteran_____ Cemetery ______Location of Grave (section, plot) ______
2. Name ______If known Birthdate ______Death Date ______Veteran_____ Cemetery ______Location of Grave (section, plot) ______
3. Name ______If known Birthdate ______Death Date ______Veteran_____ Cemetery ______Location of Grave (section, plot) ______
I understand the CGS volunteers may not be able to fulfill all requests and may not be successful in finding the requested graves. I also understand that if CGS is successful in finding the requested graves, they will load the pictures onto the website www.findagrave.com, publish the name and transcription in the Society’s quarterly Chicago Genealogist and post on the Society’s webpage to preserve this genealogical information.
Member Signature______Date ______
Email completed and signed form to [email protected] with subject line “Gravestone Photo Project” or mail to CGS, P.O. Box 1160, Chicago, IL 60690-1160, Attn: Gravestone Photo Project. Must be postmarked by May 31, 2018. Chicago Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1160, Chicago, IL 60690 -1160 Membership Form
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My membership is (check one box only): New: Renewal: Individual, society or library membership ($25.00) Family membership ($30.00 - all members must reside at same address) Contributing membership ($30.00 – provide extra support for CGS) Life membership ($250.00) If you reside outside the United States, please add $10.00 to your membership dues.
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By filling out the surnames, you also agree to give the CGS permission to post your name, email address and surname research information online in the Members' Surname Database. Please inform us in writing if you do not wish to participate in the database. rev. 5/2017
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 to the end of December 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. 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 Society Attn: Ancestor Certificates P.O. Box 1160 Chicago, 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.
Non-Profit Chicago Genealogical Society Organization P.O.Box 1160 U.S. Postage PAID Chicago, IL 60690 Carol Stream, IL Permit No. 91