Both Edward and Anna were born in Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic) and came to the US before they married in 1890. They had seven children together, five surviving childhood. In 1900, Edward worked as a molder; in 1910, he was a clerk; and in 1920, he owned his own grocery store and employed his two […]
March 1876 – 2 August 1910 Originally posted February 7, 2021; Updated November 22, 2021 My first post on my @PostsInTheGraveyard instagram was of Beulah “Bulah” Corley’s headstone. I wondered what the story behind it was as it seemed lonely and tragic, the inscription protective and a bit defiant, so I decided to revisit it […]
Every time I try to add some records to findagrave.com quickly, my research mode kicks in, and I inevitably end up disappearing down a rabbit hole, and this family turned out to be a real mystery. Albertine Lemanski and Herman Niemoth married in 1887, six years after Albertine immigrated to the US in 1881 (where […]
9 September 1884 – 24 July 1915 This is the latest in my series on The Eastland Disaster which focuses on the victims buried at Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, and their families. Obituary from Chicago Tribune, July 31, 1915 edition ZIERVOGEL — Emil, 30 years old, 2812 S. Keeler-av., a foreman, is survived […]
4 October 1905 – 9 December 1930 This is an odd one, and from the sparse information I have been able to find, I think there was likely a fairly dramatic backstory. Emilie Mantay is buried alone with her birth and death dates clearly marked and the inscription memorializing her as a dear sister. It […]
John J. Kastner was a saloonkeeper in Chicago in the early 1900s. One can infer by what appears to be his somewhat early retirement between 1920 and 1930 that his livelihood may have been interrupted by Prohibition, though it seems he still did well for himself financially. He was first married in 1889 to Marie […]
2 August 1877 – 24 July 1915 This is the latest in my series on The Eastland Disaster which focuses on the victims buried at Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, and their families. Henry’s parents married less than seven months before he was born. His father Joseph Schuett was more than ten years older […]
The details on this Egyptian-style mausoleum are exquisite. There are 8 niches inside, but my photo didn’t capture all the names, and to be honest, I presumed someone else would have documented this one already, but that was not the case! Three generations are definitely entombed within, including Colonel Joseph Triner, Jr, who fought in […]