Category: Cook County, IL
Families that lived in the county and research done there.
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“What’s an ‘Ahnentafel’?” you ask – read this introductory post for my explanation. Hildur Leander was the second of six children born to Gustaf Hugo Waldemar Leander and Ingeborg Olesdatter (or Swedahl) in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, Gust, had immigrated from Sweden in 1882, when he was 18. Ingeborg’s family was from Norway, and…
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The family of George and Polly Callin largely remained in Huron County, OH, when much of the family moved away from Milton Township. Their legacy was inspiring.
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William “Zardie” Sly (1882–1954) – a.k.a. Jack St. Clair William Zardie Sly (1882–1954) took his middle name from his maternal grandfather, Gilbert Zardius Avery; most of the references I have found refer to him as “Zardy,” or by his initials “W.Z.” which probably served to distinguish him from the generations of William Slys related to…
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Going four generations back to find another line This surname can be found among my wife’s Sixteen great-great-grandparents. We have to go that far back to find the first Jensen – the maternal grandmother of my wife’s maternal grandmother. Lena Marie Dagmar Jensen – 10 Sep 1874 – 04 Jan 1952 Lena was born in…
Mightier Acorns 