John Adolph Carlson1,2,3

b. 5 October 1886, d. 13 October 1962
Pedigree
FatherKarl Aug Andreasson4 b. a 1863
MotherAlbertina Nilsdotter4 b. a 1857

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     John Adolph Carlson was born on 5 October 1886 in Veinge, Laholm, Halland Co., Sweden.4,2 He married Josephine Hanson, daughter of Hans Svensson and Anna Persdotter, on 4 September 1926 in Cook Co., Illinois.1,5 He died on 13 October 1962 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, at age 76.6,7 He was buried at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.6
     He was born as Johan Adolf, but went by John Adolph after emigrating to the United States.4,3,2
     He emigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1906, arriving on 10 November, and became a naturalized citizen on 29 September 1916.8 He and his wife Josephine are listed in the 1930 census at 1528 N. Mayfield St. in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Living with them was Josephine's daughter Lillian from her first marriage, listed as Lillian Carlson.3 They were living at 1250 Mayfield Ave. in Chicago in 1940 and 19429,2, and at 5546 Congress in Chicago in 1950. In 1950 they had a lodger, Marge Nedobba.10
     He was a stationary engineer, and was working for Mercy Hospital in Chicago in 1917, and for the Chicago Artificial Ice Co. in 1940 and 1942.11,3,9,2,12

Citations

  1. [S3022] Janice Smith, "Genealogy Notes - Hanson/Nilsson."
  2. [S3024] World War II Draft Card, John Adolph Carlson.
  3. [S3023] 1930 U.S. Census, John A. Carlson household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  4. [S8572] Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1947; record for Johan Adolf, son of Karl Aug Andreasson and Albertina Nilsdotter, Veinge, Halland Co., 1886, Image 5; Vol. 866, Roll/Fiche No. SC-821, GID 100013.26.40200.
  5. [S3318] Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1969; record for John Carlson and Josephine Zetterholm, Film 102071048, Image 958.
  6. [S7880] Obituary, John A. Carlson, Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 15 October 1962, Part 3, p. 1, col. 2.
  7. [S2657] Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997; record for John A. Carlson, Cert. No. 029931.
  8. [S2819] Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950, NARA Series M1285; Record for John Carlson, Roll 38, Cert. No. P 22206.
  9. [S8602] 1940 U.S. Census, John E. Carlson household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  10. [S8603] 1950 U.S. Census, John A. Carlson household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  11. [S8605] World War I Draft Registration, John Carlson.
  12. [S3346] A stationary engineer operates and manages stationary industrial machinery and equipment, such as motors, heating and cooling systems, etc., typically in large buildings.

Margaret Mary Mulroney1,2,3

b. 28 May 1915, d. 27 March 2000
Pedigree
FatherGeorge W. Mulroney1,2 b. a 1878
MotherJulia V. Nolan1,2 b. a 1885

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Margaret Mary Mulroney (1915-2000)
     Margaret Mary Mulroney was born on 28 May 1915 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.2,3,4 She married Leonard William Dobbeck, son of Frederick Charles Dobbeck and Emma Meyers, circa 1945 or 1946, possibly in South Dakota.3,5 She died on 27 March 2000 in Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada, at age 84.6,1,3 She was buried on 30 March 2000 at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery (Section M, Site 134) in Clark Co., Nevada.7,3
     She and her husband Leonard lived, at least for a time, at Leonard's parents' house at 633 N. Latrobe Ave. in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.8 From at least 1947 to 1954 they also owned and paid taxes on land in Michiana Shores, LaPorte Co., Indiana.9

Citations

  1. [S4174] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Record for Margaret Mary Mulroney, No. 334-18-4973.
  2. [S4345] Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953; record for Margaret Mary Mulroney, FHL Film 1288350, Image 173, Cert. No. 14122.
  3. [S3025] Leonard William and Margaret M. Dobbeck Cemetery Marker, Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Clark Co., Nevada.
  4. [S4174] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Record for Margaret Mary Mulroney, No. 334-18-4973. Gives her birth date as 28 May 1916.
  5. [S3026] Photograph, Leonard and Margaret Dobbeck.
  6. [S4346] Nevada, U.S., Death Index, 1980-2012; record for Margaret M. Dobbeck.
  7. [S3027] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019; record for Margaret M. Dobbeck, Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada.
  8. [S3035] City Directory(s) for LaPorte, Indiana; 1952, p. 40; 1954, p. 39.
  9. [S3035] City Directory(s) for LaPorte, Indiana; 1947, p. 486; 1949, p. 45; 1952, p. 40; 1954, p. 39.

Kenneth Roy Dobbeck1,2

b. 16 January 1935, d. 5 October 2004
Pedigree
FatherAlbert John Dobbeck2,3,4 b. 19 Mar 1902, d. Jan 1958
MotherGladys Belle Trevorrow2 b. 19 Nov 1904, d. 28 Jan 1999
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Jane Ellen Bowditch

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     Kenneth Roy Dobbeck was born on 16 January 1935 in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., Illinois.2 He married first Barbara Griffee, daughter of Lucille (?), in December 1960.5,6,7 He married second Joanne Frances LeDain on 10 September 1988 in Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.8 He died on 5 October 2004 at home in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin, at age 69.9 He was buried at Prairie Home Cemetery (Sec. 9, Blk. 1, Lot 505, Sp. 2) in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.9
     He graduated from York Community High School in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., Illinois, and from Carroll College in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin. At the time of his marriage in 1960 he was working for the American Fore Insurance Group in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.5 He later worked for the General Casting Corp. in Waukesha, and the Dairyland Bus Co. in Milwaukee. He was also a U.S. Army veteran.9

Citations

  1. [S7739] Obituary, Gladys B. Dobbeck, Northwest Herald, Woodstock, Illinois, 29 January 1999, Sect. C, p. 4, col. 1.
  2. [S4174] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Record for Kenneth Roy Dobbeck, No. 353-28-3127.
  3. [S7737] 1940 U.S. Census, Albert Dobbeck household, Du Page Co., Illinois.
  4. [S7738] Obituary, Albert J. Dobbeck, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 29 January 1958, Part 3, p. 8, col. 4.
  5. [S7750] "Barbara Griffee Bride-Elect of K. P. Dobbeck", The Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois, 29 October 1960, p. 13, col. 3.
  6. [S7751] Obituary, Barbara Griffee Dobbeck, The Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois, 27 October 1986, p. 5, col. 2.
  7. [S3346] A newspaper article about their engagement says they planned to be married on 17 December 1960 at the First Congregational Church in Waukesha [Wisconsin], but Barbara's obituary says they were married in 1960 in Moline [Illinois].
  8. [S6912] Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1973-1997; record for Kenneth Roy Dobbeck and Joanne Frances Hepp, Cert. No. 22801.
  9. [S7752] Obituary, Kenneth Roy Dobbeck, Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 8 October 2004.