• [S572] Obituary, Carl Wilhelm Hanson. This appears to be cut from a church bulletin or publication. Photocopy in possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S578] Agda Lindberg Johnson, Funeral Bulletin, 18 July 1988. In possession of Jeanne Bowditch.
  • [S584] Letter(s) from W. F. Schuetz (unknown author address) to Jeanne Bowditch, 22 June 1984. In possession of David Bowditch, Fairview Park, Ohio. There are two letters, both un-addressed, possibly hand-delivered, and both dated 22 June 1984.

    The first letter includes a photocopy of a hand-written note in German, apparently by Louise (Hogrefe) Dobbeck, listing the birth dates and locations of her children. In its entirety, the letter reads:

    The original of this informal note was found in the old DOBBECK family Bible which Wally and Lucille Dobbeck Schuetz received from Lucille's parents, William Christopher Henry and Lillian Remus Dobbeck. The writing is that of Louise Hogrefe Dobbeck, wife of August Dobbeck. They were married on April 15, 1891, and she used to tell us of how she crocheted the lace for the baptismal dress of her children while watching the cows on the road before the first child was born. Translated into English, the note reads as follows:

    "William Dobbeck was born on March 1, 1892 in Itasca, Ill.
    August (Herman John) Dobbeck was born on June 20, 1893 in Meacham, Ill.
    Frederick Dobbeck was born December 16, 1894 in Meacham, Ill.
    Minna Dobbeck was born January 28,1897 in Chicago, Ill.
    Arthur Dobbeck was born May 15, 1899 in Chicago, Ill.
    Albert Dobbeck was born March 19, 1902 in Chicago, Ill.
    Edward Dobbeck was born July 23, 1905 in Austin, Chicago, Ill."

    This is the end of the note. Grandma Dobbeck's quaint, simple, mostly German story of the birth of her children strokes a most poignant in the hearts of all those who fondly remember her. Lucille and Wally have the original of this note at home.

    W. F. Schuetz
    June 22, 1984
    The second letter includes the original of a hand-written note in German, apparently by Wilhelmina (Hackbarth) (Dobbeck) Froehlich, the mother of August Julius Dobbeck and grandmother of Edward Dobbeck. In its entirety, the letter reads:

    The original of this letter was found in the old DOBBECK family Bible, which Wally and Lucille Dobbeck Schuetz received from her parents, William Christopher Henry Dobbeck and Lillian Remus Dobbeck. Translated into English it reads:

    "26th August, 1905.
    I wish for this little Godchild that he may grow
    well, that he prosper and that God and everyone
    will be glad and thankful. This wishes

    Your Grandmother,
    M. Froehlich."

    The writer of this letter was the Mother of Ausust Dobbeck. She had been widowed, and taken a second husband. August Dobbeck was the father of Edward Ernest Dobbeck, who was born July 23, 1905 to Louise Hogrefe Dobbeck, the wife of August.

    The Godchild referred to in Grandma Froehlich's letter was our own "Uncle Ed".

    W. F. Schuetz
    June 22, 1984

    PS: Uncle Ed was given the original of this letter by me on June 23, 1984.
  • [S1058] August Dobbeck and Louise Hogrefe, Marriage License (Cook Co., Illinois; County Clerk, 2 April 1891), No. 165524. Image from Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1920 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, FHL Film 1030201, Image 270.
  • [S1555] August J. Dobbeck, Death Certificate, File No. 6016481 (8 June 1930), Illinois Dept. of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics. Information supplied by his wife Louisa (Hogrefe). Accessed and purchased online at "Genealogy Online, Historical Cook County, Illinois, Vital Records" (http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com).
  • [S1560] 1900 U.S. Census, Aug Dobbeck household, Ward 7, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E. D. 191, p. 146 (stamped), pp. 9A,9B (written), dwelling 75, family 188, NARA Series/Roll T623/252. From ancestry.com.
  • [S1561] 1910 U.S. Census, August Dobbeck household, Ward 35, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 1517, p. 268 (stamped), p. 3A (written), dwelling 42, family 54, NARA Series/Roll T624/282. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2818] 1920 U.S. Census, Edward P. Zetterholm household, Ward 4, Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 78, p. 78 (stamped), p. 2B (written), dwelling 34, family 38, NARA Series/Roll T625/358. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2830] 1910 U.S. Census, George M. Clark household, Ward 1, Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 99, p. 52 (stamped), p. 19A (written), dwelling 264, family 341, NARA Series/Roll T624/240. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2831] Carl William Hanson, Certificate of Confirmation, Messiah Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois, 28 April 1929. In possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S2837] 1900 U.S. Census, Nils Johnson household, Ward 30, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 936, p. 203 (stamped), p. 2A (written), dwelling 11, family 29, NARA Series/Roll T623/283. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2838] 1910 U.S. Census, Nels Johnson household, Ward 5, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 52, p. 135 (stamped), p. 35B (written), dwelling 458, family 589, NARA Series/Roll T624/361. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2839] 1920 U.S. Census, Nels O. Johnson household, Ward 5, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 51, p. 132 (stamped), p. 28B (written), dwelling 368, family 585, NARA Series/Roll T625/444. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2840] 1930 U.S. Census, Nels Johnson household, Ward 5, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 45-111, p. 279 (stamped), p. 19A (written), dwelling 218, family 388, NARA Series/Roll T626/601. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2841] 1900 U.S. Census, John Larson household, Ward 4, Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 37, p. 166 (stamped), p. 7B (written), dwelling 129, family 147, NARA Series/Roll T623/383. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2842] 1910 U.S. Census, John Larson household, Ward 7, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 408, p. 162 (stamped), p. 13A (written), dwelling 111, family 301, NARA Series/Roll T624/247. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2843] 1900 U.S. Census, Carl A. Nelson household, Ward 30, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 932, p. 147 (stamped), p. 8B (written), dwelling 86, family 148, NARA Series/Roll T623/283. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2844] 1910 U.S. Census, Carl A. Nelson household, Ward 31, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 1352, p. 133 (stamped), p. 4A (written), dwelling 54, family 78, NARA Series/Roll T624/277. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2845] 1920 U.S. Census, Carl A. Nelson household, Ward 29, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E. D. 1794, p. 254 (stamped), pp. 9A,9B (written), dwelling 107, family 185, NARA Series/Roll T625/346. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2846] 1930 U.S. Census, Carl A. Nelson household, Ward 15, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E. D. 16-593, p. 133 (stamped), pp. 13A (written), dwelling 164, family 259, NARA Series/Roll T626/441. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2852] World War II Draft Card, Harry Walfred Nelson, Local Board 28, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Image from U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), online database at http://ancestry.com
  • [S2854] World War I Draft Registration, John Edwin Johnson, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana. Image from U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005), online database at http://ancestry.com, FHL Film 1493144.
  • [S2855] Carl Albert Nelson and Josephin Nelson, Marriage License (Cook Co., Illinois; County Clerk, 27 October 1893), No. 208542. Image from Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1920 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, FHL Film 1030232, Image 532.
  • [S2856] Lars Johan Larson and Ida L. Nelson, Marriage License (Cook Co., Illinois; County Clerk, 1 October 1894), No. 223644. Image from Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1920 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, FHL Film 1030244, Image 517.
  • [S2857] Nels Johnson and Amanda Nelson, Marriage License (Cook Co., Illinois; County Clerk, 5 May 1898), No. 276391. Image from Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1920 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, FHL Film 1030285, Image 242.
  • [S2927] Letter(s) from Janice (Dobbeck) Smith (Bel Air, Maryland) to Jane Bowditch, 23 January 2012. In possession of Jane Bowditch, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S2995] Communication from Janice (Dobbeck) (Park) Smith (Bel Air, Maryland) to Charles Towne.
  • [S3018] Photograph, Johann Nilsson. On the back is written "Grandma Hanson's brother Johann." Original in possession of Janice (Dobbeck) (Park) Smith.
  • [S3020] Photograph, Edward and Josephine (Hanson) Zetterholm. On the back near the top is written "Grandma Hanson's sister Josephine & husband Edward Zetterholm," and near the bottom is "Josephine & 1st husband." Original in possession of Janice (Dobbeck) (Park) Smith.
  • [S3022] Janice Smith, "Genealogy Notes - Hanson/Nilsson". These are handwritten notes with information on the writer's grandparents Carl and Jennie Ophelia (Nilsson) Hanson and their families. Much of the information was obtained from her mother, Anna Maria Christina (Hanson) Dobbeck. Photocopy in possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S3023] 1930 U.S. Census, John A. Carlson household, Ward 37, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 16-1264, p. 231 (stamped), p. 15B (written), dwelling 263, family 269, NARA Series/Roll T626/470. From ancestry.com.
  • [S3024] World War II Draft Card, John Adolph Carlson, Local Board 54, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Image from United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, Film 2139711, Images 1531,1532.
  • [S3091] Födelse- och dopböcker (Birth and baptismal registers), Eftra, Halland Co., Sweden; Vol. CI:6 (1871-1889) (Lyrestad, Sweden: Arkiv Digital), online database at arkivdigital.net.
  • [S3094] Household examination, Nanne Nilsson, Eftra, Halland Co., Sweden, 1871-1878, Vol. AI:6, p. 223 (Ancestry image 318), line(s) 19-25. From Sweden, Household Clerical Surveys, 1880-1896, ancestry.com.
  • [S5182] 1940 U.S. Census, Swan Lindberg household, River Forest, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 16-464, p. 8376 (stamped), p. 21A (written), line(s) 35-39, NARA Series/Roll T627/788. Informant was Agda Lindberg, wife. From ancestry.com.
  • [S5184] 1940 U.S. Census, Nels Johnson household, Ward 5, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 45-34, p. 155 (stamped), p. 17A (written), line(s) 33,34, NARA Series/Roll T627/1065. From ancestry.com.
  • [S7711] Obituary, Agda Lindberg Johnson, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 17 July 1988, Sect. 2, p. 7, col. 3. Image from Newspapers.com (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.), at http://newspapers.com
  • [S7712] Laddie Taylor, "I Take Thee", Oak Leaves, Oak Park, Illinois, 18 March 1932, p. 44, col. 2. Image from NewspaperArchive (Wilmington, Delaware: NewspaperArchive.com), at https://access.newspaperarchive.com
  • [S7879] Obituary, Josephine Carlson, Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 13 February 1986, Part 2, p. 6, col. 4. Image from GenealogyBank (Naples, Florida: NewsBank, Inc.), at https://genealogybank.com
  • [S8028] Obituary, Martha A. Lindgren-Magura, Cotter Funeral Home, Momence, Illinois, 6 July 2021. From Cotter Funeral Home at https://www.cotterfh.com
  • [S8096] Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), online database at https://ancestry.com
  • [S8575] Sweden, Church Records, 1451-1943 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), online database at https://ancestry.com
  • [S8576] E-mail from Donna Lindgren to Charles Towne.
  • [S8602] 1940 U.S. Census, John E. Carlson household, Ward 37, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 103-2291, p. 33190 (stamped), p. 3B (written), line(s) 51,52, NARA Series/Roll T627/995. Informant was Josephine Carlson, wife. From ancestry.com.
  • [S8603] 1950 U.S. Census, John A. Carlson household, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 103-3491, sheet 76, line(s) 4-6, NARA Series/Roll T628/1877. From ancestry.com.
  • [S8606] Sweden, Emigration Registers, 1869-1948 (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018), online database at https://ancestry.com
  • [S8612] 1940 U.S. Census, Severin Nelson household, Ward 15, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 103-1030, p. 14563 (stamped), p. 5A (written), line(s) 29-31, NARA Series/Roll T627/952. Informant was Carl A. Nelson, brother. From ancestry.com.
  • [S8615] Ida Larson, Death Certificate, Cert. No. 365 (1 March 1908), Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Information supplied by her husband John Larson, Hammond, Indiana. From Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015), online database at http://ancestry.com
  • [S8618] Obituary, Amanda B. Johnson, The Hammond Times, Hammond-East Chicago, Indiana, 13 April 1960, p. B-3, col. 2. Image from Newspapers.com (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.), at http://newspapers.com
  • [S8628] 1950 U.S. Census, Swan S. Lindberg household, River Forest, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 16-702, sheet 21, line(s) 14-19, NARA Series/Roll T628/1585. From ancestry.com.