Hi Patti, Thanks for the link to Pointers (I played there a bit last week) and for the German newspaper suggestion. I really like the newspaper idea. Maybe obituaries were published there in addition to the Daily News. Maybe they'll include more info. St Peter's was sixth on my list Sunday. There were Muellers in the church records, but not mine as far as I could tell. In the 1900 census, Elizabeth said she lost 2 childre, so I looked for them too. Much of what I know about this family is posted on my web site and on my blog. The web addresses for both are near the bottom of this email. In the 1880 census and the 1890 Chicago City Directory, Jacob and Elisabeth Mueller lived at 102 West Madison St. The 1885 city directory shows Jacob at 894 W Madison St. The 1892 and 1895 city directories and the 1900 census shows 638 W 61st St. The address was changed before the 1910 census to 538 W 61st St. Yesterday I used Google Maps and listed six streets north, south, east, and west of each of the three addresses. Then I highlighted the names of churches that appeared on those streets. I used Pointer to find name changes or churches that merged. No luck in any of the records. The couple had two children; Alfred born 22 Sept 1879 and Alma born Sep 1882. Alfred married a Catholic and attended Catholic church as an adult. Alma is still a bit of a mystery; she completely disappears after Otto's death. Elizabeth died 29 Dec 1901, Jacob died 17 Oct 1910, and Otto died 16 Apr 1912. I checked the church records beyond 1912 in case Alma got married after Otto died, but didn't see anything. Both parents' obits say "Cincinnati paper please copy". There were blurbs in the Englewood paper about Alma visiting relatives there, so maybe that's where she headed after Otto's death, although I haven't found her there yet. I haven't seen her in any records with her brother Alfred who lived in Chicago his whole life. Now that I'm writing this I'm wondering about the house. There was a mortgage on it and the two owners died presumably leaving Alma alone there. She wouldn't have been able to afford to keep the house, so what paper trail would have transpired? Could she have sold the house? Or would the city or state have taken it? And Otto was recently divorced when he died. He lived a few blocks from his parents. He was a civil engineer with the city. Would there be records of what happened to his house? There was nothing in the Daily News about his death. He was written about in the Englewood paper several times while he was alive. One last question (thanks everyone for indulging me); is there a way to see the Englewood papers long distance? I don't live in Illinois. I visit several times a year but my living relatives get testy if I spend too much time with my dead relatives. On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 9:31 AM, patricia meyers <pattimeyers67@att.net>wrote: > Have you tried the German newspapers in Chicago...I think there were a > couple of them? > > My late husband's ancestors went to St. Peter's which was a German church > and St. Boniface which was also German. I'm attaching a list of Catholic > churches which might help you in your research. > > If you gave the list more detailed information, like names and addresses, > etc., we might be able to make more suggestions or even find something for > you. > > Patti > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Laura <find.an.ancestor@gmail.com> > *To:* COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com > *Sent:* Mon, October 10, 2011 5:40:55 AM > *Subject:* Re: [COOK-CO-IL] What could a Catholic do? > > Many thanks to Penny, Patti and Joseph - I appreciate your quick responses > to my dilemma! > > My 2nd great-grandmother Elizabeth was married in a Catholic church the > first time, I have an announcement from a German-language newspaper in > Cincinnati. Her divorce and remarriage occurred in Chicago. Based on your > responses (and 14 church searches), she probably changed religions or gave > up going to church. > > She was born into a Catholic family in a German-dialect speaking area of > France (hence the German newspaper listing). Husband #1 was German. My 2nd > great-grandfather Swiss-born Jacob (husband # 2) also spoke German. I'm > going to keep my fingers crossed that they went German Reformed/Lutheran. > > Obits exist for Elizabeth and Jacob. No church is mentioned in either. Otto > took his life in 1912 - both parents were already deceased. All three are > buried in Oakwoods. No obit for Otto. Seven days ago today (but who's > counting!) I requested his inquest records from the Medical Examiner. > > I have records up to Elizabeth's 3rd great-grandparents and counting but I > can't get Jacob across the pond!! Ugh!! > It's all relative, Laura PS - Do we have an ancestor in common? Check my family history web site<http://livinginthepastlane.com/> or my blog <http://livinginthepastlane.blogspot.com/>.