Cheryl, Your information may help me. I've been researching my husband's Roberts' family. His grandfather was born in Washington Co. IA in 1876, and our records show that his father, George Roberts died in 1872. This is indeed a puzzle or a miracle, whichever. The sexton at the Woodlawn cemetery in Washington Co photographed his gravestone for a co-researcher but it isn't a very good photo. We're trying to get some information that will explain the four year gap. Thank you, Marylin On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:47:10 -0700 iawashin-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Anna Christina Hoch's death (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > 2. Re: Anna Christina Hoch's death (Cheryl) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:57:52 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [IAWASHIN] Anna Christina Hoch's death > To: <IAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1169060273.257560@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing > list. > > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.wa shington/1172.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Thanks for your efforts. When I visited the cemetery, I found > several gravesites marked simply with a rounded, smooth, weathered > rock. I suspect many who had limited resources accepted this as the > best they could do to mark a grave. > > Yes, her husband, my greatgrandfather, was named Jacob Hoch. He > migrated to Kansas about 3 or 4 years after she died and he > remarried. > > The only date of death we have for Christina is referred to in a > letter written by Mrs. Jacob F. Fichtner in 1921. She states Anna > Christina died in the fall of 1879, 3 miles northeast of Brighton, > Iowa. She was survived by 3 small boys, William Edward, born 6 Sep > 1874, Arthur (my grandfather) born 22 Dec 1877, and George Albert > born 21 Feb 1879. > > Mrs. Fichtner's father-in-law and mother-in-law were asked by > Christina to care for the youngest, George Albert. They did and he > took the Fichtner surname and used it the rest of his life. The > older boys were cared for and lived with their uncle John Hoch in > Walnut Township, Jefferson Co. Iowa (nearby) for a time until their > father and his new wife could care for them. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:04:52 -0700 > From: Cheryl <tedrickw@cox.net> > Subject: Re: [IAWASHIN] Anna Christina Hoch's death > To: iawashin@rootsweb.com, IAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <25183650.1169067892643.JavaMail.root@fed1wml02.mgt.cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > When looking for death info for someone who died in the year prior > to the 1880 census it is always a good idea to check out the 1880 > Mortality Index. I already checked my local Family History Library > and they do not have this film. But the number for the 1880 > Mortality Index that includes Washington County, Iowa is 1550795. > > You may want to order it and have a look. It will give the person's > name, death date and many times includes the cause of death. It > should contain the names and info of persons who died form June 1870 > thru May 1880. > > Cheryl > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the IAWASHIN list administrator, send an email to > IAWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the IAWASHIN mailing list, send an email to > IAWASHIN@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IAWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of IAWASHIN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 > ************************************** > >