I pulled them up on the 1930 Census, which you may already have. Anyway here it is: Name: Herman Utz Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1890 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Gertrude Utz Race: White Home in 1930: Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 558; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 316.0. Utz, Herman 40yrs. bnIL Head Gertrude 30yrs. bnIL Wife Kenneth 4yrs. bnIL Son Maralyn 1yr. IL Daughter Herman was 32 at first marriage and Gertrude was 22 at first marriage. Other Tidbits: The September 15, 1920 edition of the Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, IL) reports that Herman Utz was arrested for improper lights. The August 23, 1921 edition of the Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, IL) reports that Herman Utz is able to be out again after suffering from typhoid fever. The June 6, 1929 issue of Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, IL) reports that BORN-To Mr. and Mrs. Herman Utz, Niantic, Thursday morning is St. Mary's hospital, a daughter. The date of the birth would have been June 6, 1929, and is must be that of Maralyn Utz. As far as the obituary for Gertrude, I would send Margie Wollitz an email telling her what you need. She a librarian at the Decatur Public Library. She always helps me with obits. There is a $5 search fee for up to five obituaries. There is also a .50 fee for any copies made. So if you just need that one it would be $5.50 total. Send her an email at: mwollitz@decatur.lib.il.us, and she will be able to help you. She is very nice. If I can help you further, email me at vmb42484@aol.com. Sincerely, V. Mark Bray South Carolina
WOW! Thank you for the tidbits. Herman was a blacksmith and had his own shop in town. Yes, I had the information on the census, but thank you for the tip on getting the obits. Linda -----Original Message----- From: VMB42484@aol.com [mailto:VMB42484@aol.com] Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 5:21 PM To: IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IL-OBITS] Utz - Macon and Sangamon Counties, IL I pulled them up on the 1930 Census, which you may already have. Anyway here it is: Name: Herman Utz Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1890 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Gertrude Utz Race: White Home in 1930: Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Illiopolis, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 558; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 316.0. Utz, Herman 40yrs. bnIL Head Gertrude 30yrs. bnIL Wife Kenneth 4yrs. bnIL Son Maralyn 1yr. IL Daughter Herman was 32 at first marriage and Gertrude was 22 at first marriage. Other Tidbits: The September 15, 1920 edition of the Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, IL) reports that Herman Utz was arrested for improper lights. The August 23, 1921 edition of the Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, IL) reports that Herman Utz is able to be out again after suffering from typhoid fever. The June 6, 1929 issue of Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, IL) reports that BORN-To Mr. and Mrs. Herman Utz, Niantic, Thursday morning is St. Mary's hospital, a daughter. The date of the birth would have been June 6, 1929, and is must be that of Maralyn Utz. As far as the obituary for Gertrude, I would send Margie Wollitz an email telling her what you need. She a librarian at the Decatur Public Library. She always helps me with obits. There is a $5 search fee for up to five obituaries. There is also a .50 fee for any copies made. So if you just need that one it would be $5.50 total. Send her an email at: mwollitz@decatur.lib.il.us, and she will be able to help you. She is very nice. If I can help you further, email me at vmb42484@aol.com. Sincerely, V. Mark Bray South Carolina ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html">Illinois Lookup Web Page</a> ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx