This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LadySage02 Surnames: schermerhorn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.adams/7725.1.3.1.1.1.2.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary Agnes Schermerhorn News has reached Quincy of the death of Miss Mary Agnes Schermerhorn which occurred in Chicago Monday Morning at 8:45. She was 15 years old and the only daughter of the late Cornelius and Mary Schermerhorn. Mr. Schermerhorn was for years in charge of a restaurant here. There are left to mourn her untimely death, the widowed mother and one brother, also a number of other relatives who live in Chicago. The family home was for many years in Quincy and there are many friends here who will sympathize deeply with them in their loss. Source: The Quincy Daily Journal, Wed. Nov. 27, 1918 IS DEAD IN TEXAS Earl Schermerhorn, son of Mrs. G. H. Brink, passed away Saturday. Earl Schermerhorn, aged 11 years, son of Mrs. G. H. Brink, died at the home of the family near Herford, Texas, Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, according to a telegram received by J. H. VandenBoom, on whose farm the family lived. Besides the mother, the child is survived by a sister, Mary aged 14 years, and a brother, Edwin Schermerhorn, aged 18 years, of Chicago, and the step-father. Arrangements will be made for the funeral in Quicy as soon as the brother arrives from Chicago. The family is well known in Quincy, as this was their home until several years ago. Source: The Quincy Daily Journal, Mon. May 14, 1917, Pg. 7 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.