In a message dated 1/17/04 9:18:57 AM Central Standard Time, KJMiller77@aol.com writes: > Does the Peoria Genealogical Society do obit look-ups, for a fee, if I have > the full name and date of death? The Peoria Public Library does that. Go here: http://www.peoria.lib.il.us/genealogy.htm Scroll down about half way on the page and you'll see the reference to obits. Lyde > >

Does the Peoria Genealogical Society do obit look-ups, for a fee, if I have the full name and date of death? If not, does anyone know of someone in Peoria who will provide this service for a fee? Thanks! Kevin Miller

Dear Lyde, Thanks very much. The story is getting more and more interesting. All my best, Tim -----Original Message----- From: Lyd32@aol.com [mailto:Lyd32@aol.com] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:20 PM To: ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner In a message dated 1/16/04 8:32:11 PM Central Standard Time, tpbryant9@yahoo.com writes: > Could you send the entire text for the Hoffner entry? > Sorry Tim. City Directories give only the name of the occupant; occupation; name of spouse in parentheses; and the street and number. Here's how it looks: "HOFFNER, Henry (Minnie) furn rooms over 228 N. Adams" I checked other spellings to see if Laura was listed with Henry at another address and didn't find them in this City Directory. Warner Street is in South side of Peoria. 228 N. Adams would be North of Main Street near the center of the business district. In same directory are these spellings: Heffner, Haffner, Hafner, Haefner and Haeffner. Good Luck !! Lyde ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== Visit the Peoria County ILGenWeb Home Page! http://www.usgennet.org/~ilpeoria/index.html

Dear Sandie, This fellow would be a different fellow from my g-grandfather, but thanks for the details! Tim -----Original Message----- From: Sandie [mailto:marana@charter.net] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:07 PM To: ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner This census does show a Henry Hoffner, in 1900 in Leadville, Lake Co. CO on the last line. He was born Dec. 1869 in Iowa, father born in New York and mother in Vermont. He occupation is a teamster. He is single. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Davis" <ddavis59@sc.rr.com> To: <ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner > I see a Henry HOFFNER, 32 IL, in the 1900 census in Leadville, Lake Co., CO. > Looks like he may be your fellow, but for some reason--perhaps the last line > of the census was cut off in the pic, I can't find his name. It might give > you a place to check, however. He is lodging with many other men, perhaps > doing mining? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Bryant" <tpbryant9@yahoo.com> > To: <ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:24 AM > Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner > > > > Dear Listers: > > > > I am writing to see whether anyone has information of any sort on my > > great-grandfather Henry Hoffner. He was born in 1868 in Illinois > > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Peoria County ILGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.usgennet.org/~ilpeoria/index.html > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Cheryl Rothwell, LoganCty@mindspring.com

This census does show a Henry Hoffner, in 1900 in Leadville, Lake Co. CO on the last line. He was born Dec. 1869 in Iowa, father born in New York and mother in Vermont. He occupation is a teamster. He is single. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Davis" <ddavis59@sc.rr.com> To: <ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner > I see a Henry HOFFNER, 32 IL, in the 1900 census in Leadville, Lake Co., CO. > Looks like he may be your fellow, but for some reason--perhaps the last line > of the census was cut off in the pic, I can't find his name. It might give > you a place to check, however. He is lodging with many other men, perhaps > doing mining? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Bryant" <tpbryant9@yahoo.com> > To: <ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:24 AM > Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner > > > > Dear Listers: > > > > I am writing to see whether anyone has information of any sort on my > > great-grandfather Henry Hoffner. He was born in 1868 in Illinois > > > > ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Peoria County ILGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.usgennet.org/~ilpeoria/index.html > >

In a message dated 1/16/04 8:32:11 PM Central Standard Time, tpbryant9@yahoo.com writes: > Could you send the entire text for the Hoffner entry? > Sorry Tim. City Directories give only the name of the occupant; occupation; name of spouse in parentheses; and the street and number. Here's how it looks: "HOFFNER, Henry (Minnie) furn rooms over 228 N. Adams" I checked other spellings to see if Laura was listed with Henry at another address and didn't find them in this City Directory. Warner Street is in South side of Peoria. 228 N. Adams would be North of Main Street near the center of the business district. In same directory are these spellings: Heffner, Haffner, Hafner, Haefner and Haeffner. Good Luck !! Lyde

Dear Lyde, Very interesting! The image I found on Ancestry.com has Henry and Laura living at 218 Warner (?) Ave. Other streets on the same page are Oak and Adams. Yahoo Maps doesn't bring up anything for Warner, though apparently there is a Warner Ave or Lane in present-day Peoria. Could you send the entire text for the Hoffner entry? Many thanks! Tim -----Original Message----- From: Lyd32@aol.com [mailto:Lyd32@aol.com] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 3:12 PM To: ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner In a message dated 1/16/04 10:26:25 AM Central Standard Time, tpbryant9@yahoo.com writes: > > After that the 1920 census puts a man of the same age in Peoria, working in > a carnival and living with a woman named Laura. Henry was widely known to > have a common-law wife, and he traveled a lot with carnivals... > > Tim - The 1920 City Directory for Peoria shows a Henry Hoffner, with > Minnie, living in furnished rooms above 228 N. Adams Street. > Lyde ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Diana, How did you find this guy so fast? I'm a subscriber to Ancestry.com, but I thought the 1900 census was not indexed. I found some other relatives in the 1900 census in Streator, but I had to page through about 17 pages to find them. I'd be interested in any details you have. Many thanks! Tim -----Original Message----- From: Diana Davis [mailto:ddavis59@sc.rr.com] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:18 PM To: ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner I see a Henry HOFFNER, 32 IL, in the 1900 census in Leadville, Lake Co., CO. Looks like he may be your fellow, but for some reason--perhaps the last line of the census was cut off in the pic, I can't find his name. It might give you a place to check, however. He is lodging with many other men, perhaps doing mining? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Bryant" <tpbryant9@yahoo.com> To: <ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:24 AM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner > Dear Listers: > > I am writing to see whether anyone has information of any sort on my > great-grandfather Henry Hoffner. He was born in 1868 in Illinois ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== Visit the Peoria County ILGenWeb Home Page! http://www.usgennet.org/~ilpeoria/index.html

In a message dated 1/16/04 10:26:25 AM Central Standard Time, tpbryant9@yahoo.com writes: > > After that the 1920 census puts a man of the same age in Peoria, working in > a carnival and living with a woman named Laura. Henry was widely known to > have a common-law wife, and he traveled a lot with carnivals... > > Tim - The 1920 City Directory for Peoria shows a Henry Hoffner, with > Minnie, living in furnished rooms above 228 N. Adams Street. > Lyde

I see a Henry HOFFNER, 32 IL, in the 1900 census in Leadville, Lake Co., CO. Looks like he may be your fellow, but for some reason--perhaps the last line of the census was cut off in the pic, I can't find his name. It might give you a place to check, however. He is lodging with many other men, perhaps doing mining? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Bryant" <tpbryant9@yahoo.com> To: <ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:24 AM Subject: [ILPEORIA-L] In search of Henry Hoffner > Dear Listers: > > I am writing to see whether anyone has information of any sort on my > great-grandfather Henry Hoffner. He was born in 1868 in Illinois

Dear Listers: I am writing to see whether anyone has information of any sort on my great-grandfather Henry Hoffner. He was born in 1868 in Illinois and likely married my g-grandmother Mina (Minnie) Kranz in Livingston County in 1891. After that the 1920 census puts a man of the same age in Peoria, working in a carnival and living with a woman named Laura. Henry was widely known to have a common-law wife, and he traveled a lot with carnivals. This same fellow appears in the 1930 census in Cherry, IL, living with Laura and managing the local theater. At the same time, Henry Hoffner is also listed as living in Streator with my grandma Minnie and their children. Does anyone have any recollections of Henry Hoffner, Minnie Hoffner, or this whole situation with the two wives? Henry died in 1955 and is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Streator along with Minnie and their children, but the story is that Minnie made the common-law wife sit at the back of the funeral parlor and did not introduce her to anyone. Many thanks! Tim Bryant

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Looking for any relatives of the above mentioned people. Herman was married to Mary Jane Kramp (Mckinney). They were in Pleasantville, IA in 1921 as that is where she died. She was buried in Springfield, IL. Do not know where Herman was between 1921 and 1930. In 1930 he appears on the census for Delavan, Tazewell, IL. Living with his daughter. The information below was sent to me, but no mention was given about Eva`s husband. There is also a CLARENCE JONES that is a son of Heman Jones. Both Clarence and Eva(Evelyn) Bancks were named in their grandmother`s will in Springfield, IL in 1930. Name: Eva Banks Age: 19 Estimated birth year: 1910 Birthplace: Oklahoma Relation to Head-of-house: Daughter Race: White Home in 1930: Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois Image Source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: T626_562; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 0297. Springfield Road, April 17 Jones, Herman, head, rents, age 43, widowed, born in IL, father born in VT, mother born in IL, laborer on farm, not a military veteran, Banks, Eva, daughter, 19, married, married at age 17, born in OK, parents born in IL,

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Thanks Gary King! The word Saloon keeper was hard for me to read. I, too, am researching King from Botetourt co. Virginia. I have a Clara Irene King 1873-1956 on my tree, born in Fincastle, Botetourt co., Virginia, died in Iroquois co., Illinois but lived in McLean and Woodford co., Illinois mostly. Any connection? I suspect her parents were William King and Paulina Nofsinger King of Botetourt co., Virginia. Marie in Illinois eebayles@msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Kingsk1117@aol.com Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 2:12 PM To: ILPEORIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILPEORIA-L] 1900 CENSUS In a message dated 1/5/2004 8:17:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, eebayles@msn.com writes: > I am having a hard time reading something on the census. > I am looking at a ancestor that came from Germany to Cook co., Illinois and then the family eventually settled in this area. > Her name was Anna Loesch Woerner. > I finally found her on the > 1900 Cook co., Illinois census > 29-D Chicago, > Series T623, > Roll 280, page 257.... > UNDER THE NAME > > ANNA WARNER, > > age 34, > along with her children Jacob, Kate, Johanna and Mary. The occupation reads as a saloonkeeper. Plus, the 1889 reference is the year of immigration, not the year of naturalization. Good Luck > Could someone look at this line and let me know what it says under OCCUPATION, I cannot make it out. > Also, where it list 1889, is that the year she came to > America or does that mean the year she became a American citizen? > Thanking you in advance. > Sincerely, > Marie in Illinois. Gary King Batavia IL Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, Wilkin In Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, King In Clermont Co., Ohio: King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward. In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/Fout In McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck. In Kane Co. Illinois: Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, Lindgren Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/ ==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== Visit the Peoria County ILGenWeb Home Page! http://www.usgennet.org/~ilpeoria/index.html

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In a message dated 1/5/2004 8:17:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, eebayles@msn.com writes: > I am having a hard time reading something on the census. > I am looking at a ancestor that came from Germany to Cook co., Illinois and then the family eventually settled in this area. > Her name was Anna Loesch Woerner. > I finally found her on the > 1900 Cook co., Illinois census > 29-D Chicago, > Series T623, > Roll 280, page 257.... > UNDER THE NAME > > ANNA WARNER, > > age 34, > along with her children Jacob, Kate, Johanna and Mary. The occupation reads as a saloonkeeper. Plus, the 1889 reference is the year of immigration, not the year of naturalization. Good Luck > Could someone look at this line and let me know what it says under OCCUPATION, I cannot make it out. > Also, where it list 1889, is that the year she came to > America or does that mean the year she became a American citizen? > Thanking you in advance. > Sincerely, > Marie in Illinois. Gary King Batavia IL Researching in Knox, Licking, Perry Counties, OHIO: Butcher, Crotinger, Davis, McClurg, Wheatcraft, Cooperrider, Beckenbaugh, Neighbarger, Catt, Wilkin In Butler Co., Ohio: Stahlheber, Kippenberger, Beiser, Pater, King In Clermont Co., Ohio: King, Bartlett, Hall, Aylward. In Botetourt Co. Virginia: King, Bean, Dooley, Mayo, Fouts/Foutz/Fout In McLean Co., Illinois: Crotinger, Mickens, Bierbower, Jones, Buck. In Kane Co. Illinois: Gustafson, Maier, Butcher, Keifer, Lindgren Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/

I am having a hard time reading something on the census. I am looking at a ancestor that came from Germany to Cook co., Illinois and then the family eventually settled in this area. Her name was Anna Loesch Woerner. I finally found her on the 1900 Cook co., Illinois census 29-D Chicago, Series T623, Roll 280, page 257.... UNDER THE NAME ANNA WARNER, age 34, along with her children Jacob, Kate, Johanna and Mary. Could someone look at this line and let me know what it says under OCCUPATION, I cannot make it out. Also, where it list 1889, is that the year she came to America or does that mean the year she became a American citizen? Thanking you in advance. Sincerely, Marie in Illinois.

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