This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kzavada Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.unknown/12450.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not related, just trying to help 1900 census Chicago,Cook,IL 15th ward FRANKOWSKI Theo,b. Nov 1860,married 13 yrs,USA 1888,b.Poland-Germany-day laboer ELIZABETH,b. May 1867,married 13 yrs(abt. 1887),USA 1888,had 9 children-2 alive now,b. Poland-Germany Jacob,b. Jul 1890 IL Theodore,b. Dec 1898,IL ***DURA, JOHN, FATHER IN LAW,WIDOWED,USA 1887,b. Poland-Germany IF John DURA was a widower, your Anna d. 1904 WAS either a 2nd wife of John's or NOT the right mother of Elizabeth Anna died 1904 is probably the mother listed 1900 census chicago as follows DURA, Anna,b. Mar 1823,widow,USA 1880,mother of Victoria SIKARA IL State pre 1916 Death index http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/deathsrch.html DURA, John age 69yrs died Cook, Chicago 12 Sep 1903 cert # 2961 FRANKOWSKI Elizabeth age 42yrs died 16 Jan 1909 Cook, Chicago cert. # 4452 maybes FRANKOWSKI Theodore, age 59yrs died Cook, Chicago 19 Nov 1911 cert. # 5427 Jacob, age 24yrs died Cook,Chicago 21 Mar 1911 cert. # 5303 Suggestions 1.get copies of those death certs. you might want from www.chicagogenealogy.com charge about $5.00 beats county clerk's charge of $11.00 each. 2.Post to the Cook County board directly. 3. ask for search of obits on that board of any of the above mentioned deaths. Good Hunting Kathy 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.