Betty: Margaret may have died before 1900 at Eddyville, Pope Co IL. She would have been around 65 if living in 1900, and at least 75 when Frank moved to Union County. One Margaret F. "Fritsch" married David Roberts in Pope Co in 1889. Fred and Margaret's daughter b ca 1873 was named Margaret F., according to the LDS 1880 census transcription. Margaret is not listed in the household of any of her three sons, Andrew J., George W. or Francis M. "Frank" in the 1900 Pope Co census. If she had still been living in 1900 in Pope County, in the household of one of her married daughters whose name would then have been other than Fritch, Margaret should be found in Heritage Quest's index that year, and she is not -- at least not under the spelling Fritch, which is how all three sons are listed. =================== ILLINOIS DEATH INDEX http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/IDPHDeathSearchServlet shows Andrew Jackson Fritch died in Pope Co IL 1916-04-23. His death certificate should indicate the cemetery he's buried in. Maybe his parents' graves are nearby. ============================== ILLINOIS PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND TRACT SALES database shows Frederick Fritch obtained land in Pope County on 10/26/1854. =============================== 1860 POPE CO IL, P.O.: Broad Oak, p 169 Township 12 South, Range 5 East FREDERICK FRITCH 25 Saxony, plasterer Margaret 24 TN Amanda 6 IL Andrew 4 IL Mary 2 IL ================================ 1870 CENSUS, EDDYVILLE, POPE CO IL, p 12 FRED FRITCH 36 PRUSSIA Margaret A. 35 TN Amanda J. 15 IL Andrew 14 IL George W. 9 IL Elmira W. 6 IL Francis M. 3 (Listed as female, probably in error. Listed as male in 1880.) ========================================= 1880 CENSUS, EDDYVILLE, POPE CO IL, page 27B FRED FRITCH 45 GER GER GER plasterer Margaret A. wife 45 TN TN TN George W. son 19 IL GER TN Elmira dtr 16 IL GER TN Francis M. son 12 IL GER TN Sarah A. dtr 8 IL GER TN Margaret F. dtr 7 IL GER TN Norah Ann dtr 2 IL GER TN ==================================== 1900 CENSUS, POPE CO IL, Eddyville A. J. FRITCH, b Oct 1856 IL GER TN farmer Martha, b Jan 1861 (married 22 yrs) Geo., Mar 1880 Leora, Oct 1887 English (son), Jun 1886 Thurman, Oct 1888 Omar Ethel G. W. FRITCH, b Feb 1860 IL GER TN Lucy, Feb 1868 Willie, Apr 1887 Clara, Feb 1889 Nettie, Dec 1893 Conda? Corida? (dtr), Nov 1895 Ivy, Oct 1898 Raymond, May 1900 FRANK FRITCH, b Nov 1869 IL GER TN Dora, Mar 1897 Gracie, Feb 1894 Downie (son), Aug 1898 Effie, Jul 1899 =========================== 1910 POPE CO IL ANDY J. FRITCH 54 IL GER TN farmer, Martha 49, English 23, Thurman 20, Omer 17, Ethel 13 + dtr Leora (WISE?) 27 (in 2nd mrg), and grandson Kilmer MATHEWS 4 FRANK FRITZ 43 IL GER GER Dora 32, Grace 16, Downy 11, Effie 9, Loys 7, Floy 6, Earl 3 Next entry: JOSEPH STAPLETON 61 IL TN TN widower Effie B. 28 single IL IL IL Vella Marie? Marce? 5 IL IL IL (Did not find George W. in 1910.) ======================== 1920 POPE CO, Eddyville G. WASH FRITCH 59 IL GER TN, Lucy 51, Claude 24, Ray 19, Mary 17, Belle 14, Marshall 12, grandson Herschel KING 7 ======================== 1920 UNION CO IL, Reynolds Precinct FRANCIS M. FRITCH 52 IL GER TN, RR section laborer, Dora C. 44, Effie M. 20, Lois 17, Florine 15, Eral 12, Wane 9, Silista 6, Opal 2 yrs 9 mos, Othal 2 yrs 9 mos, Phyllis 2 mos. ======================== ILLINOIS STATEWIDE MARRIAGE INDEX shows these Pope Co marriages. The Mary Frisch listed may not be the daughter of Fred and Margaret Fritch. Francis M. "Fritts" m Dora C. Stapleton 2/9/1893 [The Andrew "Fritts" who m Mary L. Presnell in 1870 is not Andrew J. Fritch, b 1856.] Mary Frisch m Louis Miller 4/8/1894 George W. Fritch m Lucy Kinnard 2/15/1886 Sarah A. Fritsch m William Joshua Tramel 9/26/1888 Margaret F. Fritsch m David Roberts 4/21/1889 ----- Nora Ann Fritz m William A. Stapleton 12/14/1894 in Union Co IL. ======================== Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:02 AM Subject: [ILUNION] Margaret Fritsch/Fritch/Fritz > Any known record of the death of the subject? I believe she may have > lived > with her son Frank in Union Co after the death of her husband (after > 1889). > Frank went by Fritz. He later moved to Alexander Co - McClure. > > Thanks, Betty >