I'm emailing you Wm's obit -- he died in 1937 .... Lida's name spelled PAUWEN in obit. 1880 Census - Chicago, IL Catherine Pauwen, 38, Holland John, 13, Holland Bennie, 9, IL Myda, 12, IL Elizabeth, 7 IL 1920 - Chicago, IL - 1239 N. Avers St,Chicago Gertrude Pauwen, 77, 1843, Holland, wd, arrived 1869 John, 53, 1867, Holland, arrived 1869 Elizabeth, 47, 1873, IL April 2, 1920 PAUWEN - Gertrude C. Pauwen, April 1, 1920. In her 78th year, beloved mother of John, Lida J. Shea, Bernard and Elizabeth, at her residence, 1237 N. Avers Ave., Funeral Sat April 3, 10 am from chapel, 4041 N Ave. to St. Philomena's church. Internment on family lot at Arlington cemetery. Cook county death certs post-1910-ish asked parents names and place of birth. For $5 and a few days turnaround, chicagogenealogy.com will email you the image and snail mail you a hard copy. Life doesn't get any easier! IL death index: http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html SHEA WILLIAM N/S UNK 0000438 1937-06-29 COOK OAK PARK SHEA LIDA N/S UNK 0000139 1939-02-18 COOK OAK PARK Wm arrived 1882 and Lida in 1868/69 (which means she came with her family - DUTCH FATHER/GERM BORN MOTHER). How strongly do you feel about her last name -- I see alternate spellings, but I'm not seeing the family in the US? If you Google PAUVEN - zero; PAUVIN - I see a few hits in French. http://ellisislandrecords.org/ -- PAUVEN (zero); PAUVIN (zero); advance search "sounds like" PAUVIN, dutch/german, and various first initials ("H"enry - not an Irish name) = I see a few interesting variations .... PIEBEN/DUTCH, PAFFEN/GERMAN, PAVEN/GERMAN, PFANN/GERMAN - 20 Dutch in the IGI at familysearch.org, Another thought - is this the Dutch spelling of Aleida? Alijda Huiberdina Helena Pfann 12 May 1866, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands Jan - Father Helena - Mother They married in 1888/89, but I also don't see the marriage in the IL database? http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html This is Morgan? Morgan SHEA Birth Date: 21 Jul 1896 Death Date: 20 Jun 1985 Social Security Number: 567-14-7777 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: California Have you pulled any death certs on the kids to verify Lida's last name? SHEA, MARIE J 04/24/1906 CHICAGO 07 YR U 00016657 COOK ******************************************************************************************** Descendants of William Shea William Shea b: 1861 in Ardea, Tuosist, Kerry, Ireland d: June 29, 1933, in Oak Park, Cook Co., IL +Aleida "Lida" Gertrude Pauven b: 1867 in Lobith, Gerlderland, Holland d: February 18, 1939 in Oak Park, Cook Co., IL