Thank you very much Mary for the John B Davis obit. I appreciate your time and work in finding it.. God Bless You!, Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: <wimilwau-request@rootsweb.com> To: <wimilwau@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 4:16 PM Subject: WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 1, Issue 77 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Obit. Lookup-Davis (sandisgifts70665@peoplepc.com) > 2. Re: Question (Mary R. Frank) > 3. Question (JQMagie@aol.com) > 4. Re: Obit. Lookup-Davis (Mary R. Frank) > 5. Re: Question (JAMES BOETTCHER) > 6. Re: Question (Mary R. Frank) > 7. Re: Question (JAMES BOETTCHER) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:28:00 -0600 > From: <sandisgifts70665@peoplepc.com> > Subject: [WIMILWAU] Obit. Lookup-Davis > To: <wimilwau@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000e01c729c3$377192a0$069894ce@yourc8bh3jaglt> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Could I get a obit. lookup for a John B Davis, born abt. 1918 Oklahoma , > died Dec. 2 1974 in Milw. Co, wi. > spouse, Susan (maiden name Huntington.) > > Thanks, Sandy > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:20:54 -0600 > From: "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> > Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] Question > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4592AB76.1000308@uwm.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi Pat, > > I did some exploring in the Wright directories and this is what I found > on several Fred Wilde's and the people living with them. Maybe this > will help you piece things together. Comments in brackets are mine. > > 1878 > Frederick F, cl, bds [boards--don't know what this means], 537 Jefferson > Frederick J. C., wood-turner, 718 3d, res same > Wild, Frederick Jr., tailor, res rear 327 5th [only listing with the > Wild spelling--all the others I'm sending were listed as Wilde] > > 1880 > Frederick, moulder, res 450 Clinton > Frederick, tailer, res rear 327 5th > Frederick J, clk, res 537 Jefferson > > 1886 > Fred F dep comptroller, Court House, r 537 Jefferson > Marcia (wid Frederick W), r 537 Jefferson > > Frederick, tailor, rear 327 5th > John, tailor, r rear 327 5th > William, lab., r 327 5th > > Frederick A, saloon, 457 3d, r same > > Ernestine (wid. Frederic), r 1171 Richards [she appears in 1886 as > Ernestine, but listed as Fredericka thereafter--same person??] > > August, carpenter, r 68 Lincoln av > > 1897 > August C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > Frank A, brass finisher, h 68 Lincoln av > Fred D student h 68 Lincoln av > Herman C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > William J, machinist, h 68 Lincoln av > > Frederick W h 1238 Holton > Paul, cutter, h 1238 Holton > William, h 1238 Holton > > Mrs. Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > Emil, h 1171 Richards > > 1901 > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > Frederick, tailor, h 1238 Holton > > 1902 > August C, lab, h 68 Lincoln av > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > Herman C, cabinetmkr, h 68 Lincoln av > William J, mach, h 68 Lincoln av > > Emil, ship-clk, h 1171 Richards > Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > > Frederick, h 1238 Holton [no occupation listed this time] > > JAMES BOETTCHER wrote: > > Is there a kind soul that would check the city directory of 1900 for a Friederich or Frederick Wilde? His wife was Ernestine and he was a "cutter" or perhaps a tailor. He did not die until 1907 but I can't find him on the 1900 census. Any help will be much appreciated. Pat > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:24:11 EST > From: JQMagie@aol.com > Subject: [WIMILWAU] Question > To: obmijtap@sbcglobal.net, wimilwau@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <bc8.afc0a04.32c4306b@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > After just now looking at the 12/27/06 Mary Frank post (below), I wonder > whether my 12/21/06 posted response to PAT (also below-- to > obmijtap@sbcglobal.net) had gotten somewhat lost in the shuffle, very likely because I had > changed the subject line on 12/21/06-- to give my response more specificity. > > I've complained to Ancestry.com several times about this, but Ancestry still > does not provide a single online 19th century directory for Chicago > (America's second most populous city in 1890), unlike New York City, Philadelphia, > and even then tiny Los Angeles, all represented by several directories-- and > also unlike Milwaukee, represented by both the 1889-1990 directory > (http://ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4749) and the fine Milwaukee Elite Directory > for 1891 (http://ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5259). > > One thing I noticed several months ago that you can do via Ancestry.com's > two-year Milwaukee directory database 1889-90 is that, once you've received the > address of one person your interested in, you can then find the names of all > others (or at least all adult males) living at that same address by going > back, clearing the boxes, and adding only the address under "KEY WORD(S)" > (possibly no surprise to many researchers) .............John (in metro > Chicago) > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Subj: Re: [WIMILWAU] Question > Date: 12/27/2006 11:21:52 A.M. CST > From: mrfrank@uwm.edu > Reply-to: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > > Hi Pat, > > I did some exploring in the Wright directories and this is what I found > on several Fred Wilde's and the people living with them. Maybe this > will help you piece things together. Comments in brackets are mine. > > 1878 > Frederick F, cl, bds [boards--don't know what this means], 537 Jefferson > Frederick J. C., wood-turner, 718 3d, res same > Wild, Frederick Jr., tailor, res rear 327 5th [only listing with the > Wild spelling--all the others I'm sending were listed as Wilde] > > 1880 > Frederick, moulder, res 450 Clinton > Frederick, tailer, res rear 327 5th > Frederick J, clk, res 537 Jefferson > > 1886 > Fred F dep comptroller, Court House, r 537 Jefferson > Marcia (wid Frederick W), r 537 Jefferson > Frederick, tailor, rear 327 5th > John, tailor, r rear 327 5th > William, lab., r 327 5th > Frederick A, saloon, 457 3d, r same > Ernestine (wid. Frederic), r 1171 Richards [she appears in 1886 as > Ernestine, but listed as Fredericka thereafter--same person??] > August, carpenter, r 68 Lincoln av > > 1897 > August C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > Frank A, brass finisher, h 68 Lincoln av > Fred D student h 68 Lincoln av > Herman C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > William J, machinist, h 68 Lincoln av > Frederick W h 1238 Holton > Paul, cutter, h 1238 Holton > William, h 1238 Holton > Mrs. Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > Emil, h 1171 Richards > > 1901 > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > Frederick, tailor, h 1238 Holton > > 1902 > August C, lab, h 68 Lincoln av > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > Herman C, cabinetmkr, h 68 Lincoln av > William J, mach, h 68 Lincoln av > Emil, ship-clk, h 1171 Richards > Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > Frederick, h 1238 Holton [no occupation listed this time] > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Subj: Oscar Wilde + Frederick, ca. 1890 > Date: 12/21/2006 1:22:07 A.M. CST > From: jqmagie@aol.com > To: obmijtap@sbcglobal.net, wimilwau@rootsweb.com > > > =========================================== > Subj: Re: [WIMILWAU] Question > Date: 12/20/2006 10:15:12 A.M. Central Standard Time > From: obmijtap@sbcglobal.net > Reply-to: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > > Is there a kind soul that would check the city directory of 1900 for a > Friederich or Frederick Wilde? His wife was Ernestine and he was a "cutter" or > perhaps a tailor. He did not die until 1907 but I can't find him on the 1900 > census. Any help will be much appreciated. Pat > =========================================== > > Presumably Fred's relative? Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie WILDE (1854-1900), the > famous Irish playwright-novelist-poet, was living in London, UK, in > 1889-1890-- before being imprisoned there in 1895 for naughty behavior > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_wilde), > > Pat, etc.-- I'm about 90 miles away from the Milwaukee directories at > Milwaukee's Central Library. Why not be daring and call the nice people at the > Humanities Room of the Milwaukee's Central Library (814 W. Wisconsin Ave) at > 414-286-3000 and address some questions to them directly. The Library is open > (CST) M-W 9 am to 8:30 pm, Th-Sat 9am to 5:30, Sun (closed Sundays May-Sept.)? > ..............John ( in metro Chicago) > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > In the meantime, Pat, hopefully the following might be helpful---> > > http://ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4749 > > Frederick F. Wilde > Location 2: r. 537 Jefferson. > Business Name: Court House > Occupation: department city comptroller > Year: 1889 > Milwaukee, WI > > Frederick Wilde > Location 2: r. rear 327 5th. > Occupation: tailor > Year: 1889 > Milwaukee, WI > > > Frederick Wilde > Location 1: 327 5th > Location 2: same. > Occupation: tailor > Year: 1890 > Milwaukee, WI > ------------------------------------------------------- > > all residents of Rear 327 5th---> > > > 1889: > Edward Dorsch r. 327 5th. horse-dlr. > Conrad Kempf r. 327 5th. confectioner > Herman Roll r. 327 5th. cigarmaker > Franz Schneider r. 327 5th. finisher > Emil Wilde r. 327 5th. cutter > Frederick Wilde r. rear 327 5th. tailor > John W. F. Wilde r. 327 5th. cutter > Wm. Wilde r. rear 327 5th. tailor > > 1890: > Edward Dorsch 327 5th. horseman > Conrad Kempf 327 5th. confectioner > Herman Roll 327 5th. cigarmaker > Frederick Wilde 327 5th same. tailor > John W. F. Wilde r. 327 5th. cutter > Wm. Wilde 327 5th. stove-mounter > ------------------------------------------------------- > > all residents of 537 Jefferson---> > > 1889: > Margaret Frensz r. 537 Jefferson. teacher languages > Frederick F. Wilde r. 537 Jefferson. department city comptroller > John H. Guest 116 Clybourn 537 Jefferson. clerk > > 1890: > John H. Quast 537 Jefferson. foreman > Fred F. Wilde 537 Jefferson. deputy city comptroller > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:33:31 -0600 > From: "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> > Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] Obit. Lookup-Davis > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4592E6AB.9090802@uwm.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > According to the newspaper, he actually passed away on Dec. 1. > > As published in the Milwaukee Journal, Monday, Dec. 2 and Tuesday, Dec. > 3, 1974: > > Davis, John B. > Dec. 1, 1974, age 56 years. Beloved husband of Susan (nee Huntington), > dear father of Ruth, Terrie Lois, Dean, John Jr., Susan and Pam Davis. > Beloved son of William and Bessie Clark, dear son-in-law of Eugene and > Flora Huntington. Further survived by 5 brothers, 5 sisters, > sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, other relatives and > friends. Funeral services Wed. at 11:45 a.m., Rev. Malcolm Brunner > officiating. Interment Wood, Wis. IN STATE TUES. FROM 5 P.M. TO 9 P.M. > > WITKOWIAK FUNERAL HOME > 529 W. MITCHELL ST. > > [I don't see a comma after the Terrie, so I don't know if Terrie and > Lois are two people, or if that is one name. Terrie is the last word on > one line and Lois is the first word on the next line.] > > mrf > > > sandisgifts70665@peoplepc.com wrote: > > Could I get a obit. lookup for a John B Davis, born abt. 1918 Oklahoma , > > died Dec. 2 1974 in Milw. Co, wi. > > spouse, Susan (maiden name Huntington.) > > > > Thanks, Sandy > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:53:39 -0800 (PST) > From: JAMES BOETTCHER <obmijtap@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] Question > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <391972.64939.qm@web82008.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Thank you Mary for all your work. This answers mulitple questions. Pat > > "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> wrote: Hi Pat, > > I did some exploring in the Wright directories and this is what I found > on several Fred Wilde's and the people living with them. Maybe this > will help you piece things together. Comments in brackets are mine. > > 1878 > Frederick F, cl, bds [boards--don't know what this means], 537 Jefferson > Frederick J. C., wood-turner, 718 3d, res same > Wild, Frederick Jr., tailor, res rear 327 5th [only listing with the > Wild spelling--all the others I'm sending were listed as Wilde] > > 1880 > Frederick, moulder, res 450 Clinton > Frederick, tailer, res rear 327 5th > Frederick J, clk, res 537 Jefferson > > 1886 > Fred F dep comptroller, Court House, r 537 Jefferson > Marcia (wid Frederick W), r 537 Jefferson > > Frederick, tailor, rear 327 5th > John, tailor, r rear 327 5th > William, lab., r 327 5th > > Frederick A, saloon, 457 3d, r same > > Ernestine (wid. Frederic), r 1171 Richards [she appears in 1886 as > Ernestine, but listed as Fredericka thereafter--same person??] > > August, carpenter, r 68 Lincoln av > > 1897 > August C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > Frank A, brass finisher, h 68 Lincoln av > Fred D student h 68 Lincoln av > Herman C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > William J, machinist, h 68 Lincoln av > > Frederick W h 1238 Holton > Paul, cutter, h 1238 Holton > William, h 1238 Holton > > Mrs. Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > Emil, h 1171 Richards > > 1901 > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > Frederick, tailor, h 1238 Holton > > 1902 > August C, lab, h 68 Lincoln av > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > Herman C, cabinetmkr, h 68 Lincoln av > William J, mach, h 68 Lincoln av > > Emil, ship-clk, h 1171 Richards > Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > > Frederick, h 1238 Holton [no occupation listed this time] > > JAMES BOETTCHER wrote: > > Is there a kind soul that would check the city directory of 1900 for a Friederich or Frederick Wilde? His wife was Ernestine and he was a "cutter" or perhaps a tailor. He did not die until 1907 but I can't find him on the 1900 census. Any help will be much appreciated. Pat > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:58:42 -0600 > From: "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> > Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] Question > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4592EC92.4010000@uwm.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > You are welcome. First guy listed under 1878 was a clerk. I forgot the > "k" and just put "cl." But I still don't know what they meant by > "bds." It was common enough to be listed in the table of abbreviations > at the front of the book. Anybody else have any idea what they might > have meant by "boards"? > > mrf > > JAMES BOETTCHER wrote: > > Thank you Mary for all your work. This answers mulitple questions. Pat > > > > "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> wrote: Hi Pat, > > > > I did some exploring in the Wright directories and this is what I found > > on several Fred Wilde's and the people living with them. Maybe this > > will help you piece things together. Comments in brackets are mine. > > > > 1878 > > Frederick F, cl, bds [boards--don't know what this means], 537 Jefferson > > Frederick J. C., wood-turner, 718 3d, res same > > Wild, Frederick Jr., tailor, res rear 327 5th [only listing with the > > Wild spelling--all the others I'm sending were listed as Wilde] > > > > 1880 > > Frederick, moulder, res 450 Clinton > > Frederick, tailer, res rear 327 5th > > Frederick J, clk, res 537 Jefferson > > > > 1886 > > Fred F dep comptroller, Court House, r 537 Jefferson > > Marcia (wid Frederick W), r 537 Jefferson > > > > Frederick, tailor, rear 327 5th > > John, tailor, r rear 327 5th > > William, lab., r 327 5th > > > > Frederick A, saloon, 457 3d, r same > > > > Ernestine (wid. Frederic), r 1171 Richards [she appears in 1886 as > > Ernestine, but listed as Fredericka thereafter--same person??] > > > > August, carpenter, r 68 Lincoln av > > > > 1897 > > August C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > > Frank A, brass finisher, h 68 Lincoln av > > Fred D student h 68 Lincoln av > > Herman C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > > William J, machinist, h 68 Lincoln av > > > > Frederick W h 1238 Holton > > Paul, cutter, h 1238 Holton > > William, h 1238 Holton > > > > Mrs. Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > > Emil, h 1171 Richards > > > > 1901 > > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > > Frederick, tailor, h 1238 Holton > > > > 1902 > > August C, lab, h 68 Lincoln av > > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > > Herman C, cabinetmkr, h 68 Lincoln av > > William J, mach, h 68 Lincoln av > > > > Emil, ship-clk, h 1171 Richards > > Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > > > > Frederick, h 1238 Holton [no occupation listed this time] > > > > JAMES BOETTCHER wrote: > > > >> Is there a kind soul that would check the city directory of 1900 for a Friederich or Frederick Wilde? His wife was Ernestine and he was a "cutter" or perhaps a tailor. He did not die until 1907 but I can't find him on the 1900 census. Any help will be much appreciated. Pat > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:16:14 -0800 (PST) > From: JAMES BOETTCHER <obmijtap@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] Question > To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <904256.20008.qm@web82011.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I believe bds means he was boarding at that address. Pat > > "Mary R. Frank" <mrfrank@uwm.edu> wrote: You are welcome. First guy listed under 1878 was a clerk. I forgot the > "k" and just put "cl." But I still don't know what they meant by > "bds." It was common enough to be listed in the table of abbreviations > at the front of the book. Anybody else have any idea what they might > have meant by "boards"? > > mrf > > JAMES BOETTCHER wrote: > > Thank you Mary for all your work. This answers mulitple questions. Pat > > > > "Mary R. Frank" wrote: Hi Pat, > > > > I did some exploring in the Wright directories and this is what I found > > on several Fred Wilde's and the people living with them. Maybe this > > will help you piece things together. Comments in brackets are mine. > > > > 1878 > > Frederick F, cl, bds [boards--don't know what this means], 537 Jefferson > > Frederick J. C., wood-turner, 718 3d, res same > > Wild, Frederick Jr., tailor, res rear 327 5th [only listing with the > > Wild spelling--all the others I'm sending were listed as Wilde] > > > > 1880 > > Frederick, moulder, res 450 Clinton > > Frederick, tailer, res rear 327 5th > > Frederick J, clk, res 537 Jefferson > > > > 1886 > > Fred F dep comptroller, Court House, r 537 Jefferson > > Marcia (wid Frederick W), r 537 Jefferson > > > > Frederick, tailor, rear 327 5th > > John, tailor, r rear 327 5th > > William, lab., r 327 5th > > > > Frederick A, saloon, 457 3d, r same > > > > Ernestine (wid. Frederic), r 1171 Richards [she appears in 1886 as > > Ernestine, but listed as Fredericka thereafter--same person??] > > > > August, carpenter, r 68 Lincoln av > > > > 1897 > > August C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > > Frank A, brass finisher, h 68 Lincoln av > > Fred D student h 68 Lincoln av > > Herman C, carp, h 68 Lincoln av > > William J, machinist, h 68 Lincoln av > > > > Frederick W h 1238 Holton > > Paul, cutter, h 1238 Holton > > William, h 1238 Holton > > > > Mrs. Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > > Emil, h 1171 Richards > > > > 1901 > > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > > Frederick, tailor, h 1238 Holton > > > > 1902 > > August C, lab, h 68 Lincoln av > > Fred D, clk, h 68 Lincoln av > > Herman C, cabinetmkr, h 68 Lincoln av > > William J, mach, h 68 Lincoln av > > > > Emil, ship-clk, h 1171 Richards > > Fredericka, h 1171 Richards > > > > Frederick, h 1238 Holton [no occupation listed this time] > > > > JAMES BOETTCHER wrote: > > > >> Is there a kind soul that would check the city directory of 1900 for a Friederich or Frederick Wilde? His wife was Ernestine and he was a "cutter" or perhaps a tailor. He did not die until 1907 but I can't find him on the 1900 census. Any help will be much appreciated. 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