• [S572] Obituary, Carl Wilhelm Hanson. This appears to be cut from a church bulletin or publication. Photocopy in possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S583] August Julius Dobbeck, Naturalization Certificate, Circuit Court, Cook Co., Illinois, 14 October 1892. In possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S584] Letter(s) from W. F. Schuetz (unknown author address) to Jeanne Bowditch, 22 June 1984. In possession of David Bowditch, Fairview Park, Ohio. There are two letters, both un-addressed, possibly hand-delivered, and both dated 22 June 1984.

    The first letter includes a photocopy of a hand-written note in German, apparently by Louise (Hogrefe) Dobbeck, listing the birth dates and locations of her children. In its entirety, the letter reads:

    The original of this informal note was found in the old DOBBECK family Bible which Wally and Lucille Dobbeck Schuetz received from Lucille's parents, William Christopher Henry and Lillian Remus Dobbeck. The writing is that of Louise Hogrefe Dobbeck, wife of August Dobbeck. They were married on April 15, 1891, and she used to tell us of how she crocheted the lace for the baptismal dress of her children while watching the cows on the road before the first child was born. Translated into English, the note reads as follows:

    "William Dobbeck was born on March 1, 1892 in Itasca, Ill.
    August (Herman John) Dobbeck was born on June 20, 1893 in Meacham, Ill.
    Frederick Dobbeck was born December 16, 1894 in Meacham, Ill.
    Minna Dobbeck was born January 28,1897 in Chicago, Ill.
    Arthur Dobbeck was born May 15, 1899 in Chicago, Ill.
    Albert Dobbeck was born March 19, 1902 in Chicago, Ill.
    Edward Dobbeck was born July 23, 1905 in Austin, Chicago, Ill."

    This is the end of the note. Grandma Dobbeck's quaint, simple, mostly German story of the birth of her children strokes a most poignant in the hearts of all those who fondly remember her. Lucille and Wally have the original of this note at home.

    W. F. Schuetz
    June 22, 1984
    The second letter includes the original of a hand-written note in German, apparently by Wilhelmina (Hackbarth) (Dobbeck) Froehlich, the mother of August Julius Dobbeck and grandmother of Edward Dobbeck. In its entirety, the letter reads:

    The original of this letter was found in the old DOBBECK family Bible, which Wally and Lucille Dobbeck Schuetz received from her parents, William Christopher Henry Dobbeck and Lillian Remus Dobbeck. Translated into English it reads:

    "26th August, 1905.
    I wish for this little Godchild that he may grow
    well, that he prosper and that God and everyone
    will be glad and thankful. This wishes

    Your Grandmother,
    M. Froehlich."

    The writer of this letter was the Mother of Ausust Dobbeck. She had been widowed, and taken a second husband. August Dobbeck was the father of Edward Ernest Dobbeck, who was born July 23, 1905 to Louise Hogrefe Dobbeck, the wife of August.

    The Godchild referred to in Grandma Froehlich's letter was our own "Uncle Ed".

    W. F. Schuetz
    June 22, 1984

    PS: Uncle Ed was given the original of this letter by me on June 23, 1984.
  • [S1058] August Dobbeck and Louise Hogrefe, Marriage License, 2 April 1891, Cook Co., Illinois, No. 165524. Image from Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1969, familysearch.org, FHL Film 1030201, Image 270; Cook Co. Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois.
  • [S1555] August J. Dobbeck, Death Certificate, 6 June 1930, Cook Co., Illinois, Reg. No. 16481. Image in possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio, purchased online at "Genealogy Online, Historical Cook County, Illinois, Vital Records" (http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com). Information supplied by his wife Louisa (Hogrefe).
  • [S1560] 1900 U.S. Census, Aug Dobbeck household, Ward 7, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E. D. 191, p. 146 (stamped), pp. 9A,9B (written), dwelling 75, family 188, NARA Series/Roll T623/252. From ancestry.com.
  • [S1561] 1910 U.S. Census, August Dobbeck household, Ward 35, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 1517, p. 268 (stamped), p. 3A (written), dwelling 42, family 54, NARA Series/Roll T624/282. From ancestry.com.
  • [S1562] 1930 U.S. Census, August Dobbeck household, Ward 37, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 16-1287, p. 93 (stamped), p. 13B (written), dwelling 167, family 255, NARA Series/Roll T626/471. From ancestry.com.
  • [S1584] 1880 U.S. Census, William Hogrefe household, Proviso Twp., Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 210, p. 33 (stamped), p. 56 (written), family 556, NARA Series/Roll T9/201. From ancestry.com.
  • [S1588] 1925 State Census, Henry Hogrefe household, Grant Twp., Buena Vista Co., Iowa, lines 19-25, Roll IA1925_1626, Images 1-3. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2831] Carl William Hanson, Certificate of Confirmation, Messiah Lutheran Church, Chicago, Illinois, 28 April 1929. In possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S2837] 1900 U.S. Census, Nils Johnson household, Ward 30, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 936, p. 203 (stamped), p. 2A (written), dwelling 11, family 29, NARA Series/Roll T623/283. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2838] 1910 U.S. Census, Nels Johnson household, Ward 5, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 52, p. 135 (stamped), p. 35B (written), dwelling 458, family 589, NARA Series/Roll T624/361. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2839] 1920 U.S. Census, Nels O. Johnson household, Ward 5, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 51, p. 132 (stamped), p. 28B (written), dwelling 368, family 585, NARA Series/Roll T625/444. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2840] 1930 U.S. Census, Nels Johnson household, Ward 5, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 45-111, p. 279 (stamped), p. 19A (written), dwelling 218, family 388, NARA Series/Roll T626/601. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2841] 1900 U.S. Census, John Larson household, Ward 4, Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 37, p. 166 (stamped), p. 7B (written), dwelling 129, family 147, NARA Series/Roll T623/383. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2842] 1910 U.S. Census, John Larson household, Ward 7, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 408, p. 162 (stamped), p. 13A (written), dwelling 111, family 301, NARA Series/Roll T624/247. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2843] 1900 U.S. Census, Carl A. Nelson household, Ward 30, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 932, p. 147 (stamped), p. 8B (written), dwelling 86, family 148, NARA Series/Roll T623/283. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2844] 1910 U.S. Census, Carl A. Nelson household, Ward 31, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 1352, p. 133 (stamped), p. 4A (written), dwelling 54, family 78, NARA Series/Roll T624/277. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2845] 1920 U.S. Census, Carl A. Nelson household, Ward 29, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E. D. 1794, p. 254 (stamped), pp. 9A,9B (written), dwelling 107, family 185, NARA Series/Roll T625/346. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2846] 1930 U.S. Census, Carl A. Nelson household, Ward 15, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E. D. 16-593, p. 133 (stamped), pp. 13A (written), dwelling 164, family 259, NARA Series/Roll T626/441. From ancestry.com.
  • [S2852] World War II Draft Card, Harry Walfred Nelson, Local Board 28, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. Image from U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), online database at http://ancestry.com
  • [S2854] World War I Draft Registration, John Edwin Johnson, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana. Image from U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005), online database at http://ancestry.com, FHL Film 1493144.
  • [S2855] Carl Albert Nelson and Josephin Nelson, Marriage License, 27 October 1893, Cook Co., Illinois, No. 208542. Image from Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1969, familysearch.org, FHL Film 1030232, Image 532; Cook Co. Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois.
  • [S2856] Lars Johan Larson and Ida L. Nelson, Marriage License, 1 October 1894, Cook Co., Illinois, No. 223644. Image from Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1969, familysearch.org, FHL Film 1030244, Image 517; Cook Co. Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois.
  • [S2857] Nels Johnson and Amanda Nelson, Marriage License, 5 May 1898, Cook Co., Illinois, No. 276391. Image from Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1969, familysearch.org, FHL Film 1030285, Image 242; Cook Co. Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois.
  • [S2866] August Herman Johann Dobbeck, Baptism Certificate, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Shaumburg, Illinois, 9 July 1893. Photocopy in possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S2867] Minna Rosa Marie Dobbeck, Baptism Certificate, 19 February 1897. Photocopy in possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S2868] Louise Hogrefe, Certificate of Confirmation, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rodenberg, Illinois, 18 April 1886. Photocopy in possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S2872] August Dobbeck, Death Record, 16 December 1895, Cook Co., Illinois, No. 4244. Image from Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998, familysearch.org, FHL Film 1033018, Image 622; Cook Co. Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois.
  • [S2907] [Anonymous], Plan of Re-Numbering, City of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Directory Company, 1909). Accessed online at http://www.chicagohs.org/research/onlinesearch/index (Chicago, Illinois; Chicago History Museum, 2011).
  • [S2908] Daniel E. Niemiec, compiler, Searching the Chicago Streets Database in One Step, online at http://rootsweb.com/~itappcnc/pipcnstreetfind.htm, 2003.
  • [S2927] Letter(s) from Janice (Dobbeck) Smith (Bel Air, Maryland) to Jane Bowditch, 23 January 2012. In possession of Jane Bowditch, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S2991] City Directory(s) for Chicago, Illinois.
  • [S2995] Communication from Janice (Dobbeck) (Park) Smith (Bel Air, Maryland) to Charles Towne.
  • [S3016] Obituary, Swan Lindberg, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 17 August 1974, Sect. 1B, p. 25, col. 6. Image from Newspapers.com.
  • [S3018] Photograph, Johann Nilsson. On the back is written "Grandma Hanson's brother Johann." Original in possession of Janice (Dobbeck) (Park) Smith.
  • [S3091] Födelse- och dopböcker (Birth and baptismal registers), Eftra, Halland Co., Sweden; Vol. CI:6 (1871-1889), online at arkivdigital.net.
  • [S3094] Household examination, Nanne Nilsson, Eftra, Halland Co., Sweden, 1871-1878, Vol. AI:6, p. 223 (Ancestry image 318), line(s) 19-25. From Sweden, Household Clerical Surveys, 1880-1896, ancestry.com.
  • [S3330] Obituary, William C. H. Dobbeck, "William C. H. Dobbeck, Former Resident, Dies in Peotone Home", Forest Park Review, Forest Park, Illinois, 10 August 1950, p. 16, col. 3. Image from NewspaperArchive.com.
  • [S5182] 1940 U.S. Census, Swan Lindberg household, River Forest, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 16-464, p. 8376 (stamped), p. 21A (written), line(s) 35-39, NARA Series/Roll T627/788. Informant was Agda Lindberg, wife. From ancestry.com.
  • [S5184] 1940 U.S. Census, Nels Johnson household, Ward 5, East Chicago, Lake Co., Indiana, E.D. 45-34, p. 155 (stamped), p. 17A (written), line(s) 33,34, NARA Series/Roll T627/1065. From ancestry.com.
  • [S8027] Obituary, Lois Miriam Mayer, Stephens Funeral Service, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, 26 May 2021. From Stephens Funeral Service at https://stephensfuneralservice.com
  • [S8096] Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, online at ancestry.com, 2010.
  • [S8575] Sweden, Church Records, 1451-1943, online at ancestry.com.
  • [S8576] E-mail from Donna Lindgren to Charles Towne.
  • [S8612] 1940 U.S. Census, Severin Nelson household, Ward 15, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 103-1030, p. 14563 (stamped), p. 5A (written), line(s) 29-31, NARA Series/Roll T627/952. Informant was Carl A. Nelson, brother. From ancestry.com.
  • [S8615] Ida Larson, Death Certificate, 24 February 1908, Lake Co., Indiana, Cert. No. 365. Image from Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, ancestry.com, Certificate > 1908 > 06 > Image 2771; Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Information supplied by her husband John Larson, Hammond, Indiana.
  • [S8618] Obituary, Amanda B. Johnson, The Hammond Times, Hammond-East Chicago, Indiana, 13 April 1960, p. B-3, col. 2. Image from Newspapers.com.
  • [S8628] 1950 U.S. Census, Swan S. Lindberg household, River Forest, Cook Co., Illinois, E.D. 16-702, sheet 21, line(s) 14-19, NARA Series/Roll T628/1585. From ancestry.com.