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Could you possibly look up the marriage of Eleanor Champness and Henry Hahn in Cook County Chicago, Illinois sometime before 1949.
Thank you
Yvonne Harris
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Illinois State Marriage Index available online 1763-1900:
www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html
Here's the state website:
www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/marriageinfo.htm
Ancestry has 3 sets of Illinois marriage databases listed but nothing after 1900.
Suspect you might need a more exact date to order any records.
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Do you have ages/dates of birth for them? Or any idea when they were last single? Maybe we could help narrow the time frame down with more information.
This county website addresses genealogy requests: http://www.cookctyclerk.com/sub/genealogy_requests.asp?VR=2
There's someone asking about the same family here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COOK-CO-IL/2005-06/1118793807 and http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COOK-CO-IL/2005-03/1110941948
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Thank you for your reply.
The other person enquiring about the family is a cousin living in New Zealand.
The names I have are as follows
William b 1912 m Joyce Karawasw
Robert b 1914 m Ann Hornek
Eleanor b 1917 m Henry Hahn
Audrey b 1919 m Arthur Beyerfuss
Lillian m Kenneth Molitor
But do not now when the got married so difficult to make any equires to the County Offices.
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Since Eleanor is age 13 and single in the 1930 Census, at least we know she isn't married then.
In the Illinois Death Index (http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html), there is a William A. Champness who died 11 Feb 1944 in Cook County. If this is Eleanor's father or brother, maybe there is an obituary for him that will have Eleanor listed under either her married or maiden name.
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William Champness was Eleanor's father.
Thank you for the web site for the deaths, as I found William's mother-in-law died in Cook County in 1921.
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You might want to take a look at www.raogk.com. There are people in Cook County who do obituary look-ups. There is also someone who does look-ups in the 1947 Chicago telephone book, so that might help you narrow down the date more. Additionally, if you have a Family History Center near you, there's this from 1937: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=360204&disp=Lurie+index+of+people+in+Chicago+in+1937%20%20&columns=*,0,0
Also, if you know when/where Eleanor or Henry died, it might be worth pursuing their obituaries if you don't have them. I had a marriage date listed in an obituary once.
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Thank you for all you help
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1964-08-12
Chicago Tribune (IL)
William A. Champness, beloved husband of Josephine; dear father of Joyce [Robert] Metzner; loving grandfather of Michelle and Mark; fond brother of Robert, Eleanor Hahn, Audrey Beyerfuss, Barbara Rupp, Betty Segar, and the late Lillian Molitor. Services Thursday, Aug. 13, 11 a.m., at Matz Funeral Home, 3440 N. Central avenue, to Acacia Park.
1962-10-25
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Lillian Rose Molitor, nee Champness, beloved wife of Kenneth C.; dear mother of William and Michael; fond sister of William and Robert Champness, Eleanor Hahn, Audrey Beyerfus, Barbara Rupp, and Betty Segar of Scottsdale, Ariz. Resting at Behnke-McKenna Funeral Home, 5917 Irving Park road, after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Service Friday, 11 a.m. Interment Irving Park cemetery. AV 3-3426.
1956-10-25
Chicago Tribune (IL)
--Ann Mildred Champness, late of 530 Diversey parkway, beloved wife of the late T. F. Champness. Funeral Thursday, 9:30 a.m., from chapel, 2701 N. Clark street, to Our Lady of Mount Carmel church. Mass at 10 a.m. Interment St. Joseph's cemetery.
Hope this helps
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1962-05-20
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Frances Karwasz, beloved wife of the late Louis; loving mother of Josephine [William] Champness; dear sister of Helen Kuchenny, John, Janke, and Peter Janke; fond grandmother of Joyce Metzner; great grandmother of two. Funeral Tuesday, May 22, 9:30 a.m., from Schielka Funeral Home, 7710 W. Addison to St. Francis Borgia church. Interment St. Joseph's. NA 5-3444.
1950-11-28
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Harry Grimes, beloved husband of Mary, fond father of Irene Adams and John Grimes, dear brother of Nellie Champness, George and Thomas Grimes, grandfather of three. Services Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. at funeral home, 5200 N. Western avenue, corner of Foster. Interment Acacia Park.
1950-11-17
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Louis L. Karwasz, beloved husband of Frances, fond father of Mrs. Josephine Champness, dear grandfather of Joyce Champness, brother of Mary Bates, Amanda Schultz, Barney, and John Karwasz. Funeral from chapel, 6453 Irving Park road, Saturday, at 10:30 a.m. to St. Francis Borgia church. Interment St. Joseph's cemetery.
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Thank you very much for all the information from the Chicago Tribune