Clara Ann Boynton1

F, #27923, b. 1874, d. November 1945
Last Edited23 Mar 2017
     She was born in 1874 at Sycamore, Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.1 Clara married Arthur Hiram Holcomb on 24 October 1900 at Sycamore, Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.1
     Clara Ann Boynton died in November 1945 at Sycamore, Sycamore Twp., DeKalb County, Illinois, USA.1

Family

Arthur Hiram Holcomb b. 7 Jul 1875, d. 28 Jun 1956

Citations

  1. [S3679] Donna Holcomb Larose, online http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/r/…, Donna Holcomb Larose (Alburg, VT), downloaded 27 Dec 2001, Arthur Hiram Holcomb & Clara Ann Boynton.

Clara Ida Eichenshenk1

F, #27924, b. 15 May 1877, d. 22 March 1897
Father*Joseph Michael Eichenshenk1,2 b. c 1854, d. 8 Aug 1891
Mother*Abbie Renwick1,2 b. 11 Nov 1855, d. 5 Jul 1940
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited30 Mar 2023
     She was born on 15 May 1877.1 Alternatively, she may have been born circa 1878 at Illinois, USA, since she was age 2 in the 1880 census2; or, circa 1880 since she died at age 17 in 1897.3 She was baptized on 10 October 1886 at St. Michaels Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.1
     Clara Ida Eichenshenk died on 22 March 1897 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at age 19.3
     Clara Ida Eichenshenk was buried on 23 March 1897 at Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.3
     Clara appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in the household of her parents, Joseph and Abby Eigenechenk.2

Citations

  1. [S3678] Baptism Records for St. Michaels Church, Chicago, online http://highholder.tripod.com/chicago_st__mikes_church.htm, children of Jos. Mic. Eichenshenk and Louise Renwick:
    Clara Ida
    Elisab. Amalia
    Joseph Michael
    Anna Maria. Hereinafter cited as Baptism Records for St. Michaels Church, Chicago.
  2. [S13642] Joseph Eigenechenk household, 01 June 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 228C; Enumeration District: 164, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 197.
  3. [S3301] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 (Publisher: FamilySearch), Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922; "This index was extracted from Cook County death certificates and registers held by the Illinois Department of Public Health. No images are included"; cited as "Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index., Clara Eigenschenk, Death Date: 22 Mar 1897, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Death Age: 17, Birth Date: abt 1880, Illinois.

Jimmy Renwick1

M, #27929, d. before December 1960
Father*John Thomas Renwick1 b. 24 May 1883, d. 10 Jun 1944
Mother*Mary Harriett Glidden1 b. 13 Jan 1894, d. 5 Aug 1968
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited25 Apr 2022
     Jimmy Renwick died before December 1960.1
     He was commonly known as Jim Renwick.2
     In the obituary of John Thomas Renwick who died 10 June 1944, his son who died in infancy, Jimmy Renwick was listed as predeceased.3,4
     In the obituary of Jack Renwick who died 14 December 1960, his brother, Jimmy Renwick, was listed as predeceased.1
     In the obituary of Mary Harriett Glidden who died 5 August 1968, her son, Jim Renwick, was listed as predeceased.2

Citations

  1. [S3682] Receive Word Here of Accidental Death of Jack Renwick, True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 16 Dec 1960, Page 2 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.
  2. [S12668] Mary Glidden Renwick Holcomb Sycamore, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, 08 Aug 1968, Page 13, column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Mary RENWICK HOLCOMB nee Glidden, 1894-1968 (Aged 76). Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.
  3. [S3254] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 , Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947; ""Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records."; cited as "IL Deaths & Stillbirths., Name: John Thomas Renwick.
  4. [S3624] John Thomas Renwick Dies Saturday Night., True Republican, Sycamore, Illinois, 13 June 1944, Page 2 viewed at Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection, John Thomas Renwick Dies Saturday Night. Hereinafter cited as True Republican.

Robert Edward Sparks1

M, #27930
Last Edited2 Jun 2022
     Robert married Esther Ann Featherston.2
     Robert Edward Sparks was described as a dentist in Kingston before 1897.1

Family

Esther Ann Featherston
Child

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Reuben Lesslie Sparks, Birth: 11 Dec 1893, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Robert Edward Sparks and Esther Ann Featherston. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Reuben Leslie Sparks & Marion Dewey.
  3. [S296] Enlistment papers & Service Files, Soldiers of the First World War, WWI Attestation Papers search (Ottawa, Ontario: Library and Archives Canada), CEF Attestation Paper: Reuben Leslie Sparks; Page 22. Hereinafter cited as WWI Service Files.

Esther Ann Featherston1

F, #27931
Last Edited2 Jun 2022
     Esther married Robert Edward Sparks.2
     Esther A. Sparks of Kingston was listed as next-of-kin/contact on her son Reuben's attestation (enlistment) papers.3
     Handwriting varies and her name may be interpreted as Esther A. Bollert.2

Family

Robert Edward Sparks
Child

Citations

  1. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Reuben Lesslie Sparks, Birth: 11 Dec 1893, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; Parents: Robert Edward Sparks and Esther Ann Featherston. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Reuben Leslie Sparks & Marion Dewey.
  3. [S296] Enlistment papers & Service Files, Soldiers of the First World War, WWI Attestation Papers search (Ottawa, Ontario: Library and Archives Canada), CEF Attestation Paper: Reuben Leslie Sparks. Hereinafter cited as WWI Service Files.
  4. [S296] Enlistment papers & Service Files, WWI Service Files, WWI Attestation Papers search, CEF Attestation Paper: Reuben Leslie Sparks; Page 1 and 22.

Dorothy D. Beamish1,2,3

F, #27937, b. 28 November 1927, d. 28 February 2008
Father*Harold Leroy Beamish1,2,4 b. 26 Dec 1899, d. 29 Aug 1980
Mother*Mary Inez Renwick1,2,4 b. c 1903
Relationship4th cousin of Richard Graeme Moffat
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     She was born on 28 November 1927 at Aurora, Aurora Twp., Kane County, Illinois, USA.5,4 Dorothy married Edward H. Kurtz on 18 June 1949 at Aurora, Aurora Twp., Kane County, Illinois, USA.2,3,6,7
     Dorothy D. Kurtz died on 28 February 2008 at Lutheran Hillside Village, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA, at age 80.3,8
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
Survived by her husband, Edward H. Kurtz. Predeceased by her parents: Harold Beamish and Mary Renwick Beamish. Predeceased: Joyce Steinmetz.3

     Dorothy D. Kurtz was buried on 18 April 2009 at South Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Kane County, Illinois, USA.3,9
     Dorothy appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Aurora, Aurora Twp., Kane County, Illinois in the household of her parents, Harold and Mary Beamish.4
     In the obituary of Joyce Marjorie Steinmetz who died 4 August 2000, her sister, Dorothy Kurtz, Oakwood, Georgia, was listed as a survivor.10
     She was cremated.2
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Peoria Journal Star published in Peoria, Illinois, 4 September 2008.3
     In the obituary of Edward H. Kurtz who died 7 March 2009, her wife, Dorothy Beamish, was listed as predeceased.6

Family

Edward H. Kurtz b. 13 Jul 1925, d. 7 Mar 2009
Marriage*Dorothy married Edward H. Kurtz on 18 June 1949 at Aurora, Aurora Twp., Kane County, Illinois, USA.2,3,6,7 

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Joyce Beamish Steinmetz.
  2. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  3. [S3687] Obituary - Dorothy D Kurtz, Peioria Journal Star, Peioria, Illinois, Sep 4 2008 viewed at www.legacy.com, Obituary: Dorothy D. Kurtz. Hereinafter cited as Peioria Journal Star.
  4. [S3548] Harold L Beamish household, 09 Apr 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Aurora, Kane, Illinois; Page: 12A & 12B; Enumeration District: 45-16, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: 523; Image: 1035.0; Family History Library Film: 2340258.
  5. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Dorothy D. Beamish Kurtz.
  6. [S3686] Obituary - Edward H Kurtz, Beacon News, Aurora, Illinois, Mar 19, 2009 viewed at www.legacy.com, Obituary: Edward H. Kurtz. Hereinafter cited as Beacon News.
  7. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
    Edward H. "Ed" Kurtz.
  8. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Dorothy D. Beamish Kurtz.
  9. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
    Dorothy D. Beamish Kurtz.
  10. [S9287] Obituaries: Steinmetz, Joyce B., Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Aug 5, 2000, Page 8, column viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Joyce Marjorie Steinmetz née Beamish; continued. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin State Journal.

Edward H. Kurtz1,2,3

M, #27939, b. 13 July 1925, d. 7 March 2009
Father*Louis Kurtz1
Mother*Bertha (?)1
Last Edited10 Jul 2022
     He was born on 13 July 1925 at Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming, USA.1,4 Edward married Dorothy D. Beamish on 18 June 1949 at Aurora, Aurora Twp., Kane County, Illinois, USA.5,2,1,4
     Edward H. Kurtz died on 7 March 2009 at Lutheran Hillside Village, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA, at age 83.6
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Edward H. Kurtz.
Predeceased: Dorothy Beamish, Louis Kurtz and Bertha Kurtz.1

     Edward H. Kurtz was buried on 18 April 2009 at South Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Kane County, Illinois, USA.1
     In the obituary of Joyce Marjorie Steinmetz who died 4 August 2000, her brother-in-law, Edward Kurtz, was listed as a survivor.7
     In the obituary of Dorothy D. Kurtz who died 28 February 2008, her husband, Edward H. Kurtz, was listed as a survivor.2
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper the Beacon News published in Aurora, Illinois, 19 March 2009.1

Family

Dorothy D. Beamish b. 28 Nov 1927, d. 28 Feb 2008
Marriage*Edward married Dorothy D. Beamish on 18 June 1949 at Aurora, Aurora Twp., Kane County, Illinois, USA.5,2,1,4 

Citations

  1. [S3686] Obituary - Edward H Kurtz, Beacon News, Aurora, Illinois, Mar 19, 2009 viewed at www.legacy.com, Obituary: Edward H. Kurtz. Hereinafter cited as Beacon News.
  2. [S3687] Obituary - Dorothy D Kurtz, Peioria Journal Star, Peioria, Illinois, Sep 4 2008 viewed at www.legacy.com, Obituary: Dorothy D. Kurtz. Hereinafter cited as Peioria Journal Star.
  3. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Dorothy D. Beamish Kurtz.
  4. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
    Edward H. "Ed" Kurtz.
  5. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  6. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Edward H. "Ed" Kurtz.
  7. [S9287] Obituaries: Steinmetz, Joyce B., Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Aug 5, 2000, Page 8, column viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Joyce Marjorie Steinmetz née Beamish; continued. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin State Journal.