Finding John and Lizzie Gallagher after arrival in NY in 1910

[shellyesq]

Links to Cook County death indexes, etc. - http://www.deathindexes.com/illinois/cook.html

The WWII Draft Registration cards generally available to the public are from 27 April 1942, so we know they were alive then.

[helenjean]

Thanks Shelly  for the link and also for giving me a point in time to start from - it's a big list! Helen

[helenjean]

I've just been given this photo post card by a cousin: on the back is "Chicago Photo Postal Studio, 5109 Ashland Ave." and by the look of the clothes, it might have been taken in the early years of last century.  Could this be John and Lizzie perhaps? (I don't know of any other family connection to Chicago).  Is there a way of finding the studio?

[shellyesq]

There are some city directories for Chicago online here - http://www.chicagoancestors.org/#tab-tools  I tried looking under the business listings for photographers in the 1910 directory.  Lots of photographers were on Ashland Avenue, but a quick look did not reveal any at that address.

Did you ever figure out when John & Lizzie died?

[helenjean]

Thanks Shelly -
I'm having some difficulty downloading PDFs at the moment (computer trouble!), but I did notice on the site you sent the link for, a reference to renumbering of Chicago streets in 1911. No, I haven't found dates of death for either John or Lizzie - the list of possible matches was very long and there were no clues on the Cook County Death Indexes (that I could see) to help with shortening the list for either (very common) name. The only other possible avenues that I can think of are via John's employer or cemetery/obituary records: any clues would be very much appreciated!

[shellyesq]

I think this is Elizabeth's death - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9J-CTNT

[helenjean]

Wow: thanks Shelly!  I will explore further, now this has narrowed down the search for John's date of death to between 1942 and 1963, and presumably I should start looking at the same cemetery. 

[helenjean]

I have recently found John's death on Family Search: 14 Mar 1953 at Evergreen park, Cook, Illinois address 718 West 103rd Street burial at Calumet Park, Illinois (Cedar Park Cemetery - Elizabeth is buried there too) - so I guess this ties up the last loose end with this couple.  The informant was one Rose O'Connor - I've no idea what that connection is -  and of course the cause of death is not shown.  Anyway, thanks so much everybody for your interest - much appreciated!  Helen