From her death certificate, she lived in Chicago for 35 years. If th
is is close to correct that means she came to Chicago in about 1923.
In the 1900 census you find Louisa and Franklin Boyer in Dodge County, Neb
raska. All of the information that appears on this sheet is primarily fr
om that sheet.
Death notice shows her living at 120 E. 21st. St., Chicago. Death notice s
hows her as being 89. Death date from funeral home card.
Marriage information from copy of actual marriage certificate.
As of the 1900 census, it shows that she was here for six years. It sho
ws her coming here in 1884. In the column for how long you have be
en in the U.S., it is hard to tell if this number is 6 (1884 arrival
), or 16 (1874) arrival.
The 1900 census shows that she, and her parents, were all born in German
y. Shows her as being naturalized in either 1884 or 1889 (hard to read
). 1920 census shows here emigrating in 1880 and naturalized in 1895.
As of 1910 there is no list of any of the family being in Nebraska.
In 1920 census, Elizabeth Boyer is shown as being a servant for Sarah We
il in Cleveland, Cuyhoga County, OH.
Information from gravestone.
Death Certificate - Shows parents as unknown. Shows her living in Chica
go for 35 years. If that's correct, she came to Chicago in 1923.