Adams, Briggs, Dierking, Witskin

From: Ken and Laurie Huffman [[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:28 AM
To: Tammy DelVasto
Subject: RE: William and Elizabeth (Dierking) Adams

Dear Tammy,

I’m going to provide the information I found in reverse order. That is starting with the 1930 Census and working back. As I find the names of those who have died I will add their death information from the book, Cemeteries of Brown County, Illinois 1925-1972. I recommend that you follow up with requests to the State and County for birth, marriage and death certificates. They will provide some additional information. I will add the addresses for these resources at the end.

 

Mt Sterling Catholic Cemetery, pp. 159, 184

William H. Adams, 1887 – 28 Nov 1856  [full death date given on p. 414]

Elizabeth Dierking, wife of William H. Adams, 1895 – 1970

 

Henry Dierking (1858 - ?)

Anna Witskin, wife of Henry Dierking, 1865 – 23 Aug 1939 [full death date given on p. 410]

 

1930 Census of Brown County, Illinois, Mt Sterling Twp.

Column headings = house #/dwelling #/family #   Name relationship sex age marial_status age_at_marr birth_place father’s_bp mother’s_bp

--/169/178

William Adams head m 42 m 33 Illinois Illinois Illinois

Lizzie Adams wife f 34 m 25 Illinois Germany Illinois

Virginia R. Adams dau. f 9 s – Illinois Illinois Illinois

Clara M. Adams dau. f 7 s – Illinois Illinois Illinois

Charles H. Adams son m 5 s – Illinois Illinois Illinois

Sarah Adams mother f 71 wid 24 Illinois North Carolina Kentucky

 

1930 Census of Brown County, Illinois, Mt Sterling City

210/214/215

Henry Dierking head m 72 m 30 Germany Germany Germany

Anna Dierking wife f 64 m 23 Illinois Germany Germany

 

 

Hersman Cemetery, pp. 140, 147

Charles B. Adams 10 Aug 1855 – 12 Sep 1927

Sarah A. Briggs, wife of Charles B. Adams, 9 Jan 1859 – 7 Jun 1935

 

1920 Census of Brown County, Illinois, Mt Sterling Twp.

Columns  = dwelling#/family#   name relationship sex age marital_status emigration_date status year birth_place Father_bp mother_bp

105/105

Charles B. Adams head m 64 m - - - Illinois Kentucky Virginia

Sarah Adams wife f 61 m - - - Illinois North Carolina Kentucky

William Adams son m 32 s  - - - Illinois Illinois Illinois

 

107/107

Henry Dierking head m 61 m 1895 Nat 1900 Hanover, Ger. Hanover, Ger Hanover, Ger

Anna Dierking wife f 55 m - - - Illinois Hanover, Ger Wiezrhal?, Ger.

Elizabeth Dierking dau. f 24 s - - - Illinois Hanover, Ger Illinois

William Dierking son m 20 s - - - Illinois Hanover, Ger Illinois

Clara Dierking dau. f 17 s - - - Illinois Hanover, Ger Illinois

Helen Dierking dau. f 13 s - - - Illinois Hanover, Ger Illinois

Joseph Dierking son m 10 s - - - Illinois Hanover, Ger Illinois

 

1910 Census of Brown County, Illinois, Mt Sterling Twp.

Columns = dwelling#/family #  name relationship sex age marital_status years_married #children #children_liv birth_place fath_bp moth_bp

177/177

Henry Dierking head m 52 m 21 - -  Germany Germany Germany

Anna Dierking wife f 45 m 21 9 9 Illinois Germany Germany

Mary Dierking dau. f 20 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

George Dierking son m 18 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Bertrand Dierking son m 16 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Lizzie Dierking dau. f 14 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Anna Dierking dau. 12 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

William Dierking son m 10 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Clara Dierking dau. f 8 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Helen Dierking dau. f 3 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Joseph Dierking son m 5/12 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

 

1900 Census of Brown County, Illinois, Mt Sterling Twp.

Columns= dwelling#/family #  name relationship sex birth_month birth_year age marital_status yrs_married #children #children_liv birth_place fath_bp moth_bp

27/27

Henry C. Dierking head m Feb 1818 42 m 11 - -  Germany Germany Germany

Anna M. Dierking wife f Jul 1865 34 m 11 6 6 Illinois Germany Germany

Mary A. Dierking dau. f Jan 1889 10 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

George H. Dierking son m Sep 1982 7 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Barney J. Dierking son m Aug 1893 6 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Lizzie C. Dierking dau. f Jul 1895 4 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

Anna H. Dierking dau. Sep 1897 2 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

William J. Dierking son m Jul 1899 10/12 s - - - Illinois Germany Illinois

 

There are several other related Dierking and Adams families in these records. I did not extract them because I couldn’t make my commitment to you to get this to you this weekend. There are several more hours of analysis and copying to get them all. I recommend that if the interest is great enough that you or your daughter look at these Census records and decide if you want the information. I can easily provide burial information from the Cemeteries book.

 

I recommend that you request the death certificates from the State of Illinois, their url address is:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/projects/deathcerts.html

From this page you can lookup and order the certificates you want.

 

I also recommend that you request the marriage certificates for those married after 1900. Marriages prior to 1900 are listed at:

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/marrsrch.html

For 1901 and later you will have to write to the County clerk:

Brown County Clerk
Courthouse Bldg
200 West Court, Rm 4
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
(217) 773-3421

 

They charge $5 per search, whether they find the marriage or not. So send as much information as possible. The marriage certificates may provide some additional information that you do not yet have.

 

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Ken huffman

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tammy DelVasto [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 7:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: William and Elizabeth (Dierking) Adams

 

Hello!

 

I tried to use the link to the Adams surname email, but it was returned as a bad link, so I am writing

to you, Mr. Huffman, in hopes that you will forward this to the appropriate person.  I am interested in obtaining any information regarding William and Elizabeth (Dierking) Adams.  My grandmother is their middle child, Clara May (Betty) Kirgan.  My own daughter has many questions and most I don't have the answers to.  William was born about 1887 and died in late

November, early December of 1956.  Elizabeth (or also known as Lizzie) was born in 1895 and

died in 1969.  Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

 

Sincerely,

 

Tammy Kirgan DelVasto