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Marriage: Children:
  1. Elaine M. Graham: Birth: 27 MAR 1930 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Death: 4 DEC 2014 in Boone County, Illinois, USA

  2. Donald E. Graham: Birth: 20 JUN 1931 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Death: 17 APR 2011 in Illinois, USA


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Notes
a. Note:   RESEARCH STANDARD APPLIED
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  Florence Marie Maisel is my maternal great aunt, which is via common ancestry with Stanley Maisel and Anastasia Mazur. Florence was initially identified in the census living with her parents. Additional details were provided by Elaine Dolinkski.
  Based on the application of recognized genealogical standards of proof, the descent and family structure of Florence Marie Maisel has been sufficiently established beyond any reasonable doubt. The basis for the descent of Florence begins with the census records, which show her living with her parents. The basis for family structure begins with both obituaries. This has been subsequently supported with the additional interlocking records and documentation listed further below.
  1905 BIRTH OF EDWARD GRAHAM
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  Edward F. Graham was born on Friday, February 24, 1905 in Thorp, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. The date of birth and location were determined from his death records.
  1907 BIRTH OF FLORENCE MARIE MAISEL
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  Florence Marie Maisel was born on Friday, October 18, 1907 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
  The "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949" is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Event Type: Birth; Event Date: 18 Oct 1907; Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; Name: Florence Marie Maisel; Gender: Female; Father's Name: Stanley Maisel; Father's Age: 28; Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1879; Father's Birthplace: Poland; Mother's Name: Anastasia Mazur; Mother's Age: 26; Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1881; Mother's Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois; Certificate Number: 109825; Registration Date: 21 Jan 1942; Registration Place: Cook, Illinois."
  1907 BAPTISM OF FLORENCE MARIE MAISEL
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  Florence Marie Maisel was baptized on Sunday, October 27, 1907 at Holy Innocents Church in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
  The "Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925" is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Event Type: Baptism; Event Date: 27 Oct 1907; Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; Name: Florentina Marianna Maisel; Gender: Female; Father's Name: Stanislaus Maisel; Father's Gender: Male; Mother's Name: Anastasia Mazur; Mother's Gender: Female."
  The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was a typewritten form in Latin with handwritten information, and obtained from the FamilySearch website: “Number: 166; Name: Florentina Marianna Maisel; Born: October 18, 1907; Baptized: October 27, 1907; Father: Stanislaus Maisel; Mother Maiden: Anastasia Mazur; Godfather: [obscured] Razapski; Godmother: Julianna Mazur.”
  1910 CENSUS OF FLORENCE MARIE MAISEL
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Thursday, April 21, 1910 shows Florence Marie Maisel living with her parents at 1440 West Chicago Avenue in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Lawrence Maisel [sic - Florence], son [sic - daughter], male [sic - female], white, age 2, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany (Poland), mother born in Illinois."
  1915 CENSUS OF FLORENCE MARIE MAISEL
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  The Iowa State Census enumerated in 1915 shows Florence Marie Maisel living at 917 Grand Avenue in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: “Florence Maisel, age 9, educated to 3rd grade, born in Illinois, no church affiliation, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, female, white, single, 2 years in Iowa.
  1920 CENSUS OF FLORENCE MARIE MAISEL
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Saturday, January 3, 1920 shows Florence Marie Maisel living with her parents at 859 Robey Avenue in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Florence Maisel, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, attended school, can read, can write, born in Illinois, father born in Polish, father's mother tongue: Polish, mother born in Illinois, speaks English, no occupation.”
  1930 CENSUS OF THE EDWARD GRAHAM FAMILY
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Wednesday, April 16, 1930 shows the family of Edward Graham living at 3180 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
  The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Edward Graham, head of household, renting, monthly rent: 45, radio, male, white, age 25, married, age at marriage: 22, can read and write, born in Wisconsin, father born in Poland, mother born in Illinois, occupation: Mechanic, can speak English, veteran: no; Florance Graham, wife, female, white, age 22, married, age at marriage: 20, can read and write, born in Illinois, Father born in Germany, mother born in Illinois, occupation: none, can speak English; Elaine Graham, daughter, female, white, 0 months, single, born in Illinois, father born in Wisconsin, mother born in Illinois."
  1940 CENSUS OF THE EDWARD GRAHAM FAMILY
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  The U.S. Census enumerated on Saturday, April 6, 1940 shows the family of Edward Graham living at 2915 Central Park Avenue in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
  The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Edward Graham, head of household, male, white, age 34, married, educated to 1st grade, born in Wisconsin, lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois on April 1, 1935, occupation: polish buffer metal manufacturing; Florence Graham, wife, female, white, age 32, married, educated 2 years of high school, born in Illinois, lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois on April 1, 1935; Elaine Graham, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, attending school, educated to 3rd grade, born in Illinois, lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois on April 1, 1935; Donald Graham, son, male, white, age 8, single, attending school, educated to 3rd grade, born in Illinois, lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois on April 1, 1935."
  1951 OBITUARY MENTION OF FLORENCE MARIE GRAHAM
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 2, 2021
  Florence Marie Graham is mentioned in the obituary of Anastasia Maisel, which appeared in the Dziennik Chicagoski, a Polish Newspaper from Chicago, Illinois, on February 27, 1951. The obituary names Florence M. Graham as a surviving daughter, and that her husband was Edward F. Graham.
  1956 DEATH OF EDWARD GRAHAM
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  Edward F. Graham died at the age of 51 on Sunday, September 2, 1956 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Edward was buried on Wednesday, September 5, 1956 in St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery in Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
  The following appeared in the Chicago Tribune newspaper from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on Monday, September 3, 1956: "Edward F. Graham, beloved husband of Florence, nee Maisel; dear father of Elaine O'Brien and Donald Graham; dear son of Victoria Graikowski; fond brother of Helen Mack, Mary Cominek, Water, Anthony, George, and Ann Graham; loving grandfather of five; father in law of John J. O'Brien Jr. and Virginia A. Graham. Funeral Wednesday, 10:15 a.m., from funeral home, 3517-27 N. Pulaski road, to St. Stephen's church, Des Plaines, Ill. Interment St. Adalbert's. Independence 3-5800."
  The "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998" is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Event Type: Death; Event Date: 02 Sep 1956; Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, United States; Name: Edward F Graham; Gender: Male; Age: 51; Birth Date:; 24 Feb 1905; Birthplace: Thorp, , Wisconsin; Burial Place: Niles, , Illinois; Address: 1805 Howard Street; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Polisher Buffer; Race: White; Father's Name: Frank Graikoski; Mother's Name: Victoria Dressler; Spouse's Name: Florence M Graham; Informant's Name: Florence M Graham; Cemetery: St Adalbert; Funeral Home: Theis Funeral Home."
  The "Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989" is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Event Type: Burial; Event Date: 05 Sep 1956; Event Place: Niles, Cook, Illinois, United States; Cemetery: St. Adalbert; Name: Edward F Graham; Age: 51; Birth Year (Estimated): 1905." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the FamilySearch website: "Name: Edward F. Graham; Place of Death: Des Plaines, Illinois; Age: 51; Burial: September 5, 1956; Lot: 210-212; Block: C; Section: 38."
  1976 DEATH OF FLORENCE MARIE GRAHAM
 Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 3, 2021
  Florence Marie Graham died at the age of 68 on Saturday, September 4, 1976 in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA. Florence was buried on Tuesday, September 7, 1976 in the St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery in Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
  The following appeared in the Chicago Tribune newspaper from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on September 6, 1976: "Florence M. Graham, nee Maisel, beloved wife of the late Edward F.; loving mother of Elaine (Eugene) Dolinski and Donald (Virginia); fond grandmother of five; great grandmother of one; sister of Josephine (Ralph) Horton and Stanley (Marion) Maisel, Funeral Tuesday, 9 a.m., from John V. May Funeral Home, 4553-61 Milwaukee Av., to St. Cecelia Church, Mount Prospect, Ill. Mass 10 a.m. Internment St. Adalbert. Visitation Sunday after 4 p.m."
  The “U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Florence Graham; Social Security Number: 326-18-0606; Last Residence: Elgin, Kane County, Illinois 60120; Birth Date: October 18, 1907; Death Date: September 1976; State of Issue: Illinois Before 1951."
  The "Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989" is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Event Type: Burial: Event Date: 07 Sep 1976; Event Place: Niles, Cook, Illinois, United States; Cemetery: St. Adalbert; Name: Florence M Graham; Age: 68; Birth Year (Estimated): 1908." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was typewritten, and obtained from the FamilySearch website: "Name: Florence M. Graham; Place of Death: 1264 Cedar Avenue, Elgin, Illinois; Age: 68; Burial: September 6, 1976; Lot: 210; Block: C; Section: 38."
  The “U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Florence Graham; Birth Date: 18 Oct 1907; Birth Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Death Date: 1 Sep 1976; Death Place: Illinois, USA; Cemetery: Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Father: Stanislaw "Stanley" Maisel; Mother: Anastazja "Anastasia" Maisel.”


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