ctgc genealogy

I came across Katharina Horneff's obituary by accident. I wasn't expecting to find it. Horneff 1 is one of the few unique surnames I have and I search it on any new database I find. In this case it was in GenealogyBank which has the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1834-1922. In my results was an obituary for Katharina Hornef from 1911. It stated that the funeral would be at her grandson, Jacob Carman's house. Seems cut and dry, but I still had to check to make sure it was my Jacob Carman since there were two of the same age in Philadelphia at the time. It took me awhile to be convinced, too, despite the unique name and the grandson being named. The truth was I thought I would never find Katharina Hornef. Indeed, I didn't even know that was her name. My grandmother's grandmother was Catherine 2 Hornef Carman and she passed away in 1913. I had no luck in finding her on the Census records 3 before she married and only her father was listed on her death certificate. ...