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The Daily Inter Ocean, 5 October
1893
(Illinois)
OBITUARY
Mrs. Mary Chivill
Mrs. Mary Chivill, one of the earliest settlers of Chicago, passed away
yesterday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. M. Umbdenstock,
No. 423 Sedgwick street. Deceased was a native of Cornwall, England, and
was 87 years old at the time of her death. She settled in Chicago in the
early days of 1834. Her mental faculties remained unimpaired up to the
time of her late illness, which was of two weeks’ duration. Mrs.
Chivill’s funeral will be from her late residence Friday. Her remains
will be interred at Graceland.
Contributed by Bob Bolitho
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