No. 464

1. Name of Deceased in full: Joseph Gainoski
2. Sex: M Color: W
3. Place of Birth: Germany Father's Birth: Germany Mother's Birth: Germany
4. Age: about 64 years -- months -- days
5. Lived in Illinois: 21 years, in Chicago 21 years
6. Died on the 8 day of January 1909, at about __M.
7. Married Occupation: Laborer
8. Place of Death: Trimming Room, Mince Meat Dept., Morris Co.
9. Place of Usual Residence: 5140 W. 49th St. [error, see below]
10. Place of Burial: St. Maria Date of Burial: January 10, 1909 Hour _M
11. Undertaker: Leo Scharf Address: 5001 Ashland Ave. License No. 204

Cause of Death: From Organic Heart Disease

I hearby certify, that the above stated personal particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that the cause of death of the above named and described deceased was as above written by me.
Witness my hand, This 8 day of January 1909

Peter M. Hoffman
Coroner of Coroner's Physicians

• The Gainowskis used a variety of spellings for their name. They used Gainoski for Joseph's death certificate.
• The about 64 years, suggests a year of birth of about 1844; however the 1900 Census suggest March 1846.
• The 21 years in Chicago, suggests a year of arrival of about 1887 in Chicago; however, they may have stayed in Boston for a short while. The 1900 Census suggest they immigrated to the USA about October or November 1886.

• It appears a couple of digits were reversed in the address, it should be 1540 W. 49th Pl. The Ganowksys lived at that address since 1893 and thus the death certificate home address is probably in error.
• St. Maria Cemetery is St. Mary's Cemetery in Evergreen Park.

Gainowski, Joseph 64, 5140 W. 49th St. January 8

• As with the death certificate, it appears a couple of digits were reversed in the address, it should be 1540 W. 49th Pl.

• This is a transcription of the St. Augustine Internment Record.
• The date of death as January 7 appears to be in error, it should be the 8th.

• Geinofski is a phonetic spelling of Gainowski.
• The age of 62 matches a date of birth of March 1846.

The plot sketch provided indicates a Gainoski family plot with 6 graves.

The coordinates of the plot is Lot N13, Block 13, Section D.
Filled graves are:

1. Rosa Gainoski 4-25-33
2. Joseph [Gainoski] 1-9-09
3. Mary Lynch 9-27-38
4. 3 babies, one named Helen Rose, probably the daughter of Lillian.
5. Lillian E. Rose 12-3-70

• Date shown are burial dates. However, Joseph's actual date of burial was January 10, 1909.
• There is a picture of Joseph and Rosa Gainoski's headstone in the Gainowski Picture Collection.

• Mary Lynch is Joseph and Rosa Gainowski's daughter. According to the 1900 Census, she was born 1884 in Germany. Mary died at age 54.
• Lillian E. Rose is Joseph and Rosa Gainowski's daughter. According to the 1900 Census, she was born in March 1888 in Illinois. Lillian was called Helena at birth. Lillian died at age 82.

• The above is a transcription of the Gainowski Tombstone at St. Mary's Cemetery.

• Of interest is the spelling of Gainowski as Geinosky and not Gainosky as in both of their death certificates. Certainly some thought went into this choice of spellings as it was put into granite.