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Woodlawn Cemtery

7750 W Cermak Road
Forest Park, Illinois

langnermartin Martin Langner, born 23 Oct 1897 in Cicero, died 31 May 1948 in Cicero
 munaribessieBessie Marie Munari (nee Dolecki), born 16 Jun 1900 in Chicago, died 12 Aug 1977 in Berwyn
 pietrzakmarieMarie Elaine Pietrzak (nee Langner), born 13 Apr 1918 in Cicero, died 25 Oct 1978 in Cicero

Carried Message Through Confederate Lines (1921)

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Doyle celebrated her ninetieth birthday, May 21, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Doyle, the wife of a Civil War Captain and the mother of Hon. C. J. Doyle, former Secretary of State, is one of the few women who carried messages through the confederate lines during the Civil War.


Contributed 25 Jan 2013 by Deb Haines

Source: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Published Quarterly by the Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield, Illinois. Vol. 14 April-July, 1921 No. 1-2.