Aloria Antoinette Bliss1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16846, (1879 - 1926)
FatherMarshall W. Bliss4,5 (6 Oct 1829 - 26 Sep 1917)
MotherMary Ann Smail4,5 (12 Mar 1848 - 21 Jan 1924)

Key Events:

Birth: 13 Jan 1879, Cooksville, Illinois6,7
Marriage: 25 Dec 1897, Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois, William Charles Niephagen (25 Jul 1874 - 30 Nov 1952)8,9,10
Death: 7 May 1926, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois5,11
Burial: 10 May 1926, Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Illinois5,12

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Narrative:

     Aloria Antoinette Bliss was born on 13 Jan 1879 in Cooksville, Illinois.6,7 She was known to family as Nettie, and that name was even used in most official records, such as her marriage licence, and her tombstone.13,14,3
     Aloria married William Charles Niephagen, son of Henry Niephagen and Mary Knortz, on 25 Dec 1897 in Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois.8,9,10
     Nettie and William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois, at 705 E. Buchanan, enumerated 5 Jun 1900, reporting that the family owned its home, which was mortgaged. Their daughter Marie was listed as living with them.15
     Nettie and William appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois, at 1106 East Clay St., enumerated 21 Apr 1910, reporting that the family rented its home. Their daughter Marie was listed as living with them.16
     Nettie and William appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois, at 407 Jefferson St., enumerated 5 Jan 1920, reporting that they owned their home, free of mortgage. Two lodgers, Maria M. Campbell, a nurse age 21, and Ethel C. Fuller, age 27, are listed as living with them. It appears that two other married couples are renting space in the same building from them.17 She was a dressmaker working from her home by 1920.18
     Aloria died on 7 May 1926 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at age 47.5,11 She was buried on 10 May 1926 in Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Illinois.5,12

Children:
     Child with William Charles Niephagen:

Citations

  1. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Aloria Antoinette Niephagen, citing FHL #1613374, pg 20892, and cert no 442, shows father's surname as Bliss.
  2. [S1195] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, online, record for William C Niephagen and Nettie Bliss, citing vol. K pg. 227, license #12850.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 137901666, Aloria Antoinette "Nettie" Bliss Niephagen, includes tombstone photo showing name as Nettie Bliss Niephagen.
  4. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Wm. C. Niephagen and Nettie Bliss, citing FHL #1401959.
  5. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Aloria Antoinette Niephagen, citing FHL #1613374, pg 20892, and cert no 442.
  6. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Aloria Antoinette Niephagen, citing FHL #1613374, pg 20892, and cert no 442, shows date, town, and state.
  7. [S1194] Wm Neipagen household, 1900 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 21, and state.
  8. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Wm. C. Niephagen and Nettie Bliss, citing FHL #1401959, shows date, with year as 1898, town, county, and state.
  9. [S1195] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, online, record for William C Niephagen and Nettie Bliss, citing vol. K pg. 227, license #12850, shows date, with year as 1897, and county.
  10. [S1194] Wm Neipagen household, 1900 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois, shows married 3 years.
  11. [S718] Illinois State Archives, Database of Death Certificates, online, record for Aloria Antoinette Niephagen, citing cert no 2720442.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 137901666, Aloria Antoinette "Nettie" Bliss Niephagen, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S1195] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, online, record for William C Niephagin and Nettie Bliss, citing vol. K pg. 227, license #12850.
  14. [S1196] William C. Niephagan household, 1920 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois, shows name as Nettie E. Niephagan.
  15. [S1194] Wm Neipagen household, 1900 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois.
  16. [S1193] Wm Niephagen household, 1910 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois.
  17. [S1196] William C. Niephagan household, 1920 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois.
  18. [S1196] William C. Niephagan household, 1920 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois, shows occupation as dressmaker, at home, working on her own account.
  19. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Marie Bell Swearingen, shows mother's surname as Bliss.
  20. [S1194] Wm Neipagen household, 1900 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois, shows Marie as the daughter of Nettie's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  21. [S1193] Wm Niephagen household, 1910 U.S. Census, McLean Co., Illinois, shows Marie as the daughter of Nettie's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.