Rosemary Luckstrim was born on September 5, 1912 in Chicago to Ora Feigel and Peter Luckstrim, both of whom were of Irish/German descent. Peter worked on and off in factories, and Ora cared for [...]
Nelson Pederson was born on July 22, 1931 in Chicago to Emil Pederson and Asta Brahms, both immigrants from Denmark. It is thought that Emil worked in a factory in Ravenswood, near where the [...]
Sadie Riley was born on February 16, 1914 on a farm near Pittsburgh, Kansas to Lonnie Belanger and Jeannette Fenske. Lonnie was a cattle farmer, and Jeanette cared for their six children: Fae, [...]
Clement Rybar was born on February 6, 1915 in Slovakia to Jonas Rybar and Alena Kriz. Jonas owned a substantial farm, and even though he and Alena had seven children to help, they still needed [...]