Beatrice Wills was born on February 17, 1917 in Chicago to Emil and Petra Schmidt, both of German descent. Emil worked as a coal and ice man, and Petra cared for their two children, Beatrice and [...]
Gustaw Szwarc was born on July 13, 1916 in the tiny village of Gulin, Poland. His father, Jacek, worked in an office, and his mother, Wera, cared for their seven children—five boys and two [...]
Fanny Jones was born on May 19, 1926 in Kentucky on a farm. Her parents, Ike and Gertie Stores, had seven children, but not much is known about them except that they were of German and Irish [...]
