Valentine Conrad was born on February 26, 1910 in Chicago to Wilma Sheppard and Frank Knauz. Valentine’s early life was rather convoluted, as her mother was married three times. Wilma’s first [...]
Veronica Payne was born on October 18, 1913 in Chicago to Martin Vogt and Eileen O’Rourke. Martin emigrated from Germany and worked as a stenographer in Chicago, while Eileen, who was of Irish [...]
Antonia Pakulski was born on October 10, 1905 in Poland to Bartholomew and Gosia Kowalczyk. Antonia was the youngest of seven children, and when she was just one year old, the family immigrated [...]
Irene Bailey was born on October 7, 1906 in Letts, Iowa to Andrew and Gertrude Roth. Andrew farmed about 150 acres of land, and Gertie cared for their seven children: Roland, Molly, Bert, [...]
Blanche Eustace was born on July 12, 1904 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Richard Chambers and Edith Norbis. Richard was born in upper New York State in a town called Watertown, and his family [...]
Margaret (Maggie) Devinson was born on January 10, 1902 in Sault St. Marie, Michigan. Her parents were John Williams and Bridget Kennedy, both of whom were born in Canada. John was of English [...]
William Jefferson Sanders was born on January 16, 1921 in Tennessee to Lamar and Ivory Sanders. William reports that he has many brothers and sisters and many half-siblings as well, but that he [...]
Winifred Hughes was born on June 1, 1905 to Italian immigrants and was one of eleven children. Winnie attended grammar school until she was just nine years old when she came down with an unknown [...]
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 [...]
