Esther Agnes (Stuewe) Black (1917 - 1995)

Born 5 Jul 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Died 18 Sep 1995 at age 78 in San Francisco County, California, United States

Biography

Esther Stuewe was born on July 5, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois.^[1][2] She was the daughter of Paul Stuewe and Martha Kosche.^[1][3][2]

Esther's mother died in 1924 and the children lived with Esther's father Paul A. Stuewe and their aunt, Agnes Kosche.^[4] When Paul died in 1931, the children lived with their aunt, now Agnes Prettack, and her husband and children.^[5]

Esther married ____ Black sometime before April 1960, when she updated her Social Security Number file.^[2]

She died on September 18, 1995 in San Francisco, California.^[6]

Census Notes

1920 Census: Chicago, Ward 5, Cook County, Illinois^[3]

Paul Stuewe Head M 34 New York Casing worker, Packing house

Martha Stuewe Wife F 24 Illinois

Esther Stuewe Daughter F 2 Illinois

1930 Census: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois^[4] Residence: Sawyer Avenue

Paul Stewe Head M 44 New York Married at age 30, String Work, Factory

Esther Stewe Daughter F 12 Illinois

Ruth Stewe Daughter F 9 Illinois

Norma Stewe Daughter F 6 Illinois

Agnes Kosche Sister-in-law F 38 Illinois Housekeeper, Private family

1940 Census: Chicago Ward 13, Cook County, Illinois ^[5]

Michael Prettack Head Male 50 Illinois

Agnes Prettack Wife Female 48 Illinois

Ruth Prettack Daughter Female 22 Illinois

Esther Stuewe Niece Female 22 Illinois Clerk, Mail order house

Ruth Stuewe Niece Female 19 Illinois File clerk, Mail order house

Norma Stuewe Niece Female 16 Illinois

Louis Prettack Son Male 9 Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940, database, FamilySearch Illinois Birth, Paul Stuewe and Martha Kosche as parents in entry for Esther Stuewe, 05 Jul 1917; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 53464, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,308,788.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch Social Security Number files, Esther Agnes Stuewe, .
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, Esther Stuewe in the household of Paul Stuewe, Chicago Ward 5, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing ED 277, sheet 5B, line 86, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 308; FHL microfilm 1,820,308.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Esther Stewe in household of Paul Stewe, Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 582, sheet 2A, line 14, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 441; FHL microfilm 2,340,176.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch 1940 Census, Esther Stuewe in household of Michael Prettack, Ward 13, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-874, sheet 3B, line 41, family 63, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 947.
6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch California death index, Esther Agnes Black, 18 Sep 1995; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. No image.