Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameEsther M. GEFFERT 
Memo1900 census Dec 1895
OccupationMother of 2 children
Education8th grade
FatherRev. Franz Wilhelm GEFFERT (1864-1907)
MotherHenrietta Marie Elise WEINRICH (1867-1941)
Spouses
Marriage19202720
ChildrenArleen Jane (1923-1979)
Howard Fred (1928-2014)
Census notes for Esther M. GEFFERT
1900 Michigan, Osceola County, Richmond Twp., Reed City, E.D. 156, sheet 14A, stamped page 243, film T623-737 (taken 15 June 1900)
Osceola Street, dwelling 293, family 295
Geffert, Frank W., head, white, male, Dec 1864, age 35, married 8 yrs., born Wisconsin, parents Germany, minister Lutheran Evangelical
---------, Henrietta M., wife, white, female, July 1867, age 32, married 8 yrs., mother of 5 children, 5 living, born Illinois, parents Germany
---------, Julia H., daughter, white, female, Oct 1892, age 7, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Rudolph L., son, white, male, Sept 1894, age 5, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Esther M., daughter, white, female, Dec 1895, age 4, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Edna H., daughter, white, female, Aug 1898, age 1, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Vera E., daughter, white, female, Apr 1900, age 1/12, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
1910 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., Arlington heights, E.D. 133, sheet 16A, stamped page 305, film T624-241 (taken 27 Apr 1910)
dwelling 312, family 380
Geffert, Henrietta, head, female, white, age 42, married once, mother of 9 children, 9 living, born Illinois, parents Germany, own income
---------, Julia, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, dressmaker
---------, Rudolph, son, male, white, age 15, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Esther, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Edna, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Vera, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Hilda, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Lydia, daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Walter, son, male, white, age 4, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Martha, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
1920 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., Arlington Heights, E.D. 230, sheet 7A, stamped page 213, film T625-363 (taken 9 Jan 1920)
dwelling 134, family 145
Schlomann, William, head, male, white, age 37, married, born Illinois
---------------, Amanda, wife, female, white, age 34, married, born Illinois
---------------, Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Illinois
Geffert, Henriette, head, female, white, age 52, widow, born Illinois, parents born Germany
----------, Julia, daughter, female, white, age 27, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, stenographer at railroad
----------, Esther, daughter, female, white, age 24, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, stenographer at railroad
----------, Edna, daughter, female, white, age 21, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, telephone operator
----------, Vera, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, stenographer, wholesaler
----------, Hilda, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, saleswoman retail shop
----------, Lydia, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
----------, Walter, son, male, white, age 14, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
----------, Martha, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
1930 Indiana, Allen County, Wayne Twp., Fort Wayne City, part of ward 10, E.D. 2-45, S.D. 3, sheet 6B, film T626-575 (taken 8 April 1930)
817 Hamilton Drive, dwelling 141, family 146
Reincke, Fred M., head, owns house $7000, male, white, age 32, married age 22, born Indiana, parents born Germany, steam railroad conductor, served WWI
----------, Ester M., wife, female, white, age 34, married age 24, born Michigan, father born Wisconsin, mother born Illinois
----------, Arline J., daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother Michigan
----------, Howard F., son, male, white, age 2+, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother Michigan
1940 Indiana, Allen County, Wayne Twp., Fort Wayne, ward 10, E.D. 94-102, sheet 2A, stamped page, 1567
817 Hamilton, household 32, owns, $6000
Reinke, Fred M., head, male, white, age 43, married 8th grade, born Indiana, lived in same house in 1935, freight conductor, railroad
---------, Esther, wife, female, white, age 44, married, 8th grade, born Michigan, lived in same house in 1935
---------, Arleen, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, 2 yrs high school, born Indiana, lived in same house in 1935
---------, Howard, son, male, white, age 12, single, 5 grade, born Indiana, lived in same house in 1935
Osceola Street, dwelling 293, family 295
Geffert, Frank W., head, white, male, Dec 1864, age 35, married 8 yrs., born Wisconsin, parents Germany, minister Lutheran Evangelical
---------, Henrietta M., wife, white, female, July 1867, age 32, married 8 yrs., mother of 5 children, 5 living, born Illinois, parents Germany
---------, Julia H., daughter, white, female, Oct 1892, age 7, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Rudolph L., son, white, male, Sept 1894, age 5, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Esther M., daughter, white, female, Dec 1895, age 4, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Edna H., daughter, white, female, Aug 1898, age 1, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Vera E., daughter, white, female, Apr 1900, age 1/12, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
1910 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., Arlington heights, E.D. 133, sheet 16A, stamped page 305, film T624-241 (taken 27 Apr 1910)
dwelling 312, family 380
Geffert, Henrietta, head, female, white, age 42, married once, mother of 9 children, 9 living, born Illinois, parents Germany, own income
---------, Julia, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, dressmaker
---------, Rudolph, son, male, white, age 15, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Esther, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Edna, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Vera, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Hilda, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Lydia, daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Walter, son, male, white, age 4, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
---------, Martha, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
1920 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., Arlington Heights, E.D. 230, sheet 7A, stamped page 213, film T625-363 (taken 9 Jan 1920)
dwelling 134, family 145
Schlomann, William, head, male, white, age 37, married, born Illinois
---------------, Amanda, wife, female, white, age 34, married, born Illinois
---------------, Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Illinois
Geffert, Henriette, head, female, white, age 52, widow, born Illinois, parents born Germany
----------, Julia, daughter, female, white, age 27, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, stenographer at railroad
----------, Esther, daughter, female, white, age 24, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, stenographer at railroad
----------, Edna, daughter, female, white, age 21, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, telephone operator
----------, Vera, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, stenographer, wholesaler
----------, Hilda, daughter, female, white, age 18, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, saleswoman retail shop
----------, Lydia, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
----------, Walter, son, male, white, age 14, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
----------, Martha, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois
1930 Indiana, Allen County, Wayne Twp., Fort Wayne City, part of ward 10, E.D. 2-45, S.D. 3, sheet 6B, film T626-575 (taken 8 April 1930)
817 Hamilton Drive, dwelling 141, family 146
Reincke, Fred M., head, owns house $7000, male, white, age 32, married age 22, born Indiana, parents born Germany, steam railroad conductor, served WWI
----------, Ester M., wife, female, white, age 34, married age 24, born Michigan, father born Wisconsin, mother born Illinois
----------, Arline J., daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother Michigan
----------, Howard F., son, male, white, age 2+, single, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother Michigan
1940 Indiana, Allen County, Wayne Twp., Fort Wayne, ward 10, E.D. 94-102, sheet 2A, stamped page, 1567
817 Hamilton, household 32, owns, $6000
Reinke, Fred M., head, male, white, age 43, married 8th grade, born Indiana, lived in same house in 1935, freight conductor, railroad
---------, Esther, wife, female, white, age 44, married, 8th grade, born Michigan, lived in same house in 1935
---------, Arleen, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, 2 yrs high school, born Indiana, lived in same house in 1935
---------, Howard, son, male, white, age 12, single, 5 grade, born Indiana, lived in same house in 1935
Obituary notes for Esther M. GEFFERT
The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) October 31, 1973
Deaths Elsewhere
Mrs. Esther Reincke, 77, nee Geffert, of Fort Wayne, Ind., formerly of Arlington Heights, died Monday in convalescent home in Fort Wayne, Ind., after a long illness. She was born Dec 3, 1896 in Howard City, Mich.
Funeral service and interment are today in Fort Wayne.
Surviving are a husband, Fred; a daughter, Mrs. Arleen (Darwin) Stanley of Fort Wayne; a son, Howard and daughter-in-law, June Reincke, also of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. Julia Colba, Mrs. Edna Kehe, Mrs. Vera Lackner, Mrs. Hilda Karstens, Mrs. Lydia Schroeder and Mrs. Martha Winkelman, all of Arlington Heights, and two brothers, the Rev. Rudolph Geffert of Harvey, Ill., and the Rev. Walter Geffert of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.
Deaths Elsewhere
Mrs. Esther Reincke, 77, nee Geffert, of Fort Wayne, Ind., formerly of Arlington Heights, died Monday in convalescent home in Fort Wayne, Ind., after a long illness. She was born Dec 3, 1896 in Howard City, Mich.
Funeral service and interment are today in Fort Wayne.
Surviving are a husband, Fred; a daughter, Mrs. Arleen (Darwin) Stanley of Fort Wayne; a son, Howard and daughter-in-law, June Reincke, also of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. Julia Colba, Mrs. Edna Kehe, Mrs. Vera Lackner, Mrs. Hilda Karstens, Mrs. Lydia Schroeder and Mrs. Martha Winkelman, all of Arlington Heights, and two brothers, the Rev. Rudolph Geffert of Harvey, Ill., and the Rev. Walter Geffert of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.