Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameLydia D. GEFFERT
Birth6 Jan 1904, Michigan5
Death19 Feb 1994, Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona5
BurialMemory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Illinois
OccupationFiling Clerk Printing Office, mother of 2 children
Education8th grade
ReligionLutheran
FatherRev. Franz Wilhelm GEFFERT (1864-1907)
Spouses
Birth13 Dec 1901, Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois5
DeathSep 1976, Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois5,2731
Burial11 Sep 1976, Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Illinois2731
ChildrenKenneth William (1932-1997)
Census notes for Lydia D. GEFFERT
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 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., Arlington heights, E.D. 2105, sheet 8B, film T626-499 (taken 8 Apr 1930)
204 W. St. James, dwelling 187, family 191
Geffert, Henrietta, head, owns house $9000, male (?), white, age 62, widow, born Illinois, parents Germany
----------, Julia, daughter, female, white, age 37, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, comtom operator, railroad station
----------, Hilda, daughter, female, white, age 28, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, comtom operator, advertising
----------, Lydia, daughter, female, white, age 26, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, filing clerk, printing
----------, Martha, daughter, female, white, age 23, single, born Michigan, father Wisconsin, mother Illinois, filing clerk, varnish co.

1940 Illinois, Cook County, Wheeling Twp., Arlington Heights, E.D. 16-161, sheet 6A, stamped page 2820? (taken 12 April, 1940)
1008 Highland, household 122, rents, $28
Schroeder, William, head, male, white, age 37, married, 8th grade, born Illinois, lived in same house in 1935, rate clerk, steam railroad
-------------, Lydia, wife, female, white, age 35, married, 8th grade, born Michigan, lived in same house in 1935
-------------, Kenneth, son, male, white, age 7, single, 2nd grade, born Illinois, lived in same house in 1935
-------------, Judith, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Illinois
Obituary notes for Lydia D. GEFFERT
Daily Herald, Chicago, Illinois, Thursday, February 24, 1994, Page 331
Lydia D. Schroeder
Memorial services for Lydia D. Schroeder, (nee Geffert) 90, of Arlington Heights, will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27 at Lutheran Home and Service for the Aged- St. John the Beloved Chapel, Arlington Heights.
She was born Feb. 6, 1904, in Reed City, Mich.
Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. She died Saturday, Feb. 19 in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Mrs. Schroeder was a homemaker and a member of Faith Lutheran Church from 1946 to 1991.
She was the wife of the late William F. Schroeder; mother of Kenneth W. (Sandra J.) Schroeder of Arlington Heights and Judith I. (Donald E.) Kelly of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; grandmother of four; great-grandmother of one, and sister of Hilda (Elmer) Karstens of Lake Ridge, Va. and Martha (Harvey) Winkelman of Arlington Heights.
She was preceded in death by her sisters and brothers, the Rev. Walter (Ann) Geffert, the Rev. Rudolph (Meta) Geffert, Julia (Frank) Colba, Esther (Fred) Reinke, Vera (William) Lackner, and Edna (Albert) Kehe.
Memorials may be made to donor’s favorite charity.
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