Person:Esther Bjornberg (1)

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Esther Eugenia Bjornberg
b.3 Sep 1875 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
d.Sep 1969 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States
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m. 3 Aug 1873
  1. Ellen Bjornberg1874 - 1969
  2. Esther Eugenia Bjornberg1875 - 1969
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Name[1][2][3] Esther Eugenia Bjornberg
Gender Female
Birth[4][5] 3 Sep 1875 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Census[7] 1900 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Emigration[2] 24 Aug 1905 Hamborg, Germanyvacation
Census[1] 1910 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Census[6] 1920 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Census[3] 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Immigration[5] 7 Sep 1930 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesvacation
Emigration[5] Liverpool, Lancashire, Englandvacation
Death[4] Sep 1969 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States

Esther Eugenia Bjornberg was the teacher of Room 2, Riverdale School in 1903. In 1900 she lived with her mother and stepfather north of the school, still in Ward 34 but in ED 1118, which was a narrow strip between 113th and 114th Streets just west of Lake Calumet, in the vicinity of (in?) the company town of Pullman. This area was somewhat north of the school but since many of the kids and/or their parents worked for the Pullman Company at one time or another, clearly a reasonable commute.

Esther's parents were both born in Sweden, but her father Carl Bjornberg died before 1886, and her mother remarried Ernest Wahlgren in 1886. Esther had a sister Ellen.

By 1910, Esther was a teacher at the Chicago Training School for Missions (perhaps inspired by her time teaching in South Chicago?), where she appears to have been employed right through 1930 (and probably for life?). Her sister Ellen lived with her mother and stepfather until 1930 (stepfather only in 1930). She was a stenographer for a law office until 1920, and in 1930 an insurance agent.

Neither Esther or Ellen ever married. In Esther's case, this may have been due to her employment at the training school and the general disapproval of married women "deaconesses" (see the Training School links). They did, however, manage to make trips overseas. In 1905, Esther went to Germany (or at least returned from there), possibly on a mission related to her teaching duties? And in 1930, both Esther and her sister Ellen went to England (or returned from there).

Esther died in 1969 in Evanston, Cook County, and her sister Ellen died later that year in Chicago.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1910/">NARA</a>.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,178 rolls. Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, ED , roll T624_246, part , page .

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).

    Online publication - Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Mikrofilmrollen K 1701 - K 2008, S 17363 - S 17383, 13116 - 13183.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Chicago, Cook, Illinois, ED 2433, roll 421, page , image 307.0.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ancestry.com. Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).
    Online publication - Ancestry.com. Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data -
  6. Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. Rolls # 1-454. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  7. Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891. Micropublication M277. RG036. Rolls #1-115. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Chicago Ward 6, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, ED , roll , page , image 86.

  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).

    Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Cook, Illinois, ED 1118, roll T623 290, page 18B.

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