Person:Genevieve Strebig (1)

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Genevieve Ellen (Ella) STREBIG
b.13 Apr 1890 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
d.10 Jun 1977 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
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m. 8 May 1888
  1. Charles Sylvester [Cy] STREBIG1889 - 1956
  2. Genevieve Ellen (Ella) STREBIG1890 - 1977
  3. Mary Cathryn (Sr Mary Basilide) STREBIG1891 - 1969
  4. Isabel Ann STREBIG1892 - 1979
  5. Gabrielle Agnes STREBIG1894 - 1954
  6. Bernadette Amelia STREBIG1896 - 1986
  7. Lillian Susan STREBIG1899 - 1990
  8. Francis Peter STREBIG1902 - 1977
  9. Lawrence Henry STREBIG1904 - 1992
  10. James John Strebig1907 - 1951
  11. Helen Marie STREBIG1909 - 1909
  12. Virginia Mary Cecelia STREBIG1911 - 2000
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Name Genevieve Ellen (Ella) STREBIG
Gender Female
Birth? 13 Apr 1890 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Census[1] 1900 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Census[2] 1910 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Census[4] 1920 NOT FOUND
Census[3] 26 Apr 1930 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Death? 10 Jun 1977 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana
Soc Sec No? 356-18-7818


Notes [1980] by Barbara TOOHIG for Vivian WOMACK research project: Ella, with little formal education, self-taught herself to a point that people at the newspaper thought she had college. She became one of the first women classified advertising managers in the country, and really did both classified and display dept, but was not given the title because they thought a man should be head of display dept. The man whose name was listed was a wild alcoholic and often could not report for work--let alone do his work. She did it for him. We have pictures of her going up in an airplane--one of the first women to go on some type of sightseeing jaunt in area. She won some kind of voting contest when about 18 years old, where votes came from soliciting donations for some charity or some such; won a nice one-carat diamond. Have picture of that.

At about age 11 to 13 she was given to Dr BOWERS as a form of indentured servant to help pay a large medical bill that her family had incurred. Later on in life she was pretty bitter about it. Her father was more harsh and sometimes cruel to her and the boys. she left home several times because of his conduct but always returned because she felt so sorry for her mother. She always tried to ease her mother along. Dr BOWERS did give her one thing worthwhile--a longing for better education and better conditions. Her family kept her out of school so much she had only the equivalent of a 4th or 5th grade education. She taught herself the rest by study at the public library.


References
  1. ↑ 1900 US census.

    1900 Fort Wayne IN: with parents [q.v.]; Ellen G, dau, b Apr 1890, age 10, at school

  2. ↑ 1910 US Census.

    1910 Fort Wayne IN: with parents [q.v.]; Ella, dau, 20 IN, grocery clerk

  3. ↑ 1930 US Census.

    1930 PA Alleghany Pittsburgh ward 19, ED 322, sheet 48A [p 172]; 2807 Naragansett Av:
    Armond A BISSONNETTE, 38 IL IL IL, salesman, artificial limbs; rents [$60], no radio, not a veteran; married age 37.
    Ella G, wife, 40 IN PA MO, not employed; married age 39.

  4. ↑ not found: Ella, 30, anywhere.
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