Chicago Home for Jewish Children
, Cook County, Illinois, 1900
Chicago Home for Jewish Children
34th Ward, Chicago, Hyde Park Township
Cook County, Illinois, A.D. 1900*
1 Loe????heim Aaron Head M Apr 1839 61 Germany Germany Germany 1883 17 Supt Y Y Y
2 Loe????heim Anna Wife F Apr 1850 50 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1888 12 Matron Y Y Y
3 Krauss* Amelia Step-dau F Feb 1880 20 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1888 12 Y Y Y
4 Bennet* Josephine Servant F Aug 1854 45 Louis Louis Louis House manager Y Y Y
5 Bates Sarah Servant F Aug 1856 43 Can Eng Can Eng Can Eng 1865 35 Seamstress Y Y Y
6 Witt Paul Servant M Jul 1866 33 Germany Germany Germany 1893 7 Janitor Y Y Y
7 Anixter Sarah Servant F Aug 1867 32 New York Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) Head nurse Y Y Y
8 Schenc Anna Servant F May 1880 20 Germany Germany Germany 1897 3 Parlor maid Y Y Y
9 Foley Katie Servant F Mar 1875 25 Ill Ireland Ill Laundress Y Y Y
10 Pocsenski* Anna Servant F Feb 1884 16 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1899 Dishwasher Y Y N
11 Cernak Christine Servant F Jul 1882 17 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1899 0 Dishwasher Y Y Y
12 Schwarze Fred C Servant M Jul 1865 34 Ill Germany Germany Engineer-mechanical Y Y Y
13 Hanson* Bessie Servant F Jun 1881 18 Ill Scotland England Trained nurse Y Y Y
14 Cantor Edward Inmate M Dec 1889 10 Ill Bohemia Germany At school 10 Y Y Y
15 Gunst* George Inmate M Jan 1888 12 Hungary Hungary Hungary 1890 10 At school 10 Y Y Y
16 Silefeski* Eva Inmate F Aug 1890 9 Ill Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) At school 10
17 Goldman Max Inmate M May 1887 13 Russia Russia Russia 1892 8 At school 10 Y Y Y
18 Goldman Fannie Inmate F Apr 1886 14 Russia Russia Russia 1892 8 At school 9 Y Y Y
19 Socril* Gertrude Inmate F Apr 1885 15 Ill Russia Russia At school 10 Y Y Y
20 Rosenthal Lizzie Inmate F Mar 1885 15 Russia Russia Russia 1890 10 At school 10 Y Y Y
21 Levy Morris Inmate M Mar 1890 10 Ill Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) At School 8 Y Y Y
22 Koher* Albert Inmate M Jun 1889 10 Ohio Hungary Hungary At school 10 Y Y Y
23 Wa?chter* David Inmate M Oct 1888 11 Hungary Hungary Hungary 1893 7 At school 10 Y Y Y
24 Goldberg Sam Inmate M May 1889 11 Ill Russia Pol(Russ) At school 10 Y Y Y
25 Hirschberg Jake Inmate M Sep 1890 9 New York Russia Russia At school 10
26 Ganzer Samuel Inmate M Oct 1886 13 Russia Russia Russia 1887 13 At school 10 Y Y Y
27 Raugh Alice Inmate F Oct 1886 13 Missouri Germany Germany At school 8 Y Y Y
28 Schoenberg Hattie Inmate F Jan 1889 11 Russia Russia Russia 1889 11 At school 10 Y Y Y
29 Morris Levy Inmate M Nov 1885 14 Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) 1886 14 At school 10 Y Y Y
30 Burgerman Sam Inmate M Sep 1886 13 New York Germany Germany At school 10 Y Y Y
31 Burgerman Harry Inmate M Nov 1890 9 Penn Germany Germany At school 10
32 Satt William Inmate M Jun 1888 11 Pol(Ger) Pol(Ger) Pol(Ger) 1897 3 At school 10 Y Y Y
33 Grossman Jennie Inmate F Aug 1892 7 New York Pol(Ger) Pol(Ger) At school 10
34 Grossman Henrietta Inmate F Aug 1893 6 New York Pol(Ger) Pol(Ger) At school 10
35 Daus* Henry Inmate M Dec 1889 10 Ill Ill Ill At school 10 Y Y Y
36 Daus* Paul Inmate M Jun 1894 5 Ill Ill Ill At school 10
37 Schayer Maurice Inmate M Apr 1889 11 New York Germany New York At school 10 Y Y Y
38 Schayer Harry Inmate M Jul 1891 8 New York Germany New York At school 9
39 Gunst* George Inmate M Jan 1888 12 Hungary Hungary Hungary 1880 10 At school 10 Y Y Y
40 Sappen Abraham Inmate M Jun 1888 11 Ill Russia Russia At school 10 Y Y y
41 Sappen Mollie Inmate F Apr 1890 10 Ill Russia Russia At school 10 Y Y Y
42 Sappen Etta Inmate F Apr 1892 8 Ill Russia Russia At school 10
43 Sappen Rosy Inmate F Apr 1893 7 Ill Russia Russia At school 10
44 Solomon Charles Inmate M Dec 1891 8 Ill Russia Austria At school 10
45 Cohen Harry Inmate M Dec 1888 11 Russia Russia Russia 1895 5 At school 10 Y Y Y
46 Chesterkofsky Ida Inmate F Nov 1889 10 Russia Russia Russia 1895 5 At school 10 Y Y Y
47 Chesterkofsky Mamie Inmate F Jul 1893 6 Ill Russia Russia At school 10
48 Friedlaender* Ben Inmate M Jan 1893 7 Ill Germany Germany At school 10
49 Bufferestein* Anna Inmate F Dec 1892 7 Ill Russia Russia At school 10
50 Bufferestein* Ida Inmate F Jan 1884 6 Ill Russia Russia At school 10
51 Burgerman Sophie Inmate F Feb 1889 11 Penn Germany Germany At school 10 Y Y Y
52 Bornstein Esther Inmate F May 1889 11 Ill Germany Germany At school 8 Y Y Y
53 Hefter Solomon S Inmate M Aug 1890 9 Ill New York Ill At school 10
54 Silepski* Mary Inmate F Sep 1893 6 Ill Pol(Russ) Pol (Russ) At school 10
55 Kulp Isidor Inmate M Dec 1892 7 Iowa Russia Russia At school 9
56 Risman Samuel Inmate M Mar 1891 9 Ill Ill Ill At school 10
57 Risman Annie Inmate F May 1893 7 Ill Ill Ill At school 10
58 Horst Monroe Inmate M May 1892 8 Ill Ken Ill At school 9
59 Horst Amy Inmate F Jul 1889 10 Ill Ken Ill At school 10 Y Y Y
60 Ash David Inmate M Jan 1892 8 Ill Russia Russia At school 10
61 Ash Harry Inmate M Feb 1894 6 Ill Russia Russia At school 5
62 Weiss Annie Inmate F Sep 1890 9 New York Hungary Hungary At school 4
63 Weiss Sadie Inmate F Nov 1891 8 New York Hungary Hungary At school 7
64 Weiss Esther Inmate F Jan 1894 6 New York Hungary Hungary At school 5
65 Rubenstein Bessie Inmate F Mar 1888 12 Can Eng Russia Russia 1898 2 At school 5 Y Y Y
66 Rubenstein Abraham Inmate M Dec 1890 9 Ill Russia Russia At school 5
67 Rubenstein Sam Inmate M Mar 1894 6 Ill Russia Russia At school 5
68 Casper Willie Inmate M Feb 1895 5 Ill Russia Pol(Russ) At school 5
69 Casper Peter Inmate M May 1883 7 Ill Russia Pol(Russ) At school 5
70 Casper Sally Inmate F Oct 1891 8 Ill Russia Pol(Russ) At school 5
71 Casper Moses Inmate M Dec 1889 10 Ill Russia Pol(Russ) At school 5 Y Y Y
72 Casper Henry Inmate M Oct 1888 11 Ill Russia Pol(Russ) At school 5 Y Y Y
73 Cohen Isidor Inmate M Feb 1892 8 Ill Russia Russia At school 5
74 Silverman Louis Inmate M Apr 1891 9 Ill Russia Russia At school 5
75 Silverman Charles Inmate M Nov 1892 7 Ill Russia Russia At school 4
76 Sieberman Nathan Inmate M Dec 1892 7 Ill Russia Sweden At school 4
77 Sieberman Bert Inmate M Jul 1890 9 Ill Russia Sweden At school 4
78 Sablong Freda Inmate F Jan 1892 8 Ill Hungary Hungary At school 4
79 Dosky Max Inmate M Jul 1894 5 Missouri Russia Russia At school 4
80 Frank Bennie Inmate M Feb 1893 7 Ill Hungary Hungary At school 4
81 Frank Samuel Inmate M Apr 1890 10 Ill Hungary Hungary At school 10 Y Y Y
82 Frank Joe Inmate M Aug 1888 11 Ill Hungary Hungary At school 10 Y Y Y
83 Donner William Inmate M Feb 1891 9 Ill Hungary Hungary At school 10
84 Donner Joseph Inmate M May 1893 7 Ill Hungary Hungary At school 10
85 Goodman Adolph Inmate M Mar 1895 5 Ill Pol(Ger) Pol(Ger) At school 10
86 Levin* Henry Inmate M Sep 1893 6 New York Russia Russia At school 10
87 Levin* Harry Inmate M Mar 1894 6 Ill Russia Russia At school 10
88 Wolff Solomon Inmate M Jan 1894 6 Ill Holland Holland At school 10
89 Stiefelman* Jacob Inmate M Sep 1891 8 Ill Pol(Russ) Russia At school 5
90 Lewis Sam Inmate M Mar 1894 6 Wis Russia Russia At school 3
91 Garbolsky Harry Inmate M Oct 1894 5 Ill Russia Russia At school 6
92 Garbolsky Frieda Inmate F Oct 1891 8 Can Eng Russia Russia 1892 8 At school 6
93 Adler Samuel Inmate M Jul 1893 6 Ill Russia Russia At school 4
94 Weltman Estella Inmate F Aug 1890 9 Tex Germany Germany At school 4
95 Weltman Kate Inmate F Jul 1892 7 Tex Germany Germany At school 8
96 Weltman Herbert Inmate M Jul 1894 5 Tex Germany Germany At school 8
97 Gollis Goldie Inmate F May 1894 6 Ill Russia Russia At school 8
98 Abramowitz Bessie Inmate F Apr 1895 5 Ill Russia Russia At school 4
99 Abramowitz Annie Inmate F Sep 1893 6 Ill Russia Russia At school 4
100 Klein Oscar Inmate M May 1889 11 Ill Hungary Bohemia At school 8 Y Y Y
101 Klein Leo Inmate M Oct 1890 9 Ill Hungary Bohemia At school 8
102 Weisman Mary Inmate F Sep 1891 8 Iowa Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) At school 7
103 Weisman Rosie Inmate F Sep 1893 6 Iowa Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) At school 7
104 Weisman Fannie Inmate F Nov 1894 5 Iowa Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) At school 8
105 Risman Fannie Inmate F Apr 1890 10 Ill lll Ill At school 7 Y Y Y
106 Risman Michael Inmate M Jan 1890 10 Ill Unknown Unknown At school 3 Y Y Y
107 Greenebaum* Harry Inmate M Apr 1895 5 Ill Ohio New York At school 3
108 Press Jacob Inmate M Apr 1894 6 Iowa Pol(Russ) Pol(Russ) At school 5
109 Beckman Fannie Inmate F Aug 1894 5 Ill Russia Russia At school 6
110 Beckman Sam Inmate M May 1893 7 Ill Russia Russia At school 3
111 Rosenthal Reuben Inmate M Jun 1895 4 Ill Russia Russia At school 1
112 Greenbaum* Maurice Inamte M Jun 1893 6 Ill Ohio New York At school 3
** Transcriber's Remarks **
Columns above represent: Name, relationship, gender, month and year born,
age, birthplace, birthplace of father birthplace of mother, year came to
U.S., how many years in U.S., occupation, number of months in school, and
whether can read, write and speak English.
Columns omitted were: Race, as all where white; marital status, as all were
single except for #1, 2, 4, 5, and 12 (see them below); number of children
born and number of children still living, as information given only for #2,
4, and 5 (see them below); citizenship, as information given for only #1 and
#6 (see them below); number of months unemployed as all adults indicated
none; housing information as info only given for #1 (see below).
Transcriber abbreviated: Superintendent as Supt, Louisiana as Louis, Canada
as Can, Poland as Pol, Illinois as Ill, Pennsylvania as Penn, Kentucky as
Ken, Wisconsin as Wis, Texas as Tex, and Y for yes.
The enumerator abbreviated: England as Eng when associated with Canada, and
Russia as Russ, and Germany as Ger, when associated with Poland.
Address of Orphanage: (5233?-5230?) Drexel Avenue (street numbers are hard
to read; on another census sheet, they look like 6300-6320).
This census was taken on the 14th day of June, 1900 by John Paul Ritchey,
Enumerator.
1 Might be Loewenheim; naturalized; owned a house which was mortgaged;
married 11 years; was naturalized citizen; owned a home with mortgage.
2 Might be Loewenheim; married 11 years;
had 2 children, both living.
3 Might be Krause
4 Looks like Besmit, might be Bennet; widowed, no children born.
5 Widowed, with one child born, not living.
6 Petitioned for Naturalization.
10 Might be Posemski, Possinski, Poscinski, Posewski or something similar
to any of these.
12 Widowed
13 Might be Hanson, Hauson
15 Might be Gernst
16 Might be Silepski
19 Might be Sacril
22 Might be Koker
23 Looks like Walchter or Waechter.
35-36 Surname might be Daers or something similar.
39 Might be Gernst
48 Might be Driedlaender
49-50 Might be Buffenstein
54 Might be Silefski
86-87 Might be Levin (looks like Livin).
89 Might be Stiepelman
107, 112 Surname for #107 is spelled with an "e"; surname for #112 is hard
to read. Looks like "Greenbaum" but might be something more like
Greenbeiser(?)
CITATION
Ancestry.com, On-line Census Images.
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Illinois
Cook County, 34th Ward, Chicago
Hyde Park Township
SD 1, ED 1081, Sheets 20B-21B; Images 40-42 of 49
Img Ref#: 261-263/Roll: T623 289.
This list was Transcribed by
Carol Holmbeck
23 March 2002
for The Orphans' Home Website
