Notes for Edith M. SPECK
Edith’s father was born in Germany, possibly Berlin, and her mother in Switzerland and both spoke German.
1505 On 15 April 1910 she had been married for two years, had borne one child who was not alive and lived with her husband Robert Hill in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her parents had both been born in Germany.
1573 On 1 January 1920 Edith Hill, 31, and her husband Robert lived at 230 South Robert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota with their children Walter, 9, William, 8, Ivy, 5, Robert, Jr., 4, and James aged 7 months.
1489On 1 April 1930 Edith M., 38, and Robert A. Hill, 40, lived in a house he rented for $28 a month at 261 East Robie Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota with their children Walter L., 19, William G., 18, Ivy P., 16, Robert A. Jr., 13, James J., 9 and Geraldine M., 5. They had been married at age 20 and 18 respectively, and Robert worked as an electrician in a packing house.
1490 On 1 April 1940 Edith Hill was the married, head of household in a home she rented for $20 a month at 429 Robert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota. No husband is listed, she is unemployed and lived in the same house in 1935. She lived with Walter, 27, Ivy, 24, Robert, 22, Jimmy, 20 and Geraldine, 15, all born in Minnesota. William G. has left home.
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Research notes for Edith M. SPECK
Notes for Robert A. (Spouse 1)
On 1 June 1880 Robert was 2 years old and lived with his parents and sister Mary in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
1493On 1 April 1900 Robert A., 22 and single lived with his parents and 2 siblings in Los Angeles, California and worked as a fresco painter.
1492 On 15 April 1910 Robert Hill, a 23 year old telephone lineman lived with his wife of two years, Edith M. Hill in a home they rented at 94 Robert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota. They had no living children. Robert’s father was born in Wisconsin and his mother in Minnesota.
1573On 1 January 1920 Robert Hill, 33, lived in a six family dwelling he rented at 230 South Robert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota with his wife Edith, 31, and children Walter, 9, William, 8, Ivy, 5, Robert, Jr., 4, and James aged 7 months. Robert had been born in Minnesota, his father in Wisconsin and his mother in Minnesota. He was an electrician in a twine factory.
1489 On 1 April 1930 Robert A. Hill, 40, lived in a house he rented for $28 a month at 261 East Robie Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota with his wife Edith M., 38, and children Walter L., 19, William G., 18, Ivy P., 16, Robert A. Jr., 13, James J., 9 and Geraldine M., 5. They had been married at age 20 and 18 respectively, and he worked as an electrician in a packing house.
1490 On 1 April 1940 Robert A. Hill does not live with his wife and family.
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