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So far I've only come across one letter speaking briefly about Anna: 11-25-1932 Irene
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Anna Marie Klein Wachdorf 5-12-1861 to 3-9-1941 |
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Siblings
1863-Henry Klein 1867-Catherine 1871-Christina Klein Lehman 1876-George Klein plus five who did not live
Catherine became Mother Mary Anthony Klein a nun of the Poor Clare Colettine Order Santa Barbara Mission |
married 4-18-1882 in St. Peter's Church, Chicago to 5-14-1861 to 10-14-1937 |
Children all born in Chicago
1883-Clara Roster 1884-Kitty Hochertz 1886-Harry H. Wachdorf 1888-Edward Wachdorf 1892-Joseph Wachdorf 1895-Lettie Myers 1897-Mae Wachdorf 1899-Frances Stevens 1902-Madge Wachdorf
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Her parents: John H. Klein & |
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his parents: unknown |
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Her Klein grandparents: unknown of Germany
Her Alberg grandparents: maybe Georg & Claudia Alberg |
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Her paternal aunts & uncles are not known. If the Christiana Alberg who entered the US in 1850 on the Peter Hattrick is the same as our Christina Alberg, then her Alberg aunts and uncles included Nicolas & wife Magdalena, another Magdalena, Heinrich/Henry, and perhaps Maria (Linwood) & Johann. Best I can tell, only Henry remained in the US |
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Middle name discovered on the line for "mother's maiden name" on the death certificate for her daughter, Madeline.
Click on Klein to go to information about Anna's siblings and her father's line. Click on Christina Alberg for her mother's information.
1870 census Chicago Ward 8
John Klein, age 42, foundry hand, real estate value $1800, personal estate 200, born Prussia
Christine Klein, age 34, keeping house, born Prussia
Mary Klein, age 11, at school, born IL (as are her siblings)
Anna Klein, age 9, at school
"Samuel" Klein, age 7, male, at school
Catherine Klein, age 3, at home
"Hanah" Klein, age 1, female
1880 census, Chicago District 66, Stewart Avenue
John Kline, age 52, day laborer, born in Prussia of parents born in Prussia
wife Christina, age 44, keeping house, born in Prussia of parents born in Prussia
daughter Mary, age 21, milliner, born in IL (as are her siblings)
daughter Anna, age 19, at home
son Henry, age 17, wks in Saddlery (was Samuel in 1870)
daughter Katrina, age 13, at home
son Harry, age 11, at school (was female and Hanah in 1870)
daughter Christina, age 8, at school
son George, age 4
1882 marriage certificate is in the image gallery on the Anton Wachdorf page.
1882 Chicago City Directory, under the Dressmakers category: "Klein, Anna, wid. Anthon, 270 W. Chicago av"
Was she listed as "wid" (presumably short for widow) in error, and it should have said "betrothed"? Or did respectable women pretend to be widows in order to justify making money? In the 1882 City Directory her husband (or perhaps only her future husband when the listing came out) was listed as, "Wachdorf, Anton, fireman, house 258 W. 14th." (Her address listing could have been a shop, not a home.) One last thing to note from the directories--in the 1880 census her family is on Stewart Avenue. In the 1884 City Directory, there is a listing for "Wachdorf, Anton, fireman, house 91 Stewart av."
1900 census, Chicago Ward 30, District 945, 418 W. 58th St.
Anton Wachdorf, age 39, born May 1861, married 18 years, immigrated 1865, naturalized, engineer-loco
wife Annie, age 39, born May 1861, mother of 8 of whom 8 are living
daughter Clara, age 17, born June 1883, milliner
daughter Katherine, age 15, born Aug 1884 (no profession listed, nor "at school")
son Henry, age 13, born Aug 1886, at school (Harry)
son Edward, age 11, born Aug 1888, at school
son Joseph, age 8, born June 1892, at school
daughter Coletta, age 5, born May 1895
daughter "Mary," age 2, born July 1897 (Mae)
daughter Frances, 10 months, born Aug 1889
(NOTE: neighbor is John C. Miller, policeman, with sons John F. born in 1887 and Andrew born in 1894. John F. is witness on marriage certificate of Edward Wachdorf and Andrew is witness on marriage certificate of Joseph Wachdorf)
1910 census, Chicago Ward 31, District 1338, 316 W. 58th St.
Anton Wachdorf, age 45, in 1st marriage 25 yrs, column for immigration year says "?", naturalized, engineer--bridge co
wife Anna, age 45, mother of nine of whom 9 are living
daughter Catherine, age 25, packer--Stone Bros.
son Henry, age 23, chauffeur--automobile (Harry)
son Joseph G, age 17, messenger--railroad
daughter Coletta, age 14
daughter "Mary" A, age 11 (Mae)
daughter Frances B, age 9
daughter Magdalena, age 7
(Note son Edward is living at 355 W. 58th with his new in-laws, the Pflegers.)
1920 census, Chicago Ward 31, District 1896, 316 W. 58th Street (owned)
Anton Wachdorf, age 58, immigrated 1863, naturalized 1882, elect. eng--Electric Bridge
wife Anna, age 58
daughter Coletta, age 23, packing--jewelry house
daughter "Mary," age 22, bookkeeper--jewelry house (Mae)
daughter Frances, age 20, packer--jewelry house
daughter Madeline, 17, steno--(illegible)
(NOTE: neighbor is once again John C. Miller--see 1900 census for comments)
1930 census, Chicago Ward 17, Block 51, 316 W. 58th Street (owned, not rented, valued at $4000, with radio)
Anton Wachdorf, age 68, married at 21, immigrated 1866, naturalized, engineer--bridge
Wife Anna, age 68, married at 21
Grand-daughter Coletta, age 15, born IL (Joe's daughter)
daughter "Mary," age 32, general office--novelty co. (Mae)
daughter Magdalen, age 27, stenographer--Chicago Motor Co
son Henry, age 42, married at 37, auto mechanic--auto shop (Harry, whose wife Dell is with her sister at 334 W. 58th)
(Note that the neighbor is John C. Miller again--see 1900 census. Note also that son Edward lives just down the street at 334 W. 58th.)
