Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Daniel O'Sullivan

Daniel and Elizabeth were married at the Church of Holy Family, at May & 12th Ave. in Chicago Illinois.

In 1870, Daniel O'Sullivan worked as a moulder. A short time after that, he entered the liquor trade and ran a saloon in the same location as the family home (297 W. 12th St., Chicago).

Daniel O'Sullivan died of "Dropsey." Dropsey (sometimes spelled dropsy) is edema (swelling), often caused by kidney or heart disease. Dropsy would be called congestive heart failure today. It is an accumulation of fluid around the heart, for a variety of complex reasons.


Elizabeth Maloney

According to the 1900 census, Elizabeth came to America in 1855.


Edgar L. Kost

In 1917, 26 year old Edgar L. Kost of 1139 Clay Ave., N.Y., N.Y. filled out a U.S. Military draft registration card. The microfilmed image of the card is unclear and difficult to read. Edgar gave his date and place of birth as Oct 10 (?), 1890 in N.Y., N.Y. He indicated that he had a wife and child for whom he was responsible. Edgar was described as being of medium height and slender build, with brown eyes and brown hair.

At the time of the 1920 census, Edgar Kost (29) rented an apartment at 1139 Clay Ave. in the Bronx, NY where he lived with his wife Emily (24) and son Edgar (5). Edgar was employed as a manager at a rubber company. Everyone was a native of New York City, as were Edgar and Emily's mothers. Their fathers were from Germany and Ohio, respectively.

In 1930, the family rented an apartment for $78 a month at 64 Jesup Place in the Bronx. The household consisted of Edgar L. (39), his wife Emily (34), and their children Edgar L. Jr. (15) and Marilyn E. (3 mos). Edgar Jr. attended school. Edgar Sr. was a manager for a tire company. Everyone in the household was born in New York, as was Emily's mother. Edgar's father and mother were natives of Germany and New Jersey, respectively; and Emily's father was from Ohio.