Census 1930 for Chicago

[Kjell Halvorsen]

Enke Inanda Strom var, iflg dødsattest for avdød ektemann Casper Strom, den 6 desember 1930 bosatt 2851 N.Normandy Avenue i Chicago.

Hvor kan en finne informasjon om hvilken tellekrets i byen denne adressen kan ha tilhørt ved folketellingen ca 6 mnd tidligere ? Jeg tror bestemt at ekteparet Casper Bertram Holm Strøm og Inanda Halvorsen har vært bosatt på denne adressen lenge, men har ikke funnet dem i noen av tellingene etter at de emigrerte fra Norge i 1892.

Med kunnskap om tellekrets og evt distriktsnr kunne jeg gjort en systematisk leting i listene for å se om de var bosatt under andre navn enn oppgitt i dødsattesten for Casper Strom som jeg har fått tilsendt.

Mvh Kjell Halvorsen.

[dn12258]

Det eneste jeg har funnet så langt er netopp Caspers død...

Har du mer data på dem, født når, barn??

[Kjell Halvorsen]

Hei og takk for utvist interesse, Tor.

Casper Bertram Holm ble født 24 sept 1854 i Rælingen, Akershus av foreldre Gmd Peder Christiansen og Petrine Marie Holmsdatter, bosatt gard Lille Strøm. 9 nov 1890 i Fredrikshald ble Kaspar Bertram Holm Strøm, Ingeniør ved mek. verksted, Frstad v(est) viet til Julie Ermanze Inanda Halvorsen, født 8 Jan 1864 i Berg, Smaalenene av foreldre Rorskarl Johan Halvorsen og Johanne Marie Larsdatter, bosatt Sponvigen.

Iflg emigrasjonsprotokoll utvandret de til Amerika med reisemål Chicago den 4 august 1892. Ved ankomst Ellis Island er Iwanda Strom registrert som amerikansk citizen, utreisehavn Christiania, 2 stk bagasje. Jeg har ikke funnet Kasper Strøm registrert ankommet med samme skip (eller andre !). Dette har virket litt underlig hele tiden og kan være en forklaring på hvorfor jeg ikke finner noen av dem registrert i US Fed Census 1900-1930, med de navn som oppgis ved dødsattesten.

Pga ovennevnte vet jeg heller ikke om de hadde barn.

Dødsattest vist i første innlegg er en kopi med rettelse av den opprinnelige, som ble utstedt 8 des 1930. På den opprinnelige dødsattest er en K.P.Hammerstad oppført som 'informant' med samme bostedsadresse som avdøde. Et søk etter ham i tellingen for 1930 viser at familien Kristen Hammerstad også da var bosatt 2851 N Normandy Ave i Chicago. Hvor var da Casper og Inanda ?

Inanda Strom var åpenbart i live pr 6 des 1930, men jeg har ikke funnet hennes død ved søk i index for Chicago death certificates 1916-1947. Hennes yngre gifte søster Victoria Eugenie Ericsson var ved tellingene i både 1920 og 1930 bosatt 3556 Armitage Avenue, noen kvartaler lenger sørøst i byen. Victoria er samme person som 11 des 1930 sendte en korreksjon til den opprinnelige dødsattesten.

Takknemlig for råd på hvordan gå videre her. Finnes det noen med lokalkunnskap som kan gi tips om hvilke kirker i området det ville være naturlig å få utført kirkelige handlinger ? Casper Strom ble gravlagt på nærliggende Mt Olive Cemetery den 9 des 1930.

Vedlagt er utdrag fra Census 1930 som viser Kristen Hammerstad m/familie og andre bosatt i N Normandy Avenue.

Kjell H.

[Margit R Bakke]

Hei Kjell,

Sorry, I read the request from email and not the message board. Casper could have been any place, as the census was in April to June and he died in December.
Next time I will check the message board.
I do not understand all that you are looking for, but here is the Hammerstad family on Normandy Avenue in Chicago in 1930.

Margit in Minnesota

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Kirsten Hammerstad
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Gura
Race: White
Occupation:
Education:
Military Service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Kirsten Hammerstad 54
Gura Hammerstad 49
Astrid Hammerstad 19
Pearl Hammerstad 11

[Kjell Halvorsen]

Hi Margit,

I thank you for the contribution but Mr Hammerstad was just a stepping stone on my way to try to solve a mystery in family; where did Casper Strom and his wife Inanda go after immigrating to America in 1892 ? Info from the original death certificate of Casper Strom states that K.P.Hammerstad was the informant and in fact living at the same address as the deceased.

I have not found Casper Strom and Inanda in any of the US Fed censuses 1900-1930, even if he did reside in Chicago the last 40 year prior to his death, according to the death certificate. Would that info be given by the informant also, by the way ?

Casper was put to rest at the nearby Mt Olive Cemetery. Do you happen to know where to look for Norwegian/Scandinavian churches in that area at the time ?

Kjell H.

[Margit R Bakke]

Hei Kjell!
Tusen takk for telling me in English what you are searching for. I appreciate it as I love to help others.
I find this, if it helps:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Kasper Strumm
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 18, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 65 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Year of Immigration: 1892
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 868
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Anton Pickarske 45
Albert Harden 36
Richard Miller 44
John Sala 52
Charles Berberich 55
William D Hill 60
Daniel Shay 57
John Henry 40
Edward Helfort 63
John Schultz 62
Louis Weohr 72
Henry L Miller 74
Kasper Strumm 65
F W Deal 55
Mike Fisher 76
John Mask 47
Harry Sudenfaden 45
James Oleary 60
George Wuerner 56
Herman Brebling 37
Joseph Schmidt 46
Paul Stenek 50
James Bell 62
James Flynn 52
William Cook 50
Charles Bailey 52

He is a Machinist in a Tool Factory.

Margit in Minnesota

[Margit R Bakke]

Maybe this one? He is a machinist.

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Strom
Age in 1910: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 27, Cook, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Strom 55
Strom 50
Emerin Strom 16

Margit in Minnesota

[Margit R Bakke]

And this one?

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Kacper Strum
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 14, Cook, Illinois
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Norway
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Luanna
Race: White
Occupation: View image
Immigration Year: 1892
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Kacper Strum 46
Luanna Strum 35

Takes awhile to look these up.

Margit in Minnesota

[Margit R Bakke]

I question this one as I check more, in the WWI he is sole support of his Mother and you have that Casper died in 1930.
I do not think it is right.
M i M

:D Maybe this one? He is a machinist.

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Strom
Age in 1910: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Norway
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Norway
Mother's Birth Place: Norway
Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 27, Cook, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Strom 55
Strom 50
Emerin Strom 16

Margit in Minnesota

[Margit R Bakke]

Hei Kjell,
The informant was Victoria Ericsson who lived on Armitage Avenue. #14 on the death certificate.
She is here in the 1930 census:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Victoria Ericksson
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 58
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Axel
Occupation:
Education:
Military Service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Axel Ericksson 60
Victoria Ericksson 58
John Ericksson 25

Margit in Minnesota

[Kjell Halvorsen]

Hi again Margit,

Thank you so much for the findings that finally have shed som light on my search for Casper and Inanda I strongly feel that the 1900 and 1920 Mr Strum(m) you have found, are the same person, because the age given (and in 1900 census also his wifes name/age), their given year of immigration is right on the spot and his profession - it all matches very well. However, as we many times have discovered, in genealogy one answer often generates at least two more questions: What happened to wife Inanda

I know you must have put down quite an amount of work to dig this up for me. I am most thankful that you took the time to respond to my initial request for help and I am very impressed and also curious: How do you go about to come up with the correct search criteria to achieve this result ? Just by changing the vowel in Caspers surname from o to u could have made some difference for me too, but I never thought of it

The sisters Julie Ermandse Inanda Halvorsen and Victoria Eugenie - great grand aunts of mine - were two of several siblings out of 10 who left Norway for America.

Kjell H.

[Margit R Bakke]

Hei Kjell,
I used Soundex searching in 1920 census. I put in just Strom* for surname, born 1854 +/- 1 year, born in Norway and searched in just Cook County. Try it and you will see you only get 4 hits. I have tried to search in 1910 and 1930 and get nothing. . . I will try again in another census database I have access to at heritagequest.
Margit in Minnesota