Emma (Sedory) Hritz (1902 - 1995)

Born 30 Apr 1902 in Reading, Livingston, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Dec 1995 at age 93 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Birth

Emma was born on April 30, 1902 according to family records and her SSDI.^[1] She was the daughter of George (Szegyory) Sedory and Susanna Vanta.

Marriage

Emma married Paul Hritz on October 27, 1925^[2] (also according to family records).

1930

On April 16, 1930, the US Census has "Emma; 27" and "Paul; 31" living with her father "George; 61" presumably in his home on S. Bloomington St. (not even the street name was recorded), "Vermillion City" (the official name at that time for South Streator) in "Reading Township" of "Livingston County, IL"^[3]

1940

The 1940 US Census has "Emma; 37" living at 2734 So. Keeler Ave, Ward 23, Block No. 42, Chicago, IL with her husband "Paul; 41" in April 1940.^[4]

Death

She passed away on December 16, 1995 according to family records and her SSDI^[1], and was buried at the Hillcrest Memorial Park in Streator, IL.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPR4-GP2 : 20 May 2014), Emma Hritz, 16 Dec 1995; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DM-Z5LD : 28 November 2018), Paul Hritz and Emma Sedory, 27 Oct 1925; citing Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,257,777. [Note: This record, or at least the names indexed for it, have both of their mother's names wrong! For Emma, it should be "Vanta" and for Paul it should be "Kolesar".]
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBK-RB5 : accessed 19 November 2019), Emma Baritz in household of George Sedary, Reading, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 7A, line 14, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 534; FHL microfilm 2,340,269. [Note: Emma's last name (Hritz) and that of her father and sister "Mary; 30" (Sedory) were incorrectly indexed. The enumerator appears to have corrected something to an "H"; which makes it difficult to read.]
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWBL-N6R : 28 July 2019), Emma Hritz in household of Paul Hritz, Ward 23, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-1503, sheet 9B, line 64, family 200, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 968.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 August 2019), memorial page for Emma Sedory Hritz (1902–1995), Find A Grave: Memorial #154455878, citing Hillcrest Memorial Park, Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dan Ryan (contributor 47117489).

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