Individual Details
Lillian Park
(Aug 3, 1894 - Feb 25, 1971)
Events
| Birth | Aug 3, 1894 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1910 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Marriage | Dec 28, 1919 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Hyman Cotton | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Hyman Cotton | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Hyman Cotton | | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Hyman Cotton | | | |
| Death | Feb 25, 1971 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Obit | Feb 28, 1971 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Burial | Mar 1, 1971 | Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Libby[ie] Park | ||||
| Soc Sec Claim Application | |
Families
| Spouse | Hyman Cotton (1888 - 1967) |
| Child | Meyer Loeb Cotton (1920 - 1990) |
| Child | Harold Cotton (1923 - 1975) |
| Child | Marilyn Cotton (1927 - 1987) |
| Father | Simon Park (1856 - 1933) |
| Mother | Sarah Minnie Isaacson (1854 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Bertha Park (1879 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Louis G. Park (1886 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Goldie Park (1888 - ) |
| Sibling | Edward Park (1891 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Unnamed Park (1897 - ) |
| Sibling | Albert Louis Park (1898 - 1963) |
Notes
Census
She was living at 221 Iron St. with her parents and siblings.Census
She was living at 1302 Newberry Ave with her parents and siblings. She was employed as a stenographer in a store.Census (family)
They were renting, along with her family, 1521 S. Central Park Ave. He had immigrated in 1908 and was naturalized in 1916. He was a cutter in the tailoring industry.Census (family)
They were living at 1521 S. Central Park Ave. (owned by her parents and worth $9000) with their children, her parents and her sister and brother in law and their children. They had been married around 1920. He was the proprietor of a retail drug store.Census (family)
They and their children were renting ($40/mon) 3837 Van Buren St. In 1935 they had lived in the same place. He had completed 4 years of high school and she had completed eighth grade. He was a cashier in a drug store and had worked 52 weeks in 1939. He earned $1600 per year and worked 40 hours/week.Obit
The following obituary appeared in the Chicago Tribune February 28, 1971:"Lillian (Libbie) Cotton, beloved wife of the late Hyman; loving mother of
Marilyn (William) Chankin, Harold (Margaret) and Meyer (Alberta); fond
sister of Goldie Jameson, the late Bertha Seidmon, Edward, Albert, and
Louis Park; grandmother of eight. Services Monday, 11 a. m., at Original
Weinstein and Sons Chapel, 3019 W. Peterson. Interment Jewish Waldheim
Cemetery. Chapel visitation at time of service only. LO1-1890."
Endnotes
1. Cook County Clerk, "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1940", database, Familysearch.org, Libbie Park [Cotton], Birth; Aug 3,1894 [Delayed registration: Jul 22 1952] citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 12515, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm; Digital Folder Number: 01022516; Image Number: 00016 (accessed Aug 30 2017) [E-2303].
2. 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Henry County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Libbie Park: Kewanee, Henry, Illinois; Roll: 306; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1240306 (accessed Aug 10 2017) [E-2278].
3. 1910 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Libbie Park: Chicago Ward 9; Roll: T624_250; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0506; FHL microfilm: 1374263 (accessed Aug 10 2017) [E-2279].
4. Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920, database online; Familysearch.org, Hyman D. Cotton and Libby Parks, 28 Dec 1919; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 851298, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,030,716; Digital Folder Number: 4272669; Image Number: 362; Reference ID: 851298 (accessed Aug 30 2017) [E-2303].
5. 1920 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Herman & Libbie Cotten: Chicago Ward 34, Illinois; Roll: T625_354; Page: 5B; ED: 2148 (accessed Aug 10 2017) [E-2280].
6. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Hyman & Leaba Cotten: Chicago; Roll: 454; Page: 10B; ED: 0872; Image: 591.0; FHL microfilm: 2340189 (accessed Aug 11 2017) [E-2281].
7. 1940 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Hyman Cotton: Chicago; Roll: T627_979; Page: 2B; ED: 103-1841 (accessed Aug 30 2017) [E-2302].
8. Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994", database and images, FamilySearch www.familysearch,org), Lillian Cotton, Death: Feb 25, 1971; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference, record number, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm; Digital Folder Number; 101276846; Image Number: 02664 (accessed Aug 30 2017) [E-2304].
9. "Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003", online database, Ancestry.com, Obit: Lillian [Libbie Cotton]: Feb 28, 1971; Chicago Tribune (accessed Aug 30 2017) [E-2303].
10. Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994", database and images, FamilySearch www.familysearch,org), Lillian Cotton, Death: Feb 25, 1971; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference, record number, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm; Digital Folder Number; 101276846; Image Number: 02664 (accessed Aug 30 2017) [E-2304].
11. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line] Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Mar 1963: Name listed as Lillian Cotton (accessed Aug 30 2017) [E-2304].