Individual Details
Bessie Rosenberg
(Apr 4, 1889 - Aug 4, 1953)
Events
| Birth | Apr 4, 1889 | New York, New York, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1910 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Marriage | Aft Apr 15, 1910 | Martin Salzman | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Martin Salzman | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Martin Salzman | | | |
| Divorce | Bet 1931 and 1942 | Martin Salzman | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Death | Aug 4, 1953 | Cook County, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Obit | Aug 5, 1953 | Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Burial | Aug 5, 1953 | Waldheim Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Martin Salzman (1889 - 1942) |
| Child | Gertrude Salzman (1911 - 2002) |
| Child | Lillian Salzman (1917 - 1917) |
| Child | Florence Salzman (1919 - 1990) |
| Child | Eugene Salzman (1926 - 2011) |
| Father | Joseph Rosenberg (1865 - 1920) |
| Mother | Dora Smith (1871 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Charles Rosenberg (1887 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Rosenberg (1892 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Louis Rosenberg (1893 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Harry Rosenberg (1895 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Walter Rosenberg (1899 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Alex Rosenberg (1901 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Sidney Rosenberg (1904 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Ethel Billie "Ettie" Rosenberg (1907 - 2001) |
Notes
Census
She was living with her parents and siblings at 5954 Wentworth. Her Aunt Bessie, my grandmother, was also there, pregnant with my father.Census
She was living with her parents and siblings at 5954 Throop St. It was April and she was probably preparing for her upcoming wedding.Census (family)
They were living with their children and Joseph Rosenberg's family at 1544 S. Sawyer St. He was a printer in a print shop.Census (family)
They were living with their children and Bessie's widowed mother at 4145 Arthington St. The rent was $65/month. They owned a radio. He was born in Russia and immigrated in 1891. He was naturalized and employed as a printer at a printing company.Divorce
There is conflicting evidence about the divorce. The death certificate states he was married but her 1940 census record indicates she is divorced.Census
She was living at 528 Lawndale with her children, her sister Ethel and brother in law, Nate Citron, her mother and her niece Rosie. The rent was $45/ month. She was a sales lady in a retail dress shop. She was divorcedObit
The following obit appeared in the Aug 5, 1953, Chicago Tribune Page B5:"Bessie Salzman, 4852 N. Central Park, dearly beloved mother of Gertrude Sims, Florence De Sario, and Eugene, grandmother of five, beloved sister of Ethel Citron, Charles, Ben, Harry, Alex, and Sidney Rosenberg. Services Wednesday, 3 p. m. at chapel, 4225 W. Roosevelt road, corner of Tripp. Interment Jewish Waldheim."
Endnotes
1. 1900 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Bessie Rosenberg: Chicago Ward 30: Roll: 283; Page: 13A; ED: 0947; FHL microfilm: 1240283 (reaccessed Apr16 2015) [E-0004].
2. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line] Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Bessie Rosenberg Salzman: Birth: Apr 4, 1889 (accessed Jul 8 2017) [E-2199].
3. 1900 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Bessie Rosenberg: Chicago Ward 30: Roll: 283; Page: 13A; ED: 0947; FHL microfilm: 1240283 (reaccessed Apr16 2015) [E-0004].
4. 1910 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Bessie Rosenberg: Chicago; Roll: T627_979; Page: 14B; ED: 103-1834 [E-0725].
5. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Martin Salzman: Chicago; Roll: 460; Page: 9A; ED: 1002; Image: 1014.0; FHL microfilm: 2340195 [E-0423].
6. 1920 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Martin Salzman: Chicago Ward 34: Roll: T625_355; Page: 6B; ED: 2204; Image: 592 [E-0644].
7. 1930 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Martin Salzman: Chicago; Roll: 460; Page: 9A; ED: 1002; Image: 1014.0; FHL microfilm: 2340195 [E-0423].
8. Illinois Public Board of Health Archives, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database and images, www.familysearch.org, Martin Salzman: Digital Folder Number: 4193994, Image Number: 1507, GS Film number: 953744, Reference ID: rn 13869 (accessed on Aug 26 2014) [E-1559].
9. 1940 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Bessie Salzman: Chicago; Roll: T627_979; Page: 14B; ED 103-1834, (accessed Jul 18 2004) [E-1455].
10. 1940 U.S. Census: Illinois, Cook County, population schedule, Digital images, Ancestry.com, Bessie Rosenberg: Chicago; Roll: T627_979; Page: 14B; ED 103-1834, (accessed Jul 18 2004) [E-1455].
11. Cook County Clerk "Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988", on-line index, Ancestry.com, Bessie Salzman: Death: Aug 4, 1953; File Number: 6056170 (accessed Feb 10 2015) [E-2024].
12. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line] Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Bessie Rosenberg Salzman (accessed Jul 8 2017) [E-2199].
13. "ProQuest Obituaries Chicago Tribune (1852- 1984)", online images, accessed through "Largo Library Database", Bessie Salzman: Obit: Aug 5, 1953, Page B5 (accessed Feb 10 2015) [E-2024].
14. Findagrave, online database, (www.Findagrave.com), Bessie Salzman: Death: 1953 (accessed Feb 10 2015) [E-2024] .
15. "ProQuest Obituaries Chicago Tribune (1852- 1984)", online images, accessed through "Largo Library Database", Bessie Salzman: Obit: Aug 5, 1953, Page B5 (accessed Feb 10 2015) [E-2024].