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Male 1892 - 1962  (69 years)


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  • Name Lidster, Homer E. 
    Born 21 Nov 1892  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 May 1962  Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Person ID I6381  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2012 

    Father Lidster, Ralph Eustis,   b. 24 Mar 1861, New Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1934, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Eaton, Virginia,   b. 18 Aug 1860, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1886  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11] 

    •      Mr. Ralph E. Lidster, age 24, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and Miss Virginia Eaton, age 27, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois applied for a marriage license from Cook County, Illinois, on 13 December 1886.
           Rev. R. W. Bland certified that he had married Ralph and Virginia at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois on 22 December 1886.
    Family ID F2064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Clara Marguerite,   b. 1 Jun 1893, Oklahoma Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1973  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1917  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15] 

    •      Mr. Homer E. Lidster, of Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, age 25, and Miss Clara M. Fiegenbaum, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, age of 23, received a marriage license from Cook County, Illinois, on 29 May 1917.
           R. A. White, D.D., a clergyman, of 6800 Perry Avenue, certified that he had married Mr. Homer E. Lidster and Miss Clara M. Fiegenbaum at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 4 June 1917
           Clara's surname was originally spelled "Feigenbaum" in the license portion of the document, but a correction was added above the name, thus: (ie). In the certificate of marriage portion of the document, Clara's name was spelled correctly: Fiegenbaum.
    Census (family) 1920  Porter County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 

    •      According to the 1920 enumeration, the household consisted of Homer E. Lidster, head of household, age 27, born in Illinois, married, a farmer; Clara M. Lidster, wife, age 26, born in Oklahoma, married; Mary U. Lidster, daughter, age 1 year, 5 months, born in Indiana; and Vernon Fistus, a boarder, age 15, born in Indiana, engaged in farming.
    Census (family) 1930  Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 

    •      According to the 1930 enumeration, the household at 3643 Clinton Avenue consisted of Homer E. Lidster, head of household, age 37, working as a clerk; Clara Lidster, his wife, age 36; Mary Lidster, daughter, age 11, attending school; Ruth Lidster, daughter, age 8, attending school; and Barbara Lidster, daughter, age 1 year, 1 month.
    Children 
     1. Lidster, Mary U.,   b. Abt Aug 1918, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Lidster, Ruth Helen,   b. 28 Oct 1921, Porter County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 2011, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Lidster, Barbara
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Web site.
      Our Folk; Lidster Family Genealogy. Web site created and maintained by Albert Douglass Hart, Jr. (http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/lidster.htm). Accessed July 2008.
           Homer E. Lidster, child of Ralph Eustis Lidster and Virginia Eaton, was born about 1893-1894 in Illinois.

    2. [S226] FamilySearch.org, [beta version]. (http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/ ). Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920. Accessed on 14 August 2010.
      Database compiled from Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah) microfilm number 1030650; digital film number 4272625; image 834; Reference number: 766992. Original data from Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records. "Marriage Records, 1871 - present." Springfield, Illinois.
           In the marriage license issued by Cook County, Illinois, on 29 May 1917, Homer E. Lidster is identified as being 25 years of age. By calculation, this would give a year of birth of about 1891-1892.

    3. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Accessed on 14 August 2010.
      Registration at Precinct 1, Porter County, Indiana by Homer E. Lidster; card number 1359. He declared that he was 21 years old; born on 21 November 1892 at Chicago, Illinois.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 460, page 1B.
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Indiana, Porter County, Porter Township (Precinct 1), Supervisor’s District 86, Enumeration District 135, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 5-6 January 1920; Homer E. Lidster household, dwelling 16 (farm), family 17, lines 86-89. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           In the household was: 86) Lidster, Homer E.; head; age 27; born in Illinois; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Homer would have been born about 1892-1893. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 413, page 15A.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-1981, census sheet 15A, enumerated on 9 April 1930; Homer E. Lidster household, 3643 Clinton Avenue, dwelling 222, family 229, lines 37-41. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           In the household was: 37) Lidster, Homer E.; head; age 37; born in Illinois; father born in United States; mother born in United States.
           By calculation from the information provided, Homer would have been born about 1892-1893. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    6. [S113] Web site.
      Our Folk; Lidster Family Genealogy. Web site created and maintained by Albert Douglass Hart, Jr. (http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/lidster.htm). Accessed July 2008. A transcription of an obituary for Mrs. Clara Lidster from an unidentified and undated newspaper.
           "She married Homer E. Lidster in Chicago June 4, 1917, and he died in Tampa, Fla., May 20, 1962."

    7. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Accessed on 14 August 2010.
      Original data from: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
           Name: Homer E Lidster; Death Date: May 1962; County of Death: Hillsborough; State of Death: Florida; Race: White; Gender: Male.

    8. [S113] Web site.
      Our Folk; Lidster Family Genealogy. Web site created and maintained by Albert Douglass Hart, Jr. (http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/lidster.htm). Accessed July 2008.
           Ralph Eustis Lidster and Virginia Eaton were married. No date or place given.

    9. [S226] FamilySearch.org, [beta version]. (http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/). Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920. Accessed on 14 August 2010.
      Database compiled from Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah) microfilm number 1030160; digital film number 4271130; image 631; Reference number: bk1 109707. Original data from Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records. "Marriage Records, 1871 - present." Springfield, Illinois.
           Mr. Ralph E. Lidster, age 24, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and Miss Virginia Eaton, age 27, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois received a marriage license from Cook County, Illinois, on 13 December 1886.
           R. W. Bland, a clergyman, certified that he had married Mr. Ralph E. Lidster and Miss Virginia Eaton at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois on 22 December 1886.

    10. [S110] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html - last confirmed in March 2012), Lidster-Eaton marriage. Accessed in August 2010.
      Groom: Lidster, Ralph E.; Bride: Eaton, Virginia; Date: 1886-12-22; License Number: 00109707; County: Cook.

    11. [S226] FamilySearch.org, Record Search. (http://pilot.familysearch.org/). Chicago, Illinois death certificates, 1916-1945; index, 1916-1938. Accessed on 15 August 2010.
      Database compiled from Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah) microfilm 1892226; digital folder number: 4205855; image: 1223; Volume/Page/Certificate Number: rn 28576. Original data from: Illinois. Public Board of Health. Archives.
           Virginia Eaton Ledster [sic] was the spouse of Ralph E. Ledster [sic].

    12. [S113] Web site.
      Our Folk; Lidster Family Genealogy. Web site created and maintained by Albert Douglass Hart, Jr. (http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/lidster.htm). Accessed July 2008. A transcription of an obituary for Mrs. Clara Lidster from an unidentified and undated newspaper.
           "She married Homer E. Lidster in Chicago June 4, 1917...."

    13. [S226] FamilySearch.org, [beta version]. ( http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/ ). Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920. Accessed on 14 August 2010.
      Database compiled from Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah) microfilm number 1030650; digital film number 4272625; image 834; Reference number: 766992. Original data from Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records. "Marriage Records, 1871 - present." Springfield, Illinois.
           Mr. Homer E. Lidster, of Hebron, Porter County, Indiana, age 25, and Miss Clara M. Fiegenbaum, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, age of 23, received a marriage license from Cook County, Illinois, on 29 May 1917.
           R. A. White, D.D., a clergyman, of 6800 Perry Avenue, certified that he had married Mr. Homer E. Lidster and Miss Clara M. Fiegenbaum at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 4 June 1917
           Clara's surname was originally spelled "Feigenbaum" in the license portion of the document, but a correction was added above the name, thus: (ie). In the certificate of marriage certification portion of the document Clara's name was spelled correctly: Fiegenbaum.

    14. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 460, page 1B.
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Indiana, Porter County, Porter Township (Precinct 1), Supervisor’s District 86, Enumeration District 135, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 5-6 January 1920; Homer E. Lidster household, dwelling 16 (farm), family 17, lines 86-89. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           In the household was: 86) Lidster, Homer E.; head; age 27; married; and, 87) Lidster, Clara M.; wife; age 26; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    15. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 413, page 15A.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-1981, census sheet 15A, enumerated on 9 April 1930; Homer E. Lidster household, 3643 Clinton Avenue, dwelling 222, family 229, lines 37-41. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           In the household was: 37) Lidster, Homer E.; head; age 37; married; age 25 at marriage; and, 38) Lidster, Clara; wife; age 36; married; age 24 at marriage.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1917-1918.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    16. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920. NARA microfilm T625, roll 460, page 1B.
      1920 U.S. census, population schedule; Indiana, Porter County, Porter Township (Precinct 1), Supervisor’s District 86, Enumeration District 135, census sheet 1B, enumerated on 5-6 January 1920; Homer E. Lidster household, dwelling 16 (farm), family 17, lines 86-89. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           The household consisted of: 86) Lidster, Homer E.; head; owns home; holds mortgage; male; white; age 27; married; can read; can write; born in Illinois; father born in Wisconsin; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=farmer; industry="general farm"; employment status="o a". 87) Lidster, Clara M.; wife; female; white; age 26; married; can read; can write; born in Oklahoma; father born in Missouri; mother born in Iowa; speaks English; occupation=none. 88) Lidster, Mary U.; daughter; female; white; age 1 year, 5 months; single; born in Indiana; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma; occupation=none. 89) Fistus, Vernon; boarder; male; white; age 15; single; attended school; can read; can write; born in Indiana; father born in Indiana; mother born in Indiana; speaks English; occupation=farmer; industry="workout"; employment status=w.

    17. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 413, page 15A.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Berwyn, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 6, Enumeration District 16-1981, census sheet 15A, enumerated on 9 April 1930; Homer E. Lidster household, 3643 Clinton Avenue, dwelling 222, family 229, lines 37-41. Access through Ancestry.com in August 2010.
           The household consisted of: 37) Lidster, Homer E.; head; renter; rental value=$55; owns a radio; family does not live on farm; male; white; age 37; married; age 25 at marriage; did not attend school; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in United States; mother born in United States; speaks English; occupation=office clerk; industry=general office; class of worker=W; at work on last regular work day; not a military veteran. 38) Lidster, Clara; wife; female; white; age 36; married; age 24 at marriage; did not attend school; can read and write; born in Oklahoma; father born in United States; mother born in United States; speaks English; occupation=none. 39) Lidster, Mary; daughter; female; white; age 11; single; did attend school; can read and write; born in Indiana; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma; speaks English; occupation=none. 40) Lidster, Ruth; daughter; female; white; age 8; single; did attend school; born in Indiana; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma; occupation=none. 41) Lidster, Barbara; daughter; female; white; age 1 year, 1 month; single; did not attend school; born in Illinois; father born in Illinois; mother born in Oklahoma; occupation=none.


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