A tale of three Irwins

Irwin Collier-1's comment on the death of Irwin Korda-1's mother:

"When Marie [Marie Mitz-2] died my Mother [Anna Korda-2] went to Chicago to take care of Irwin [Irwin Korda-1] I was named after Irwin."

Thus, dear reader,we discover the origin of the baptismal name of your blogmeister, Irwin Collier-0.

A Note on the Blog Structure

Blog Structure

I think of this blog as a journal that I am keeping as I proceed document by document through the genealogical record of my parents, Irwin Collier-1 and Antoinette Bober-1.



Generally I try to put a document (e.g. a census record) in one and only one posting, linking back to the original posting when needed.



With the image of a family tree in which my Generation-0 is the trunk in mind, I am proceeding from left to right for each generation, first the Collier branches and then the Bober branches. At the time of this particular posting, I am at the level of Generation-2, i.e. my grandparents, from left to right: Samuel Collier-2, Anna Korda-2, Felix Bober-2, and Pearl Grendziak-2.



After I add a few more postings to complete Pearl Grendziak-2 (for now), I will turn to Generation-3, my great-grandparents: Samuel Collier-3, Ellen Taylor-3, Anton Korda-3, Susan Czech-3, Franz Bober-3 etc.

Summary:

• Each posting is dedicated to a single historical document.


• I attempt to keep postings for a particular individual in a consecutive historical sequence (trick: click on the individual's label at the bottom of a posting to make sure you have all postings in which that individual's name is included)


• The blog proceeds from the bottom of the family tree to the top, a generation at a time and from the Collier-Korda to the Bober-Grendziak branches of the family within each generation.

Felix Bober-2 and Pearl Grendziak-2 Family

Samuel Collier-2 and Anna Korda-2 Family

Children of Samuel Collier-2 and Anna Korda-2

December 1955 Dewey Street, Flint, MI

Irwin-1, Virginia-1, Charles-1, Donald-1 Collier

Families of Samuel Collier-2, Overview

Climbing the Tree to Generation -3

1930 Census, Samuel Collier Family, Flint, Michigan

Date of census: 4 April 1930

Samuel Collier-2, age 41, head of household living on E. Dewey St. in Flint Michigan. Owns home, value $9000. Radio Set. Married, age at first marriage 31. Able to read and write. Born in England. Both parents born in England. Year of immigration to the US: 1919. Naturalized. Laborer in auto factory. Actually working on last working day. Not a U.S. Veteran.

Wife Anna Collier-2 , born in Wisconsin, age 41, Father from Germany, Mother from Russia (sic). Able to read and write.

All children born in Michigan: Daughter Virginia Collier-1 (age not given) , Sons: Charles-1 (8 yrs), Irwin Collier-1 (4 yrs), Donald Collier-1. (2 yrs)

Census Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan;
Roll: 986; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 179.0.

Collier & Bober

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May 15, 1948 at All Saints Church, Flint, Michigan

From left to right:
Felix & Pearl (Grendziak) Bober-2, Antoinette (Bober) & Irwin Collier-1, Anna (Korda) & Samuel Collier-2