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Lou Gehrig's wife Eleanor from Chicago
Posted by:
Cragin Spring
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Date: November 15, 2014 10:55PM
Lou Gehrig met his wife on a visit to Chicago. Her name was Eleanor Twitchell. They met in 1928. Eleanor Twitchell Gehrig's father was a successful business man. What I was wondering, does anybody know where Eleanor Twitchell grew up in Chicago? Anyone know a address?
Re: Lou Gehrig's wife Eleanor from Chicago
Posted by:
nordsider
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Date: November 16, 2014 09:33AM
Taken from the Census, Eleanor Twitchell:
1910 - 4134 S. Calumet Ave. (age 6) Grand Boulevard; part of Bronzeville.
1920 - 6736 S. Clyde Ave, (age 15) South Shore.
1930 - 6718 S. Merrill Ave, (age 26) South Shore.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2014 03:34PM by nordsider.
1910 - 4134 S. Calumet Ave. (age 6) Grand Boulevard; part of Bronzeville.
1920 - 6736 S. Clyde Ave, (age 15) South Shore.
1930 - 6718 S. Merrill Ave, (age 26) South Shore.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2014 03:34PM by nordsider.
Re: Lou Gehrig's wife Eleanor from Chicago
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: November 17, 2014 04:15PM
Frank Twitchell ran the concession stands in Jackson Park including the café in the former German Building.
Along with the addresses that nordsider mentioned, they also lived at 6242 S. Ellis, in Woodlawn.
Along with the addresses that nordsider mentioned, they also lived at 6242 S. Ellis, in Woodlawn.
