The Genealogy of the Jahn Family

Person Page 786

Frank John Bilek1

Parents

  • Frank John Bilek was born on 26 November 1900 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.1,2,3,4,5
  • The family moved to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, sometime between 1901 and 1906 but later moved back to Omaha.5
  • He appeared on the 1910 census in the household of his parents in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. Enumerated at 3520 X Street were:
    1. Bielek, Frank, age 32, works as a laborer in a packing house, owns his house with a mortgage.
    2. -----, Annie, age 28.
    3. -----, Frank, age 9.
    4. -----, Rosie, age 6.
    5. -----, Arthur, age 3.5
  • Frank was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1920 Census in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. Enumerated at 3128 S Street were:
    1. Bilek, Frank, age 43, works as a merchant.
    2. -----, Anna, age 39.
    3. -----, Frank, age 19, works as a sailor (or tailor).
    4. ----, Rosalind, age 16, attends school.
    5. -----, Arthur, age 12, attends school.4
  • He and Helen Grace Freeburn were married about 1922.1,2
  • He appeared on the 1930 census on 11 April 1930 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. Enumerated at 4315 Garretson Ave were:
    1. Bilek, Frank, rents his dwelling for $35, age 29, first married at 22, works as a draftsman in a packing house for wages.
    2. -----, Helen, age 28.
    3. -----, Helen A., age 5 years, doesn't attend school.
    4. -----, Paula E., age 3 years 8 months.
    5. -----, Frances, age 2 years.2
  • In 1935, Frank resided in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States.3
  • He appeared on the 1940 census on 16 April 1940 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Enumerated at 7556 South Winchester Avenue were:
    1. Bilek, Frank, rents his house for $45, age 39, worked for 50 hours the previous week as a draft engineer at a packing house machine mfg, he worked for 52 weeks in 1939 and earned $2800.
    2. -----, Helen, age 38.
    3. -----, Helen A., age 15, attends school.
    4. -----, Paula E., age 13, attends school.
    5. -----, Frances, age 12, attends school.
    6. -----, Thomas, age 4, doesn't attend school.3
  • He died on 19 April 1988, at age 87, in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.1

Family: Helen Grace Freeburn (b. 27 May 1901, d. February 1976)

  • Last Edited: 6 July 2019

Citations

  1. [S46] Jestes, Diane (Baltzer), E-mail correspondence with Carol (Millslagle) Macke. Privately held by Macke, Diane (Baltzer) Jestes, Goodyear, Arizona [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Carol (Millslagle) Macke, e-mail<; privately held by Macke., 8 Apr 2004>, "Pliska Descendants,"
  2. [S287] Iowa, Woodbury County, 1930 U.S. census, FamilySearch.org, Digital images, T626, roll 691, Sioux City, enumeration district (ED) 47-61, sheet 20A, p. 20, dwelling 379, family 440, Frank J. Bilek, accessed 23 Mar 2017
  3. [S288] Illinois, Cook County, 1940 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T627, roll 958, Chicago, enumeration district (ED) 103-1211, sheet 4a, p. 17466, household 67, Frank J. Bilek, accessed 24 Mar 2017
  4. [S11] Nebraska, Douglas County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T625, roll 989, Omaha, enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 8A, dwelling 145, family 154, Frank Bilek, accessed 16 Apr 2004
  5. [S290] Nebraska, Douglas County, 1910 U.S. census, FamilySearch.org, Digital images, T624, roll 845, Omaha, enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 6A, family 84, Frank Bilek, accessed 25 Mar 2017