James and Grace Filipek Addresses

James and Grace Filipek Addresses

**Early James Filipek Addresses**
Year	Name	Address	City	Occupation	Source	Comments
1892-1913	James A. Filipek	-	-	-	-	James A. Filipek was born on August 15, 1892 in Chicago. Addresses for 1892-1913 are the same as his parents.
1914	James A. Filipek	5241 Quincy	Chicago	Clerk	Chicago Directory	Katherine's Passport Application is dated May 18, 1914 and uses this address. The Chicago Directory shows James A. Filipek (clerk) and John J. Filipek (salesman at 528 S. 5th av) at this address; there is no listing for Katherine. Quincy appears to be a few blocks south of Madison. This means it was not on the south side but about 5 miles west of the 3001 S. Emerald location and about 3 miles north. It was about a mile east of Riverside. It is not clear why they moved there or if they knew someone, but perhaps it helped them to know the Riverside area.
1915	James A. Filipek	7328 S. Union	Chicago	Clerk	Chicago Directory	The Chicago Directory shows James A. Filipek (clerk) and Lawrence J. Filipek (plumber) at this address. The Filipek for Lawrence J. is an error and should be Lawrence J. Barrett. Katherine Filipek and John J. Filipek are not shown in the Chicago Directory. However John Filipek is shown at this address in the Telephone Directory at phone STEwart 4054.
1916	James A. Filipek	7328 S. Union	Chicago	Insurance Agent	Chicago Directory	The Chicago Directory shows James A. Filipek (ins. agent), John J. Filipek (salesman at 528 S. 5th av), Katherine M. Filipek (widow of James), and Lawrence J. Filipek (plumber) listed at this address. The Filipek for Lawrence J. is an error and should be Lawrence J. Barrett. In addition, Mary Barrett's 1916 Death Certificate also indicates Mary and her husband Larry Barrett lived at this address.
1917	James A. Filipek	7328 S. Union	Chicago	Clerk - Morris & Co. Stock Yards	Chicago Directory	The Chicago Directory shows James A. Filipek (clerk - Morris & Co. Stock Yards), John J. Filipek (salesman at 528 S. 5th av), Katherine M. Filipek (widow of James), and Lawrence J. Filipek (plumber) listed at this address. The Filipek for Lawrence J. is an error and should be Lawrence J. Barrett. There is also a James Filipek (landscape gardener) at 4138 Southport av. This is probably Jim the Gardener. There is also a separate listing for Lawrence J. Barrett, plumber, 1518 W. 21st h5653 Calumet av. Possibly he moved to a different address in that year.
1917	James A. Filipek	7328 S. Union	Chicago	Ass't Law Dept, Morris & Co. at Union Stock Yards	WWI Draft Registration Card	The date on Jim's WWI Draft Registration Card was June 5, 1917
1918	James A. Filipek	-	Chicago/ Georgia/ France	Lawyer then Corporal in WWI	guess	James enlisted on May 25, 1918. He was likely at 7328 S. Union for the first part of the year and then at Fort Benning, Georgia and then France and possibly Germany for the 2nd half of the year. On Dec. 3, 1918 James A. Filipek sent John Sokolik a postcard from Nancy, France.
1919	James A. Filipek	-	France/ Chicago	Corporal in WWI, then Lawyer when discharged	guess	Returned to USA on August 28, 1919 and on discharged August 30, 1919.
1920	James A. Filipek	3001 S. Emerald	Chicago	Lawyer for Packing House (probably meat packing in stock yards)	Census	Katherine, John, and James were at 3001 S. Emerald for the 1920 Census which the date of January 1, 1920.
-	-	-	-	-	-	James attended John Marshall Law School at 107 Dearborn. This could have been in the late teens or early 20s.

**Notes on James A. Filipeks's Addresses**
James was born in Chicago on August 15, 1892. He accompanied his parents to Colorado during their time there from 1895-1899, in fact he recalled seeing Pikes Peak from his backyard.	James graduated from the Wendell Phillips High School and attended John Marshall Law School at nights. He was a Corporal in WW I

**Early Grace Vanderkloot Addresses**
Year	Name	Address	City	Occupation	Source	Comments
1894 - 1912	Grace Vanderkloot	-	-	-	-	Grace Vanderkloot was born on August 7, 1894 in Chicago. Addresses are the same as parents from 1894-1919. Originally she was named Trijntje. A November 23, 1959 letter from the Self Help Mutual Life Assurance Society indicated that her policy began December 1, 1894 and that she was born August 7, 1894 and her name was Grace L. Vander Kloat. It is not clear what the "L" stood for.
1913	Grace T. Vanderkloot	731 W. 26th	Chicago	Stenographer	Chicago Directory	Grace T. Vanderkloot (stenographer) lived at 731 W. 26th with her parents.
1917	Grace Vanderkloot	811 W. 27th	Chicago	Stenographer	Chicago Directory	Grace Vanderkloot (stenographer at 2902 Carrol Ave.) lived at 811 W. 27th with her parents.
1920	Grace Vanderkloot	811 W. 27th	Chicago	Stenographer at Office	1920 Census	For the 1920 Census, Adrian Vanderkloot's 3rd son Adrian Jr. (photoengraver at a Printing Co.) and 2nd daughter Grace (a stenographer at office) are still living at their home.
1920	Grace Vanderkloot	811 W. 27th	Chicago	Stenographer	GF SSA Appl	The address is presumed to be the same as her parents until her marriage on April 15, 1920. According to her Social Security Application, Grace's last day of work was April 1, 1920, just a few weeks before her marriage. She stated she was a salaried stenographer.

**Notes on Early Grace Vanderkloot's Addresses**
Grace was born in Chicago on August 7, 1894. She attended Brennan Grade School. Her first job was as a secretary at the Vanderkloot Foundry which was across the street from where she lived. Later she was employed as an executive secretary at the Link Belt Company (200 E. Randolph). She stopped working on April 1, 1920 just before their marriage.	While generally she did not work outside the household during their marriage, she occasionally filled in as Jim's legal secretary. Detailed data for her parents addresses will be added at a future time.

**James and Grace Filipek Addresses**
Year	Name	Address	City	Occupation	Source	Comments
1920	James A. Filipek	3001 S. Emerald	Chicago	Lawyer	Marriage Appl.	James A. Filipek and Grace Vanderkloot were married on April 15, 1920. The 3001 S. Emerald address was taken from the Marriage Application dated April 14, 1920. Most likely they moved to a new address after their marriage.
1921	James A. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	Lawyer	MF Birth Record	Obtained from Marjorie Filipek's Certificate of Birth
1922	James A. Filipek	-	Chicago	Lawyer	-	-
1923	Jas A. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	Lawyer at 38 S. Dearborn Room 1630	Chicago Directory	James A. Filipek is also listed under Lawyers in the Chicago Directory
1924	James A. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	Attorney at Law	JF Birth Record	Obtained from Jeanne Filipek's Certificate of Birth
1925	James A. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	-	Telephone Directory	Telephone: STEwrt 7763
1926 to 1927	James A. Filipek	389 Addison Road	Riverside	Lawyer	JCJ Recollection	-
1928	James A. Filipek	-	Riverside	Lawyer at 117 N. Dearborn Room 509	Chicago Directory	-
1929 to 1937	James A. Filipek	-	Riverside	-	-	-
1930	James A. Filipek	389 Addison Road	Riverside	Lawyer in General Practice	1930 Census	For the 1930 Census, Grace's father, Adrianus Vanderkloot lived with the Filipeks in Riverside. He would move around every few months to live with his three daughters.
1931 to 1937	James A. Filipek	389 Addison Road	Riverside	Lawyer	JCJ Recollection	James was an attorney with auto repair firm in Riverside. During the depression the auto firm fell on hard times. James picked up part time legal work refinancing mortgages with the Banks and Trust. He later sold washing machines, but eventually lost the Riverside house when couldn't make the payments.
1938	Jas Filipek	-	Chicago	Lawyer at 120 S. LaSalle, Telephone CENtrl 6405	Telephone Directory	-
1939	James A. Filipek	389 Addison Road	Riverside	-	-	-
1939	James A. Filipek	389 Addison Road	Riverside	-	-	The estimated Filipek move date to Chicago from Riverside is the weekend of March 11, 1939. See note below on Jeanne's school transfer.
1939	James A. Filipek	7304 S. Emerald	Chicago	-	School Records and Recollections	Jeanne started Riverside High School in the 12 September 1938. Her last day was 10 March 1939. She started Parker High School in Chicago on 13 March 1939. Her sister Marge commuted via streetcar to Riverside so she could graduate graduated with her 1939 Riverside class. I have a letter from Marge indicating that she attended her 50th Reunion in October 1989. Jeanne graduated from Parker 22 June 1942. The year is also inscribed on her high school ring.
1940	James A. Filipek	-	Chicago	-	-	-
1941	James A. Filipek	7304 S. Emerald	Chicago	120 S. LaSalle	GF SSA Appl	Grace Filipek's Social Security Application Form was dated September 11, 1941.
1942	James A. Filipek	8243 S. May St.	Chicago	Lawyer	JCJ Recollection	Sometime in 1942 the Filipek's moved to 8243 S. May Street. Jeanne's June 1942 prom pictures are there.
1943	Jas Filipek	8243 S. May St.	Chicago	Lawyer at 120 S. LaSalle, Telephone CENtrl 6405	Telephone Directory	-
1944	James A. Filipek	8243 S. May St.	Chicago	-	JCJ Recollection	-
1945	James A. Filipek	8243 S. May St.	Chicago	Lawyer at 120 S. LaSalle	Telephone Directory	Home Telephone: VIN-1613
1945
1945
1945	James A. Filipek	8243 S. May St.	Chicago	-	-	-
1949	James A. Filipek	8243 S. May St.	Chicago	Lawyer at 120 S. LaSalle	Telephone Directory	-
1950	James A. Filipek	8243 S. May St.	Chicago	Lawyer at 120 S. LaSalle	Telephone Directory	Summer of 1950 picture of Marge and Jeanne with children at 8243 S. May confirm this address
1951	James A. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	Lawyer	JCJ Recollection	At some point the Filipeks moved to 7047 S. Ada; the year 1951 is estimated.
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1953
1954	James A. Filipek			Lawyer at 120 S. LaSalle		Jordan's paperwork for sale of 2137 W. 83rd Street.
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1958
1959	James A. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	Lawyer	GF Delayed Birth Record	Grace applied for a delayed birth record as part of her Social Security Application on Nov. 2, 1959.
1960	James A. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	Lawyer	-	-
1961	James A. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	Lawyer	JAF DC	James A. Filipek died on December 6, 1961.

**Notes on James and Grace Filipek Addresses**
Of particular interest is James' address on his April 14, 1920 marriage application as 3001 S. Emerald. It had appeared that the family had moved about five miles further south. But at this time we are unsure whether they sold the grocery store in 1914 when James died or kept it and commuted to it. Further address research will continue. We aren't really sure when, but sometime around 1925, Katherine, John and James along with Rose Skoblik, Theodore Sokolik and possibly John Sokolik all moved to Riverside. Riverside is about 8 miles west of the old grocery store. Riverside then and now is a quiet and beautiful place. James paid $10,000 for the house in Riverside which for the 1920s was quite a sum. Apparently he had a very good job as an attorney during the 1920s. We believe that he worked as the attorney for a large auto repair firm in Riverside. Unfortunately because of the depression he lost his job and could only pick up occasional work during the 30s Some of his jobs during the 30s were as an attorney for trust companies refinancing mortgages and selling Maytag washing machines.	Because of not being able to make the payments on their home for over two years, James and Grace lost the house in Riverside about 1938. They then moved back to Chicago in early 1939 with their two children. Eventually Jim re-established himself on LaSalle Street with his own law firm, but I don't believe they ever owned their own home again. Eventually James and Grace moved to 7047 S. Ada Street where Grace's sister, Alette lived upstairs. The home had been originally purchased by Adrianus Vanderkloot, Grace's and Alette's father. After Adrianus died in 1933, the ownership of the home may actually have belonged to all the children but Alette was unemployed and she thought it was her home so the Filipeks may have just paid rent and were happy to have a home and a relative nearby. James died in his sleep in the back bedroom at Ada Street on December 6, 1961 after going back to sleep after being up and about that morning.

**Grace Filipek Addresses**
Year	Name	Address	City	Occupation	Source	Comments
1962	Grace V. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	-	Letters	An Series of Letters to Insurance Companies in late 1962 place Grace at this address.
1963	Grace V. Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	-	Letter	An February 6, 1963 notice from her insurance indicates her address is still 7047 S. Ada.
1964	Grace Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	-	-	-
1965	Grace Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	-	Letter	In the spring of 1965 Grace was still living at 7047 S. Ada and the house was up for sale. The first offers were coming in when it was found that the house was still in the name of Grace's parents and all the 6 children or their heirs would receive the proceeds. Grace worked with her husbands law partner, Charlie Kropik throughout 1965 and 1966 to sort it all out and act as the heirs representative.
1966	Grace Filipek	7047 S. Ada	Chicago	-	Letter	The 7047 S. Ada house was finally sold on May 1, 1966 for $15,500. It is guessed that Grace moved into her new apartment on or about the same time.
1966	Grace Filipek	10553 S. Hale	Chicago	-	Letter	We have a May 17, 1966 Charles Kropik letter to Grace at the 10553 S. Hale Street. Most likely she moved in on May 1 or April 1, 1966. In her May 22, 1966 letter to Charles T. Kropik Grace states "I have a lovely apartment, small but very homey, and I am content."
1967	Grace Filipek	10553 S. Hale	Chicago	Temporary Office Worker	-	Grace used to commute to the Chicago Loop on the train from her home at 105th and South Hale to work as a temp for Stivers. She joked about working with her friends sitting around a table doing envelope stuffing. In the old days she had been an executive secretary. I think she enjoyed having something to do and being with friends. She may have also worked from 1962 on also.
1968	Grace Filipek	10553 S. Hale	Chicago	-	-	-
1969	Grace Filipek	10553 S. Hale	Chicago	-	-	-
mid 1969 to 1979	Grace Filipek	-	Wheaton	Stayed with her daughter	Recollection	Grace Filipek died March 7, 1979. Grace had a stroke which around 1968 to 1969 which impaired her ability to travel to the loop and to live alone. When Jeanne and Ed moved to Wheaton in 1969 she gave up her apartment and moved in with them. Dave was the lucky recipient of all her furniture.

**Notes on Grace Filipek Addresses**
After her husband died, Grace stayed for a short while at 7047 S. Ada. But without Jim around, the yard was hard to upkeep. I went over to mow the lawn occasionally but the elaborate flower gardens could not be kept up. The neighborhood was also becoming rougher. Grace with the help of my Mom and Dad moved to an apartment at 107th and Have which was within walking distance of a train to the Chicago Loop. Grace worked for a while at Stivers, which provided temporary clerical personnel for companies. Unfortunately, about the mid-1960s she had a small stroke which affected her ability to navigate the train and to do the work, so she became housebound for a few years.	With my parents move to Wheaton in 1969, she moved in with them and occupied the first floor bedroom for her last ten years, providing helpful household assistance to my mom, and continuing to make delicious cinnamon rolls for the grandchildren. If you wish to explore any of this information further or have other addresses from various records, please contact Dave.