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81. ROSALIE STERN 6 CAHN (VIOLA BECKER 5 STERN, HENRIETTE SCHAFFNER 4 BECKER, ABRAHAM 3 SCHAFFNER,
NATHAN 2 SALOMON, SALOMON 1 NATHAN) was born 08 May 1883 in Danville, IL, and died 30 May 1960 in
Chicago, IL. She married WILLIAM M. CAHN 04 Dec 1907 in Chicago, IL, son of JACOB CAHN and REGINA
CAHN. He was born 26 Jan 1873 in Ashland, OH, and died 12 Jan 1932 in Chicago, IL.
Notes for ROSALIE STERN CAHN:
Rosalie Cahn grew up in Danville, IL and obtained her AB at the
University of Chicago in 1905, at a time when it was not common for
women to go on to "higher education". Her husband was President of
the Progressive Tailoring Company of Chicago, and also President of
the Standard Club in that city. They were very beloved in the
community.
Notes for WILLIAM M. CAHN:
May have been born April 16.
More About WILLIAM CAHN and ROSALIE CAHN:
Marriage: 04 Dec 1907, Chicago, IL
Child of ROSALIE CAHN and WILLIAM CAHN is:
143. i. JR. WILLIAM MORRIS 7 CAHN, JR., b. 10 Feb 1911, Chicago, IL; d. 16 Oct 2001, Purchase, NY.
82. WALTER SCHAFFNER 6 STERN (VIOLA BECKER 5 , HENRIETTE SCHAFFNER 4 BECKER, ABRAHAM 3 SCHAFFNER,
NATHAN 2 SALOMON, SALOMON 1 NATHAN) was born 22 Jul 1889 in Danville, IL, and died 06 Dec 1967 in Chicago,
IL. He married (1) HELEN AUSTEN STERN. She was born 23 Jan 1912, and died Abt. 1962. He married (2)
GERALDINE KRONING STERN 06 Jul 1949 in Chicago, IL, daughter of WILLIAM KRONING and MARIE CONRATH.
She was born 15 Apr 1922 in Mundeline, IL, and died 22 Jul 1969 in Chicago, IL.
Notes for WALTER SCHAFFNER STERN:
He attended the University of Chicago Business School and founded Stern
and Elkan Hide Company in Chicago in 1887. This was once the largest
hide company in the US and one of the largest in the world. It subsequently
became H.Elkan Hide Co. Founding member of the NY Hide Commodity
Exchange. Board member Commodities Exchange of Chicago. He was appointed
Louisiana Colonel by Gov. Earl K. Long, 1957. He was 59 when he married
his wife of 27 and he died at 78. She died two years later and their
three children came under the guardianship of Patricia Stern Stein.
More About WALTER STERN and GERALDINE STERN:
Marriage: 06 Jul 1949, Chicago, IL
Children of WALTER STERN and GERALDINE STERN are:
144. i. JR. WALTER S. 7 STERN, JR., b. 29 Jun 1954, Chicago, IL; d. 23 Nov 1999, Tucson, AZ.
145. ii. MICHAEL STERN, b. 10 Aug 1958, Chicago, IL; d. 15 Jan 2001, Tucson, AZ.
146. iii. WILLIAM IKE STERN, b. 17 Jan 1959, Chicago, IL.
83. ALFRED E. 6 STERN (VIOLA BECKER 5 , HENRIETTE SCHAFFNER 4 BECKER, ABRAHAM 3 SCHAFFNER, NATHAN 2
SALOMON, SALOMON 1 NATHAN) was born 14 Feb 1892 in Danville, IL, and died 08 Jun 1968 in Chicago, IL. He
married HANNAH SCHWAB STERN 30 Dec 1914 in Chicago, IL, daughter of ALFRED SCHWAB and BIRDIE
SCHWAB. She was born 20 Jun 1894 in Chicago, IL, and died 31 Aug 1965 in Chicago, IL.
Notes for ALFRED E. STERN:
Alfred expanded a family business known as Progress Tailoring Co. which
manuactured made-to-measure suits. Using door-to-door salesmen, this
type of business which flourished in Chicago from 1930-1960, is now depicted
in an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute. His wife, Hannah,
noted for her beauty as a young woman, was an avid equestrian, a hobby
equally enjoyed by Alfred. In later life Hannah devoted herself to
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