Irene Victoria Wieman1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16658, (1884 - 1959)
FatherGeorge D. Wieman4,5 (23 Aug 1855 - 14 Nov 1937)
MotherAnnie Scully6 (25 Nov 1856 - 8 Jun 1933)

Key Events:

Birth: 11 Sep 1884, Cincinnati, Ohio7,8,9
Marriage: 9 Jun 1906, Chicago, Illinois, George Don Luce Jr. (25 Jul 1875 - 27 Aug 1953)10,11,12
Death: 28 Jan 1959, Chicago, Cook Co., Connecticut13
Burial: 31 Jan 1959, Calvary Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky14
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken
AncestryThe Wieman Family

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Narrative:

     15 Irene Victoria Wieman was born on 11 Sep 1884 in Cincinnati, Ohio.7,8,9
     She moved to Kentucky with her parents by 1892. She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents, George D. Wieman and Annie Scully, but noted as attending school in Chicago.4 She also appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the apartment of Caroline and Mary Scully, her aunts.16
     Irene married George Don Luce Jr., son of George Don Luce and Elizabeth Celina Stephens, on 9 Jun 1906 in Chicago, Illinois, at the home of her aunt.10,11,12
     Irene and George appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 3633 N. Herding Ave., enumerated 25 Apr 1910, reporting that the family owned its home. Their son George was listed as living with them, as well as her aunts, Caroline and Mary Scully.17
     Irene and George appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 3633 Herding Ave., enumerated 15 Jan 1920, reporting that the family owned its home. Their son George was listed as living with them.18
     Irene and George appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 3633 Herding Ave., enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting that the family owned a home valued at $12,000, and owned a radio. Their son George was listed as living with them.19
     Irene and George appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 3633 Harding, enumerated 17 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $2,500, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their son George was listed as living with them.20
     Irene and George appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 3633 Harding, enumerated 7 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.21
     Her husband died on 27 Aug 1953 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.22,23
     Irene died on 28 Jan 1959 in Chicago, Cook Co., Connecticut, at age 74.13 She was buried on 31 Jan 1959 in Calvary Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky.14

Children:
     Child with George Don Luce Jr.:

  • George Don Luce III24,25,26 (13 Apr 1907 - 28 Nov 1970)

Citations

  1. [S1106] George D. Wieman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows name as Irene C. Wieman.
  2. [S1112] Caroline Scully household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Irene Wieman.
  3. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for George Don Luce III, citing cert. no. 9856, shows name as Irene Victoria Wieman.
  4. [S1106] George D. Wieman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky.
  5. [S13365] George Wieman obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  6. [S1106] George D. Wieman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows Irene as the daugther of Anna's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S1106] George D. Wieman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, as 1884, age 15, and state.
  8. [S1112] Caroline Scully household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, as 1884, age 15, and state.
  9. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Irene Luce, shows date, with year as 1895, city, and state.
  10. [S13465] "Social and Personal," Lexington Herald-Leader, 11 Jun 1906, shows date, at bride's aunt's, and city.
  11. [S1114] George D. Luce household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 3 years.
  12. [S13466] George Don Luce, Jr., World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows her as his wife.
  13. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Irene Luce, shows date, city, county, and state.
  14. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Irene Luce, shows date and cemetery.
  15. [S1110] "Local History Index," Lexington Public Library, citing the 11 Jun 1906 issue of the Leader, pg 6, col 4, "Social and personal" section, shows "Mr. And Mrs. George Wieman announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Irene Wieman to Mr. George Doneo Luce, Jr., of New Orleans."
  16. [S1112] Caroline Scully household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  17. [S1114] George D. Luce household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  18. [S1115] George D. Luce household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  19. [S1116] George D. Luce household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  20. [S13467] George D. Luce Jr household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  21. [S13469] George D. Luce household, 1950 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  22. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for George D Luce, shows date, city, county, and state.
  23. [S2555] "Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988," Ancestry.com, record for George D. Luce, citing file no. 6058504, shows date, county, and state.
  24. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for George Don Luce III, citing cert. no. 9856.
  25. [S1114] George D. Luce household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents have been married as long as the age of the child.
  26. [S1115] George D. Luce household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as mother and child.