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Audrey Emery

1904–1971

Born
4 Jan 1904, Cincinnati
Country of birth
United States
Died
25 Nov 1971, West Palm Beach
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Facts and their sources

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  • Birth4 Jan 1904, CincinnatiProbable1 source
  • Death25 Nov 1971, West Palm BeachProbable1 source
  • ParentJohn J. EmeryConfirmed1 source
  • ParentLeila AlexanderConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Cincinnati

    Birth, Cincinnati

  2. Child born: Paul Ilyinsky

    Birth, London

  3. Died · West Palm Beach

    Death, West Palm Beach

What was it like?

The world around Cincinnati, 1904: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Audrey was born around the same time as Walt Disney, Marlene Dietrich, and Louis Armstrong.

Who ruled

  • Theodore Roosevelt

    President of the United States, 1901–1909 · United States

  • William Howard Taft

    President of the United States, 1909–1913 · United States

  • Woodrow Wilson

    President of the United States, 1913–1921 · United States

Born around the same time

  • Walt Disney

    1901 · American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)

  • Marlene Dietrich

    1901 · German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)

  • Louis Armstrong

    1901 · American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)

  • Katharine Hepburn

    1907 · American actress (1907–2003)

  • John Wayne

    1907 · American actor (1907–1979)

  • Carlo Biotti

    1901 · Italian judge

Fashion

The versatile shirtwaist blouse

The shirtwaist, a simple long-sleeved blouse, was a staple for working women because it could be tucked into a single skirt, making it appear as though she owned multiple outfits.

Around 1911–1911

Practicality in 1911 undergarments

Working-class women in 1911 wore underwear with an open crotch design to allow for easier bathroom use.

Music
Around 1900–1900

Mail order catalogs made instruments accessible locally

Mail order catalogs began allowing Americans in remote rural areas to easily obtain musical instruments like mandolins and banjos.

Jazz musician pay increased significantly by 1920s

In New Orleans, jazz musicians' earnings rose significantly, with some increasing from $1.50 per night in early dance halls to $25 per night at upscale locations by the mid-1920s.

Getting around

Limited paved roads in 1904

By 1904, there were approximately two million miles of public highway in the United States, though only 140,000 miles were covered with gravel or macadam.

Around 1900–1900

Rural travel by wagon in 1900

In 1900, many rural residents lived in small towns without a train station, often requiring a two-hour wagon ride to reach the nearest railway.

Daily life

Kerosene lamps provided limited household light

In the early 1900s, rural families primarily used kerosene lamps for light, which provided only about 25 watts of illumination and required messy weekly maintenance to clean soot from glass chimneys.

Students used slates instead of paper

School supplies were minimal; instead of modern materials, children typically used only a slate and chalk, and many carried their lunches to school in metal pails.

Food

Pasta was sold by the pound, loose

In urban shops, pasta was sold in large coils or lengths rather than pre-packaged boxes, and shopkeepers sold broken pasta bits for pennies a pound for soup.

Purchasing ready-made food for convenience

To save on expensive fuel and time, many urban workers purchased ready-to-eat meals from delicatessens, saloons, and street pushcarts.

Prices and wages

Weekly earnings for workers

An unskilled worker in the early 1900s earned about $10 a week, while many textile workers averaged around $8.76 for a full week's work in 1911.

Work

Common occupations in the early 20th century

In 1910, domestic service was the most common job for women, while for men, farming and industrial factory labor remained the primary occupations. By 1910, approximately 31 percent of workers were in farm occupations, and one in three nonfarm jobs was in manufacturing.

The demanding life of a factory worker

Factory workers often toiled 10 to 12 hours a day, six days a week, with steelworkers sometimes putting in 12 hours a day, seven days a week. In many factories, workers were forbidden from talking and faced strict surveillance, while others performed repetitive piecework in sweatshops under harsh conditions.

During their lifetime

  1. 1917

    U.S. Enters World War I in 1917

    In 1917, the United States formally entered World War I, leading to mass mobilization that involved 24 million men registering for the draft.

  2. 1929

    Stock Market Crashes in 1929

    The U.S. stock market crashed in 1929, leading to the Great Depression and leaving nearly one-third of American banks failed by 1933.

  3. 1933

    FDR Introduces New Deal in 1933

    Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933 and introduced the New Deal, which established programs like Social Security and a federal minimum wage.

  4. 1954

    Supreme Court Ends School Segregation

    In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that state-sponsored segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

  5. 1955

    Polio Vaccine Developed

    The polio vaccine, developed by Jonas Salk in 1955, helped eliminate the frequent epidemics that once paralyzed thousands of children each year.

  6. 1956

    Interstate Highway System Created

    In 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Interstate Highway Act, which authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of highway over 20 years.

Family

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Spouses

Children

Ancestors and children

Open the full tree

Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.