Orphan (Cordelia K. French?)
I'm trying to find information on my grandmother. She always said her maiden name was Cordelia Marimae Leasure. However, I just obtained her SS-5 and she shows her full name given at birth as Cordelia K. French. Her birthdate shown on the SS-5 is 14 Feb 1906. Her marriage license shows her birthdate as 14 Feb 1907. Her SS-5 shows her born in Illinois (no city or county). She said she was dropped at a Catholic Orphanage in Chicago around the age of 5. She grew up in the orphanage until 18 then went out on her own. She lived in Chicago working as an elevator operator in a department store (dont know the name) until she met and married my grandfather Verba (Mike)Austin Milligan. They married in Witchita, Sedgwick, KS. If anyone has any information they could share or ideas on where to find more info, please respond or email me. Thanks