Forty-two-year-old Jean "Jennie" Livingston
(1861–19??) and her sister, Daisy Livingston
(1879–1903) were the daughters of the late Elliza
and Thomas Bain Livingston (1840–1900), a Chicago
picture frame manufacturer. Thomas had emigrated
from Scotland at age twenty and founded his business
in 1892.
Jennie worked as a bookkeeper and manager in her
father's company, T. B. Livingstone Co., at 44-46
West Quincy in Chicago. The firm employed forty
workers and offered retail refurbishing in addition
to manufactured items.
Daisy taught at Ray Elementary school. Her funeral
was held on January 2, 1904, at her brother's home
at 273 Oakwood Blvd. (Hope to learn more about Daisy
later.)
Another teacher from the May school lost her life at
the Iroquois Theater,
Florence O. White, and two students,
Taylor Dryden and
Bessie Boice.
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In 1914 the Ray school students and staff were moved a block away to
the Ray school's present structure on South Kimbark Avenue (the former Hyde Park High School
structure). Ray's original structure on 57th and Monroe was sold and in the
1940s torn down to make Bixler
Park.
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Discrepancies and addendum
*Jean and Daisy had three brothers, Dr. Archibald
"Archie" T. Livingston (b.1875), Thomas
Livingston Jr. (married to Mary) and John K.
Livingston (married to Flora), as well as a sister,
Katherine Livingston (b.1866), who was also a
teacher. The Livingston family lived at 358 40th St
in 1900 and later moved to 1023 Chicago Ave. After
her siblings married, Jennie operated the home as a
small boarding house.
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