127 35th Street, Moline, Illinois
Moline, Illinois
Stories set here
- A Christmas Eve Baby in a Wicker BasketAfter her mother began having contractions while trimming the Christmas tree, Carol was born on Christmas Eve 1938 in Moline. Her father named her Carol Mae for the season. She joined Iris, Bobby and Bernie at the family's apartment; the later births of Delores, Diana and Barbara made her the middle child. Remembered as a very small baby, she was carried on a pillow and kept in a wicker basket on a bedroom shelf beyond her brothers' reach.
- Bernie's Arrival Just After MidnightBernie recounts his birth as the first son and second child, in his parents' rented Moline home just after midnight on April 11, 1936. He weighed ten pounds. His mother later told him that after a colicky infancy he became healthy, happy, and talkative, saying “Bernie” as his first word at eight months.
Events here
After her birth in 1938
Carol comes home to her siblings
Carol went home to the apartment to join her sister Iris and brothers Bobby and Bernie.
Fifteen minutes after midnight, April 11th, 1936
Birth of Bernie
Born in the upstairs bedroom of his parents' rented house; weighed ten pounds.
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