Ruth Craddock Fambro was born on February 26, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Miss Ruth Craddock, 5156 South Parkway, was married to Albert Fambro on Tuesday night, May 12, 1942 by the Rev. J. W. Winters. Miss Doris Craddock, a sister, was the bridemaid. Doris wore white with rose floral design. Albert brother, Anderson Fambro, was the best man. The reception was held on Sunday, May 17, 1942 in the parlors of Poro college, 4415 South Parkway. Mr. and Mrs Harry Craddock, the parents, assisted by Mrs. Mary Jones, receive for the youngs folks.
Albert Fambro was born on November 6, 1909 in Georgia. Albert died September 1978.
Zephyr Craddock had a taxi take her son Burton to the Fambro home on Saturday durinng the late 1950's while she gave piano lessons to up to about 22 students. Albert Fambro sometimes to Burton on trips like the Museum of Science & Industry or take Burton along when he visit friends. Albert had a movie camera and movie project and sometime shows Burton home movies of vacation trips or Walt Disney film. Some Saturdays Albert takes Burton to a McDonald Restaurant for lunch which include the first time Burton ate food from McDonald. Some Saturday Ruth and Albert daughter LaMage spend most of time with Burton during weekly visit at the Fambro home.
Ruth was a Chicago Public Library librarian at Stephen A. Douglas branch, 3353 st. during the 1960's.
A pair of parakeeks in a bird cage was in the Fambro's dining room.
On one TV broadcast in Chicago Post Office mailing sorting, Albert was seen seating in a chair. Albert was mailman.
LaMage got married during the during the 1960's. Burton at the reception had his first taste of caviar. Her son Mark about 43 years old wipe off Kenneth pants when Kenneth dropped wedding cake on his pants.
Lamage Carmella Fambro married Ruben Jimenez on February 26, 1983 in Clark County, California. The marriage type civil celebrant. Year of birth 1943.
Chicago Tribune February 27, 1963
page B6 Obituaties
Services for Lemage S. Fambro 57 of 9333 South Park av., will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Olivet Baptist Church, 3100 South Parkway. Mr. Fombro died Sunday in Provident hospital. He had been a lobor foreman with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad for 35 years. Surviving are his widow, Lois; a daughter, Theresa; his mother Mrs. Callie Fambro; three brothers, and a sister. (note: died Sunday February 24, 1963)
Obituary - Chicago Daily Defender Tuesday June 11, 1968 page 4
Funeral services for Amazon C. Fambro will be held Saturday, 11 a.m. at
metropolitan Baptist Church, 2159 W. Washington Blvd. he died Tuesday at his home, 1329 S. Troy st., after an extended illness. he was 52.
mr. Fambro an uncle of Theresa Fambro Hooks, the Daily Defender's Woman's editor, was a linotype operator for the Goverment Printing Office in Chicago for 20 years. Prior to that he oprated his own printing shop at 152 N. Wood st.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Callie Fambro; a sister Mrs. Erie Kibby; two brothers Albert and Flemister; and aunt Mrs. Ione Wright; and a host of relatives.
Visitation will be Friday, 9 to 10 p.m. at Biggs and biggs Funeral Home, 3246 W. Jackson blvd. (note: died Tuesday June 4, 1968)
Chicago Daily Defender October 4, 1972 page 11
Funeral services for Mrs. Callie Fambro, 93, will be held thursday night Oct 5, 8 p.m. at Metropolitan Missionary batist Church, 2151 W. Washington blvd.
A one-hour vistation will preceda the funeral service.
Mrs. Fambro, whose granddaughter is Theresa Fambro hooks, former woman's editor of the Daily Defender, died Monday morning in her sleep at her home, 1329 S. Troy St. (note: died Oct 2, 1972)
Family members say she was in excellent health and had been in a very jovial mood before she went to bed late Sunday night.
Mrs. Fambro was born in Madison, Ga on May 13, 1872. She came to Chicago from atlanta in 1917 with her husband, the late Lemage S. fambro, Sr., and their five children. Their sixth child was born in Chicago.
She was a member of Metropolitan Church from 1930 to the present.
Mrs. Fambro is survived by a sister Mrs. Ione Wright; a daughter Erie Kibby; two sons Albert S. and Flemister C.; six grandchildren, Theresa Fambro Hooks, Jacqueline Kibby Cooper, LaMage Fambro of Los Angeles, Edwin Palmer, Thomas and William Kibby; and numerous great grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
Interment at Burr Oak Cemetery will be held Friday morning at 10.
1930 United States Federal Census
Lemage Fambro
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Georgia
Birthplace of father: Georgia
Birthplace of mother: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Age at first marrage: 28
Spouse's Name: Callie
Race: Negro (Black)
Occupation: pressman own business
Veteran: No
Name: Callie Fambro
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Georgia
Birthplace of father: Georgia
Birthplace of mother: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Age at first marrage: 19
Spouse's Name: Lemage
Name: Lemage Fambro
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Lemage
Mother's Name: Callie
Occupation: printer own shop
Veteran: No
Name: Albert Fambro
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Lemage
Mother's Name: Callie
Occupation: Laborer Glove factory
Name: Amaazon Fambro
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 14
Birthplace: Georgia
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Lemage
Mother's Name: Callie
Name: Flemister Fambro
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 7
Birthplace: Illinois
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Lemage
Mother's Name: Callie
Name: Erie Kibby
[Erie Fambro]
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 30
Birthplace: Georgia
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Lemage
Mother's Name: Callie
Spouse's Name: Thomas
Race: Negro (Black)
Occupation: Bevaj pieker at pie factory
Name: Thomas Kibby
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 37
Birthplace: Missouri
Birthplace of father: Missouri
Birthplace of mother: Missouri
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
Spouse's Name: Erie
Occupation: exclvator - Building craftsetors
Name: Thomas Kibby
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Erie
Name: William Kibby
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Father's Name: Thomas
Mother's Name: Erie
Social Security Death Index
Callie Fambro date of birth May 13, 1879 and date of death Oct 1972.
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Lemrage Fambro
[Lennage?? Fambro]
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 48 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Callie
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Race: Black
[Colored (Black)]
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Laborer factory
Callie Fambro
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 39 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Lemrage
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Name: Erie Fambro
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 20 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Lemrage
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Name: Callie
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Clecker Laundry
Name: Huron Fambro
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 18 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Lemrage
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Name: Callie
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Laborer factory
Name: Lemrage Fambro
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 13 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Lemrage
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Name: Callie
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Name: Olbert Fambro (Census taker misspelled Albert)
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 10 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Lemrage
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Name: Callie
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Name: Amonzon Fambro
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 4 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Lemrage
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Name: Callie
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Name: Harold Fambro
Home in 1920: Chicago Ward 14, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
Age: 1 year
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Lemrage
Father's Birth Place: Georgia
Mother's Name: Callie
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Riley Fambro (Albert Fambro grandfather)
Home in 1880: District 806, Coweta, Georgia
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Mary A.
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Name: Mary A. Fambro (Albert Fambro grandmother)
Home in 1880: District 806, Coweta, Georgia
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse's Name: Riley
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Married
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Name: Albert J. Fambro
Home in 1880: District 806, Coweta, Georgia
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's Name: Riley
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Mary A.
Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Work On Farm
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Name: Lemage Fambro (Albert Fambro's father)
Home in 1880: District 806, Coweta, Georgia
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's Name: Riley
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Mary A.
Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Name: Fannie R. Fambro
Home in 1880: District 806, Coweta, Georgia
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Name: Riley
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Mary A.
Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Name: Mary E. Fambro
Home in 1880: District 806, Coweta, Georgia
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Name: Riley
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Mary A.
Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Name: Earnest R. Fambro
Home in 1880: District 806, Coweta, Georgia
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Georgia
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's Name: Riley
Father's birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Mary A.
Mother's birthplace: Georgia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Albert Fambro is the uncle of The Chicago Defender columist Theresa Arletta Fambro Hook. Theresa Arletta Fambro married William Leigh Hook III, a draftman at Jewel Tea Co. in October 1963. Thersea mother Mrs. LeMage S. Fambro service as her bridemaid and matron of honer. Mr. LeMage S. Fambro more was Albert older brother. LeMage died February 24, 1963 which was about 7 months before his daugther wedding.
A Chicago Defender article about Theresa wedding said Theresa mother name is Mrs. LeMage S. Fambro (refer by husband name) but the Feb 7, 1997 article about Theresa Fambro Hook mother said her mother name is Lois D. Fambro. Lois is Theresa mother given name.
Chicago Tribune, Feb 7, 1997. page 11
Lois D. Fambro, 89, of Chicago died Tuesday in Granny's Haven, a senior-care residence. Mrs. Fambro, a native of Georgia, was an honor graduate of Speilman College in Atlanta, wher she was the president of the class of 1930. Mrs. was proud of her association with the college and made a point of returning to the campus for annual reunion activities. "It was one of the joys of her life; she just enjoyed her years at Spelman," said her daughter Theresa Fambro Hooks, a former vice president, editor and columnist at the Chicago Defender. Other survivors include a sister Iola Welch. Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m Saturday in OLivet Baptist Church, 3101 S. King Drive. Serives will follow at 11 a.m.
Jet, March 3, 1997
Funeral services were held recently in Chicago for Lois Davenport Fambro, a former school teacher and employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She was 89.
She was the mother of Theresa Fambro Hooks, a former columnist and editor of the Chicago Defender newspaper.
Born in 1907 in Carlton, GA, Mrs. Fambro started her education in a rural one-room schoolhouse and went on to graduate with honors from Spelman College in Atlanta as class president in 1930.
She taught elementary school in Alabama for two years before she moved to Chicago in 1932.
She worked for many years at the IRS in Chicago, and after her retirement, she served as director of the Day Care Center at Olivet Baptist Church. Mrs. Fambro was chaplain of the Chicago Chapter of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College and was elected chapter president of the organization on three separate occasions.
In addition to her daughter, she is survived by a sister, Iola Welch; brother-in-law, Flemister; two nieces, Jacqueline and LaMage; a nephew, Thomas; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Lois D. Fambro was born in Pike, Georgia on July 26, 1907. She died February 4, 1997. (US census 1910)