Geneva was the only child of Dr. Jerome Harvey Darling and his first wife, Nettie Ann Boal. Geneva's middle name comes from Nettie's sister, Estella Almeda Boal. Nettie died in May of 1892 after a lengthy illness when Geneva was still a baby.
Her father, now a single parent, moved the family to Chicago so he could enroll in dentistry school. They lived in the Italian section of the city, known as Little Italy.
They relocated to Chicago just as events would begin making their marks on history. For example, the first L train began operating in June of 1892.
The next year, the World's Columbian Exposition opened with the first ever Ferris wheel dominating the landscape. Several products were introduced at the fair: the zipper, Wrigley's chewing gum, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, Cream of Wheat, Cracker Jack, and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Brownies were invented by the cooks at the Palmer House Hotel. Buffalo Bill Cody set up his Wild West Show. A serial killer targeted working women. Two days before it ended, the mayor was assassinated.
It was understandable, when Geneva recounted years later that the family did not feel safe in their apartment. She recalled drunken men beating on the door, trying to enter.
Chicago was a dirty, smelly place. The air was thick with smoke from burning coal for heat and cooking. Stench from the mass slaughter of livestock at the Union Stock Yard would inundate parts of city.
In 1894, he remarried.
The summer of 1895 witnessed the birth of Geneva's brother Leslie Warren Darling.
Her father, now a single parent, moved the family to Chicago so he could enroll in dentistry school. They lived in the Italian section of the city, known as Little Italy.
They relocated to Chicago just as events would begin making their marks on history. For example, the first L train began operating in June of 1892.
The next year, the World's Columbian Exposition opened with the first ever Ferris wheel dominating the landscape. Several products were introduced at the fair: the zipper, Wrigley's chewing gum, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, Cream of Wheat, Cracker Jack, and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Brownies were invented by the cooks at the Palmer House Hotel. Buffalo Bill Cody set up his Wild West Show. A serial killer targeted working women. Two days before it ended, the mayor was assassinated.
It was understandable, when Geneva recounted years later that the family did not feel safe in their apartment. She recalled drunken men beating on the door, trying to enter.
Chicago was a dirty, smelly place. The air was thick with smoke from burning coal for heat and cooking. Stench from the mass slaughter of livestock at the Union Stock Yard would inundate parts of city.
In 1894, he remarried.
The summer of 1895 witnessed the birth of Geneva's brother Leslie Warren Darling.
Geneva was the only child of Dr. Jerome Harvey Darling and his first wife, Nettie Ann Boal. Geneva's middle name comes from Nettie's sister, Estella Almeda Boal. Nettie died in May of 1892 after a lengthy illness when Geneva was still a baby.
Her father, now a single parent, moved the family to Chicago so he could enroll in dentistry school. They lived in the Italian section of the city, known as Little Italy.
They relocated to Chicago just as events would begin making their marks on history. For example, the first L train began operating in June of 1892.
The next year, the World's Columbian Exposition opened with the first ever Ferris wheel dominating the landscape. Several products were introduced at the fair: the zipper, Wrigley's chewing gum, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, Cream of Wheat, Cracker Jack, and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Brownies were invented by the cooks at the Palmer House Hotel. Buffalo Bill Cody set up his Wild West Show. A serial killer targeted working women. Two days before it ended, the mayor was assassinated.
It was understandable, when Geneva recounted years later that the family did not feel safe in their apartment. She recalled drunken men beating on the door, trying to enter.
Chicago was a dirty, smelly place. The air was thick with smoke from burning coal for heat and cooking. Stench from the mass slaughter of livestock at the Union Stock Yard would inundate parts of city.
In 1894, he remarried.
The summer of 1895 witnessed the birth of Geneva's brother Leslie Warren Darling.
Her father, now a single parent, moved the family to Chicago so he could enroll in dentistry school. They lived in the Italian section of the city, known as Little Italy.
They relocated to Chicago just as events would begin making their marks on history. For example, the first L train began operating in June of 1892.
The next year, the World's Columbian Exposition opened with the first ever Ferris wheel dominating the landscape. Several products were introduced at the fair: the zipper, Wrigley's chewing gum, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, Cream of Wheat, Cracker Jack, and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Brownies were invented by the cooks at the Palmer House Hotel. Buffalo Bill Cody set up his Wild West Show. A serial killer targeted working women. Two days before it ended, the mayor was assassinated.
It was understandable, when Geneva recounted years later that the family did not feel safe in their apartment. She recalled drunken men beating on the door, trying to enter.
Chicago was a dirty, smelly place. The air was thick with smoke from burning coal for heat and cooking. Stench from the mass slaughter of livestock at the Union Stock Yard would inundate parts of city.
In 1894, he remarried.
The summer of 1895 witnessed the birth of Geneva's brother Leslie Warren Darling.
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