5 ▁children , ▁only ▁of ▁which ▁two ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁census . ▁Otto ▁was ▁a ▁sales man ▁and ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Han over ▁Germany , ▁per ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁census . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁mother ▁had ▁died , ▁so ▁Otto ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁lod ged ▁with ▁her ▁at ▁ 2 3 0 ▁E . ▁ 1 1 th ▁Street . ▁Otto ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁" lect urer ▁and ▁artist , ▁private ▁practice " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁census . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁sister , ▁Mary , ▁that ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁older ▁( and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁was ▁still ▁single ▁and ▁living ▁at ▁home ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁though ▁had ▁her ▁occupation ▁listed ▁as ▁" reader "). ▁She ▁lived ▁at ▁ 1 2 9 ▁E . ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁from ▁her ▁early ▁success ▁her ▁family ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁finan cially ▁well - off ▁and ▁soci ally ▁connected . ▁They ▁r ented ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁ 5 2 0 9 ▁Jefferson ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁At ▁about ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁she ▁en rolled ▁in ▁painting ▁and ▁drawing ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁While ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁te en ager ▁she ▁began ▁assist ing ▁Eva ▁Watson - Sch üt ze ▁in