Jens,
I think that street Abedine must be Aberdeen.
What specific U.S. databases were checked?
Here are some Annas born on that date who are listed on the Social Security Death Index.
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Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued
ANNA SHANAHAN 16 Apr 1890 Apr 1968 10455 (Bronx, Bronx, NY) (none specified) 057-20-3845 New York
ANNA MEALLI 16 Apr 1890 Jun 1972 11204 (Brooklyn, Kings, NY) (none specified) 069-26-9487
ANNA ROBINSON 16 Apr 1890 Sep 1972 10451 (Bronx, Bronx, NY) (none specified) 099-14-1820 New York
ANNA MALONE 16 Apr 1890 Apr 1965 (New York) (none specified) 108-09-9611 New York
ANNA SHELLDROP 16 Apr 1890 Aug 1977 11576 (Roslyn, Nassau, NY) (none specified) 115-24-0027 New York SS-5 Letter
ANNA SOLES 16 Apr 1890 19 Jun 1988 15133 (Mc Keesport, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 161-50-3483 Pennsylvania
ANNA CONNORS 16 Apr 1890 Sep 1978 19056 (Levittown, Bucks, PA) 19056 (Levittown, Bucks, PA) 201-10-2332 Pennsylvania
ANNA COHN 16 Apr 1890 Feb 1980 17701 (Williamsport, Lycoming, PA) (none specified) 212-60-3679 Maryland
ANNA HILLIARD 16 Apr 1890 Jan 1981 33710 (Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, FL) (none specified) 266-41-9508 Florida
ANNA WIENCEK 16 Apr 1890 Dec 1966 44109 (Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH) (none specified) 270-20-0852 Ohio SS-5 Letter
ANNA MROSKO 16 Apr 1890 Mar 1974 44055 (Lorain, Lorain, OH) (none specified) 282-64-3165 Ohio
ANNA GUSZKOWSKI 16 Apr 1890 Nov 1972 60647 (Chicago, Cook, IL) (none specified) 319-40-3649 Illinois SS-5 Letter
ANNA DOFFING 16 Apr 1890 Jun 1971 49090 (South Haven, Van Buren, MI) (none specified) 326-20-7744 Illinois
ANNA DZUDZI 16 Apr 1890 Nov 1969 60616 (Chicago, Cook, IL) (none specified) 335-26-3279 Illinois
ANNA NELSON 16 Apr 1890 Jan 1979 97367 (Lincoln City, Lincoln, OR) (none specified) 363-10-1174 Michigan
ANNA FRANCO 16 Apr 1890 19 Dec 1990 48878 (Rosebush, Isabella, MI) (none specified) 372-22-5386 Michigan
ANNA E SPANJERS 16 Apr 1890 30 Jul 1989 55444 (Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN) (none specified) 468-76-7939 Minnesota SS-5 Letter
ANNA KRAFT 16 Apr 1890 Nov 1972 55404 (Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN) (none specified) 471-76-1709 Minnesota
ANNA GRUPE 16 Apr 1890 Aug 1981 (not specified) 65084 (Versailles, Morgan, MO) 486-68-8891 Missouri SS-5 Letter
ANNA KOHLHAUFF 16 Apr 1890 Nov 1972 78332 (Alice, Jim Wells, TX) (none specified) 487-30-5215 Missouri
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Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued
ANNA ZAHN 16 Apr 1890 Oct 1981 63011 (Ballwin, Saint Louis, MO) (none specified) 495-22-8361 Missouri
ANNA MANN 16 Apr 1890 Nov 1982 67354 (Mound Valley, Labette, KS) 67357 (Parsons, Labette, KS) 512-16-1996 Kansas
ANNA GIEFER 16 Apr 1890 Jun 1977 67375 (Kansas) 67357 (Parsons, Labette, KS) 514-20-7272 Kansas
ANNA BAXTER 16 Apr 1890 Dec 1977 80904 (Colorado Springs, El Paso, CO) (none specified) 523-70-3373 Colorado
ANNA E SPRAGUE 16 Apr 1890 15 Jan 1971 (V) 98310 (Bremerton, Kitsap, WA) (none specified) 535-44-3964 Washington
ANNA GREEN 16 Apr 1890 Jul 1981 (not specified) 90505 (Torrance, Los Angeles, CA) 558-21-8044 California
ANNA MIGNACCO 16 Apr 1890 Apr 1972 95204 (Stockton, San Joaquin, CA) (none specified) 566-66-0114 California
ANNA CURRAN 16 Apr 1890 Jun 1989 92109 (San Diego, San Diego, CA) (none specified) 572-12-4721 California
If you are lucky, she is on this database. Only some of these people have a Chicago or Illinois connection. (Of course she might not have worked too long and if so, she wouldn't have worked under Social Security. She might also be listed under another given name, depending on which one she preferred. Check out the advanced search on this site and enter the birthdate and additional given names, one at a time.
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi There are too many Social Security applications to order at the price of $27 each, but those applications provide names of parents, birth places (generally very specific), etc.so they make a great confirmation that the right person has been found.
Perhaps someone with census access can check out these last names to see if the wife was born in Sweden. That should eliminate a lot of possibilities.
If she married in Chicago fairly quickly, then a husband could be found using various microfilms
which might just be available in the Family History Centers found in the Chicago area and otherwise might need to be ordered from Salt Lake City. That is why I am asking which specific databases have been checked for you.
Judy