Houston W. WILBURN

1878 - 1940  (62 years)

• Birth	19 Aug 1878	Giles Co., VA   [1, 2, 3]
  Census	28 Apr 1910	Charleston, Kanawha, WV   [4]
  	The 1910 census at Charleston, Kanawha, WV shows Houston Wilburn, 32, married 5 years, b. VA, parents b, VA/VA, xxx (illegible could be solicitor or collector) wholesale meat; Margarite, 23, b. VA, parents b. VA/VA.
  Census	8 Jan 1920	Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV   [5]
  	The 1920 census at Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV shows Houston Wilburn, 41, b. VA, parents b, VA/VA, traveling salesman; Margaret, 33, b. VA, parents b. VA/VA; Hazel M., 2 6/12, adopted, b. WV, parents b. WV/KY.
  Census	17 Apr 1930	Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV   [6]
  	The 1930 census at Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV shows Houston Wilburn, 50, b. VA, parents b, VA/VA, salesman, wholesale grocery; Margaret, 42, b. VA, parents b. VA/VA; Hazel 12, adopted, b. WV, parents b. VA/VA.
  Military Note	12 Sep 1918	Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV   [3]
  	On Sept. 12, 1918 Houston Wilburn registered for the WWI draft, he gives his residence as Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV and his birthdate as August 19, 1878 and his occupation as a merchant in Mount Hope. He lists his nearest relative as Josephine Wilburn in ?ronsburg, Giles Co., VA. The registrar notes he is tall and of medium build with dark hair and dark eyes.
  Death	13 Dec 1940	Mount Hope, Fayette, WV   [1, 7]

  
  

  Father	George Chapman WILBURN,   b. 5 Apr 1852, VA d. 12 Jan 1920, Giles Co., VA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Josephine MEADOWS,   b. 4 Aug 1857, VA d. 11 Oct 1935 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F4083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Elethya HERNDON,   b. 21 Apr 1887, Roanoke, Roanoke, VA d. 19 Dec 1957, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905  [4]
  Children	1. Hazel M. WILBURN,   b. 6 Jun 1917, WV d. 16 Jul 1995 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F4089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Aug 1878 - Giles Co., VA Military Note - 12 Sep 1918 - Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV Census - 8 Jan 1920 - Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV Census - 17 Apr 1930 - Mt. Hope, Fayette, WV Death - 13 Dec 1940 - Mount Hope, Fayette, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S317] OneWorldTree, 317. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S201] National Archives and Records Administration, WW I Draft Registration Cards, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.), 201. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S1001] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009), 1001.