Wilbur Timothy EMERSON

1880 - 1962  (81 years)

• Birth	17 Nov 1880	Whitefield, Coos, NH   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Portland, Cumberland, ME   [3]
  	1900 census at Portland, Cumberland, ME shows Wilbur T. Emerson, b. Nov 1880, 19, lodger, b. NH, parents b. ME/CAN, bellman, hotel.
  Census	22 Apr 1910	Augusta, Kennebec, ME   [6]
  	1910 census at Augusta, Kennebec, ME shows Wilbur Emerson, 29, married 8 years, b. NH, parents b. ME/CANADA, landlord, hotel; Rosina H., 29, 2 children born / 2 living, b. ME, parents b. ME/ME; children, b. ME: Dorothea, 4; Willbur Jr., 2.
  Census	10 Jan 1920	Washington, DC   [7]
  	1920 census at Washington, DC shows Wilbur T. Emerson, 39, b. NH, parents b. ME/CANADA, 1st Lieutenant, US XXXX(illegible) aircraft production US Army; Rosina H., 39, b. ME, parents b. ME/ME, clerk, War Department; children b. ME: Dorothea, 13; Wilbur T., 12. Also enumerated are Helen M. Merril, aunt-in-law, 76, widow, b. ME, parents b. NH/ME and Elizabeth Wallace, mother, 72, widow, b. CANADA, parents b. US/US, immigrated 1865.
  Census	6 Apr 1930	Manhattan, New York, NY   [8]
  	1930 census at Mahnattan, NY shows Wilbur T. Emerson, 49, first married at age 21, b. NH, parents b. ME/CANADA, manager, hotel; Helen, 32, married at 32, b. IA, parents b. NY/NY; Dorothea Pyott (last name indexed as written but hard to make out handwriting), 23, daughter, single, b. ME, parents b. NH/ME, cashier hotel.
  Census	15 Apr 1940	210 E. 86th St, New York, Manhattan, NY   [9]
  	1940 census at New York, NY shows Wilbur T. Emerson, 59, b. NH, same house 1930, Gen. Mgr. Hotel; Helen, 43, b. IA, secretary, hotel; Harriet Hubbard, 77, cousin, b. ME, 1930 census residence, Bangor, ME.
  Death	19 Aug 1962	Palm Beach Co., FL   [4, 5, 10]
  Burial	Glenside Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec, ME   [5]
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  Father	Samuel L. EMERSON,   b. Abt 1828, ME
  Mother	Elizabeth DANFORTH,   b. Abt 1848, CANADA
  Family ID	F4556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rosina B. HODGKINS,   b. 13 May 1880, ME d. 15 Jun 1967, Winthrop, Kennebec, ME (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1902	ME   [11]
  	Maine Marriage index lists the bride's name as Ross B. Hodgkins.
  Divorce	Y  [8]
  Children	1. Dorothea EMERSON,   b. 30 Jan 1906, ME d. 9 Apr 1971 (Age 65 years)   2. Wilbur T. EMERSON, Jr.,   b. 28 Oct 1907, ME d. 1 Jul 1950 (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F4555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Fillmore KENNON,   b. 10 Aug 1896, Quincy Township, Adams, IA d. 24 Dec 1962 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1929	Manhattan, New York, NY   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F4554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Nov 1880 - Whitefield, Coos, NH Census - 6 Jun 1900 - Portland, Cumberland, ME Marriage - 26 Jun 1902 - ME Census - 10 Jan 1920 - Washington, DC Marriage - 27 Nov 1929 - Manhattan, New York, NY Census - 6 Apr 1930 - Manhattan, New York, NY Death - 19 Aug 1962 - Palm Beach Co., FL Burial - - Glenside Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec, ME  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] National Archives and Records Administration, WWII Draft Registration, (Washington D.C.), 202. [S586] Roster of Maine in the Military Service of the U.S. and Allies in World War 1917-1919. Vol. I-II, Maine Military Men, (The Generations Network, Washington D.C., 1929), 586. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S300] Social Security Death Index, (Social Security Administration, Washington D.C.), 300. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [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. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940. [S255] Florida Death Index, (Florida Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 2001), 255. [S922] Maine, Marriages, 1892-1996, (Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine), 922. [S6] Adams County Free Press, Apr. 9, 1931, page 11, 6. [S585] New York City Marriage Index, 585.