Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur1,2

F, ID# 34, (1886 - 1945)
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Father*Fred Elmer Wilbur3 b. 14 Dec 1858, d. 14 Feb 1939
Mother*Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad b. 1 Sep 1860, d. 2 May 1936
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     Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur was born on 23 July 1886 in Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska.4,5,6,7,8 She was the daughter of Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad.3
     Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Highland, Garfield, Nebraska in the household of her parents, Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Wilbur.8 According to Family lore, Elizabeth attended and became a school teacher at Fremont Normal School. in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska.9
     On 27 June 1907, Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur married Henry William Reinwald, son of Johann "John" Reinwald and Katharine "Katie" Lanz, at Stony Hill School House in Laird, Saskatchewan.10,2,11 Elizabeth was a practicing Methodist in Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada.4
     Elizabeth was listed as the wife of Henry William Reinwald in the 1911 Canadian Census of Laird, Saskatchewan. Also included in the household: Allan Wilfred George Reinwald.12
     Elizabeth was listed as the wife of Henry in the 1916 Canadian Census in Laird, Saskatchewan. Also included in the household are their sons, Allan and Earle and daughter, Luetta .13
     Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Reinwald was baptized on 31 July 1921 in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stony Hill, in Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada, by George C. Wiedenhammer, Pastor. Bessie was baptised as an adult., daughter of Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad.7,6
     Henry and Elizabeth left Laird, Saskatchewan, Canada between 1922 and 1924 migrating to Corona, Riverside, California. Accompaning them were Luetta Edith "Lue" Reinwald, Lloyd Henry Reinwald and Earle Stanley Reinwald.


As told by Lloyd Reinwald:
     In 1924, Henry Reinwald, sold the farm in Laird, Saskatchewan at an auction, went to Winnipeg Manitoba and bought a brand new 1923 Model “T” Touring Ford. He packed up his wife, his 3 children and all their belongings and headed for Riverside, California. The car that Henry had purchased was no more than a glorified covered wagon. After living in the flatlands of Nebraska and Saskatchewan, they were impressed with the Rocky Mountains. Lloyd, remembers his mother, Bessie, being petrified of the trip through the Mountains due to the steep cliffs along side the road. She was certain that they would not make thru the mountains safely. With no hotels along the way Henry stopped and asked at farmhouses if his family could sleep in the hay fields so that they could use the hay for bedding. Lloyd Reinwald remembers his father talking about all the compassionate people they met along the way. Finding water was a big deal; sometimes they went for miles before finding water. Once water was found they would fill everything they owned for they did not know when the next time would be. At the time of this trip Lue suffer with carbuncles on her bottom. It was very painful and she cried most of the trip. Henry lanced the boils every night with a straight razor to help reduce the pain.
     They came down to Regina, Saskatchewan into the United States where they proceed through the Rocky Mountains and arrived in Spokane, Washington sometime in April. They then proceeded down the Gorge to Portland and onto Salem. (There were no Reinwald’s in Salem yet.) They drove down the old Highway 99 to California, stopping to spend the night in Albany, Eugene, Medford, Klamath Falls, Ashland, Chico, and Los Angeles.14

     Henry William Reinwald and Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Salem, Marion, Oregon, at 1760 Norway, enumerated 17 April 1930. Their children Earle Stanley, Luetta Edith, Lloyd Henry and Ruth Elizabeth were listed as living with them.15,16 (an unknown value.)9
     In the 7 May 1936 obituary of Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad which printed in the Nebraska Journal Leader, circulated in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska, Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur was listes as survivor.17 She was reported as the mother on the Social Security Application of Luetta Edith "Lue" Warner.18,19
     Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Reinwald was mentioned in the will of her father, Fred Elmer Wilbur filed on 28 September 1938 in in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska. The will also mentions: Lulu "Maude" Brewer, Claudia Ann Christian, Florence Rose Johnson, Winnefred M Heydon, Clara Jennison and Jack Percy Greenwood Jennison.20
     In the 23 February 1939 obituary of Fred Elmer Wilbur which Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur was listes as survivor.3
     On 17 October 1945, Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur was living in Salem, Marion, Oregon, when she died at the age of 59. The information on the death certificate being supplied by Henry William Reinwald, her husband.5
     Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur's obituary was printed in the The Oregon Statesman, circulated in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, on 19 October 1945. Leaving her husband Henry as a widower She was survived by Luetta Edith "Lue" Watson, Ruth Elizabeth Forman, Lloyd Henry Reinwald, Earle Stanley Reinwald, Lulu "Maude" Brewer, Florence Rose Johnson, Clara Jennison and Winnefred M Heydon.1
Elizabeth's obituary states:

REINWALD - Mrs. Bessie Verna Reinwald, at the residence, 148 West Wilson St., Wednday [sic], Oct 17. Survived by husband, Henry W. Reinwald, Salem; daughters Mrs. Luetta Watson, Miss Ruth Reinwald, Salem; sons, Sgt. Lloyd Reinwald, Ft. Lewis, Wash., and Cpl. Earle Reinwald, Camp Roberts, Calif., sisters, Mrs. Florence Johnson, Mrs. Maude Brewer and Mrs. Clara Jennison, all of Ponca, Neb., Mrs. Winnie Hayden, Newcastle, Neb., two grandchildren, Patricia Watson, and David Reinwald, Salem. Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 20 at 10:30 a.m., from the Clough-Barrick Chapel, with interment at Belcrest Memorial park. Rev. M. A. Getzendaner will officiate.1


     Elizabeth was buried on Saturday, 20 October 1945 in the Belcrest Memorial Park, located in Salem, Marion County, Oregon .5

Children of Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur and Henry William Reinwald

Citations

  1. [S395] Bessie Verna Reinwald Obituary, The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Marion, Oregon, 19 October 1945, page 501. Hereinafter cited as The Oregon Statesman.
  2. [S223] Edith Luetta Reinwald entry, Canadian Birth Registration Certificate # 07-023687/15 (29 October 1957), Saskatchewan Department of Health Vital Statistics, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. [S207] Last Rites Conducted for Fred E. Wilbur, Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, 23 Feb 1939, page 1, column 4. Hereinafter cited as NE Journal Leader.
  4. [S316] Marriage Certificate of Henry William Reinwald and Elizabeth Verna Wilbur: Reinwald-Wilbur marriage, 27 June 1907, Registra's Office, Certificate #1592, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada., Saskatchewan Department of Health, Vital Statistics, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Hereinafter cited as Marr Cert Reinwald / Wilbur.
  5. [S180] Elizabeth V. Reinwald, Death Certificate State File #6628, Local Registrar's #350 (19 Oct 1945), Oregon Center for Health Statistics, 800 N. E. Oregon Street / Suite 205, Portland, Oregon. Hereinafter cited as Death Cert Bessie Reinwald.
  6. [S571] Paul W. Riegert, One Hundred Years of God's Grace, St John's Lutheran Church at Stony Hill Laird SK Canada (103 Mayfair Crescent, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 5T9: Reampeck Publishers , 2001), Births - Baptisms, page 99. Hereinafter cited as St John's Lutheran Church, Stony Hill.
  7. [S219] Elizabeth Reinwald nee Wilbur Adult Baptismal Record, (21 July 1921) St. John's Evan. Luttheran Church, Ginni Morey, 9855 N. Sooner Lane, Marana, Pima, Arizona. Hereinafter cited as Bessie Wilbur Confirmation.
  8. [S169] 10 Jul 1900 US Census population schedule, Garfield Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T623, roll 928 , Fred Wilbur Household, town of Highland, Enumeration District 100, supervisor's district 6, Sheet 12, dwelling 254, family 254.
  9. [S24] Interview with Pat Beard by Ginni Morey. Ginni Morey (9855 N. Sooner Lane, Marana, Pima, Arizona).
  10. [S222] Marriage Certificate of Atlee Leon Watson and Luetta E. Warner: Reinwald-Wilbur marriage, 27 June 1907, Registra's Office, Certificate #1592, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada., Clark County Auditor, PO Box 5000, Vancouver, Washington. Hereinafter cited as Marr Cert Watson / Warner.
  11. [S13] Interview with Lloyd Reinwald by Ginni Morey, 24 Nov 1997. Ginni Morey (9855 N. Sooner Lane, Marana, Pima, Arizona), 24 Nov 1997 Salem, Marion, OR.
  12. [S977] 1911 Canadian Census, Saskatchewan, Canada, National Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada http://www.archives.ca
  13. [S1180] 1916 Canadian Census, Saskatchewan, Canada, Roll: T-21941, National Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada viewed online at <http://www.ancestry.com>.
  14. [S13] Interview with Lloyd Reinwald by Ginni Morey, 24 Nov 1997. Ginni Morey (9855 N. Sooner Lane, Marana, Pima, Arizona).
  15. [S531] Apr 1930 US Census population schedule, Marion County, Oregon, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication series T626, roll 1948 , Henry W. Reinwald Household, Enumeration District [ED] 76-6, City of Salem, Ward 6, Precinct 1, Supervisor's District 2, Sheet 22B, Dwelling 626, Family 633.
  16. [S463] Polk's Salem, Marion County, Oregon 1930 - 1931 City Directory (Los Angeles CA: R. L. Polk & Company, 1930 / 31). Hereinafter cited as 1930 / 31 Salem Oregon City Directory.
  17. [S303] Mrs. Fred Wilbur buried Monday, Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Nebraska, 7 May 1936, page 1, column 1. Hereinafter cited as NE Journal Leader.
  18. [S225] Luetta E. Watson, Death Certificate Certificate # 89 (15 May 1985), Oregon Center for Health Statistics, 800 N. E. Oregon Street / Suite 205, Portland, Oregon. Hereinafter cited as Death Cert Lue Watson.
  19. [S702] 1936 Luetta Edith Reinwald Social Security Application, Social Security Administration, 300 N. Greene Street / P.O. Box 33022, Baltimore, Maryland. Hereinafter cited as SS5 - Luetta Edith Reinwald.
  20. [S321] Fred Elmer Wilbur will (1938), Dixon County Will Book, County Clerks Office, Ponca, Nebraska. will (1938), Dixon County Nebraska, Dixon County Courthouse, County Clerk, Ponca, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Will, Wilbur, Fred.

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Florence Rose "Flossie" Wilbur1

F, ID# 130, (1888 - 1957)
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Father*Fred Elmer Wilbur2 b. 14 Dec 1858, d. 14 Feb 1939
Mother*Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad b. 1 Sep 1860, d. 2 May 1936

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     Florence Rose "Flossie" Wilbur was born on 4 March 1888 in Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska.1 She was the daughter of Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad.2
     Florence Rose "Flossie" Wilbur appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Highland, Garfield, Nebraska in the household of her parents, Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Wilbur.3
     Between 1900 and 1910, Florence Rose "Flossie" Wilbur married Louis Johnson in.2
     In the 7 May 1936 obituary of Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad which printed in the Nebraska Journal Leader, circulated in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska, Florence Rose Johnson was listes as survivor.4
     Florence Rose Johnson was mentioned in the will of her father, Fred Elmer Wilbur filed on 28 September 1938 in in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska. The will also mentions: Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Reinwald, Lulu "Maude" Brewer, Claudia Ann Christian, Winnefred M Heydon, Clara Jennison and Jack Percy Greenwood Jennison.5
     On 14 February 1939,Florence lived in Holler, Minnesota.2
     In the 23 February 1939 obituary of Fred Elmer Wilbur which Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, Florence Rose "Flossie" Wilbur was listes as survivor.2
     In the 19 October 1945 obituary of Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur which printed in the The Oregon Statesman, circulated in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, Florence Rose Johnson was listes as survivor.6
     Florence Rose Johnson died on 1 February 1957 in Los Angeles County, California, at the age of 68.7

Family: Florence Rose "Flossie" Wilbur and Louis Johnson

Citations

  1. [S169] 10 Jul 1900 US Census population schedule, Garfield Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T623, roll 928 , Fred Wilbur Household, town of Highland, Enumeration District [ED] 100, supervisor's district 6, Sheet 12, dwelling 254, family 254.
  2. [S207] Last Rites Conducted for Fred E. Wilbur, Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, 23 Feb 1939, page 1, column 4. Hereinafter cited as NE Journal Leader.
  3. [S169] 10 Jul 1900 US Census population schedule, Garfield Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T623, roll 928 , Fred Wilbur Household, town of Highland, Enumeration District 100, supervisor's district 6, Sheet 12, dwelling 254, family 254.
  4. [S303] Mrs. Fred Wilbur buried Monday, Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Nebraska, 7 May 1936, page 1, column 1. Hereinafter cited as NE Journal Leader.
  5. [S321] Fred Elmer Wilbur will (1938), Dixon County Will Book, County Clerks Office, Ponca, Nebraska. will (1938), Dixon County Nebraska, Dixon County Courthouse, County Clerk, Ponca, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Will, Wilbur, Fred.
  6. [S395] Bessie Verna Reinwald Obituary, The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Marion, Oregon, 19 October 1945, page 501. Hereinafter cited as The Oregon Statesman.
  7. [S254] California Death Index, online https://sites.rootsweb.com , Downloaded 5 Jan 2001. Hereinafter cited as CA Death Index.

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Clara "Kitty" Wilbur1

F, ID# 132, (1890 - 1975)
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Father*Fred Elmer Wilbur2 b. 14 Dec 1858, d. 14 Feb 1939
Mother*Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad b. 1 Sep 1860, d. 2 May 1936

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     Clara "Kitty" Wilbur was born on 10 March 1890 in Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska.3 She was the daughter of Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad.2
     Clara "Kitty" Wilbur appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Highland, Garfield, Nebraska in the household of her parents, Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Wilbur.1
     On 22 July 1914, Clara "Kitty" Banse married Jack Percy Greenwood Jennison in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.4,5
     Clara Jennison appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska in the household of her parents, Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Wilbur, with her husband, Jack Percy Greenwood Jennison, and their son John C.6
     Jack Percy Greenwood Jennison and Clara Jennison appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ponca City, Dixon, Nebraska, enumerated 2 April 1930. Their children John C, Morris C. and Ida M were listed as living with them.7
     In the 7 May 1936 obituary of Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad which printed in the Nebraska Journal Leader, circulated in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska, Clara Jennison was listes as survivor.8
     Clara Jennison was mentioned in the will of her father, Fred Elmer Wilbur filed on 28 September 1938 in in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska. The will also mentions: Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Reinwald, Lulu "Maude" Brewer, Claudia Ann Christian, Florence Rose Johnson, Winnefred M Heydon and Jack Percy Greenwood Jennison.9
     In the 23 February 1939 obituary of Fred Elmer Wilbur which Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, Clara "Kitty" Wilbur was listes as survivor.2
     In the 19 October 1945 obituary of Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur which printed in the The Oregon Statesman, circulated in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, Clara Jennison was listes as survivor.10
     On 3 August 1975, Clara "Kitty" Wilbur was living in Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, when she died at the age of 85.11
     Clara was buried after 3 August 1975 in the Ponca Cemetery, located in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska .11

Family: Clara "Kitty" Wilbur and Jack Percy Greenwood Jennison

Citations

  1. [S169] 10 Jul 1900 US Census population schedule, Garfield Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T623, roll 928 , Fred Wilbur Household, town of Highland, Enumeration District 100, supervisor's district 6, Sheet 12, dwelling 254, family 254.
  2. [S207] Last Rites Conducted for Fred E. Wilbur, Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, 23 Feb 1939, page 1, column 4. Hereinafter cited as NE Journal Leader.
  3. [S169] 10 Jul 1900 US Census population schedule, Garfield Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T623, roll 928 , Fred Wilbur Household, town of Highland, Enumeration District [ED] 100, supervisor's district 6, Sheet 12, dwelling 254, family 254.
  4. [S305] Edmund West, online http://www.ancestry.com, (Provo, Utah), database created 2000, downloaded 19 Apr 2001.
  5. [S1358] Marriage - Percy G Jennison / Clara Banse, Denver Post, Denver, Denver, Colorado, 23 Jul 1914, page 13, column 1, Marriage License of Percy G Jennison and Clara Banse. Hereinafter cited as Denver Post.
  6. [S128] 20 Apr 1920 US Census population schedule, Dixon Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T625, roll 985 , Fred Wilbur Household, township of Ponca , Enumeration District 93, Supervisor's District 3, Sheet 3A, dwelling 45, family 45/6.
  7. [S703] 1930 US Census population schedule, Dixon Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication series T626, roll 1271 , Percy G. Jennison Household, PoncaTownship, City of Ponca, Enumeration District [ED] 26-17, page 1A, dwelling 2, family 2.
  8. [S303] Mrs. Fred Wilbur buried Monday, Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Nebraska, 7 May 1936, page 1, column 1. Hereinafter cited as NE Journal Leader.
  9. [S321] Fred Elmer Wilbur will (1938), Dixon County Will Book, County Clerks Office, Ponca, Nebraska. will (1938), Dixon County Nebraska, Dixon County Courthouse, County Clerk, Ponca, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Will, Wilbur, Fred.
  10. [S395] Bessie Verna Reinwald Obituary, The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Marion, Oregon, 19 October 1945, page 501. Hereinafter cited as The Oregon Statesman.
  11. [S11] Marlys Rice, Stones of Time Dixon County, NE Cemeteries. Private Publication (57894 866th Rd Concord, NE 68728 (402)584-2407: Private Publication , 1981). Hereinafter cited as Stones of Time.

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Lulu "Maude" Wilbur

F, ID# 128, (1881 - 1961)
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Father*Fred Elmer Wilbur1 b. 14 Dec 1858, d. 14 Feb 1939
Mother*Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad b. 1 Sep 1860, d. 2 May 1936

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     Lulu "Maude" Wilbur was born on 29 January 1881 in Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska.2,3 She was the daughter of Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad.1
     Lulu "Maude" Wilbur appeared on the 1885 State Census of Daily Branch, Dixon, Nebraska in the household of her parents, Fred Elmer Wilbur and Mary Fleura "Mamie" Wilbur.4
     On 6 November 1897, Lulu "Maude" Wilbur married Henry Jack Brewer, son of George Brewer and Melissa Jane Warren, in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota.2,5
     Lulu "Maude" Brewer and Henry Jack Brewer appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Highland, Garfield, Nebraska, enumerated 10 July 1900., living next door is Fred and Mamie Wilbur, Jennie's sister. Also Mamie's sister, Jennie and her husband Will Cornell were living next door.6
     Lulu "Maude" Brewer and Henry Jack Brewer appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, at 345 Iowa Street, enumerated 19 April 1910. Their daughter Iris Lenore was listed as living with them.5 Lulu "Maude" Brewer and Henry Jack Brewer appeared on the census of 1 June 1921 in Melrose, Alberta, Canada, also included in the household: Fred Ivan Brewer, Joseph Vincent Brewer, George Lavern Brewer, John Douglas Brewer and Norma Marguerite Brewer.7
     Henry Jack Brewer and Lulu "Maude" Brewer appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, enumerated 11 April 1930. Their children Fred Ivan, Joseph Vincent, George Lavern, John Douglas, Norma Marguerite and Melba Mayme were listed as living with them.8
     In the 7 May 1936 obituary of Mary Fleura "Mamie" Conrad which printed in the Nebraska Journal Leader, circulated in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska, Lulu "Maude" Brewer was listes as survivor.9
     Lulu "Maude" Brewer was mentioned in the will of her father, Fred Elmer Wilbur filed on 28 September 1938 in in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska. The will also mentions: Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Reinwald, Claudia Ann Christian, Florence Rose Johnson, Winnefred M Heydon, Clara Jennison and Jack Percy Greenwood Jennison.10
     In the 23 February 1939 obituary of Fred Elmer Wilbur which Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, Lulu "Maude" Brewer was listes as survivor.1
     Henry Jack Brewer and Lulu "Maude" Brewer appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, enumerated 9 April 1940. Their children Joseph Vincent, George Lavern and Melba Mayme were listed as living with them.11
     In the 19 October 1945 obituary of Elizabeth Verna "Bessie" Wilbur which printed in the The Oregon Statesman, circulated in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, Lulu "Maude" Brewer was listes as survivor.12
     Lulu "Maude" Brewer died on 12 August 1961 at the age of 80.13
     Lulu was buried after 12 August 1961 in the Ponca Cemetery, located in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska .13

Children of Lulu "Maude" Wilbur and Henry Jack Brewer

Citations

  1. [S207] Last Rites Conducted for Fred E. Wilbur, Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska, 23 Feb 1939, page 1, column 4. Hereinafter cited as NE Journal Leader.
  2. [S13] Interview with Lloyd Reinwald by Ginni Morey, 24 Nov 1997. Ginni Morey (9855 N. Sooner Lane, Marana, Pima, Arizona).
  3. [S133] 19 Apr 1910 US Census population Schedule, Dixon Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T624, roll 842 , Henry Brewer Household, town of Ponca City, enumeration district [ED] 88, supervisor's districe [SD] 3, sheet 9A, dwelling 77, family 77.
  4. [S704] 1885 Nebraska State Census, Dixon County, Nebraska, Ancestry.com Family History Library [FHL] Micropublication #499541, Online Database, Provo, Utah, Fred Wilbur household, town of Daily, enumeration district [ED] 207, , sheet 4D, dwelling 21, family 21. Viewed online 28 May 2010 at Ancestry.com. Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
    Original data: Schedules of the Nebraska State Census of 1885. NARA Microfilm Publication M352, 56 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. n.d.
  5. [S133] 19 Apr 1910 US Census population Schedule, Dixon Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T624, roll 842 , Henry Brewer Household, town of Ponca City, enumeration district [ED] 88, supervisor's districe [SD] 3, sheet 9A, dwelling 77, family 77.
  6. [S169] 10 Jul 1900 US Census population schedule, Garfield Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T623, roll 928 , Henry Brewer Household, town of Highland, Enumeration District [ED] 100, Supervisor's District 6, Sheet 12B, dwelling 249, family 252.
  7. [S1357] 1921 Canadian Census, Alberta, Canada, Ancestry.com, Online Database, Provo, Utah http://www.ancestry.com
  8. [S703] 1930 US Census population schedule, Dixon Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication series T626, roll 1271 , Henry Brewer Household, Enumeration District [ED] 26-18, Supervisor's District 3, Sheet 9A & B / 262, dwelling 242, family 250.
  9. [S303] Mrs. Fred Wilbur buried Monday, Nebraska Journal Leader, Ponca, Nebraska, 7 May 1936, page 1, column 1. Hereinafter cited as NE Journal Leader.
  10. [S321] Fred Elmer Wilbur will (1938), Dixon County Will Book, County Clerks Office, Ponca, Nebraska. will (1938), Dixon County Nebraska, Dixon County Courthouse, County Clerk, Ponca, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Will, Wilbur, Fred.
  11. [S1319] 1940 US Census population schedule, Dixon County, Nebraska, Ancestry.com, Online Database, Provo, Utah, National Archives Micropublicstion series T627, roll 2244 , Henry Brewer Household, 1940 US census, Enumeration District [ED] 26-18, Township and City of Ponca, Dixon County, NE population schedule, page 3B, dwelling 64, family 64, National Archives micropublication T627, Roll 2244.
  12. [S395] Bessie Verna Reinwald Obituary, The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Marion, Oregon, 19 October 1945, page 501. Hereinafter cited as The Oregon Statesman.
  13. [S11] Marlys Rice, Stones of Time Dixon County, NE Cemeteries. Private Publication (57894 866th Rd Concord, NE 68728 (402)584-2407: Private Publication , 1981). Hereinafter cited as Stones of Time.

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Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur1,2

F, ID# 148, (1849 - 1924)
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Father*Jefferson Wilbur b. 4 May 1827, d. 4 May 1918
Mother*Elizabeth Ann Trim b. 2 Mar 1832, d. 21 Feb 1900

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     Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur was born on 10 October 1849 in Lyons, Wayne, New York
Family story states that Elmira was born in Elmira, Chemung, New York, hence her name. However, New York vital stats state she was born in Lyons, Wayne, New York.3,4,5 She was the daughter of Jefferson Wilbur and Elizabeth Ann Trim.
     Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of in Lyons, Wayne County, New York, in the household of Alanson Wilbur and Sally Wilbur, her grandparents as well as her parents Jefferson and Ann Wilbur.5
     Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur was probably included as a white female, age five to nine, in Jefferson Wilbur's household on the 1855 Census enumerated in in Spring, Boone County, Illinois.6
     On 9 July 1860, Fred, Clara, Elmira and Ida migrated to in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska, from left Bonus, Boone County, Illinois and with her parents Jefferson Wilbur and Ann Wilbur. They came in an oxen drawn covered wagon. Because of the value that Jefferson placed on education he chose land in Ponca, even though the acreage cost $7.00 an acre vs $1.25 an acre for Government land, in order for his children would be able to attend school. The School in Ponca was the only school that was near the property. The fact that the family left in July 1860 could be the reason that his family is not found on the census of 1860. They may have been missed by the census taker in both Illinois and Nebraska.7
     On 26 July 1868, Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur married Isaac Smith Rowell, son of Joshua Rowell and Sybil Spaulding, in Ponca, Dixon County, Nebraska.4,8
     Elmira Eisenlord Rowell and Isaac Smith Rowell appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Ionia, Dixon, Nebraska, enumerated 26 July 1870. Their son A. C. was listed as living with them.9
     Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur and Isaac Smith Rowell appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Park, Ouray, Colorado, enumerated 1 June 1880 Their children Albert Chester, Minnie Irene, Charles Paige and Eugene Clark were listed as living with them.10
     Elmira Eisenlord Rowell and Isaac Smith Rowell appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Surface Creek, Delta, Colorado, enumerated 1 June 1900. Their children Alfred Lee, Wilbur Spaulding, Sybil Ann and Ina Martha were listed as living with them.11
     Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur was mentioned in the will of her father, Jefferson Wilbur filed on 23 August 1904 in Ponca, Dixon, Nebraska. The will also mentions: Fred Elmer Wilbur, Clara Wilbur, Ida Wilbur, Frank Wilbur, Minerva Wilbur, Lee Wilbur and John Albert Wilbur.12
     Elmira Eisenlord Rowell appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Cedaredge, Delta, Colorado, enumerated 27 April 1910. Her son Alfred Lee was listed as living with her.13
     Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Eureka, Humbolt, California, at 1303 Harris, enumerated 13 January 1920, reporting Elmira as a widow.14
     On 4 February 1924, Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur was living in Eureka, Humboldt, California, when she died at the age of 74.1,8

Children of Elmira Eisenlord "Myra" Wilbur and Isaac Smith Rowell

Citations

  1. [S819] California Death Index, Ancestry.com, , California Death Index 1970-1979 LDS Fiche #6332560, Death Certificate #6450. Online Database, Provo, Utah. Hereinafter cited as CA Death Idx 1940 - 97.
  2. [S936] Helen Hawkins, Compiler, "Ancestry World Family Tree, Davis-Edson-Hawkins-Rowell," online <http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2983066&id=I222>, last modified 20 Sep 2004 by GLM. Hereinafter cited as AWT - Hakins Rowell.
  3. [S816] Almira Wilbur entry, Lyons, Wayne County, NY Birth Registration (10 October 1849), New York vital statistics and index, 1847-1850, item 1 & 2. Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm # 813651, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S141] George Wilbur, compiler, Genealogy of the Wilburs of Northeast Nebraska (Laguna Beach California: privately printed by request, 1956). Hereinafter cited as Wilburs of Northeast Nebraska.
  5. [S201] 1850 US Census Population Schedule, Wayne County, New York, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series M432, roll 613 , Alanson Wilbur Household, Lyons township, page 50, dwelling 209, family 220.
  6. [S1169] State Census, Spring, Boone County, Illinois, Ancestry.com , Online Database, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.. Illinois State Census Collection, 1825-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data:

    Illinois State Census, 1855 Microfilm. Record Series 103.008, 13 rolls. Illinois State Archives, Springfield, Illinois.
  7. [S319] Jefferson Wilbur, Dakota City Eagle, Dakota City, Dakota, Nebraska, 19 May 1911. Hereinafter cited as Dakota City Eagle.
  8. [S157] Rosalie M. Aker, "Rosalie M. Aker," e-mail message from e-mail address to Ginni Morey, email message received from Rosalie Aker <e-mail address> August 6, 1999. Hereinafter cited as "Isaac Rowel Family."
  9. [S195] 16 Jun 1870 US Census population schedule, Dixon Cnty, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives micropublication Series M593, roll 293 , I. S. Rowell Household, Town of Ionia, Page 291 / 9, Dwelling 712, Family 691.
  10. [S189] 1 Jun 1880 US Census population schedule, Ouray Cnty, Colorado, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archive Micropublication Series T9, roll 92 , Isaac S. Rowell Household, town of Park, Enumeration District [ED], page 13, Dwelling 194, Family 194.
  11. [S905] 1900 US Census population schedule, Delta County, Nebraska, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T623, roll 122 , Isaac Rowell Household, Town of Surface Creek, Precinct 4, Enumeration District [ED] 14, Page 2B Dwelling 46, Family 46.
  12. [S323] Jefferson Wilbur will (1904), Dixon County Will Book, County Clerks office, Ponca, Nebraska. will (1904), Dixon County Nebraska Will, Dixon County Courthouse, County Clerk, Ponca, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Will, Wilbur, Jeff.
  13. [S916] 1910 US Census population schedule, Delta County, Colorado, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T624, roll 114 , Myra Rowell Household, Precinct 7, Cedaredge Township, Enumeration District [ED] 32, Page 6B, dwelling 42, family 34.
  14. [S925] 1920 US Census population schedule, Humbolt County, California, National Archives, Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1), Washington, District of Columbia, National Archives Micropublication Series T625, roll 98 , Myra Rowell Household, Precinct 53, City of Eureka, Ward 3, Enumeration District [ED] 53, Page 7B, dwelling 167, family 169.

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