- Sex: M
- Born: 27 JUL 1872 Keene, Ionia Co., MI
- Died: 21 DEC 1951 1770 N. Broadway, Salem, Marion, OR
- Age at passing: 79 years
- Buried: 26 DEC 1951 Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion Co., OR
- Occupation: 1 APR 1930 Salem, Marion Co., OR; Occupation: a house painter
- Occupation: 1 JAN 1920 a carpentar building homes
- Occupation: 1 JUN 1900 a day laborer
- Occupation: 15 APR 1898 a farmer
- Occupation: 15 APR 1910 owner/operator of a grocery/hardware store which burned down on 10 Jul 1
- Occupation: 21 DEC 1951 a retired painting contractor
- Resided: 15 APR 1898 Keene, Ionia Co., MI
- Resided: 21 DEC 1951 1770 N. Broadway, Salem, Marion, OR
- Notes:
age 27 in 1900
age 37 in 1910
age 48 in 1920
age 67 in 1930
age 79 in 1951
Cerebral Vascular Accident, he died at home age 79 years, 4 months and 24 days
WILBUR George Obituary 1951, Oregon Statesman; Saturday, 22 Dec 1951.
" George Wilbur Dies; Services Set Wednesday
George J. Wilbur, 79, Salem resident for 48 years, died in his sleep early Friday at the residence, 1770 Broadway St.
He had been a Salem painting contractor for nearly 30 years until his retirement about seven years ago. Previously he had worked as a carpenter and in a feed and seed store in Salem.
Wilbur was born July 27, 1872, at Ionia, Mich. In 1901 he moved toWashington and then to Salem in 1903.
He suffered a stroke last June but had been in apparent good health at the time of his death.
Survivors include the widow Mrs. Anna Wilbur, Salem; daughter, Mrs. Jessie Thomas of Salem; sons, Mark Wilbur and Donald Wilbur, both Salem, Karn Wilbur, Newport, Frank Wilbur, Boise, Idaho, and Philip Wilbur, San Diego, Calif.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Howell-Edwards chapel with the Rev. Ray Worthington officiating. Interment will be at Belcrest Memorial park."
services held at 1:30 PM at Howell Edwards Chapel with the Rev. Ray Worthington officiating.
Block 31, Section 11, Lot 2
a home with a mortgage
the store that George owned, burned down.
worked as a painting contractor for nearly 30 years, prior to that he worked as a carpenter and in a feed and seed store in Salem.
had a stroke
a home with a mortgage
valued at $3,000
living alone
Data source is Marie Owen. E-mail MarieOwen@hughes.net
Spouse 1: Alice Maude SAYLES (b. 19 JUN 1880, Fallasburg, Vergennes, Kent Co., MI - d. 16 MAR 1964, St. Bernard's Nursing Home, Salem, Marion Co., OR)
Children:
1.
Mark J. WILBUR (b. 1 FEB 1899, Keene, Ionia Co., MI - d. 18 NOV 1965, Salem, Marion Co., OR)
2.
Frank F. WILBUR (b. 29 AUG 1900, Granite Falls, Snohomish Co., WA - d. OCT 1980, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT)
3.
Jessie Genevra THOMAS (b. 28 MAY 1904, Salem, Marion Co., OR - d. 18 MAY 1976, Santa Cruz, CA)
4.
Karn S. W. WILBUR (b. 26 JAN 1906, Salem, Marion Co., OR - d. 17 DEC 1973, North Bend, Coos Co., OR)
5.
Donald Ralph WILBUR (b. 13 JUL 1909, Donald, Marion Co., OR - d. 15 JUL 1985, Newport, Lincoln Co., OR)
6.
Phillip St. Patrick WILBUR (b. 17 MAR 1911, Salem, Marion Co., OR - d. 16 JUN 1982, Springfield, Lane Co., OR)
Sources:
1. Title: 1910 Federal Census US Government
2. Title: Wilbur-Sayles Bible Record, Family Info: George J. Wilbur Family
3. Title: Family History Library
4. Title: 1900 Federal Census US Government
5. Title: Death Certificate: George Wilbur, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: George Wilbur 12 jan 1952
6. Title: George Wilbur Obit/Oregon Statesman: George Wilbur Obituary, Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon 22 Dec 1951
7. Title: 1910 Federal Census US Government
8. Title: 1920 Federal Census US Government
9. Title: 1930 Federal Census, Record Type: Census
10. Title: Death Certificate: George Wilbur, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: George Wilbur 12 jan 1952
11. Title: George Wilbur Obit/Oregon Statesman: George Wilbur Obituary, Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon 22 Dec 1951
12. Title: Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998, Url: ancestry.com
13. Title: 1930 Federal Census, Record Type: Census
14. Title: George Wilbur Obit/Oregon Statesman: George Wilbur Obituary, Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon 22 Dec 1951
15. Title: Family History Library
16. Title: Death Certificate: George Wilbur, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: George Wilbur 12 jan 1952
17. Title: George Wilbur Obit/Oregon Statesman: George Wilbur Obituary, Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon 22 Dec 1951
18. Title: 1900 Federal Census US Government
19. Title: Family History Library
20. Title: 1910 Federal Census US Government
21. Title: 1920 Federal Census US Government
22. Title: 1930 Federal Census, Record Type: Census
23. Title: Death Certificate: George Wilbur, Record Type: Death, Name Of Person: George Wilbur 12 jan 1952
24. Title: George Wilbur Obit/Oregon Statesman: George Wilbur Obituary, Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon 22 Dec 1951
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