Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMatilda J. Robb
Birth10 Feb 1862, Smyrna, Aroostook Co, ME
Census18 Jun 1870, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
Memoroll#538, pg 313
Census3 Jun 1880, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
Memoroll#476, pg 363
Census15 Jun 1900, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
Memoroll#589, pg 8
Census20 Apr 1910, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
Memoroll#538, pg 110
Census2 Jan 1920, Houlton, Aroostook Co, ME
Memoroll#641, pg 1
Census19 Apr 1930, Houlton, Aroostook Co, ME
MemoED#38, pg 13
FatherHugh Robb (1805-1880)
MotherMatilda Jane Chambers (1835-1915)
Misc. Notes
Grace Daggett Alward called her Aunt Till
She is listed as age 8 in the 1870 census, and as a servant (16) with the Busnell family, on the same page as her parents in the 1880 census.
Listed in 1900 with her husband of 16 years and their 5 sons. Living with them is her brother James.
By 1910 she was widowed and living with her sons and widowed mother.
Matilda is listed as widowed (56, ME) in 1920, and living with her are her sons Charles W. (33, ME) divorced, Hugh W. (28, ME), Wentworth W. (25, ME) widowed, and a granddaughter or step granddaughter Mildred (8 yr 9 mo, ME).
Matilda (65, ME) is listed as widowed and the mother-in-law (sic) with her sons George (38, ME) divorced and Charley (45, ME) divorced, along with 4 grandsons in the 1930 Houlton census. It says she was first married at age 19.
Spouses
BirthAug 1861, Linneus, Aroostook Co, ME
Death21 Jan 1903, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
BurialOakfield Cem, Oakfield, Aroostook Co, ME
FatherJohn Murphy (1826-1914)
Misc. Notes
Death record lists his parents as John Murphy and Mary S. Murphy.
Listed as a farmer married 16 years with 5 sons in 1900 census.
Charles William - 25 Apr 1885 - 18 Jan 1949
Hugh Woodbury - 24 Sep 1887 - 7 Mar 1967
John Franklin - Jul 1890 - 11 Feb 1932
Wintworth W. - 4 May 1893 - 8 Oct 1974
George Stanley - 29 Aug 1897 - 2 Dec 1976
Marriage26 Mar 1884, Maine
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