Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

Born

2 July 1861 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died

abt. 1938 , Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Medora "Dora" E married George Andrew WILBUR 7 September 1880 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
George Andrew WILBUR was born 5 March 1859 in Sparta, Georgia, USA. George Andrew died 22 March 1939 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. George Andrew was the child of Oliver Cromwell WILBUR and Mary PARDEE .

Parents & Family of Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

Parents of Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

Father

Henry C SPOONER

Mother

Eliza J LUTHER

Grandparents of Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

Medora "Dora" E SPOONER married

George Andrew WILBUR
Marriage date: 7 September 1880
Marriage place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
George Andrew WILBUR was the child of Oliver Cromwell WILBUR and Mary PARDEE

Marriage notes:

1880 Wilbur Wilbur, George A., and Medora E. Spooner, Sept. 7, 1880 13: 50 Marriage Vol.5 Marriages 1871-1880

Alphabetical Index of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in Providence, Rhode Island (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org , New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Orig pub. City of Providence, Alphabetical Index of the Births, Marriages and Deaths Recorded in Providence, Rhode Island, 25 vols. 1879–1945.)

Children of George Andrew WILBUR and Medora "Dora" E SPOONER

Frederick Oliver WILBUR

Born: 24 November 1881, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 17 October 1933, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Marion WRIGHT 7 July 1911 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Helen May WILBUR

Born: 28 December 1882, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Married: Charles Robert LANG 6 October 1909 Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

George Leonard WILBUR

Born: 16 November 1886, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: March 1966, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Doris R CLARK 1932

William Pardee WILBUR

Born: 7 January 1886, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 25 August 1886, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Samuel Pardee WILBUR

Born: abt. 1888, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: 5 April 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Henry Pardee WILBUR

Born: 9 October 1888, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Grace Leola WILBUR

Born: 11 December 1889, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 28 August 1990, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Married: William B. WHARTON 1909

Married: Walter Frederic THEINERT 3 February 1920 Place: Waterville, Maine, USA

Married: Alonzo Earle BOWMAN 20 July 1935 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Ruth Burnham WILBUR

Born: 1 June 1898, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: February 1992, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Royal CUMMINGS 2 April 1927 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Howard Gooding WILBUR

Born: 15 August 1901, Macon, Georgia, USA
Died: 29 March 1990, Safety Harbor, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Married: Helen MASON 1926

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Medora "Dora" E SPOONER.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Medora "Dora" E SPOONER.

Postcards and Memories of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

How to read this timeline
Records about Medora "Dora" E SPOONER and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1861
2 July 1861
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 - Providence, Rhode Island

Name: Medora J Baker
Birth Date: abt 1861
Birth Place: Providence
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Marital Status: Single
Relationship: Stepdaughter
Enumeration Year: 1875
Township: Providence Ward 8
County: Providence
Enumeration District or Census Tract: 74
Line Number: 25
Household number: 274
Volume Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Edwin H Baker 34
Eliza J Baker 32
Medora J Baker 14
Emma E Baker 30

Source / record details
1875 Rhode Island State Census

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Marriage / Partner
Medora "Dora" E SPOONER and George Andrew WILBUR 7 September 1880, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

She was 19 years old.

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1881 Birth of Child
Frederick Oliver WILBUR was born 24 November 1881, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Medora "Dora" E was 20 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Helen May WILBUR was born 28 December 1882, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Medora "Dora" E was 21 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Birth of Child
William Pardee WILBUR was born 7 January 1886, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Medora "Dora" E was 24 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1886 Birth of Child
George Leonard WILBUR was born 16 November 1886, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Medora "Dora" E was 25 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Henry Pardee WILBUR was born 9 October 1888, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard)

Medora "Dora" E was 27 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Grace Leola WILBUR was born 11 December 1889, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Medora "Dora" E was 28 years old.

1890 Death of Child
Samuel Pardee WILBUR died 5 April 1890, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Medora "Dora" E was 28 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Birth of Child
Ruth Burnham WILBUR was born 1 June 1898, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Medora "Dora" E was 36 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Howard Gooding WILBUR was born 15 August 1901, Macon, Georgia, USA

Medora "Dora" E was 40 years old.

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Marriage of Child
Helen May WILBUR married 6 October 1909, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA to Charles Robert LANG

1911 Marriage of Child
Frederick Oliver WILBUR married 7 July 1911, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Marion WRIGHT

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 Rhode Island State Census

Name: Dora E Wilbur
Residence: Providence Ward 05, E.D. 296, Providence, Rhode Island
Age in years: 56
Estimated Birth Year: 1859
BirthPlace: United States
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's birthPlace: United States
Mother's birthPlace: United States
Page letter: W
Line Number: 37
Film Number: 1763990
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

Source / record details
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Providence Directory

Page 747
Wilbur
Dora E Mrs removed to Auburn
George A h at Auburn

Source / record details
footnote.com

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Orchard Street, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

George A Wilbur, head, age 59, married, b. Georgia, father b. RI, mother b. GA, occupation: commercial ??? drug company
Dora E Wilbur, wife, age 56, b. RI, parents b. RI
George L Wilbur, son, age 31, b. RI, finisher of hardwood floors
Ruth B Wilbur, daughter, age 21, b. RI, typist in machine shop
Howard G Wilbur, son, age 18, b. GA, apprentice in tool shop
Grace Wharton
[Grace Wilbur], daughter, age 29, b. RI, divorced, shipping clerk in machine shop
Dorothy Wharton, granddaughter, age 9, b. RI, father b. MA, mother b. RI

Source / record details
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1920 Marriage of Child
Grace Leola WILBUR married 3 February 1920, Waterville, Maine, USA to Walter Frederic THEINERT

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1924 - ancestry.com

For year ending Sept 1925
Wilbur Dora E. Mrs house 71 Orchard av
Wilbur G Leonard A floor layer res 71 Orchard av
Wilbur Howard G draftsman res 71 Orchard av

1925 Rhode Island State Census

Name: Dora E Wilbur
Residence: Providence Ward 07, E.D. 278, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Date: 1862
Place of Birth: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother
Gender: Female
Race: White
Page number: 49
Line Number: 15
GSU Film Number: 1769609
Family Number: 373
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1925

Living with son, Leonard

Source / record details
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

Rhode Island City Directories > Providence > 1926 - ancestry.com

Wilbur Frederick O rec clerk 169 S Main res 846 Eddy
Wilbur Marion R Mrs clerk Industrial Trust Co res at Woonsocket (Is this Frederick's wife? divorced?)
Wilbur Dora Mrs h 28 Hawthorne
Wilbur G Leonard (Murgatroyd & Wilbur) Reservoir av and Pontiac res 28 Hawthorne

Rhode Island City Directories > Providence > 1927 - ancestry.com

Wilbur Frederick O rec clerk 169 S Main res 846 Eddy
Wilbur Dora Mrs h 28 Hawthorne
Wilbur G Leonard (Murgatroyd & Wilbur) Reservoir av and Pontiac res 28 Hawthorne

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Marriage of Child
Ruth Burnham WILBUR married 2 April 1927, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Royal CUMMINGS

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Leonard G Wilbar, 43, age at first marriage 42, b. RI, father b. GA, mother b. RI, furniture dealer
Doris A Wilbar, 24, wife, age at first marriage 23, b. RI, father b. MA, mother b. RI
Dora E Wilbar, 68, mother, widowed, b. RI, father b. MA, mother b. RI

Source / record details
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1932 - ancestry.com

Wilbur Dora E Mrs r 59 Greenwood av
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) refinisher h 59 Greenwood av

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 Death of Child
Frederick Oliver WILBUR died 17 October 1933, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) (Mashantatack) (Howard)

Medora "Dora" E was 72 years old.

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 Marriage of Child
Grace Leola WILBUR married 20 July 1935, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to Alonzo Earle BOWMAN

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1936 - ancestry.com

Wilbur Dora E Mrs r 279 Pontiac av Au
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) uphol h 279 Pontiac av Au

Rhode Island City Directories > Cranston > 1938 - ancestry.com

Wilbur Dora E Mrs r 279 Pontiac av Au
Wilbur G Leonard A (Doris R) uphol (Prov) h 279 Pontiac av Au

RECORD HISTORY