1881 F B Miles (age 48, publisher) and Ella (age 43) lived in St-John's Ward, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada with A C (age 20), Reginald (age 2 months), E Maud (age 18), Fred S (age 17), Herbert D (age 14), Annie M (age 12), Edith M Miles (age 4) and servant Margaret Little (age 21). [1]
1888 Gertrude A. Billington and Homer D. Chadwick were married on February 7 in Bridgeport, New York. [2]
1897 Frederick Smith Miles and Gertrude A. Chadwick were married on September 2 in Grenville County, Ontario. Frederick's age was 32 years, he was living in Syracuse, NY, and he was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a bachelor, and his occupation was salesman. His father was Frederick B. Miles, and his mother was Ella B. [sic] Smith. Gertrude's age was 28 yrs, she was living in Bridgeport, NY, and she was born in Lakeport, NY. She was a widow. Her father was Webster Billington, and her mother was Sophia Jackson. [3]
1900 On June 4, Frederick Smith Miles (age 35, born in Apr 1865) and his wife Gertrude A. Miles (age 30, born in June 1870) lived at 406-410 West Willow Street, Syracuse Ward 8, Onondaga County, New York. Frederick was born in Wisconsin and his occupation was packing house manager. Gertrude and her parents were born in New York. [The census states that Frederick's father was born in Canada and his mother was born in England, which is incorrect.] Frederick and Gertrude had been married for 3 years, and Gertrude had not had any children. [4]
1910 On April 23, Fredrick S. Miles (age 45) and his wife Gertrude A. Miles (age 40) lived at 609 Willow Street in Syracuse Ward 6, Onondaga County, New York. Frederick worked in the commercial trade or profession of the packing house industry. His wife Gertrude and both of her parents were born in New York. Frederick and Gertrude had been married for 13 years. It was Frederick's first marriage and Gertrude's second. The census lists Frederick's birth place as Michigan, his father's as Massachusetts, and his mother's as Canada. There are several roomers and boarders in the household including a Sullivan J. Billington, age 59, an attorney. [5]
1913 Frederick Smith Miles died on August 2 in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. The death certificate lists his birth date as April 19, 1864, his occupation as travelling salesman, his birth place as Milwaukee, Wisconsin, his parents as Frederick Billing Miles, born in England, and Ella Victoria Smith, born in St. John, N.B., Canada. Frederick had been in Arizona for 6 months and in a Sanatorium for 1 1/2 months. His usual place of residence was New York. The informant was Herbert D. Miles, of Kenilworth, Illinois. The cause of death was Pulmonary Hemorrhage from Pumonary Tuberculosis. [6] [7] "Fred'k S Miles 1864-1913" was buried at the IOOF Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. [8]
1956 Gertrude Thompson died on April 26 in Syracuse, New York. [9] An Obituary states, "Deaths … Thompson--In Syracuse, April 26, 1956. Mrs. Gertrude A. Thompson of 212 N. Townsend St., widow of Charles Thompson. She is survived by a brother, Rutherford Billington. Bridgeport, N. Y. ; several nieces and nephews …" [10] She was buried with her parents in New Bridgeport Cemetery, Onondaga County, New York. The memorial inscription is "Gertrude B. Thompson, 1870-1956." [11]
Research Notes:
Homer and Gertrude Chadwick were enumerated in Lenox, Madison County, New York, in the 1892 census of New York. [12]. In the 1900 U.S. census, Homer was living with his parents Moses and Mary Chadwick and a sister Pearl in Lenox, Madison County, New York. [13]. In 1904, Homer married Anna C. Williams in Norwood, New York. [14] In the 1910 U.S. census, Homer was enumerated with his wife Anna and his sister Pearl in Lenox, Madison County, New York. [15] Thus, it appears, that Gertrude was not a widow, as stated in the marriage record, when she married Frederick Smith Miles. Perhaps she and Homer were divorced between 1892 and 1897. Homer died in Canastota, New York, on June 27, 1953. [16]
[1] Canada Census, 1881, [FamilySearchRecord].
[2] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, Registration Number: 008797, Archives of Ontario Microfilm: 93, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951, [FamilySearchRecord].
[8] Find A Grave Memorial 106027735, [FindAGrave].
[9] New York, Death Index, 1852-1956, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] The Post Standard, Syracuse, New York, April 27, 1956, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial 124204205, [FindAGrave].
[12] New York, State Census, 1892, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[14] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[15] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[16] New York, Death Index, 1852-1956, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].