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My dad served in the us army air corps, stationed at Langely field VA and march field in riveside CA. He was assigned to the 54th air corp Sq school. He joined the army 17 july 1926 out of philadelphia Pa. He lied about his age to get in. he was only about 15 and not 17 yrs old. I don't know what he did, perhaps a mechanic. and I don't know how long he lived in CA after 1932 or where he met my mother, probably between 1943-1947. She was from olean NY. I'm still looking for anybody who might had known my dad.

Dad married Careene Mae Shattuck daughter of George William Shattuck & Mary Edna Connor. They were married at the Peoples Methodist church in Allegany NY. They had three childlren: Virginia Mae Karban- Berdoff , Marie Catherine Karban and Joseph Frank Jr. Born 24 nov 1958, He died in May 1961. and he is buried in Pinelawn Memorial cemetery Farmingdale Long Island NY.

Dad was a bldg maintenance super for several places where we lived. My sister and I were born in Manhattan NY, (Manhattan gen hosp) my parents lived on 120 christopher street in the villiage. We lived on 35 Orange street in brooklyn heights NY for many years . He died 6 Oct 1976. in Manhattan NY at the University hosp. Mom went to live with my sister shortly after in Medford Long Island.

Mom told me that she and dad had worked the resorts upstate NY around the catskills mountains. Dad was a super at a apt bldg on woodlawn ave, in the Bronx before we moved to Brooklyn. He also worked nights as a hotel clerk.

Dad changed our last name to KARBAN in 1955, reasons only known to my parents.. He never spoke much about his family, and I never knew he had sisters, just the one brother, uncle Abert Simchick. I met my grandfather a few times when my sister and I were little kids back in the late 1950's , around 1956- 1957, grandpa died in June 1958 Edwardsville Pa.

Growing up in brooklyn, we spent alot of time in the parks, prospect park in Bklyn, central park in Manhattan, coney island, bronx zoo. Battery park in Manhattan NY, Ice skating madison sq garden and some ponds on long island. Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge on sundays, 5th ave, 42nd street and broadway window shopping. We'd also go to Palisades Park and Asbury park . Christmas we'd go to Macy dept store, they had raindeer in stalls up stairs back then.

In the late 1950's, we were on a pond in long island. A young girl fell through the ice and my dad jumped in and pulled her out. we left very quick and never knew who she was. Dad loved the boats, and we would go watch the ships go by the Brooklyn bridge, we lived three blocks from the promanard and had the NY skyline to look at.

Careene & Joe are also buried at Pinelawn memorial cemetery Farmingdale long Island NY, close to the national cemetery fence.

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Joseph and Careene Karban July 1955

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Careene Shattuck and Joseph Karban 1955

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JOE SIMCHICK AND CAREENE SHATTUCK LATE 1940'S PA OR NY

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VIRGINIA MAE KARBAN 1947

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MARIE CATHERINE KARBAN 1949

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                                            Pinelawn Memorial Park

                              East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY

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Joseph karban 1970's central/prospect park

                                 23 Aug 1910- 6 Oct 1976 (aged 66)

                                                   BURIAL    

                                          Pinelawn Memorial Park

                            East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY

                                Memorial Findagrave ID 134904204


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careene karban new hyde park ny 1990

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                                      Careene Mae Shattuck Karban

                                 11 May 1922- 22 Feb 1997 (aged 74)

 

                                                      BURIAL       

                                        Pinelawn Memorial Park

                             East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY

                              Memorial Findagrave  ID  134904278

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CAREENE AND BABY JOSEPH FRANK KARBAN 1958 BROOKLYN NY

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                                        Joseph Frank Karban, Jr

                                    24 Nov 1958- 11 May 1961 (aged 2)

                                                   BURIAL 

                                           Pinelawn Memorial Park

                         East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY    

                               Memorial Findagrave  ID 134904406

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CAREENE FRONT OF BAILY FOUNTAIN CENTRAL PARK 1954

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BAILEY FOUNTAIN CENTRAL PARK

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careene Karban 1956 brooklyn Heights ny

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CAREENE AND JOE KARBAN 1956

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Joe karban and his squirrel buddy

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Joe-John and Marie Karban Apr 1968

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Careene-Joe and john Brooklyn Heights NY 1966

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Joe and Duke brooklyn ny

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Joe Karban Dec 1969

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Dad and Ginny promanard brooklyn ny 1969

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Joe Karban 1969

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Careene Karban new hyde park ny 1987

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MOM SEPT 1994

                                                  PINELAWN CEMETERY
              EAST FARMINGDALE, SUFFORK COUNTY,
                                   LONG ISLAND NY

                                                   DEATH CERTIFICATE
                                                       STATE OF NY
Joseph Frank Karban, age 2 1/2 yrs, born in Brooklyn NY 24 Nov 1958, died at 1:25 pm 9 May 1961 at Kings county Hospital Brooklyn NY. Father- Joesph Frank Karban,  Mother: Careene Mae Shattuck. Funeral home- Jere Cronin inc 115 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn NY. Burial: Pine Lawn cemetery, farmingdale NY.
 
Cause of death- Pnewmonia.

                                                DEATH CERTIFICATE
                                                   STATE OF NY
 
Joseph Frank Karban, ager 64, born 23Aug 1910 Larksville PA. Died at 5:10 pm, NYC University hospital Manhattan NY on 4 Oct 1976 Marrie- Careene Mae Karban. Occ- bldg super/ maint. Father; Frank Simchick, Mother: Blance. Funeral home- Jere Cronin inc, 115 Atlantic Avr, Brooklyn NY, Burial- Pine Lawn Farmingdale NY.
 
Cause of death: Lung cancer, coma

                                          DEATH CERTIFICATE
                                              STATE OF NY
 
Careene Mae Karban, age 74, born 5 May 1922 in Olean NY, died at 5:25pm at the Delaware Valley Hospital Delhi NY. Widow- occ- Housewife, homemaker. Father : George Shattuck- Mother Mary Connor. Informant- Virginina Karban Berdoff, Daug. airport road, box 245 Downsville NY. Funeral home- Knorr inc, downsville NY. burial- Pinelawn farmingdale NY.
 
Cause of death: Respiratory failure, Carinoma lung

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Joe and Marie Karban central park ny 1949

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Careene Karban

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MOM AUNTS BEATTY AND JESSIE 1951 OLEAN NY

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MARIE GINNY AUNT JESSIE 1951 OLEAN NY

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Joe and Marie Karban 1951

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MOM AND VIRGINIA 1951

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Careene Karban brooklyn docks 1952

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GINNY MOM AND MARIE BROOKLYN DOCKS 1952

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MARIE MOM SND GINNY 1952

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The St George hotel, Subway station lower level, Newspaper stand and a in door swiming pool my sister and I used to go.

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CAREENE MARIE AND GINNY 1952

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joe carrene and marie 1952

                             CONEY ISLAND BROOKLYN NY

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GINNY MARIE AND DAD CONEY ISLAND 1952

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CAREENE AND GINNY CONEY ISLAND 1952

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Ginny-careene-marie coney island ny 1952

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MARIE MOM AND GINNY CENTRAL PARK 1953

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prospeck park brooklyn ny sailor/soldiers memoral arch

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ginny mm and marie 1953

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GINNY MOM DAD AND MARIE 1953

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MOM MARIE AND GINNY 1953

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GINNY DAD AND MARIE 1953

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GINNY MON=M AND MARIE 1953

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ANGEL FOUNTAIN CENTRAL PARK

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JOE AND CAREENE KARBAN 1954

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Ginny-careene-marie 1954

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Giny-dad-marie easter sunday 1954

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ENT TO CENTRAL PARK- COLUMBUS CIRCLE

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mom and Ginny .

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Dad-Ginny and mom 1962

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CAREENE AND GINNY 35 ORNAGE ST BKLYN NY 1965

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GIINY AND MOM 1965 BROOKLYN NY 1965

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Marie Karban San Antonio Texas 1982

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Marie & Mandy hidden lake Texas 1988

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Virginia Karban Berdoff new hyde park ny

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VIRGINIA new hyde park ny 1991

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VIRGINIA MAE KARBAN 1966

 
Virginia Mae Karban- born , in manhattan NY. She married Lawrence Henry Berdoff, son of Herman and Rose Kamnitzer Berdoff. They have 4 children: John Joseph , Lilah Rose  , Debra  Ann and Careene Marie . She attended PS 8,  Sands Jr HS in brooklyn NY and  Graduated from Commerical HS in 1965  manhattan  ny.  Ginny met her husband Larry at the phone company, where she worked as a dispatcher. Larry was a lineman and later became a supervisor.
 
Ginny operated her own day care out of her home. After moving upstate to Downsvile NY, she was  certified by the state of NY to run a day care at her new home, which she did for many years and is now retired. She enjoys her hobbies, collects dolls, knits, makes quilts, and all kinds of craft work.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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MARIE CATHERINE KARBAN 1969

Marie Catherine Karban, born  in  Manhattan NY. Joined the Womens Army Corps 30 June 1969 Enlisted at Ft Hamilton Brooklyn NY, Ret a SFC (E7) in march 1984 Ft Sam Houston Texas after 14 1/2 years. Graduated from John Jay HS brooklyn NY 1969.  Basic training at the Womens army corps basic training center and school, Ft McClellan Al,  and Medic school at Ft Sam Houston Tx. 1969.
 
Army assignments: Lyster army hosp, Ft Rucker Al, 97th Gen hosp, Frankfurt Germany, Kimbrough army hosp, Ft Geo G Mead MD, 3rd US Army Drill Sgt school, Ft Jackson SC, Co B 3rd - Co A 2nd WAC basic tng Ft McClellan Al. , 595th Medical clearing company, Ft Devens MA, US Army health clinic, Schoffield barracks Hawaii and Co B,C and F, Ft sam Houston Texas. Grad Texas A&M vet school 1984.
 
Lived in San Antonio Texas total of 10 years, moved back to NY in Feb 1990 New Hyde Park NY (long island)  and stayed there until 1994, moved again in 1994 to SD. 
 
 

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CAREENE AND JOEY 1958

Joseph Frank  Karban Jr, born 24 Nov 1958 and died 11 May 1961. He died from complications of german  measles.

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Virginia and Marie Karban 1949

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VIRGINIA AND MARIE KARBAN 1950

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Virginia Karban 1950 brooklyn ny

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Marie Karban 1951

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Marie Catherine Karban 1951

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Marie 1951 Olean NY

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Marie Olean ny 1951

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Marie and Ginny Karban 1951 olean ny

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Virginia Mae Karban 1951

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MARIE AND GINNY CHRISTMAS 1952

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GINNY AND MARIE BROOKLYN DOCKS 1952

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MARIE KARBAN BROOKLYN DOCKS 1952

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MARIE AND GINNY ON BALTO 1953

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BALTO CENTRAL PARK NY

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FULTON ST PARK RENAMED CADMAN PLAZA

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memorial & rec center Fulton st park/ cadman plaza brooklyn

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Ginny and Brownie Fulton st park 1953

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Marie And Ginny fulton st park brooklyn ny

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Ginny and marie central park ny 1953

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VIRGINIA 1953

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VIRGINIA ON ROOF 35 ORANGE ST BLKYHN NY 1954

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marie and ginny easter sunday 1954

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Virginia Karban 1954

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GINNY BROOKLYN DOCKS 1954

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VIRGINIA BRONX ZOO 1954

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MARIE AND GINNY BRONX ZOO 1954

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GINNY AND MARIE 1954

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GINNY AND MARIE BATTERY PARK MANHATTAN NY 1954

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MOM MARIE AND GINNY BATTERY PARK NY 1954

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GINNY AND MARIE BATTERY PARK 1954

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Virginia & Joey Karban 1958 brooklyn ny

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Virginia Karban jun 1962 Grad Sands Jr HS brooklyn ny

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Virginia and John 1966

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Careen-Marie-Joseph Karban- John Jay HS Grad June 1969 Brooklyn NY

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Marie and Charles Emerson 1983 SATX

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Marie and Ginny sioux falls SD 2002

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Marie and Ginny July 2002

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Marie and Mandy cannon lake texas 1988

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MARIE AND MANDY CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1988

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MY FIRST CAR 1968 VW BUG 2 SPEED, FT MEADE MD 1973

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2nd car 1973 VW, bought in 1974 Ft McClellan Al

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1975 ford mustang bought in 75 Ft McClellan AL

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1977 FORD TRUCK FT DEVENS MA

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1978 200SX DATSUN, HAWAII

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1980 DATSUN HATCH BACK HAWAII

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1983 FORD PICK UP SAN ANTONIO TX

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87 ford mustang san antonio texas

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1988 Ford Ranger San antonio texas

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TEXAS 2 STEP New Hyde Park Long Island

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         My mother Careene shattuck karban's first husband Leon

                                                 Leon Kilborn
                                         22 Apr 1918- 22 Jan 1977

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                                      Leon  Kilborn

 

Son of  George 1872- 1922 and Viola Arvilla Bennett Kilborn.  Leon was born 22 Apr 1918 in Manchester, Bennington County Vermont. He died in Jan 1997 Portville  Cattaraugus county NY and is  buried in Clara cemetery Potter County Shinglehouse PA. He married my mother Careene Mae Shattuck when she was 19 years old 23 Aug 1941 in St Johns Luthern church Allegany NY. Leon had two sisters, Luna House born in 1895 and Favia  born In  1902, both in Manchester, Bennington County Vermont

 

Leon’s father George was born 10 Aug  1872 in Vermont and died  12 Jan 1922.  He was the son of Frank Kilborn and  Christine Wheeler. Leon’s mother Viola was born in 1871 in Vermont. Leon was married to  Elthea Slocum and they had a daughter Mary Lou born in 1939. He later married Martha  Corwin 1917-1987,  daughter of Walter & Dora Bridge Corwin.Leon and Martha  had a daughter Linda Killbourne   born 18 Jul 1948- 5 Dec 2014, she is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Shinglehouse PA.

 

Leon and Martha are buried in Clara Cemetery, potter county Shinglehouse PA.

 

 

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Left to right Linda, a family friend, Rosemary, Ron, Martha, and Leon. This would have been taken in the early 60’s

Linda and Pen did  some research into her parents and grandparents. She had been told that her father was part Native American and that he came from Vermont. It was an unrelated neighbor who was close to the family who told her that. Using Google and Ancestry.com, they were able to learn about his first marriage, which was a surprise to her.

 Linda did have a few photos of her parents, but they were given to her sister after Linda’s death. they  were able to find a few pictures of his first wife on the internet. Linda knew that her mother had had a daughter named Alice, but she believed the father was named Ed Cornelius. Martha lost custody of Alice after being charged with neglect. Alice was was very young at the time. Custody was given to her father. That was before Martha and Leon married. When Linda was born the family were living in Port Allegany with two much older women, Theresa and Lou.

 This was when Linda was a pre -schooler. She thinks Theresa was Leon’s mother and Lou was his aunt, but she was never sure of that. The family moved to Shinglehouse about the time Linda started kindergarten, and Theresa and Lou were not with them. It may be that they had died, or possibly were in a nursing home.

 Leon and Martha had other children—Rosemary, Ronald and Judy. They were not good parents. Linda and Rosemary lived with them in a small cabin that had no insulation Linda said they would wake up in the morning to find snow on the bed from cracks in the wall. They were often left alone with little food. Ronnie lived with a man down the road during the week and visited his family on weekends.

 Judy was given up for adoption to another family on the same road. She didn’t find out who her biological parents were until she was around sixteen. Leon had a job in Buffalo, and sometimes didn’t come home during the week. However he was able to do some farming—primarily raising hay to sell. They never had much money, because Leon drank heavily. That’s about all Pen can tell. She never met Leon or Martha. They both died before Linda and pen met.

 

 

STATE”  Vermont

COUNTY: Bennington

CITY:       Manchester

CENSUS: 1920

 

 

                                   210 East Manchester

 

Line # 32-    Kilburn George- head of household- age 48-(1872) married, white, born in Vermont- Parents born in Vermont. Occupation Laborer, Marble Mill.

 

Line # 33-    Kilburn Viola, wife, age 49-  (1871)married- born in VT- parents born in VT.

 

Line # 34-    Kilburn Luna, daugh- age 25- ( 1895) single- born in VT

 

Line # 35-    Kilburn Favia, daugh-  age 18- ( 1902)  single- born in VT, occupation: laborer in a shirt shop

 

Line # 36-    Kilburn Leon. Son- age 1 ½- (1918)  born in VT

 

 

 

STATE:     PA

COUNTY:  potter

CITY:         Roulette

CENSUS:   1930

 

Line # 58-  HOUSE, W.I. head of household- age 41-(1889) married- born in PA- Parents born in PA-  age 25 at first marriage. Owns home- occupation: Farmer

 

Line # 59-   HOUSE Lunda, wife- age 35 (1895)  married- born in VT- parents born in VT-age  19 at first marriage.

Line # 60-  KILBORN, Viola- mother in law- age 60-( 1870) widow, born VT- parents born VT.

Line # 61-  KILBORN, Theresa, sister in law- age 25-(1905)  single, born VT- parents born VT.

Line # 62-  KILBORN, Leon, newphew- age 12-(1918) single, born VT- Parents born VT.

 

 

STATE: PA

COUNTY; Potter

CITY; Sharon Township

CENSUS:  1940

 

Line 69;     KILBORNE, Leon head of hse, age 22 (1918) born in PA ( VT), Occupation: Laborer

Line 70:     KILBORNE, Elthea (Slocum) Wife, age 16 (1924) born in PA

Line 71:     KILBORNE, Mary Lou, Daug age 1 (1939) born in PA

Line 72;     SLOCUM, Robert Jr,  Brother in law- age 21 (1919) born in PA, Occupation Laborer Farmer

Line 73:     SLOCUM, Viola- Daugh in law- age 21 (1919) born in PA, occupation, Farmer

 

Luna Kilborune, Leon's sister married W.L. House
 
STATE:  PA
COUNTY; Potter
CITY:  Roulette township
CENSUS:  1940                    249 Burtville
 
Line 58- HOUSE, W.L,  Head of house, age 41 (1889), born in PA, Occupation- Farmer
 
Line  59- HOUSE, Luna (Kilbourne)- WIFE age 35 (1895)- born VT
Line 60- KILBURN, Viola- Widowed, mother in law- age 60 (1870)
Line 61- KILBURN, Theresa- sister in law age 25 (1905) Single, born in VT
Line 62- KILBURN, Leon- Nephew age 12 (1918) Single, born in VT