George Oscar Abbott

Birth Name George Oscar Abbott
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth May 4, 1881 Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, United States   1a
Census (Head) April 16, 1910 Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, United States on Meadow Road 2a
Note

1910 Census, Thomaston, Knox County, Maine
April 16, 1910
on Meadow Road

George Abbott, 28, married 1x for 5 years, born in Maine, parents also, laborer, odd jobs
Lizzie F Abbott, 28, married 1x for 5 years, born in Maine, parents also
Charles O Abbott, 2, born in Maine, parents also
Eva M Abbott, 8m, born in Maine, parents also

Draft Registration September 12, 1918 Knox County, Maine, United States   3a
Note

WWI Draft Registration
September 12, 1918
Local Board, Knox County

George Oscar Abbott
residence: Owls Head, Knox County, Maine
age 37, born May 4, 1881
US Citizen
occupation: fishing, self-employed
contact: Lizzie Abbott, wife, of Owls Head, Maine
medium height and build, blue eyes, brown hair, no physical disqualifications

Residence (Husband) September 12, 1918 Owls Head, Knox County, Maine, United States   3a
Note

George Oscar and Lizzie were living in Owls Head, Maine, when he registered for the draft in 1918

Residence from 1934 to 1941 Rockland, Knox County, Maine, United States 43 Lime St, 7 Pink St 4a
Note

Rockland City Directories:
1934: 43 Lime St
1935 and 1936: 43 Lime St
1941: 7 Pink St

 

Census (Head) April 1, 1940 Rockland, Knox County, Maine, United States 7 Pink St 5a
Note

The most likely person to be "Oscar Cowan" in Rockland, Maine, is George Oscar Abbott, who lived in the area all of his life, and is father of Charles O Abbott, who elsewhere is identified as the master on a barge. Charles' wife, the former Ruth Clark, is also 'married, living apart from spouse' in Vinalhaven in 1940.

1940 Census, Rockland, Knox County, Maine
renting for $10 at 7 Pink St

Oscar Cowan 58, head, divorced, 6 years of school, born in Maine, parents also, lived in Rockland in 1935, is working at public work, 30 hours a week [but scratched out, I think because the column was not for public work], 200 weeks out of work at the time [but scratched out and code V3 entered instead], occupation: laborer at a brook project, worked 52 weeks last year for $528

Oliver Abbott, 31, son, married but apart from mate, 6 years of school, born in Maine, unknown where he lived in 1935, is not working, is seeking work, 2 weeks out of work, occupation: seaman on a barge, worked 52 weeks last year for $600

Also in the household is a housekeeper and her son. There is no indication of who provided the information for this household.

Death        

Families

Family of George Oscar Abbott and Lizzie F Tilden
Married Wife Lizzie F Tilden ( * 1882 + ... )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage September 29, 1905 Maine, United States   6a
Note

Name: G O Abbott
Event Type: Marriage
Residence Place: Rockland, Me
Event Date: 29 Sep 1905
Event Place: Maine, United States
Spouse's Name: Lizzie F Tilden
Spouse's Residence Place: Rockland, Me

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Charles O Abbott1908
Eva M AbbottAugust 1909
Wilbert AbbottApril 14, 1911
Gracie Helen Abbottabout November 12, 1912August 26, 1913

Family of George Oscar Abbott and Evelyn B Howard
Married Wife Evelyn B Howard ( * + ... )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage October 23, 1942 Maine, United States   6b
Note

Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996
Name: George O Abbott
Event Type: Marriage
Residence Place: Rockland, Me
Event Date: 23 Oct 1942
Event Place: Maine, United States
Spouse's Name: Evelyn B Howard
Spouse's Residence Place: Rockland, Me

[another record identified her as Evelyn Staples]

Source References

  1. Maine Vital Records
      • Page: August 26, 1913, Knox County Death, Gracie Helen Abbott
      • Citation:

        Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-PN9C : 13 March 2018), George O Abbott in entry for Gracie Helen Abbott, Death 26 Aug 1913; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,068.

  2. 1910 United States Census
      • Page: Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, ED 156, sheet 2A, family 27
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR3H-FJ6 : accessed 14 October 2018), George O Abbott, Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 156, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 542; FHL microfilm 1,374,555.

  3. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      • Page: Knox Co, Maine, Sept 12, 1918
      • Citation:

        "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFT-MLH : 13 March 2018), George Oscar Abbott, 1917-1918; citing Knox County, Maine, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,653,910.

  4. Rockland, Maine, City Directories
      • Page: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1941
  5. 1940 United States Census
      • Page: Rockland, Knox County, Maine
  6. Maine Marriage Index
      • Page: 29 Sep 1905, G O Abbott-Lizzie F Tilden
      • Citation:

        "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNY-F8V : 27 November 2014), G O Abbott and Lizzie F Tilden, 29 Sep 1905; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.

      • Page: 23 Oct 1942, George Abbott, Evelyn B Howard
      • Citation:

        Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNB-X4J : 27 November 2014), George O Abbott and Evelyn B Howard, 23 Oct 1942; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.