Phebe A (Graves) Kilbourn (abt. 1840 - 1926)

Born about Mar 1840 in New York, United States

Died 2 Feb 1926 at about age 85 in Mokena, Will, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Phebe A. Graves can be found at the age of 10 on the 1850 US census for Ellington, Chautauqua County, New York, with her parents, Georg and Lauren A. Graves, and her siblings.

Living immediately next door on the same census record are Phebe's likely grandparents, R. and Lucy Graves, based on the New York 1855 census, where Phebe is identified as their granddaughter.

Phebe A Graves can be found in her grandparents' household on the 1855 New York census in Ellington, Chautauqua County, New York. Her father was living immediately next door, and Phebe may have been visiting her grandparents when the census was taken. It is unclear why her mother is missing from the household where her father and siblings were living.

Phebe A. Kilbourn can be found at the age of 28 on the 1870 US census for Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York, with her husband, Norman Kilbourn, and their daughters, Louie ("Loui") and Nina Kilbourn.

Phoebe Kilbourn and her family can be found on the 1875 New York State Census with her husband, Norman, and their daughters, "Louie" and Ninah, and a local school teacher, with the surname Swift.

Phebe Kilbourn can be found at the age of 44 on the 1885 Minnesota State Census in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota with her husband, Norman G. ("N. G.") and daughter, Nina.

A widowed Phebe Kilbourn can be found at the age of 60 on the 1900 US census for Chicago Ward 32, Cook County, Illinois with her daughters, Louie L. who is also classified as a widow, and is using her maiden name; and her single daughter Ninah L. Kilbourn, and two boarders, Ellen Lynch and Margaret McMahon. According to the census, Phebe had given birth to two children in her lifetime, both of whom were still alive when the census was taken. Her daughter Louie is also shown as having given birth to two children, who were also still alive at the time of the census.

Phoebe Kilbourn can be found at the age of 68 on the 1910 US census for Chicago Ward 7, Cook County, Illinois, with her daughters, Louie and Ninah Kilbourn.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCQ9-61T?cc=1401638&wc=95R9-PY9%3A1031313801%2C1033413401%2C1031350601 : 9 April 2016), New York > Chautauqua > Ellington > image 22 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8BP2-41J?cc=1937366&wc=M6G3-56X%3A237408901%2C237473301 : 22 May 2014), Chautauqua > Ellington > image 5 of 39; county clerk offices, New York.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCDQ-6H3?cc=1438024&wc=92KK-VZH%3A518819101%2C519937001%2C519938201 : 13 June 2019), New York > Chautauqua > Cherry Creek > image 31 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6S6S-G3D?cc=1918735&wc=M6LT-8M3%3A209413501%2C209463201 : 21 May 2014), Chautauqua > Cherry Creek, E.D. 01 > image 17 of 32; State Library, Albany.
5. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D193-LGS?cc=1503044&wc=M8S1-S3D%3A66192801%2C66192802 : 21 May 2014), Douglas > Alexandria > image 6 of 25; State Library and Records Service, St. Paul.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SWS-LDV?cc=1325221&wc=9B7R-F9Q%3A1030552601%2C1031967101%2C1035219001 : 5 August 2014), Illinois > Cook > ED 1037 Precinct 46 Hyde Park Town Chicago city Ward 32 > image 30 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRV5-29Y?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ4-7W8%3A133640201%2C135332401%2C138723401%2C1589125123 : 23 June 2017), Illinois > Cook > Chicago Ward 7 > ED 387 > image 28 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).