Florence M. (LaCombe) Wilkinson (1919 - 1977)

Born 30 Oct 1919 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Sep 1977 at age 57 in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Census

7 April 1930

105 Twiss Street, Ward 1, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Xavier Lacomb: Head, Male, age 40, born in Canada-French, renting $18 per month, not living on a farm, married, 1st married at age 26, not at school, can read and write, parents born in Canada-French, speaks French, immigrated 1897, alien, speaks English, Helper for coal-yard, worker, employed, not a veteran

Lottie Lacomb: Wife, Female, age 33, born in Connecticut, married, 1st married at age 21, not at school, can read and write, parents born in Connecticut, speaks English

George F Lacomb: Son, Male, age 12, born in Connecticut, single, at school, can read and write, father born in Canada-French, mother born in Connecticut, speaks English

Florence M Lacomb: Daughter, Female, age 10, born in Connecticut, single, at school, can read and write, father born in Canada-French, mother born in Connecticut, speaks English

Shirley L Lacomb: Daughter, Female, age 8, born in Connecticut, single, at school, at school, father born in Canada-French, mother born in Connecticut

Elizabeth M Lacomb: Daughter, Female, age 5, born in Connecticut, single, not at school, father born in Canada-French, mother born in Connecticut

Albert Lacomb: Son, Male, age 3 2/12, born in Connecticut, single, not at school, father born in Canada-French, mother born in Connecticut

1940

50 Stone St., Ward 1, Meriden, Meriden Town, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Xavier Lacombe: Head, Male, age 51, born in Canada-French, renting house for $14 per month, not at school, 2nd grade education, alien, lived in Meriden, Connecticut in 1935, working, worked 20 hours during the week of March 24 - 30, 1940, unemployed 26 weeks in 1939, Salesman for ice company, private worker, worked 30 weeks in 1939, earned $400 in 1939, earned no other income

Charlotte Lacombe: Wife, Female, age 43, born in Connecticut, not at school, 7th grade education, lived in Meriden, Connecticut in 1935, Keeping House

Florence Lacombe: Daughter, Female, age 20, born in Connecticut, not at school, 7th grade education, lived in Meriden, Connecticut in 1935, unemployed, seeking work

Shirley Lacombe: Daughter, Female, age 18, born in Connecticut, not at school, 10th grade education, lived in Meriden, Connecticut in 1935, unemployed, working for government program, worked 25 hours during the week of March 24 - 30, 1940, New Worker for sewing project NYA, private worker

Elizabeth Lacombe: Daughter, Female, age 15, born in Connecticut, at school, 6th grade education, lived in Meriden, Connecticut in 1935

Albert Lacombe: Son, Male, age 13, born in Connecticut, at school, 3rd grade education, lived in Meriden, Connecticut in 1935

Charles Lacombe: Son, Male, age 8, born in Connecticut, at school, 1st grade education, lived in Meriden, Connecticut in 1935

Jacqueline Lacombe: Daughter, Female, age 8 (could be 4), born in Connecticut, not at school, finished no education

George Lacombe: Son, Male, age 23, born in Connecticut, not at school, 8th grade education, lived at same house in Meriden, Connecticut in 1935, working, worked 40 hours during the week of March 24 - 30, 1940, not unemployed in 1939, Grading for WPA, private worker, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $514 in 1939, earned no other income

Burial

Walnut Grove Cemetery at Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

Obituary

Mrs. Florence Lacomb Wilkinson, 58, of 15 Cook Ave., wife of Elmer Wilkinson, died suddenly Friday morning at the Meriden-Wallingford Hospital.

Born in Middletown, the daughter of the late Xavier and Charlotte Holmes Lacomb, she had resided in Meriden most of her life. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph Church.

Besides her husband, she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Shirley Graham of Middletown, Mrs. Betty Stetson of Meriden and Mrs. Jackie Hubbell of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three brothers, George Lacomb of Meriden, Albert Lacomb of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Charles Lacomb of Middletown; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 E. Main St.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM54-7Y9 : accessed 25 September 2020), Lottie Lacomb in household of Xavier Lacomb, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 146, sheet 6B, line 77, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 273; FHL microfilm 2,340,008. District: ED 146, Sheet Number and Letter: 6B, Household ID: 156, Line Number: 76, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: T626, Affiliate Film Number: 273, GS Film Number: 2340008, Digital Folder Number: 004950335, Image Number: 00570, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N03769-9, Record Number: 26875 [1]
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K715-F7B : 16 December 2019), Charles Lacombe in household of Xavier Lacombe, Ward 1, Meriden, Meriden Town, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-77B, sheet 3B, line 64, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 516. [2]
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J51Q-PWT : 20 August 2020), Florence Wilkinson, Sep 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ5S-X1K : 9 December 2014), Flore Wilkinson, 1977; from "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing Meriden, , Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Health, Hartford. certificate no. 17769
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 September 2020), memorial page for Florence Lacomb Wilkinson (30 Oct 1919–23 Sep 1977), Find a Grave Memorial no. 143947990, citing Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Joe Matocha (contributor 47932449) . [3] image of tombstone [4]
• "Obituary of Florence Lacomb Wilkinson" Published in The Morning Record and Journal (Meriden, Conn.) on September 26, 1977. [5]