Wilbur Hall Pike (1886 - 1951)

Born 5 Jan 1886 in Ladora, Iowa, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Cordelia Coleman — married 16 Apr 1913 in Fall River, South Dakota, United States

Died 17 Dec 1951 at age 65 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Pike Name Study.

Wilbur Hall Pike was born in 1886 at Ladora, Iowa, Iowa, United States. His parents were listed as Robert Burr Pike and Mary Ann Hall. ^[1]

In the United States Census, 1910, Wilbur was living with his parents in Sumner, Iowa, Iowa, United States. ^[2]

Robert B Pike, Head, M, Age: 57, Occupation: Own Income, Birthplace: Ohio

Mary A Pike, Wife, F, Age: 57, Birthplace: Canada

Effie Pike, Daughter, F, Age: 28, Occupation: Salesperson, Birthplace: Iowa

Ethel Pike, Daughter, F, Age: 28, Occupation: Cashier, Bank, Birthplace: Iowa

Wilbur H Pike, Son, M, Age: 24, Occupation: None, Birthplace: Iowa

Bessie E Pike, Daughter, F, Age: 16, Birthplace: Iowa

He has known credit for a Little Rascals Episode and family rumors is that he was a Munchkin in the Wizard of Oz in 1939 but I've been unable to find any source. I do have a picture I will post at a later date. ^[3]

He married Cordelia Pike (1892-1988). ^[4]

Wilbur Hall PIKE died on 17 Dec 1951, aged 65, at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. His father were listed as Robert Pike, his mother as Mary Hall, and his spouse as Cordelia Pike. ^[5] His birth date was listed as 4 Jan 1886, his birthplace as Iowa. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-RCRL : accessed 24 June 2019), Wilbur Hall Pike, 05 Jan 1886, Ladora, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 28194, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101693729.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMW-3FS : accessed 24 June 2019), Wilbur H Pike in household of Robert B Pike, Sumner, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 7B, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 407; FHL microfilm 1,374,420.
3. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5302008/
4. ↑ A source is required for this information
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTC-X1SK : 22 August 2018), Wilbur Hall Pike, 1951.
6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP78-JCQ : 26 November 2014), Wilbur Hall Pike, 17 Dec 1951; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

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