"I like your theory Chris! It sounds like it would fit... Maybe she didn't want to marry him because she'd have to take the last name "Tubbs"? :-) kidding... I'm going to post your theory and in the next day her so get in…"
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Chris Dunham left a comment for Nora Hembree"Here's a theory for you: Frederick Eugene Tubbs lived in West Paris in 1910. He was born in 1886, so he would been the right age to court Marjorie. On 17 Sept. 1911 he married the widow Susie Smith (Roberts) Whitman in Bethel. Susie's…"
Nora Hembree left a comment for Chris Dunham"Chris! Thanks for catching that, I don't know HOW I missed it. It is F.E.T.! AHHH so exciting to me!"
Chris Dunham left a comment for Nora Hembree"Thanks for the link! Great job cracking the code!
Is the symbol for that last initial closed at the top? It's hard to tell from the picture. If not, could it be a "T." instead of a "W.," with the dots going sideways instead…"
Nora Hembree left a comment for Chris Dunham"Sure thing Chris.
http://thepostcardstory.blogspot.com/
Just don't tease me for lack of content! I just finished the first post of my first blog, and you're in it..."
Chris Dunham left a comment for Nora Hembree"I didn't see any "eligible" females with those initials while browsing the 1910 census for Bethel and West Paris. The message certainly sounds romantic, doesn't it? (Or else rather cruel!)
Yes, you have my permission to copy the…"
Nora Hembree left a comment for Chris Dunham"Also, would you mind if I republished your photos of her parents' gravestones on my blog? (or what I am guessing are most likely her parents' gravestones...)"
Nora Hembree left a comment for Chris Dunham"Do you think it could have been from a woman? Is it easy for you to tell is anyone had those initials? I'm so new to this genealogy detective work!"
Chris Dunham left a comment for Nora Hembree"That is intriguing! I don't see any eligible bachelors in West Paris or Bethel with the initials "FEW." Her future husband was still living with his parents in Grafton, Maine, in 1910."
Nora Hembree left a comment for Chris Dunham"P.S. I'd like to assume that he wanted to be more than friends :-) But who knows..."
Nora Hembree left a comment for Chris Dunham"Given the nature of the romantic photo on the front of the card, my guess is male. No clue on who he is, except that is was sent from West Paris. I was able to decode it, it was pretty basic. The message on the card reads:
"Received your letter…"
Chris Dunham left a comment for Nora Hembree"Yes, it must have been Marjorie Alice Cushman, daughter of Isaac Allerton and Lillie Estella (Swan) Cushman of Bethel, who was born 2 June 1890. She married Allan Alberto Brooks 1 Jan. 1913, and died 17 Nov. 1988 in West Paris. Her obituary is on…"
Nora Hembree left a comment for Christina Carlstrom"Do you have any information on a Marjorie Cushman? Father is possibly Issac, mother is probably Lillian? From Bethel, Maine. I recently bought a postcard sent to a Miss Marjorie Cushman in Bethel, Maine from West Paris that is very interesting. It…"
Nora Hembree left a comment for Chris Dunham"Hey Chris,
Recently, I purchased a pretty framed postcard at a yard sale in South Carolina for $3. I didn't think much of it except that the photo on the postcard (of two young lovers on a hammock) was sweet. However, I recently went to have it…"
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- What Maine surnames are you researching?
- Cushman
- What locations in Maine are you researching?
- Oxford County (Bethel, West Paris)
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- At 8:02pm on September 23, 2010, Chris Dunham said…
- Here's a theory for you: Frederick Eugene Tubbs lived in West Paris in 1910. He was born in 1886, so he would been the right age to court Marjorie. On 17 Sept. 1911 he married the widow Susie Smith (Roberts) Whitman in Bethel. Susie's first husband, Perley M. Whitman, had died 14 Sept. 1910, leaving her with three small children (two other children died the same month as their father). She then went to live with her step-father, who died a few weeks later. Susie's late husband had worked with Frederick at his father's mill, which explains how they knew each other.
So how might Frederick and Marjorie have known each other? Bethel and West Paris were just three train stops apart. Maybe Frederick attended Gould Academy in Bethel, and met Marjorie there. Or maybe Marjorie taught a term of school in West Paris after graduating. Perhaps Marjorie wasn't interested in marrying yet, and Frederick ended up marrying Susie after her period of mourning was over. Just a theory...
- At 5:07pm on September 23, 2010, Chris Dunham said…
- Thanks for the link! Great job cracking the code!
Is the symbol for that last initial closed at the top? It's hard to tell from the picture. If not, could it be a "T." instead of a "W.," with the dots going sideways instead of up and down? If so, I might have a candidate with the initials "F. E. T." who lived in West Paris, was of the right age, and was looking for a wife in 1911.
- At 12:35pm on September 23, 2010, Chris Dunham said…
- I didn't see any "eligible" females with those initials while browsing the 1910 census for Bethel and West Paris. The message certainly sounds romantic, doesn't it? (Or else rather cruel!)
Yes, you have my permission to copy the photos. Could you share with us a link to your blog?
- At 5:52pm on September 21, 2010, Chris Dunham said…
- That is intriguing! I don't see any eligible bachelors in West Paris or Bethel with the initials "FEW." Her future husband was still living with his parents in Grafton, Maine, in 1910.
- At 3:34pm on September 21, 2010, Chris Dunham said…
- Yes, it must have been Marjorie Alice Cushman, daughter of Isaac Allerton and Lillie Estella (Swan) Cushman of Bethel, who was born 2 June 1890. She married Allan Alberto Brooks 1 Jan. 1913, and died 17 Nov. 1988 in West Paris. Her obituary is on this page.
Any other clues about who "FEW" might be? Male or female?
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