Wilfred W Felker (1871 - 1951)

Born 17 May 1871 in Newton Junction, Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Son of Jeremiah Smart Felker and Elizabeth Deborah Fellows

Husband of Gertrude Frances Stevens — married 12 Sep 1891 (to 1899) in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

Husband of Mary Anna Porter Pierce — married 12 Mar 1901 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1951 at age 79 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Haverhill, Massachusetts One Place Study.

Wilfred Felker was born to Jeremiah Smart Felker and Elizabeth D Fellows. He married Gertrude Frances Stevens on September 12th, 1891 in the city of Haverhill, Massachusetts, According to various censuses, he worked as a cook.

His first marriage to Gertrude Frances Stevens ended shortly after the birth of their son, Austin as he apparently had a child with Anna Pierce named George Amos while Gertrude was pregnant with their son, Austin. They divorced in 1899. He then married Anna in 1901 and Austin was sent to live with his grandfather, Jeremiah. Wilfred died on March 9th, 1951.

The children he had with Mary Anna were:

1. George
2. Grace
3. Richard
4. Clara

DNA

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Diane Hamel and her third cousin. Their MRCAs are their second great-grandparents, Jeremiah Smart Felker and Elizabeth Deborah Fellows . Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th cousins based on sharing 75.5 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

Sources

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N44Z-9VL : 17 February 2016), Wilfred W. Felker and Gertie F. Stevens, 12 Sep 1891; citing , Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,651,230.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N44V-47P : 17 February 2016), Wilfred W. Felker and Annie P. Pierce, 12 Mar 1901; citing , Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,533.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH6Z-TYX : 11 August 2016), Wilfred W Felker in household of Jeremiah S Felker, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 184, sheet 69D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0529; FHL microfilm 1,254,529.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2J7-FRX : accessed 19 February 2019), Wilfred W Felker, Haverhill Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 312, sheet 5A, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 582; FHL microfilm 1,374,595.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXYZ-C8R : accessed 19 February 2019), Wilfred Felker, Haverhill Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 62, sheet 21A, line 22, family 589, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 690; FHL microfilm 1,820,690.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQLJ-NQG : accessed 19 February 2019), Wilfred W Felker, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 5B, line 87, family 151, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 897; FHL microfilm 2,340,632.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4X8-4KT : 15 March 2018), Wilfred Felker, Ward 4, Haverhill, Haverhill City, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-113, sheet 1B, line 44, family 14, 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 1580.

• 1950 US Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F3Q-N3YR

• Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214329001/wilfred-w.-felker

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Rick Felker for creating Felker-207 on 2 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Rick and others.