Adella Grace Scott Scribner Part 9 of 9, 1940s

Adella Grace Scott Scribner ... 1940s

1940

1940 Census, 1 April 1940.  Widowed, living with daughter Gertrude in Franklin, Merrimack NH, address is the same as it has always been.  17 (or 19) East High Street.  Again, Elizabeth Schlagel is renting the same address.  I find it interesting that Adella's husband's first name was Morrell.  Next door is a family by the last name Morrell.  I suspect they are distant cousins, since boys were often named with the mother's or grandmother's maiden name.  This is also the proof we have for the 1935 address listed in the previous post.

(The Wilkes-Barre Record, 

Wilkes-Barre PA, 1945)

In other news: This is the year for colour!  The first colour television is invented, and the First Black General is appointed in the US Army (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1941 age

Historical Insight -- The United States enters World War II

Adella Scott Scribner lived in Franklin, NH when the United States declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans.

From coffee to panty hose to chicken wire fencing,
most common foods and supplies were rationed during World War II. 
Each American family was issued a ration book that contained an
allotted number of coupons to purchase staples at stores.
About 1942, USA
Credit:  Anthony Potter Collection/Archive photos/Getty Images
(Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018)

When soldiers shipped off, women were left to manage the home front with men who weren't eligible to serve in the military.  Daily life was challenging as families prepared for attacks on American soil and rationed food and common supplies to support the war effort.  As factories pushed to keep up with skyrocketing demand and with male bodies in short supply, women entered the workforce in record numbers.  Before the Allied victory was celebrated in 1945, nearly 420,000 Americans gave their lives (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018).

In other news:  The Manhattan Project starts, continuing until after Adella dies  (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

(The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa CA, 1942)

1942 age

Residence Franklin NH.  Same address.  Same people.

Historical Insight -- WWII Rationing in the United States

During World War II, Adella Scott Scribner was living in Frankln NH in 1942 when the United States government instituted food rationing.

During World War II, across the United States, Americans were forced to get
savvy when food rationing became part of daily life starting in 1942.
Credit:  Anthony Potter Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

As World War II raged on across Europe and Asia, Americans at home felt its effects.  Metal, rubber and food shortages began to take their toll on everyday life.  The war abroad took precedence over life at home -- most canned foods were redirected to the military (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018).

In other news:  Magnetic Recording Tape changes how data is stored; Nuclear Reactor is started (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

(The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh PA, 1943)

1944 age 84

Adella Grace Scott Scribner died on 13 February 1944 in Franklin NH.  She is buried in Franklin Cemtery, Franklin NH.  Her death certificate shows she was 84 years old, lived at -- surprise! -- 19 East High Street.  This is a secondary source for date and place of birth, and parents names.  Her son Charles Scribner was the informant, and that she is buried at Franklin Cemetery in Franklin NH.

Adella Scribner death certificate A

She died of coronary Thrombosis caused by arterio sclerotic heart disease and arthritis.  This means she had hardening of the arteries, and had a blood clot causing a heart attack.

Death certificate reverse

(Find A Grave -- Adella Grace Scott Scribner, 2013)

(Find A Grave -- Adella Grace Scott Scribner, 2013)

Above are two photos of the grave site found on Find A Grave (Find A Grave -- Adella Grace Scott Scribner, 2013)

(The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre PA, 1943)

Some extra information I found.

Daughter Ethel Maude Scribner Griffin information
https://peoplelegacy.com/ethel_maude_scribner_griffin-19655=

some one posted a dynamic pedigree you may be interested in
http://www.scribnerfamilies.org/ghtout/gp683.htm

Information about Salisbury New Hampshire.  Guess what?  Daniel Webster lived here!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury,_New_Hampshire

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Resources

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). The United States enters World War II. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). WWII Rationing in the United States. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Find A Grave -- Adella Grace Scott Scribner. (2013, July 29). Adella Grace Scott Scribner, 1860-1944. Retrieved from Find A Grave, added by Rick Weaver, maintained by Scrib & Barb Kelly: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114605914

OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa CA. (1942, April 10). American Flag. Retrieved June 2, 2018, from Newspapers.com: newspapers.com

The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre PA. (1943, September 2). Good Loser Loses. Retrieved March 12, 2017, from Newspaper.com: Newspapers.com

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Dorothy May Scott Part 3

Dorothy Mae Scott, born 1929, died 1996, New Hampshire.  

Part 3, 1940s.

1940 age 10

St Patrick's Orphanage on Hanover street

St Patrick's Asylum, Hanover Street, Manchester NH

She is on line 50, white female age 10, completed grade 4.  Born in New Hampshire.  In 1935, she was living in Concord, Merrimack County NH.  so the options for that time was that she was still living with her parents or she was in a different orphanage.  Or she was living with Dick S. and Mary L. Scott Bell, according to her Social Security application, which we'll see later.

Let's check on the whereabouts of both of her parents in 1935.

Chester was a roomer in Franklin, Merrimack County NH.
Cecelia **Frustration Alert **  I can't actually find a 1940 census whereabouts for Cecelia.  The closest I come is the Divorce 1934 in Franklin, and 10 years later 1944 marriage to Fracker.  I guess Dorothy could have been living with her mother.  I'm not sure she would have lived with any of her extended family -- aunts and uncles.  Don't ask me why, I just have a gut feeling nobody really cared.  If you have anything that will change my mind, throw it at me, please.  Use the contact form on the right.

1941 age 12

Historical Insight -- The United States Enters WWII

Dorothy Mae Scott lived ... when the US declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans.

1942, USA. Credit: PhotoQuest/Archive Photos/Getty Images

– Ancestry.com Historical Insight

To encourage men and women to volunteer for the US military, the government launched a widespread propaganda campaign; posters were plastered across American cities and towns.  -- Ancestry.com Historical Insight

1944 age 14

Mother Remarries

Dorothy's mother Cecelia remarries to Archibald H. Fracker, 12 April 1944 in Franklin, Merrimack County, NH.  I'm not sure how long this marriage lasted.



I can find City Censuses for Archibald Fracker living with wife Mary Fracker.  Now, his father was also Archibald Fracker and his mother was Margaret Morris Fracker.  I'm not sure if this is the parents or this is Cecelia's husband with a new wife.  I've not delved that much into this part of the equation.  Too many other things to cipher out.

1947 age 17

birth of half-brother Jacky.  

At first I only knew of this person as "Jacky."  Norm remembers ***tell this story ***  Another contact who knew or researched this family better said his name was Harry Everett II Burleigh, born 1947.  Difficult finding any records and certificates.

Vintage-Baby-in-Bath-Image-GraphicsFairy 1941 1942 Printer’s Catalog

1949

Marriage to Paul Kimball

1949 Marriage Certificate
Paul Kimball and Dorothy Scott

Paul Smith Kimball, residence 10 Spruce Street, Manchester, Hillsboro, NH.  Age 24, born NH.  First marriage.  Occupation Mill Worker.  Father Warren F. Kimball living in Maine, born in Massacheusetts.  Mother Bernice M. Smith, living in Concord NH, born in Canada.

Dorothy Mary Scott, living 305 Bridge Street, Manchester, Hillsboro, NH.  Age 19, born NH.  First marriage.  Occupation Nurse-Maid (probably a child-minder).  Father Chester Scott, unknown residence, living, born NH.  Mother Cecelia Adams, unknown where she lives, born NH.

No actual signatures, darn it. 

A few points of interest.  

1. Why are there no actual signatures?  This must be a transcript?
2. Dorothy had no idea where her parents were, although both of them were still living in 1930.
3. Dorothy's occupation as Nurse-Maid, according to the census handbook, is under the Other Domestic and Personal Service category.
4. Dorothy is 19 years old, living in Manchester same as Kimball.
5. Paul works in the mills, also his first marriage.

Let's look at the addresses.

First up --  Paul Kimball, 10 Spruce Street, Manchester NH

Google Maps 2018
1949 Paul Smith Kimball address at time of marriage
10 Spruce Street, Manchester NH

Google Maps Ariel View 2018
1949 Address for Paul Smith Kimball at time of marriage
10 Spruce Street, Manchester NH

It looks like the address is an intersection, now.  Wonder what it looked like then?  Wonder how I would find that information?

Next, let's look at Dorothy's address, 305 Bridge Street, Manchester, NH

Dorothy Scott 1949 address
Google Maps 2018

Dorothy's address is in red, upper right.  Paul Kimball lived a few blocks southwest, in blue circle.  The purple circle is where Norm Scott lived in 1940, the orphanage.

Dorothy's 1949 address
Google Maps Streetview 2018

1949 age 20

Birth of son Paul Smith Kimball Jr

When Paul Smith Kimball was born in December 1949, his father Paul was 25 and his mother Dorothy was 20.

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Resources

https://scottfamilyresearch.blogspot.com/2017/06/census-sunday-nfs-sr-1930-census.html

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Census Sunday -- Norman Scott Sr 1940 Census

This is the 1940 census for Norman Frederick Scott.  You'll find him on line 71.  He is 11 years old, and living in St Peter's Orphanage on the corner of Alsace and Kelley streets in Manchester NH. The truly sad part about this is that he was not really an orphan.  The story is that he was put in and out of the orphanage when things got tight for the Scott family.  At one time he lived with his Uncle Fred Adams in Franklin.  That will be another story to tell in another post.

Nope, his parents are still alive at this point in time.  Where are they?  I have yet to find his mother Cecelia in 1940, nor his father Chester.  I have scanned the census for the entire orphanage and found no other Scott children.  So, where did the girls go?  Did they stay with their parents?  Were they farmed out to relatives?  I can find neither hide nor hair of his little sisters Dorothy and Yvonne.

1940 census for Norman Scott, age 11
St Peter's Orphanage, Franklin NH

This census really makes me both sad and mad.  Mad because his family couldn't keep him, and sad because of the same reason.  What does that do to a child's psyche to be put away when they couldn't afford to keep him?  And, again, were his extended family also in a tight bind where they couldn't band together to keep the family together?

I got the impression NFS Sr did not like to talk about his childhood.