Tarbell, Franklin Scott

Male 1888 - Bef 1979  (< 90 years)


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  • Name Tarbell, Franklin Scott 
    Born 2 Feb 1888  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 1979  [7
    • According to her 1979 death certificate, Franklin Scott Tarbell's wife was widowed at the time of her death. The exact date of his death is not known at this time.
    Person ID I7871  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2014 

    Father Tarbell, William Walter,   b. Jul 1860, Wattsburg, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1941, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Scott, Ella,   b. Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [8
    • According to an obituary in 1941, William Walter Tarbell graduated in 1881 from Allegheny College. A few years later, while in the Dakotas developing "several thousand acres of wheat land," he met and married Ella Scott. At his death, he was survived by his wife, one son, Franklin S. Tarbell, of Roswell, New Mexico, and two daughters, Mrs. James Aldrich, of Brookline, Massachusetts and Mrs. Tristam Tupper, of Hollywood, California.
    Family ID F2537  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eversole, Lydia Margaret,   b. 25 Oct 1892, Perry County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1979, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1914  Leslie County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Residence (family) 1917  Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    • According to a city directory published in 1917, F. Scott and Lydia Tarbell were residing at 1023 North Elwood Avenue. Scott was identified as an oil prospector.
    Residence (family) Jun 1917  Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17

    •      According to information on a World War I draft registration card for Franklin S. Tarbell (who signed his registration card as F. Scott Tarbell) filed on 5 June 1917, he lived at 1333 Fairmount, Wichita, Kansas. He reported that he was a field man for an oil company, employed by "H. E. Clark et al" and worked in Kansas and Oklahoma. He also reported that his father, mother, wife and two children were solely dependant upon him for support and on those grounds he claimed exemption from the draft.
           The Registrar of the local draft board, James N. Miller, described Franklin Scott as a tall man of slender build; with blue eyes and light colored hair. There were no other physical characteristics that would disqualify him for military service.
    Census (family) 1920  Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    • According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household at 848 North Jefferson consisted of Scott F. Tarbell, head of household, age 32, working in the oil industry; his wife, Lydia Tarbell, age 27; and their three children: Robert Tarbell (age 4 years, 9 months); William Tarbell (age 3 years, 4 months); and Ella Ida Tarbell (age 1 year, 3 months).
    Residence (family) 1929  Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    • According to a city directory published in 1929, F. Scott and Lydia Tarbell were residing at 328 West 4th.
    Census (family) 1930  Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    • According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 329 West 3rd Street consisted of Franklin S. Tarbell, head of household, age 43, a producer in the oil and gas industry; his wife, Lydia M. Tarbell, age 36; and their four children, all attending school: Robert S. Tarbell (age 14), William W. Tarbell (age 13), Ella I. Tarbell (age 11), Franklin S. Tarbell (age 9). The family rented their home for $35 per month, and they owned a radio.
    Census (family) 1940  Chaves County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    • According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, the household on a farm in Precinct 3 consisted of Franklin S. Tarbell, a 53 year old farmer; his wife, Lydia Tarbell, age 47, taking care of the home; and their two children: Ella Tarbell (age 21) and Franklin Tarbell (age 19). All four members of the household had been living in the same home on 1 April 1935.
    Children 
     1. Tarbell, Robert S.,   b. 9 Apr 1915, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1986, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Tarbell, William W.,   b. 30 Dec 1916, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1980, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +3. Tarbell, Ella Ida,   b. 1 Oct 1918, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1985, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Tarbell, Franklin S.,   b. 6 Jan 1921, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1988  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2533  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S211] Article or notice, "W. W. Tarbell, Aged 80, Dies In Connecticut".
      Titusville Herald (Titusville, Pennsylvania); Friday, 14 March 1941; page 2, column 5. Accessed in June 2014 at Newspaperarchive.com (http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/titusville/titusville-herald/1941/03-14/page-2).
           Franklin S. Tarbell, of Roswell, New Mexico, was the son of William Walter Tarbell and Ella Scott.

    2. [S179] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 in December 2017), Franklin S. Tarbell. Draft registration on 5 June 1917.
      Card number 121. Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Online database accessed in June 2014.
           Franklin S. Tarbell, who signed his registration card as F. Scott Tarbell, reported that he was 29 years of age, born on 2 February 1888, at Titusville, Pennsylvania.

    3. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914.
      (http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1117). F. Scott Tarbell and Lida Eversole. Accessed in June 2014.
           F. Scott Tarbell, age 26, born in Pennsylvania, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Lida Eversole, age 21, born in Perry County, Kentucky, a resident of Perry County, Kentucky, were married on 10 June 1914 in Leslie County, Kentucky. The year entered at its proper place at the top of this page of the marriage register was 1915. The year 1914 was also entered in square brackets in the top margin of the page. The Ancestry.com index has recognized this marriage as occurring in 1914.
           By calculation from this data, F. Scott Tarbell was born about 1887-1888.

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 522, Image 187, page 1A. Kansas, Allen County, Iola City, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 9, census sheet 1A, enumerated on 2 January 1920; Scott F. Tarbell household, 848 North Jefferson, dwelling 13, family 13, lines 36-40. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           In the household was: 36) Tarbell, Scott F.; head; male; white; age 32; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Scott would have been born about 1887-1888. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 713, image 249, page 6A. Kansas, Neosho County, Tiaoga Township, Chanute, Ward 3, Supervisor’s District 13, Enumeration District 67-8, census sheet 6A, enumerated on 5 April 1930; Franklin S. Tarbell household, 329 West 3rd Street, dwelling 128, family 134, lines 1-6. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           In the household was: 1) Tarbell, Franklin S.; head; male; white; age 43; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois.
           By calculation from the information provided, Franklin would have been born about 1886-1887. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 2,440, page 5A. New Mexico, Chaves County, Precinct 3, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 3-12, census sheet 5A, enumerated on 9 April 1940; Franklin S. Tarbell household, dwelling 92, lines 19-22. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           In the household was: 19) Tarbell, Franklin S.; head; male; white; age 53; born in Pennsylvania.
           By calculation from the information provided, Franklin would have been born about 1886-1887. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for this person.

    7. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
      (http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2272). Accessed in June 2014.
           State of Texas, Certificate of Death. State file number: 89030. For Lydia Tarbell. A white female born on 25 October 1892 in Kentucky. Her usual residence was 1402 East Broad Street, Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas. She was widowed at the time of death (husband's name not provided). Her usual occupation was "Housewife." Personal information was provided by "F. S. Tarbell (Son)."
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    8. [S211] Article or notice, "W. W. Tarbell, Aged 80, Dies In Connecticut".
      Titusville Herald (Titusville, Pennsylvania); Friday, 14 March 1941; page 2, column 5. Accessed in June 2014 at Newspaperarchive.com (http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/titusville/titusville-herald/1941/03-14/page-2).
           A few years after graduating in 1881 from Allegheny College, at Meadville, William Walter Tarbell and William Bayliss "took up land offered by the Federal Government in what is now South Dakota. Messrs. Tarbell and Bayliss developed several thousand acres of wheat land which they later sold for a considerable profit." While in the Dakotas, William Walter Tarbell and Ella Scott were married. William was survived in 1941 by his wife, one son, "Franklin S. Tarbell (Roswell, New Mexico)," and two daughters, "Mrs. James Aldrich (Brookline, Massachusetts)" and "Mrs. Tristam Tupper (Hollywood, California)."

    9. [S104] Personal communication, from Sumner Seabury Price to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 17 June 2014 via email.
      Ella Ida Tarbell, daughter of Lydia Margaret Eversole Tarbell and (unknown), was born on 1 October 1918. No place given.

    10. [S211] Article or notice, "Ella Tarbell Is Married".
      Arizona Independent Republic (Phoenix, Arizona); 7 October 1941; page 48.
           Ella Ida Tarbell was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Tarbell of Roswell, New Mexico and a grandniece of Ida Minerva Tarbell.

    11. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914.
      (http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1117). F. Scott Tarbell and Lida Eversole. Accessed in June 2014.
           F. Scott Tarbell, age 26, born in Pennsylvania, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Lida Eversole, age 21, born in Perry County, Kentucky, a resident of Perry County, Kentucky, were married on 10 June 1914 in Leslie County, Kentucky. The year entered at its proper place at the top of this page of the marriage register was 1915. The year 1914 was also entered in square brackets in the top margin of the page. The Ancestry.com index has recognized this marriage as occurring in 1914.

    12. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
      (http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2272). Accessed in June 2014.
           State of Texas, Certificate of Death. State file number: 89030. For Lydia Tarbell. She was widowed at the time of death (husband's name not provided). Her usual occupation was "Housewife." Personal information was provided by "F. S. Tarbell (Son)."
           See the notes for this person's death for more details of the death certificate.

    13. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 522, Image 187, page 1A. Kansas, Allen County, Iola City, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 9, census sheet 1A, enumerated on 2 January 1920; Scott F. Tarbell household, 848 North Jefferson, dwelling 13, family 13, lines 36-40. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           In the household was: 36) Tarbell, Scott F.; head; rents home; male; white; age 32; married; and, 37) Tarbell, Lydia; wife; sex=illegible; white; age 27; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1920 U.S. census for these individuals.

    14. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 713, image 249, page 6A. Kansas, Neosho County, Tiaoga Township, Chanute, Ward 3, Supervisor’s District 13, Enumeration District 67-8, census sheet 6A, enumerated on 5 April 1930; Franklin S. Tarbell household, 329 West 3rd Street, dwelling 128, family 134, lines 1-6. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           In the household was: 1) Tarbell, Franklin S.; head; male; white; age 43; married; age 26 at marriage; and, 2) Tarbell, Lydia M.; wife; female; white; age 36; married; age 19 at marriage.
           By calculation from the information provided, the couple had been married for 17 years and the marriage would have taken place about 1912-1913.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    15. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 2,440, page 5A. New Mexico, Chaves County, Precinct 3, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 3-12, census sheet 5A, enumerated on 9 April 1940; Franklin S. Tarbell household, dwelling 92, lines 19-22. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           In the household was: 19) Tarbell, Franklin S.; head; male; white; age 53; married; and, 20) Tarbell, Lydia; wife; female; white; age 47; married.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1940 U.S. census for these individuals.

    16. [S264] Ancestry.com (library edition), U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 (formerly titled U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989) (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 in December 2017), Tulsa, Oklahoma city directory (1917).
      Accessed in June 2014. Directory published by Polk-Hoffhine Directory Company. Page 449.
           "Tarbell F Scott (Lydia) oil prospector r 1023 N Elwood av."

    17. [S179] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 in December 2017), Franklin S. Tarbell. Draft registration on 5 June 1917.
      Card number 121. Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Online database accessed in June 2014.
           Registration Card A. Number: 121. 1) Name in full: Franklin S. Tarbell. Age in years: 29. 2) Home Address: 1333 Fairmount, Wichita, Kas. 3) Date of birth: Feby. 2, 1888. 4) Are you (1) a natural-born citizen, (2) a naturalized citizen, (3) an alien, (4) or have you declared your intention (specify which)? Natural-born Citizen. 5) Where were you born: Titusville, Pa., United States. 6) If not a citizen, of what nation are you a citizen or subject? [no information recorded]. 7) What is your present trade, occupation, of office? Field Man for Oil Co. 8) By whom employed? H. E. Clark et al. Where employed? Kas. and Okla. 9) Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, solely dependent on you for support (specify which)? Father, Mother, Wife 2 children. 10) Married or single (which)? Married. Race (specify which)? Caucasian. 11) What military service have your had? Rank: NO. 12) Do you claim exemption from draft (specify grounds)? Wife & Children. Signature: F. Scott Tarbell.
           Registrar's Report. 1) Tall, medium, or short (specify which)? Tall. Slender, medium or stout (which)? Slender. 2) Color of eyes: Blue. Color of hair: Light. Bald: No. 3) Has person lost arm, leg, hand, foot, eye, or both eyes or is he otherwise disabled (specify)? No. I certify that my answers are true; that the person registered has read or has had read to him his own answers; that I have witnessed his signature or mark and that all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows: [no information recorded]. Signature of Registrar: James N. Miller. Date of Registration: June 5 1917.

    18. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1920 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T625, roll 522, Image 187, page 1A. Kansas, Allen County, Iola City, Ward 1, Supervisor’s District 2, Enumeration District 9, census sheet 1A, enumerated on 2 January 1920; Scott F. Tarbell household, 848 North Jefferson, dwelling 13, family 13, lines 36-40. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           The household consisted of: 36) Tarbell, Scott F.; head; rents home; male; white; age 32; married; can read; can write; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois; speaks English; occupation=oil producer; works on own account. 37) Tarbell, Lydia; wife; sex=illegible; white; age 27; married; an read; can write; born in Kentucky; father born in Kentucky; mother born in Kentucky; speaks English; occupation=none. 38) Tarbell, Robert; son; male; white; age 4 years, 9 months; single; born in Oklahoma; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Kentucky; speaks English; occupation=none. 39) Tarbell, William; son; male; white; age 3 years, 4 months; single; born in Oklahoma; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Kentucky; speaks English; occupation=none. 40) Tarbell, Ella Ida; daughter; female; white; age 1 year, 3 months; single; born in Kansas; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Kentucky; occupation=none.

    19. [S264] Ancestry.com (library edition), U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 (formerly titled U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989) (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 in December 2017), Chanute, Kansas city directory (1929).
      Database accessed in June 2014. Directory published by R. L. Polk & Company. Page 147.
           "Tarbell F Scott (Lydia) h328 W 4th"

    20. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T626, roll 713, image 249, page 6A. Kansas, Neosho County, Tiaoga Township, Chanute, Ward 3, Supervisor’s District 13, Enumeration District 67-8, census sheet 6A, enumerated on 5 April 1930; Franklin S. Tarbell household, 329 West 3rd Street, dwelling 128, family 134, lines 1-6. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           The household consisted of: 1) Tarbell, Franklin S.; head; rents home; monthly rent=$35; owns radio; family does not live on a farm; male; white; age 43; married; age 26 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Pennsylvania; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Illinois; occupation=producer; industry=oil & gas; class of worker=O [working on own account]; employed on last regular work day; not a veteran of U.S. military. 2) Tarbell, Lydia M.; wife; female; white; age 36; married; age 19 at marriage; did not attend school since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Kentucky; father born in Kentucky; mother born in Kentucky; occupation=none. 3) Tarbell, Robert S.; son; male; white; age 14; single; attended school since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Oklahoma; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Kentucky; occupation=none. 4) Tarbell, William W.; son; male; white; age 13; single; attended school since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Oklahoma; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Kentucky; occupation=none. 5) Tarbell, Ella I.; daughter; female; white; age 11; single; attended school since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Kansas; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Kentucky; occupation=none. 6) Tarbell, Franklin S.; son; male; white; age 9; single; attended school since 1 September 1929; can read and write; born in Kansas; father born in Pennsylvania; mother born in Kentucky; occupation=none.

    21. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1940 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T627, roll 2,440, page 5A. New Mexico, Chaves County, Precinct 3, Supervisor’s District 3, Enumeration District 3-12, census sheet 5A, enumerated on 9 April 1940; Franklin S. Tarbell household, dwelling 92, lines 19-22. Access through Ancestry.com in June 2014.
           The household consisted of: 19) home is owned; valued at 2500; Tarbell, Franklin S.; head; male; white; age 53; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; completed 4 years of college; born in Pennsylvania; lived in the same home on 1 April 1935; was employed in private or non-emergency government work during week of 24-30 March; worked 56 hours in that week; occupation=farmer; industry=farm; worked 52 weeks in 1939; received 0 wages in 1939; did receive more than $50 for other than wages in 1939; number 24 on farm schedule. 20) Tarbell, Lydia; wife; female; white; age 47; married; did not attend school since 1 March 1940; completed 2 years of college; born in Kentucky; lived in the same home on 1 April 1935; was not employed during week of 24-30 March but engaged in housework. 21) Tarbell, Ella; daughter; female; white; age 21; single; attended school since 1 March 1940; completed 3 years of college; born in Kansas; lived in the same home on 1 April 1935; was employed in private or non-emergency government work during week of 24-30 March; worked 30 hours in that week; occupation=editor; industry=school paper; worked 50 weeks in 1939; received 0 wages in 1939; did receive more than $50 for other than wages in 1939. 22) Tarbell, Franklin; son; male; white; age 19; single; attended school since 1 March 1940; completed 4 years of high school; born in Kansas; lived in the same home on 1 April 1935; was employed in private or non-emergency government work during week of 24-30 March; worked 24 hours in that week; occupation=waiter; industry=school dormitory; worked 40 weeks in 1939; received $360 in wages in 1939; did not receive more than $50 for other than wages in 1939.