1926 CALIFORNIAN MARRIAGE - WILCOX & POWERS***COMPLETED*****

[Les de B]

PLEASE DISREGARD - MANAGED TO FIND THE ORIGINAL COPY THANKS TO HELP FROM ROOTSCHAT INFO BOARD. YES, THIS WAS THE CORRECT MARRIAGE OF THE AUSTRALIAN I WAS AFTER.

Is anybody able to help with the details of a 1926 Californian Marriage between Edward WILCOX and Georgia Mae POWERS, please? I'm trying to establish whether Edward WILCOX is actually an Australian, Edwin WILLCOCK.

I've found the Australian Edwin WILLCOCK going to the US, changing his name and fighting for the US in WW1, and also his Draft details for WW2. I have his Censuses, his Death information (even his military grave), but I just want to confirm this marriage as his, as the 1930 Census did indicate a wife named Georgia, but she "disappears" after that.

If somebody can find this marriage, and all its information, it would be greatly appreciated.

Les :-)

[shellyesq]

It looks like they were in Oregon for the 1930 census and were married for about 3 years then.  Are you sure that they married in California in 1926?

[Les de B]

It looks like they were in Oregon for the 1930 census and were married for about 3 years then.  Are you sure that they married in California in 1926?

The 1930 Census was the only reference I had for his marriage to "Georgia". I found the possible marriage for them in San Francisco 1926 on a basic search with same names and similar birth years.

Using that information, I found (after 2 hours!) the original Marriage Certificate on line at the Family Search website. Yes, he went by his new American name of "Edward WILCOX, but the certificate said he was born in Australia on the correct birth date, and named his parents correctly, although he did indicate father born in New York and mother Ireland, when in fact they were both born in Australia, as he was. Maybe he needed an American "connection" to become an American or join US Army in WW1?

Edwin WILLCOCK/Edward WILCOX is actually my wife's great uncle. Family lore has it he left Australia for US "under a cloud", though he still kept in contact with a brother. On his US Obituary, it was stated he had no relatives in US, but confirmed he did keep in contact with his brother in Australia.

Yes, I'm confident I have the person/marriage I was looking for - thanks anyway.

Les

[shellyesq]

It looks like he petitioned for naturalization based on his military service - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Z7-4D1 

[shellyesq]

Maybe this is the disappeared Georgia in 1940, married but not living with her husband - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K985-8LQ

[RJ137]

Reference for others.

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Marriage License: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ki1/

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A lot seems to center around Los Banos, Merced, California.

Edward 1920 census:  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH72-G1X

Georgia Mae w/family 1920 census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH72-CWK

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Georgia Mae's father George B dies in 1938. From his obit it appears Georgia May is now married ti someone last name  Stith.

The Fresno Bee The Republican
Fresno, California
Tuesday, January 4, 1938 - Page 11

George B. Smith, Merced County Supervisor, Dies

LOS BANOS (Merced Co.), Jan. 4. --Supervisor George B. Smith, 65, the properties, of Los Banos, died at his home here ast night at 6:15 o'clock from heart trouble......" Surviving him are his widow Mrs. Bertha Smith; a daughter, Mrs., Georgia May Stith; a son, Earl B. Smith, and three grandchildren, all of Los Banos" ........

Preview link (use side arrows):  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ki2/

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There is an Alonzo Lee Stith listed as single in Los Banos, Merced, California in 1930 census. He listed as a boarder. In the  1940 census, he states he is married, but no wife is listed and that in 1935 he was in Rural, Kern, California. So it appears he left Los Banos after 1930 but before 1935 and then returned again by 1940 and is now married.

1930 census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDD-SWL

1940 census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K94M-SGG

[Les de B]

Thanks to RJ137 and shellyesq for those extra snippets of information.

Interesting 1938 newspaper notice regarding the name daughter's name being  "Mrs Georgia May Stith". I thought maybe a printing error at first i.e."Smith/Stith", but Smith is her maiden name, and the notice does have "Mrs", indicating another(?) marriage after her marriage (2nd) to Edward Wilcox in 1926. I tried finding that marriage (her 3rd) without success. I have found her first marriage.