Eleanor Mayo, in whose photographic collection the photograph appears, calls her "Aunt Bertha." Willa Bertha (Hatfield) Cook was the sister-in-law of the third cousin twice removed of Eleanor Mayo.
Description: Eleanor Mayo, in whose photographic collection the photograph appears, calls her "Aunt Bertha." Willa Bertha (Hatfield) Cook was the sister-in-law of the third cousin twice removed of Eleanor Mayo.
Vilda S. Robbins was born to Charles D. (I) and Sarah Maria (Dow) Robbins on March 24, 1864 in Tremont, Maine. Vilda married John T. Knowlton (1858-1923) on January 31, 1881 in Tremont. Vilda and John had one daughter, Gertrude M. Knowlton, a nurse who went to live in Boston. Vilda ran a dry goods store from their home in McKinley, Maine, and advertised herself as a "dressmaker and dealer in dry & fancy goods." She also contracted for and sold postcards of the McKinley area. - “The Island of Mount Desert Register with The Cranberry Isles 1909-10,” compiled by Lawton, Jordan & Maddox, Auburn, Maine, Published by the Lawton-Jordan Co., p. 306 – 1909-1910 Vilda S. (Robbins) Knowlton died on April 29, 1963 in Hampden, Maine at the age of 99.
Description: Vilda S. Robbins was born to Charles D. (I) and Sarah Maria (Dow) Robbins on March 24, 1864 in Tremont, Maine. Vilda married John T. Knowlton (1858-1923) on January 31, 1881 in Tremont. Vilda and John had one daughter, Gertrude M. Knowlton, a nurse who went to live in Boston. Vilda ran a dry goods store from their home in McKinley, Maine, and advertised herself as a "dressmaker and dealer in dry & fancy goods." She also contracted for and sold postcards of the McKinley area. - “The Island of Mount Desert Register with The Cranberry Isles 1909-10,” compiled by Lawton, Jordan & Maddox, Auburn, Maine, Published by the Lawton-Jordan Co., p. 306 – 1909-1910 Vilda S. (Robbins) Knowlton died on April 29, 1963 in Hampden, Maine at the age of 99. [show more]
Description: From Left to Right: Leonard Neil Mayo (1927-1998) Eleanor Ruth Mayo (1920-1981) Barbara Elaine Mayo (1928-2002) Lawrence Dudley Mayo (1926-2004)
"Ida Miriam (Lewis) Dix (1869-1956) was a great-granddaughter-in-law to William Dix Jr. (1776-1814). Ida Miriam Lewis was born on January 29, 1869 to Stephen A. Lewis and Mary J. (Comeau) Lewis in Waterford, Nova Scotia. Ida came to Tremont in 1884 when she was 15. When she was 18 she married Hiram A. Dix Jr. (1861-1947) a fisherman, son of Hiram A. Dix and Emily Jane (Norwood) Dix, on March 15, 1887 in Tremont, Maine. In 1895 the Dix family acquired their house in Bernard, Maine. Hiram and Ida moved to Portland in 1918 and stayed there until 1950 when they came back home to “Dix Cottage” in Bernard. They had come there for summer vacations while they lived in Portland. Hiram fished out of Portland, probably on a trawler, for all his working life. Ida Miriam (Lewis) Dix died on July 12, 1956 at the hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine."
Description: "Ida Miriam (Lewis) Dix (1869-1956) was a great-granddaughter-in-law to William Dix Jr. (1776-1814). Ida Miriam Lewis was born on January 29, 1869 to Stephen A. Lewis and Mary J. (Comeau) Lewis in Waterford, Nova Scotia. Ida came to Tremont in 1884 when she was 15. When she was 18 she married Hiram A. Dix Jr. (1861-1947) a fisherman, son of Hiram A. Dix and Emily Jane (Norwood) Dix, on March 15, 1887 in Tremont, Maine. In 1895 the Dix family acquired their house in Bernard, Maine. Hiram and Ida moved to Portland in 1918 and stayed there until 1950 when they came back home to “Dix Cottage” in Bernard. They had come there for summer vacations while they lived in Portland. Hiram fished out of Portland, probably on a trawler, for all his working life. Ida Miriam (Lewis) Dix died on July 12, 1956 at the hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine." [show more]
Herman Oscar Joyce (1896-1963) was born on April 21, 1896 to Oliver James Joyce and Nellie Hannah (Gott) Joyce at Gott’s Island, Maine. Herman was a fisherman. Herman Oscar Joyce died on April 18, 1963.
Description: Herman Oscar Joyce (1896-1963) was born on April 21, 1896 to Oliver James Joyce and Nellie Hannah (Gott) Joyce at Gott’s Island, Maine. Herman was a fisherman. Herman Oscar Joyce died on April 18, 1963.
For more information on the history of this house see “The Historic Homes of the Town of Tremont…A perspective in Time,” p. 21, "The Barbara L. Slick House" - Published by the Tremont Historical Society, July 1998. Barbara L. Slick is Barbara (Lawson) Slick, daughter of Edwin "Ned" Lawson.
Description: For more information on the history of this house see “The Historic Homes of the Town of Tremont…A perspective in Time,” p. 21, "The Barbara L. Slick House" - Published by the Tremont Historical Society, July 1998. Barbara L. Slick is Barbara (Lawson) Slick, daughter of Edwin "Ned" Lawson.
"Solomon T. Gott (1848-1924) was a great-great-grandson of Daniel Gott Jr. (1739-1814) and Hannah Norwood (1744-1836). Collistia or Collista F. Mullin (1853-1940) was born in February 1853. Collistia married Solomon T. Gott (1848-1924), son of James S. Gott and Hulda (Dawes) Gott, on July 20, 1873 in Tremont, Maine. Collistia F. (Mullin) Gott died in 1940 in Tremont, Maine."
Description: "Solomon T. Gott (1848-1924) was a great-great-grandson of Daniel Gott Jr. (1739-1814) and Hannah Norwood (1744-1836). Collistia or Collista F. Mullin (1853-1940) was born in February 1853. Collistia married Solomon T. Gott (1848-1924), son of James S. Gott and Hulda (Dawes) Gott, on July 20, 1873 in Tremont, Maine. Collistia F. (Mullin) Gott died in 1940 in Tremont, Maine."
Eleanor Mayo was an American novelist of the mid twentieth century. She lived most of her life on Mount Desert Island, Maine. She was raised in Southwest Harbor, Maine. She was the life companion of the well known Maine novelist Ruth Moore.
Description: Eleanor Mayo was an American novelist of the mid twentieth century. She lived most of her life on Mount Desert Island, Maine. She was raised in Southwest Harbor, Maine. She was the life companion of the well known Maine novelist Ruth Moore.