131 E Spencer St Ithaca

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Address
131 E Spencer St Ithaca (as of 1940)
131 Spencer St Ithaca (as of 1930)
131 Spencer Pl Ithaca (as of 1919)
113 Spencer Pl Ithaca (as of 1899)
9 Spencer St Ithaca
Year Built
1890
Building Type
Residence
Construction
not specified
Description
Year built from Tompkins County tax assessment records.

113 Spencer Pl became 131 Spencer Pl about 1918/1919. Last listed as 113 in the 1917-1918 city directory, it was listed as 131 in the 1919 city directory. See address change noted on the 1919 Sanborn map for 131 (formerly 113) Spencer.

1931 obituary of James G. Wilcox mentioned he lived at 131 Spencer Pl for the past 35 years (see "J.G. Wilcox, 96, Veteran Civil War, is Dead," Ithaca Journal-News, February 23, 1931,  7).
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Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co.

Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954

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Resident Household in 1900
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James G WilcoxM55HeadRetired Farmer
Mary E WilcoxF51WifeNone
Edith WilcoxF16DaughterAt School
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James G WilcoxM65HeadOwn Income
Mary E WilcoxF61WifeNone
Resident Household in 1910
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Frank BristolM23HeadDriver
Viola BristolF19WifeNone
Francis BristolM2SonNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James WilcoxM74HeadFarmer
Catherine WilcoxF42WifeNone
Resident Household in 1920
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Harry WoodallM33HeadTinsmith
Ola WoodallF30WifeNone
Kathryn WoodallF10DaughterNone
Frances WoodallF2DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Carl D BogartM29HeadMechanic
Maude J BogartF29WifeNone
Elizabeth BogartF8DaughterNone
Beverly BogartF6DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1930
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
James G WilcoxM85HeadNone
William WiserM69Son-in-LawJanitor
Ella A WiserF53DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Alice BrothertonF62HeadNone
Emmett VanderburghM12GrandsonNone
Marian VanderburghF11GranddaughterNone
Resident Household in 1940
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Elmer K SticklerM22HeadTaxi Driver
Marcella SticklerF24WifeSales Clerk
Jeanette SticklerF1DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
William J LisdellM28HeadToolmaker
Ann B LisdellF26WifeNone
Patricia A LisdellF3DaughterNone
Jacqueline C LisdellF1DaughterNone
Resident Household in 1950
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Fred S SeitherM22HeadPostal Clerk
Regina A SeitherF23WifeNone
Mary Lee SeitherF4DaughterNone
Frederick Seither JrM3SonNone
Roseann SeitherF2DaughterNone
Cheri L SeitherFDaughterNone