"George I. Wilber, president of the Wilber National bank at Oneonta, and a director of the Delaware and Hudson railroad, died at his home at Oneonta, Thursday night of last week, following a brief illness of diabetes. Mr. Wilber was born on Crumhorn Mountain, September 30, 1845, the oldest son of the Hon. David Wilber and Margaret Belinda Jones. He attended the Cooperstown Seminary and Cazenovia Seminary from which institution he was graduated in 1866. Upon the completion of his seminary course he returned to Milford, the family home, and for several years was associated with his father and brother in various business activities under the firm name of David Wilber & Sons ... July 31, 1872, Mr. Wilber married Anna Elizabeth Diefendorf at Dorloo, Schoharie county, and her death took place September 8, 1908. The only surviving relative is the brother the Hon David Forest Wilber, U. S. Consul General at Auckland, New Zeland. There are several cousins. Mrs. Edith Wilber Mix of Sherburne, formerly of Milford, is a niece ... The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, private prayer being said at his residence at 2 o'clock followed by services at the church, the Rev. Dr. B. M. Johns, his pastor, officiating. Interment in the family plot in Glenwood cemetery." [The Otsego Farmer & Republican (Cooperstown, NY), July 28, 1922]
"... George I. Wilber was the cashier of the private bank. Encouraged by its instant success here a year later the institution was organized as the Wilber National bank, his father being chosen president and he cashier. Wilber also had other business activities around Oneonta. He was one of the organizers of the Oneonta Water Works Co. and helped establish the first public transit in the village in the late 1880s, in the form of a horse-drawn street trolley system. Another aspect of Oneonta's life today was shaped by Wilber's impact. He helped to bring the Oneonta Normal School to the village in 1889, today's State University College at Oneonta. Upon Wilber's death The Star of July 15 reported, "The death…aroused great sorrow at the Normal School and a profound sense of loss. The faculty for many years have looked to him for counsel and have relied on his friendship and helpfulness." Original funeral services had been set at his residence but as The Star also reported, "It became apparent that the residence would not be ample to hold the friends from home and abroad who would wish to pay their respects to the deceased." The services were moved to what was then called the First Methodist Episcopal Church at the corner of Chestnut and Church streets. It was held Sunday, July 16. On Sunday afternoon men prominent in the directorate of several large commercial organization with which the late George I. Wilber was identified, influential citizens of many nearby villages, including bank directors from numerous places, joined with neighbors and friends in this city in honoring his memory and paying the last tribute of respect to the ability as a financier and his worth as a citizen," The Star reported the next day. "The large auditorium was filled to overflowing, many being unable to gain admission to the edifice. While the service was especially free from ostentatious display the attendance clearly indicated that the community cherishes warm respect for the sturdy qualities which characterized the life of the deceased." [from Mark Simonson's historical column in The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY), June 16, 2022; provided by Find A Grave Member #47662692]
"... George I. Wilber was the cashier of the private bank. Encouraged by its instant success here a year later the institution was organized as the Wilber National bank, his father being chosen president and he cashier. Wilber also had other business activities around Oneonta. He was one of the organizers of the Oneonta Water Works Co. and helped establish the first public transit in the village in the late 1880s, in the form of a horse-drawn street trolley system. Another aspect of Oneonta's life today was shaped by Wilber's impact. He helped to bring the Oneonta Normal School to the village in 1889, today's State University College at Oneonta. Upon Wilber's death The Star of July 15 reported, "The death…aroused great sorrow at the Normal School and a profound sense of loss. The faculty for many years have looked to him for counsel and have relied on his friendship and helpfulness." Original funeral services had been set at his residence but as The Star also reported, "It became apparent that the residence would not be ample to hold the friends from home and abroad who would wish to pay their respects to the deceased." The services were moved to what was then called the First Methodist Episcopal Church at the corner of Chestnut and Church streets. It was held Sunday, July 16. On Sunday afternoon men prominent in the directorate of several large commercial organization with which the late George I. Wilber was identified, influential citizens of many nearby villages, including bank directors from numerous places, joined with neighbors and friends in this city in honoring his memory and paying the last tribute of respect to the ability as a financier and his worth as a citizen," The Star reported the next day. "The large auditorium was filled to overflowing, many being unable to gain admission to the edifice. While the service was especially free from ostentatious display the attendance clearly indicated that the community cherishes warm respect for the sturdy qualities which characterized the life of the deceased." [from Mark Simonson's historical column in The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY), June 16, 2022; provided by Find A Grave Member #47662692]
"George I. Wilber, president of the Wilber National bank at Oneonta, and a director of the Delaware and Hudson railroad, died at his home at Oneonta, Thursday night of last week, following a brief illness of diabetes. Mr. Wilber was born on Crumhorn Mountain, September 30, 1845, the oldest son of the Hon. David Wilber and Margaret Belinda Jones. He attended the Cooperstown Seminary and Cazenovia Seminary from which institution he was graduated in 1866. Upon the completion of his seminary course he returned to Milford, the family home, and for several years was associated with his father and brother in various business activities under the firm name of David Wilber & Sons ... July 31, 1872, Mr. Wilber married Anna Elizabeth Diefendorf at Dorloo, Schoharie county, and her death took place September 8, 1908. The only surviving relative is the brother the Hon David Forest Wilber, U. S. Consul General at Auckland, New Zeland. There are several cousins. Mrs. Edith Wilber Mix of Sherburne, formerly of Milford, is a niece ... The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, private prayer being said at his residence at 2 o'clock followed by services at the church, the Rev. Dr. B. M. Johns, his pastor, officiating. Interment in the family plot in Glenwood cemetery." [The Otsego Farmer & Republican (Cooperstown, NY), July 28, 1922]
"... George I. Wilber was the cashier of the private bank. Encouraged by its instant success here a year later the institution was organized as the Wilber National bank, his father being chosen president and he cashier. Wilber also had other business activities around Oneonta. He was one of the organizers of the Oneonta Water Works Co. and helped establish the first public transit in the village in the late 1880s, in the form of a horse-drawn street trolley system. Another aspect of Oneonta's life today was shaped by Wilber's impact. He helped to bring the Oneonta Normal School to the village in 1889, today's State University College at Oneonta. Upon Wilber's death The Star of July 15 reported, "The death…aroused great sorrow at the Normal School and a profound sense of loss. The faculty for many years have looked to him for counsel and have relied on his friendship and helpfulness." Original funeral services had been set at his residence but as The Star also reported, "It became apparent that the residence would not be ample to hold the friends from home and abroad who would wish to pay their respects to the deceased." The services were moved to what was then called the First Methodist Episcopal Church at the corner of Chestnut and Church streets. It was held Sunday, July 16. On Sunday afternoon men prominent in the directorate of several large commercial organization with which the late George I. Wilber was identified, influential citizens of many nearby villages, including bank directors from numerous places, joined with neighbors and friends in this city in honoring his memory and paying the last tribute of respect to the ability as a financier and his worth as a citizen," The Star reported the next day. "The large auditorium was filled to overflowing, many being unable to gain admission to the edifice. While the service was especially free from ostentatious display the attendance clearly indicated that the community cherishes warm respect for the sturdy qualities which characterized the life of the deceased." [from Mark Simonson's historical column in The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY), June 16, 2022; provided by Find A Grave Member #47662692]
"... George I. Wilber was the cashier of the private bank. Encouraged by its instant success here a year later the institution was organized as the Wilber National bank, his father being chosen president and he cashier. Wilber also had other business activities around Oneonta. He was one of the organizers of the Oneonta Water Works Co. and helped establish the first public transit in the village in the late 1880s, in the form of a horse-drawn street trolley system. Another aspect of Oneonta's life today was shaped by Wilber's impact. He helped to bring the Oneonta Normal School to the village in 1889, today's State University College at Oneonta. Upon Wilber's death The Star of July 15 reported, "The death…aroused great sorrow at the Normal School and a profound sense of loss. The faculty for many years have looked to him for counsel and have relied on his friendship and helpfulness." Original funeral services had been set at his residence but as The Star also reported, "It became apparent that the residence would not be ample to hold the friends from home and abroad who would wish to pay their respects to the deceased." The services were moved to what was then called the First Methodist Episcopal Church at the corner of Chestnut and Church streets. It was held Sunday, July 16. On Sunday afternoon men prominent in the directorate of several large commercial organization with which the late George I. Wilber was identified, influential citizens of many nearby villages, including bank directors from numerous places, joined with neighbors and friends in this city in honoring his memory and paying the last tribute of respect to the ability as a financier and his worth as a citizen," The Star reported the next day. "The large auditorium was filled to overflowing, many being unable to gain admission to the edifice. While the service was especially free from ostentatious display the attendance clearly indicated that the community cherishes warm respect for the sturdy qualities which characterized the life of the deceased." [from Mark Simonson's historical column in The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY), June 16, 2022; provided by Find A Grave Member #47662692]
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