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Henry Wilson “Harry” Hamblin

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Henry Wilson “Harry” Hamblin

Birth
Norfolk Island
Death
2 Oct 1933 (aged 71)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Harry was born 1862 on a whaling expedition, though the birth was eventually registered back home in Falmouth, Massachusetts. His father, Captain John Coquin Hamblin, took his wife and parts of the family on long whaling voyages. Harry was also a traveler, living at various times in MA, RI, ME, NY, PA, AZ, TX, etc.

On 20 Sept. 1883 Harry married Elizabeth Eells Howland (who remarried in 1896)
In 1890 they were living with three children in Portland, Maine, where he was an early electrician. She filed for divorce in Barnstable County Superior Court on 25 July 1894. He reportedly was then living in Troy, NY.
3 children with Elizabeth:
John Howland Hamblin b. 17 Jun 1884 - d. 20 Mar 1905
John's milkwagon was hit by an express train; he died age 20
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112038354

Bertha Lenthal Hamblin Kelley Gray b. 13 Aug 1885 - d. 26 Aug 1918
(used the Kelley surname of stepfather; some genealogies erroneously say b. 1885)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120307064

Alice Kimball Hamblin Lambert b. 1888; married Henry George Lambert of Boston at Falmouth, MA on 16 September 1912; divorced 1929.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191386931

Harry married Louise Mary Windrecht (b 1873 in Troy, New York to German parents) in 1896-97;
3 children w/ Louise Mary:
Helen May Hamblin Karns b NY 1898, d 1941
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116335766

Kathryn Louise Hamblin, b 6 Dec 1901 NY; m Lt. Robert D. Knapp 3 Sept 1921 in Tucson AZ; d 18 July 1940 in Los Angeles, CA
(Federal 1910 & 1920 census reported name as Catherine)
Kathryn Louise Hamblin Knapp Ogle
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126672034

Dorothy Elizabeth Hamblin Martin b. PA 1906, d 1991
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34040302

Federal 1910 census has Harry W. Hamblin age 47 living in Dauphin, PA with wife of 13 years Mary L Hamblin age 36 (both claiming first marriage), and three children: Helen M, 12; Catherine L, 9; Dorothy E, 3.
Federal 1920 census has Harry W. Hamblin age 55 living in Nogales, AZ, with wife Louise Hamblin age 45 (mis-transcribed as 'Linda'), and three children: Helen, 21; Catherine, 19; Dorothy, 13.
Harry died 1933, age 71 in San Antonio Texas (age reported as 70).
Harry was born 1862 on a whaling expedition, though the birth was eventually registered back home in Falmouth, Massachusetts. His father, Captain John Coquin Hamblin, took his wife and parts of the family on long whaling voyages. Harry was also a traveler, living at various times in MA, RI, ME, NY, PA, AZ, TX, etc.

On 20 Sept. 1883 Harry married Elizabeth Eells Howland (who remarried in 1896)
In 1890 they were living with three children in Portland, Maine, where he was an early electrician. She filed for divorce in Barnstable County Superior Court on 25 July 1894. He reportedly was then living in Troy, NY.
3 children with Elizabeth:
John Howland Hamblin b. 17 Jun 1884 - d. 20 Mar 1905
John's milkwagon was hit by an express train; he died age 20
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112038354

Bertha Lenthal Hamblin Kelley Gray b. 13 Aug 1885 - d. 26 Aug 1918
(used the Kelley surname of stepfather; some genealogies erroneously say b. 1885)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120307064

Alice Kimball Hamblin Lambert b. 1888; married Henry George Lambert of Boston at Falmouth, MA on 16 September 1912; divorced 1929.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191386931

Harry married Louise Mary Windrecht (b 1873 in Troy, New York to German parents) in 1896-97;
3 children w/ Louise Mary:
Helen May Hamblin Karns b NY 1898, d 1941
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116335766

Kathryn Louise Hamblin, b 6 Dec 1901 NY; m Lt. Robert D. Knapp 3 Sept 1921 in Tucson AZ; d 18 July 1940 in Los Angeles, CA
(Federal 1910 & 1920 census reported name as Catherine)
Kathryn Louise Hamblin Knapp Ogle
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126672034

Dorothy Elizabeth Hamblin Martin b. PA 1906, d 1991
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34040302

Federal 1910 census has Harry W. Hamblin age 47 living in Dauphin, PA with wife of 13 years Mary L Hamblin age 36 (both claiming first marriage), and three children: Helen M, 12; Catherine L, 9; Dorothy E, 3.
Federal 1920 census has Harry W. Hamblin age 55 living in Nogales, AZ, with wife Louise Hamblin age 45 (mis-transcribed as 'Linda'), and three children: Helen, 21; Catherine, 19; Dorothy, 13.
Harry died 1933, age 71 in San Antonio Texas (age reported as 70).

Gravesite Details

Buried at "Mission Burial Park" 3 Oct 1933 by Porter Loring, undertaker



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  • Created by: B.H. Lambert
  • Added: Jul 17, 2018
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191467377/henry_wilson-hamblin: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Wilson “Harry” Hamblin (2 Mar 1862–2 Oct 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191467377, citing Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by B.H. Lambert (contributor 49159325).