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Family of Rufus Stickney TILDEN and Imogene LAWRENCE
Rufus Stickney TILDEN b. 1886 Nov 91767 at Somerville, MA1767. d. 1933 Oct 14240 at Farmingdale, Long Island, NY4240. bd. Evergreen Cem, New York4240.
Imogene LAWRENCE b. 1886 Feb 104260 at Kings Co., NY4260. d. 1954 Oct 14262. bd. Green-wood Cem,, Brooklyn, NY4206.
Married4242 1916 Oct 184242 at home of bride's father, 27 Montgomery Place, Brooklyn, NY4242. The notice of the issuance of a marriage license for Rufus Tilden and Imogen(sic) Lawrence appeared4239 on Sep 13, 1916, in the Brooklyn Daily Standard Union newspaper. Rufus and Imogene were married at the home of Malcolm Lawrence, Imogene's father, with Rev Dr Henry C Swentzel officiating.
The wedding announcement4242 for Rufus and Imogene provides Rufus' middle name, as does the card4243 summarizing his military service.. In June, 1917, Rufus resided221 in Brooklyn, NY, a contracting engineer (Tilden & Co) with dependent mother and wife. On Dec 13, 1917, Rufus was called to active service4243 as a 1st Lieutenant "Engrs." from the Officers' Reserve Corps training camp in Plattsburg, NY. He served with the 25th Engineers until his honorable discharge Jun 16, 1919. During his service, he was promoted to Captain, and served overseas from Feb 27, 1918 to May 23, 1919, primarily in the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Rufus was active as a civil engineer, primarily in the state of New York, until his death.
In 1920, Imogene was a stenographer for a lawyer's firm, likely one of the several lawyers in the Lawrence family of New York at that time. The 1919 obituary for her brother, Parker Vesie Lawrence, mentions a surviving sister, Mrs Rufus S Tilden. The 1925 obituary4248 for her father mentions surviving daughter Mrs Imogene Tildren of Port Washington, L. I. The New York state census4263 that year lists Rufus, Imogene, and Imogene's sister Christine Lawrence, at 100 Stuyvesant Pl, in New Brighton (Staten Island), NY. Imogene is listed as treasurer for a carbon company. The 1925 city directory for New York lists Mrs Imogene Tilden, stenographer for Union Carbide & Carbon Co., residence 100 Stuyvesant Pl. That same directory lists "R S Tilden," with a residence of 135 East 43d St.
Probate notices for Malcolm Lawrence's estate, as late as 1927, mention Imogene L Tilden among the heirs.
It's not clear whether Imogene and Rufus were divorced sometime after 1927, or Imogene changed her surname back to Lawrence, or simply used her maiden name after that date. Several passenger lists (familysearch.org) record Imogene Lawrence, born (Feb 10) 1886, in Brooklyn or New York, NY, residence in Port Washington, NY, in 1932 (before Rufus' death), 1934, and 1937. The 1937 passenger list has Imogene's address as 86 Irma Ave in Port Washington, which is the residence of Rufus mentioned in his 1933 obituary4240. In 1940, Imogene Lawrence, age 54, resided4261 alone in Port Washington, NY, a widow. She is listed as a secretary at a law office.
The obituary4262 for Imogene Lawrence states that interment was to be in Fercliff Cemetery. However, an Imogene Lawrence was buried4206 Oct 15, 1954, in Green-wood Cem., Brooklyn, NY, in the same section as Malcolm R and Imogene A Lawrence. It is assumed this is the same woman.