Wilbur LATIMER 4,6,16
 | Born: 22 Jun 1893, Cannelton, Perry Co., Indiana 16 |
| Married (1): 25 Jan 1915, Cannelton, Perry Co., Indiana 16 |
| Married (2): 20 Jun 1942 |
| Died: 26 May 1974, Cannelton, Perry Co., Indiana 16 |
| Buried: 29 May 1974, Cliff Cemetery, Cannelton Indiana 16 |
 Cause of death was Carcinoma of Sigmoid.
General Notes:
Wilbur grew up in Cannelton, Indiana. When he was 21, he met Florence Hanselman at a party and they soon began to "go steady." They were maried on January 28, 1915. On January 30, the Cannelton Enquirer reported the following story:
"As the Enquirer reporter was scanning the legal records at the court house at the 11th hour before press time yesterday morning, the following entry was taken from the clerk's office marriage record: "Wilbur Latimer to Florence Hanselman." The contracting parties are well-known and popular young people of Cannelton. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Latimer, and is one of the town's best young men. His bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanselman, and one of Cannelton's prettiest young ladies. Their marriage was a surprise to their friends. Rev. Bierbaum, of St. John's Evangelical Church, performed the ceremony at 9 o'clock Thursday night. For the present, the young people will reside with the groom's parents on East Seventh Street and in the Spring will go to housekeeping in this city. The Enquirer joins the friends of the young couple in the wish for a long, prosperous and happy married life."
Wilbur was employed by the old Hame Company in Tell City until he and Florence went to Detroit in July of 1918. He worked most of his life in the tool crib at the Chrysler Corporation. The couple divorced in 1933, and Wilbur married again in 1942. After his second marriage ended in divorce, he lived for many years in a mobile home in Mt Clemens, Michigan, on Lake St. Clair. His grandchildren have many fond memories of visiting him on the lake, taking rides in his boat, and being fascinated by the many gagets he kept around his home.
During the winter months, for a number of years, he had lived in Florida. In October of 1973 he went to Florida and returned to Cannelton in late February of 1974 due to ill health. Wilbur lived with his sister, Vernice. On April 1, he underwent major surgery from which he did not fully recover. It was there, in his birthplace, that he died on May 26, 1974.
Marriage Information:
Wilbur married Florence HANSELMAN, daughter of Heinrich (Henry) HANSELMAN Jr. and Lydia McGUINEY, on 25 Jan 1915 in Cannelton, Perry Co., Indiana 16. (Florence HANSELMAN was born on 7 Mar 1898 in Cannelton, Perry Co., Indiana, died on 11 Jun 1995 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI and was buried in Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, MI.)
Marriage Information:
Wilbur also married Mary DIEHL on 20 Jun 1942.
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