Radburn, A Town for the Motor Age326B Plaza Road North1
The census does not give unit letters, so it is not possible to determine, which unit was occupied by whom.2 The occupants of 326B Plaza Road North were
in 1930-1: William M Dupree3,1
in 1935-7: John B Wilson4,5,6
and in 1941: Mrs. Ann C. Stewart7
in 1933 it was listed as vacant.8
William M Dupree was born in 1854 in New York.3 He married Annie.3 Wm M Du Pree appeared on the 1930 Census as the head of household at 326B Plaza Road North, with Annie as wife.3 The monthly rent was $56.-.3 William M Dupree was a building superintendent, but in 1931 a painter.3,1 He owned a radio in 1930.3 William M Dupree moved before 1933 away from Radburn, as there was no longer an entry in the directory.8
John B Wilson married Isabel N.4 John was a clerk, and later an inspector with the Port Authority in New York.9,5,10
John B Wilson is the son of William Hanna Wilson and Kate Billings Wilson. William died in 1898. Kate died 5 Oct 1933 in New York City of a heart attack. She was the organizer and first librarian of the Census Library in Washington, now the library of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Kate’s father was John Shaw Billings, the first director of the New York Public Library. John S Billings Wilson is associated with the Port Authority (as is his brother Billings Wilson). He also has three sisters.9
in 1930-1: William M Dupree3,1
in 1935-7: John B Wilson4,5,6
and in 1941: Mrs. Ann C. Stewart7
in 1933 it was listed as vacant.8
William M Dupree was born in 1854 in New York.3 He married Annie.3 Wm M Du Pree appeared on the 1930 Census as the head of household at 326B Plaza Road North, with Annie as wife.3 The monthly rent was $56.-.3 William M Dupree was a building superintendent, but in 1931 a painter.3,1 He owned a radio in 1930.3 William M Dupree moved before 1933 away from Radburn, as there was no longer an entry in the directory.8
John B Wilson married Isabel N.4 John was a clerk, and later an inspector with the Port Authority in New York.9,5,10
John B Wilson is the son of William Hanna Wilson and Kate Billings Wilson. William died in 1898. Kate died 5 Oct 1933 in New York City of a heart attack. She was the organizer and first librarian of the Census Library in Washington, now the library of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Kate’s father was John Shaw Billings, the first director of the New York Public Library. John S Billings Wilson is associated with the Port Authority (as is his brother Billings Wilson). He also has three sisters.9
Citations
- [S5] 1931 Directory.
- [S1] 1930 Federal Census, T626, Roll 1312.
- [S1] 1930 Federal Census, T626, Roll 1312: sheet 4A (152), line 17-18.
- [S7] 1935 Directory.
- [S8] 1937 Directory.
- [S9] 1939 Directory.
- [S10] 1941 Directory.
- [S6] 1933 Directory.
- [S22] NY Times, Oct 6, 1933. p. 17.
- [S27] City Directory, 1948.