Index: SAGINAW DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, May 21, 1912 (9)
Name: STRINGER, ARTHUR
Spouse's Name: JOBYNA HOWLAND
Married: 00/00/1900
Death Date: 05/20/1912 [sic]*
Death Place: NIAGARA FALLS, NY
Misc: FORMER SAGINAW RESIDENT/AUTHOR
*September 14, 1950
Now who was author Arthur Stringer (1874-1950) and his wife, Jobyna Howland? Arthur John Arbuthnott Stringer was born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. They were married in 1900 in New York City.
New York, Marriages, 1686-1980
groom's name: Arthur John Arbuthnott Stinger
bride's name: Jobyna Lulu Bird Howland
marriage date: 02 Oct 1900
marriage place: Manhattan, New York, New York
groom's father's name: Hugh A. Stinger
groom's mother's name: Sarah Dehuzes
bride's father's name: Job Howland
bride's mother's name: Mary Benstiry
Several photographs of Jobyna Howland (1880-1936) can be seen at the photo gallery of the NYPL's Billy Rose Theatre Collection. She was an actress and a Gibson Girl model. Jobyna can be seen here at YouTube. Ms. Howland's brother, Olin, was an actor. Jobyna Howland's father, Joby, was "the drummer boy of Shiloh," the youngest enlisted drummer boy in the Civil War at age 11.
Jobyna and Arthur Stringer were divorced. She was single and living in California in 1930:
United States Census, 1930
event place: Los Angeles (Districts 0001-0250), Los Angeles, California
marital status: Single
birthplace: Indiana
estimated birth year: 1882
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: Illinois
Household Gender Age
Jobyna Howland F 48
Germaine Gerard F 32
Arthur was remarried and living in New Jersey:
United States Census, 1930
event place: Mountain Lakes, Morris, New Jersey
Household Gender Age
Arthur Stringer M 55
spouse Margaret Stringer F 36
child Robert Stringer M 12
child Hugh Stringer M 11
child Arthur John Stringer M 2
Ethel Terry F 24
A picture of Arthur Stringer as well as a partial list of his books can be found here.
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