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SCHAUFUS, Mrs. Hazel V., b. Springfield, May 7, 1892, dau. of Clarence and Alice Jane (Hitchcock) Mesick. John and Luke Hitchcock,* ancestors, took up land grants here after the Falls Fight. m. Ernest G. Schaufus, b. Waltham, Apr. 2, 1892, s. of August and Ida (Siedel) Schau- fus, July 14, 1915. c. 1. Alice Vos- burgh, b. 1917, m. Clarence A. Par- ish. 2. Robert August, b. 1919. 3. Hazel Ida, b. 1928.
SCHUMACHER, Lawrence, b. Chel- sea, May 26, 1932, s. of Lawrence and Agnes (Murphy) Schumacher, m. Elizabeth Milliken, b. March 3, 1935, dau. of Clinton Milliken and Ruth (Atwood) Milliken, in N. Reading, 1957. m.h. Aug. 1959. State Police-
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man. c. l. Lawrence Scott, b. Sept. 15, 1958.
SCOTT, Darwin Thaxter, b. Hawley, May 27, 1909, s. of Wilbur T. and Eleanor (Clark) Scott, m. Alta Price, b. June 13, 1911, dau. of Roland and Vina (Morrill) Price, in Springfield, 1936. m.h. April 17, 1940. Owner, The Lunch Box. c. 1. Darwin T., Jr., b. June 4, 1938.
SEDGLEY, James, b. Boston, Jan. 17, 1925, s. of John and Mary (Wood- son) Sedgley, m. Mary J. Sullivan, b. June 28, 1928, dau. of Timothy and Mary (Vincent) Sullivan, in Brattle- boro, Vt., Jan. 6, 1947. m.h. 1928. Farmer. c. 1. James, Jr., b. Dec. 26, 1947. 2. Linda Ann, b. June 28, 1951. 3. Rosiemarie Ann, b. Feb. 22, 1956. 4. Deborah Ann, b. Oct. 17, 1957.
SENEY, Eli, b. Northumberland, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1890, s. of Eli and Leona (LeBrun) Seney, m. Bessie Gerrish, b. Nov. 2, 1905, dau. of Ed- ward and Gertrude (Brown) Gerrish, in Greenfield, 1956. She d. Mar. 14, 1959. m.h. 1956. Retired, Equipment Engineer B. & M. R.R.
SENIOR, John A., b. Holyoke, June 2, 1918, s. of John and Helen (Sa- chariat) Senior, m. Evelyn Johnson, b. June 17, 1917, dau. of Henry and Hazel (Dunnell) Johnson, in Green- field, 1960. m.h. 1955. News Re- porter, Greenfield Recorder-Gazette. Children by previous marriage. 1. Priscilla, b. 1946. 2. David, b. 1948.
SHAW, Benjamin F., b. Windsor, Mar. 30, 1900, s. of Ellsworth and Eda (Tinney) Shaw, m. Rose Pfersick, b. March 20, 1914, dau. of John and Alice (Call) Pfersick, in Bernardston, 1935. m.h. 1915. Woodworker, G. T. D. Corp. c. l. May Louise, b. 1935, m. Arthur Reid. 2. Ellsworth John, b. 1936. 3. Benjamin Franklin, Jr., b. 1938. 4. Edward Francis, b. 1942. 5. Robert Louis, b. 1953.
SHEARER, Stanley F., b. Colrain, April 27, 1912, s. of John and Jennie (Gates) Shearer, m. Dorothy Thur- low, b. Aug. 22, 1916, dau. of Fred- erick and Rose (Barnes) Thurlow, in Greenfield, 1940. m.h. 1956. Rural Mail Carrier, Greenfield. c. 1. Paul Gordon, b. 1952.
SHEDD, Allan Martindale, b. Mon- tague City, July 31, 1922, s. of Rich- ard F. and Fanny May (Martindale) Shedd, gp. Edw. C .* and Mary (San- din)* Martindale, m. Ernestine M. Johnson, b. May 29, 1928, dau. of Ernest R. and Irene Ellen (Fairman) Johnson, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1952. m.h. 1922. Truck Driver. c. 1. Marvin Richard, b. Mar. 3, 1955. 2. Robert Brendan, b. Aug. 26, 1956. 3. Peter Allan, b. Sept. 9, 1958.
SHORES, Paul Demond, b. North- ampton, May 12, 1901, s. of Dr. Har- vey Towle and Mabel (Demond) Shores, gp. J. Howe and Emma (Brown) Demond, ggp. Imla K .* and Eunice Emeline (Connable)* Brown, m. Carolyn L. Breen, b. April 7, 1903, dau. of William John and Frances (Boileau) Breen in Winches- ter, June 23, 1926. m.h. 1929. Re- tired Poultryman, School Com., P. I. Trustee, Cushman Hall Com., World War II C. D. Director. Wife, Teacher, School Com. Children:
1. William Harvey, b. Easthamp- ton, Mar. 1, 1928, m. Greta Gahn, b. Apr. 17, 1933, dau. of Henrik and Ruth Mae (Barger) Gahn, direct descendant of the Colquhoun Clan of Scotland which later in Sweden was writ- ten as Kahun, Gahun, then Gahn, in Brattleboro, Vt., Sept. 25, 1955. Poultryman, School bus operator, Constable. Wife, Registered Nurse. c. 1. Carolyn Mae, b. Sept. 18, 1956. 2. Paula Ann, b. Mar. 20, 1959. 3. Sarah Jane, b. Sept. 18, 1960.
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2. Richard Connable, b. Mar. 30, 1931, m. Deane Kenyon, b. Oct. 22, 1933, dau. of Alfred and Dorothy Kenyon in Charlemont, Aug. 28, 1954. Technical Engi- neer at Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn. Wife, Regis- tered Nurse. c. 1. Richard C., Jr., b. May 13, 1955. 2. Kenyon Paul, b. Feb. 5, 1957. 3. Clifford Deane, b. Oct. 4, 1958.
3. Pauline Frances, b. Aug. 3, 1932, m. Marvin Ray Fritts in Miami, Fla., Jan. 28, 1956. c. 1. Marvin Ray, Jr., b. Oct. 21, 1957. 2. Paula Louise, b. Nov. 21, 1958. 3. Sandra Jean, b. July 9, 1960. 4. Marion Demond, b. Apr. 4, 1936. X-Ray Technician, New- ington, Conn.
SICIAK, Steven A., b. Turners Falls, March 22, 1914, s. of Albert and Nellie (Kortz) Siciak, m. Ethel Shedd, b. June 20, 1915, dau. of Richard F. and Fanny May (Martindale) Shedd, gp. Edward C .* and Mary (Sandin) Martindale* in Turners Falls, 1936. m.h. 1936. Excavator and Owner Auto Wrecking Business.
SKIATHITIS, Charles, b. Man- chester, N. H., March 11, 1922, s. of Apostolas and Helen Skiathitis, m. Helen Trephon, b. May 26, 1924, dau. of Rodis J. and Angelina (Pep- eris) Trephon, in Manchester, N. H., 1948. m.h. 1951. Restaurant Operator. c. 1. Paul, b. Feb. 6, 1949. 2. James, b. Jan. 26, 1953. 3. Angela, b. Nov. 3, 1956.
SLATE, Lewis Dwight,* b. Bernard- ston, Dec. 30, 1863, s. of Lewis A .* and Ellen C. (Temple) Slate,* m. Etta Gertrude Taylor,* b. Sept. 1, 1871, dau. of William* and Maria Helen (Pierce) Taylor in Bernard- ston, July 28, 1897. Selectman. Li- brary Trustee. He d. 1950. Children: 1. George Lewis, b. 1899. Resides
in Geneva, N. Y.
2. Herbert Taylor, b. Bernardston, Feb. 10, 1901, m. Isabel Robert- son, b. June 19, 1901, dau. of Walter and Sara Stein (Hamil- ton) Robertson, in Leyden, 1926. He d. Aug. 18, 1945. c. 1. Mar- garet Elizabeth, b. 1927, m. David G. Dixon. 2. Theodore Herbert, b. 1928.
SLATE, Mary E., b. Bernardston, Feb. 24, 1878, dau. of Lewis A. and Ellen C. (Temple)* Slate .* Domestic Nurse, retired.
SLOCUM, George C., b. Toronto, Canada, Aug. 18, 1918, s. of Myron and Minnie (Chisholm) Slocum, m. Marjorie Lovell, b. Aug. 16, 1922, dau. of R. M. and Virginia J. (Potts) Lovell, in Worcester, 1945. m.h. 1955. Salesman, Duofast Northeast-Budd Corp. c. 1. Donald, b. Nov. 1946. 2. George, Jr., b. Nov. 1948. 3. M. Jean, b. May 1951. 4. David, b. July 1953. 5. Christina Lee, b. Dec. 1957.
SMITH, Donald DeWitt, b. Holyoke, Feb. 5, 1907, s. of Raymond and Mabel (Jones) Smith, m. Elizabeth Grimes, b. 1912, dau. of George and Grace (Lotridge) Grimes, in Holyoke, 1931. m.h. 1960. Accountant. c. 1. Donald DeWitt, Jr., b. 1934.
SMITH, Fred Whipple, b. Guilford, Vt., Apr. 3, 1914, s. of Hurdis Fred S. and Mary H. (Whipple) Smith, m. Hazel M. Ingram, b. June 5, 1917, dau. of Delbert C. and Emma B. (Pierce) Ingram, in Dummerston, Vt. 1934. m.h. 1940. Emp. J. L. Dunnell & Son. c. 1. Audrey Ann, b. Sept. 25, 1940. 2. Babette Darlene, b. Apr. 26, 1952.
SMITHERS, Madeline A., b. Ran- dolph, Vt., July 3, 1922, dau. of How- ard J. and Alettha (Bailey) Smithers. m.h. 1957. School Teacher, North- field.
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SNOW, Mrs. Allene, b. Sept. 14, 1898, dau. of David and Mary Ger- trude (Bowers) Newton, m. Edward B. Snow, b. Melrose, Nov. 29, 1891, s. of Arah and Nettie Grace (Lamb) Snow, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1916. m.h. 1920. He d. Aug. 7, 1957. Children:
1. Edwina Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1917, d. Dec. 13, 1960.
2. Nettie Grace, b. Jan. 18, 1918, d. June 29, 1943.
3. Beatrice Maude, b. April 12, 1920, m. James McCrea.
4. Arah Everett, b. Feb. 9, 1922.
5. Edward Bagg, b. May 5, 1924, m. Virginia Bolton, b. Feb. 24, 1926, dau. of Fred and Doris (Doolittle) Bolton, in Northfield, 1947. Foreman, Rural Gas, Inc. c. 1. Deborah Lee, b. 1949. 2. Edward B., b. 1951. 3. Douglas Bolton, b. 1956.
6. Allene May, b. Feb. 26, 1926, m. LeRoy Edson.
7. Irah Willard, b. July 9, 1928, m. Lois Ann, b. July 21, 1932, dau. of Wm. L. and Alice (Butler) McAuliffe, in Bernardston, Sept. 22, 1951. Oil Burner Service Man. c. 1. Michael Willard, b. July 28, 1954. 2. Kevin Butler, b. May 11, 1957. 3. Jeffrey Wm., b. Apr. 11, 1959.
8. Eva Edith, b. Mar. 15, 1930, m. Roy Ingraham.
9. Marjorie Irene, b. April 14, 1933.
10. Orah David, b. April 27, 1935, d. Dec. 30, 1935.
11. Harold Lamb, b. July 25, 1937, m. Kay Lombard, b. Jan. 7, 1943, dau. of George R. and Margaret R. (Gray) Lombard, in Northfield, Oct. 22, 1960. Service Mgr., Greenfield Motors.
STACHELEK, Stanley, b. Millers Falls, May 5, 1911, s. of Frank and Anna (Sawick) Stachelek, m. Sophie Kmiec, b. Mar. 19, 1908, dau. of
Frank and Mary (Kozik) Kmiec, in Greenfield, 1930. m.h. 1930. Me- chanic, Hartwell Motors. c. 1. Steph- anie, b. 1930.
STANGE, Fred J., b. Dedham, Mass., Oct. 12, 1894. m.h. 1941. School cus- todian.
STARK, Lucius R., b. Lyme, Conn., 1905, s. of J. W. and Alione (Ely) Stark, m. Frances Euvrard, b. 1909, dau. of Eugene and Isabell A. (De- Vaux) Euvrard, in Amenia, N. Y., 1930. m.h. 1938. Public Welfare Direc- tor. Nurseryman. Previously U.S.D.A. Selectman. School Committee. c. 1. Barbara, b. 1932. m. Stetson K. Adams.
STEINER, Paul C., b. Greenfield, Jan. 15, 1932, s. of Chester and Ce- leste (Valiton) Steiner, m. Mareen Woodward, b. July 13, 1937, dau. of Erwin and Doris (Pendexter) Wood- ward, in E. Hiram, Me., 1956. m.h. 1960. Emp. Greenfield Components Corp. c. 1. Erwin Paul, b. Nov. 22, 1958. 2. Theresa Mareen, b. April 8, 1960.
STREETER, Mrs. Ethel Irene,* b. East Clifton, Quebec, Canada, May 19, 1888, dau. of Egbert E .* and Eva M. (Mayo)* Cairns, m. Harold S. Streeter, b. Bernardston, May 1, 1891, s. of Erwin Myron* and Mary E. (Stone) (Burrington) Streeter, gp. James* and Eunice Serepta (Nelson)* Streeter, in Bernardston, Jan. 3, 1912. He d. May 23, 1957. Children:
1. Wendell Erwin, b. Bernardston, March 25, 1913, m. Dorothy M. Wood, b. Nov. 17, 1916, dau. of Ernest Wood and Susan E. (Dunklee) Wood, in Bernard- ston, 1938. Pres .- Treas. Bernard- ston Auto Exchange, Inc. Town Auditor and Assessor. Regional and Elementary School Commit- tees. Fire Chief. Water Commis-
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sioner. Wife: School Nurse, P.V.R.S. c. 1. David W., b. July 6, 1940. 2. Linda L., b. Nov. 9, 1942. 3. Leland A., b. Oct. 16, 1946. 4. George W., b. Oct. 3, 1948.
2. Irene Madalene, b. 1914, m. Ellis Franklin.
3. Elmore James, b. Bernardston, April 26, 1916, m. Evelyn Ja- queth, b. April 8, 1921, dau. of Earl Winchester and Clara Alice (Prouty) Jaqueth, in Guilford, Vt., Aug. 1, 1943. Vice-Pres. Ber- nardston Auto Exchange. Trus- tee, Powers Institute. c. I. Ruby Ann, b. Nov. 20, 1946. 2. Elmore James, Jr., b. May 3, 1949.
4. Milton Harold, b. 1917.
5. Leonard Cairns, b. 1920.
6. Eva May, b. 1922, m. Cola Nel- son.
7. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1924, m. Karl F. Merz.
8. Ernest Reuben, b. Bernardston, Dec. 14, 1926, m. Paulina Do- bias, b. Sept. 23, 1929, dau. of Austin Dobias and Alice Jenny (Coates) Dobias, in Leyden, 1947. Farm Machinery Dealer. Co- owner, Bernardston Auto Ex- change. c. 1. Marie Eleanor, b. July 1, 1948. 2. Ronald Ernest, b. Sept. 22, 1951.
9. Eunice Ann, b. 1933, m. Clar- ence Randall.
STREETER, Herman A., b. Ber- nardston, Dec. 26, 1893, s. of Erwin Myron* and Mary Elvira (Stone) (Burrington) Streeter, m. Lottie Delia Pratt, b. Feb. 28, 1899, dau. of Clar- ence Dwight and Lucy Lucinda (Wrisley) Pratt, ggp. Loren H .* and Eunice (Burrows) Ryther,* in Ber- nardston, Sept. 3, 1921. Retired butcher, farmer & trader. Children:
1. June Gladys, b. June 6, 1922, m. Frank R. Foster, Jr.
2. Jannette Louella, b. Aug. 27, 1924, m. Harvey Phelps.
3. Erwin Clarence, b. Bernardston, Sept. 28, 1928, m. Phyllis E. Packard, b. July 1, 1929, dau. of Ralph and Evelyn M. (Knight) Packard, in Bernardston, 1948. Farmer. c. 1. Steven Erwin, b. Aug. 15, 1952. 2. Ralph Herman, b. May 22, 1953. 3. Doreen June, b. Aug. 4, 1956. 4. Malinda Sue, b. July 12, 1959.
4. Lucy Mae, b. July 7, 1931, m. Elwin Stevens.
5. Joyce Emily, b. Jan. 19, 1935.
SULLIVAN, Timothy D., b. Turners Falls, March 14, 1893, s. of Timothy D. and Julia (Shanahan) Sullivan, m. Mary Julia Vincent, b. March 6, 1891, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Guy- ette) Vincent, in Northampton, 1918. m.h. 1921. Stationary Engineer, Es- leeck Co. Children:
1. Vena May (by previous mar- riage), b. Aug. 11, 1911, m. Ed- ward Batchelder.
2. Timothy D., twin, b. Aug. 25, 1919, d. 1957.
3. Teresa M., twin, b. Aug. 25, 1919, m. Arthur J. Wood.
4. Brona J., b. Nov. 17, 1921, m. Ernest J. McDonald.
5. Philip Joseph, Sr., b. Nov. 1, 1923, m. Esther R., dau. of Gates Tuttle, Sr., and Viola Amber (Tibbetts) Tuttle, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1945. m.h. 1946. He died July 28, 1950. Wife: Cafeteria Assistant. c. 1. Donna Lee, b. June 15, 1946. 2. Philip Joseph, Jr., b. Nov. 8, 1947. 3. Esther Ruth, b. June 17, 1950.
6. Mary J., b. June 28, 1928, m. James Sedgley.
7. Mayona M., b. Jan. 30, 1933, m. John J. Bruso, Jr.
SZULBORSKI, Lloyd, b. Greenfield, July 27, 1920, s. of Stanley and An-
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nie (Rzana) Szulborski, m. May Lam- bert, b. April 6, 1911, dau. of Fred and Rose Anna (Boucher) Lambert, in Gill, 1945. m.h. 1951. Inspector, G.T.D. Corp. c. 1. Lloyd Joseph, b. Mar. 19, 1947. 2. Gregory David, b. Nov. 28, 1950.
TAFT, Harry E., b. Montague, March 22, 1885, s. of Louis R. and Mary Jane (Thayer) Taft, m. 1. Mary Lucretia Childs, b. July, 1885, d. Aug. 20, 1920. m. 2. Annie A. Stange, b. Dec. 7, 1883, dau. of Andrew and Annie (Eniniger) Stange, in Ber- nardston, May 19, 1930. m.h. 1932. Retired Electrician. c. 1. Evelyn Mary, b. May 10, 1910, m. Franklin Mono. 2. Marion Helen, b. Sept. 6, 1915, m. Kenneth Drew. 3. Lucretia Field, b. Dec. 16, 1919.
THURBER, Mrs. Katharine E., b. Sunderland, July 4, 1924, dau. of Lawrence S. and Edice M. (Eastman) Gale, m. Emerson J. Thurber, b. Sept. 5, 1920, s. of Gilbert E. and Bertha E. (Leuscher) Thurber, in Bernardston, Feb. 21, 1942. Divorced, 1950. m.h. 1929. c. 1. James R., b. Nov. 29, 1942. 2. Leslie Norman, b. Apr. 6, 1944. 3. Larry G., b. July 21, 1946. 4. Robert K., b. June 25, 1947.
THURBER, Mrs. Minnie A., b. Wilmington, Vt., Dec. 14, 1875, dau. of A. Gilbert and Susan C. (Clark) Yeaw, m. George E. Thurber, son of Emerson H. and Sarah (Ballou) Thurber, in Brattleboro, Vt., Jan. 25, 1898. m.h. 1898. He d. May 6, 1944. c. 1. Gilbert E., b. Oct. 25, 1902. 2. Herbert A., b. Sept. 20, 1906.
TIRRELL, Clifford, b. Cumming- ton, Sept. 26, 1910, s. of Fred and Rachel (Duverger) Tirrell, m. Made- line Vagel, b. Sept. 1, 1911, dau. of Jos. Vagel, in Greenfield, 1929. m.h. 1958. Special machine flute grinder. c. 1. Maynard, b. 1930. 2. Kenneth, b. 1937.
TOMBS, Edw. Henry, b. Hoosick Falls, N. Y., June 7, 1871, s. of Ed- ward L. and Francis J. (Gill) Tombs, m. Etta C. Corser, b. May 17, 1873, dau. of Erastus and Lucy (Ayer) Corser, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1897. Emp. Estey Organ Co. m.h. 1958. c. 1. Mabel, b. Jan. 2, 1902, m. Dr. David Faulkner. 2. Nelson, b. Jan. 7, 1908.
TOWNSEND, Chauncey G., b. Shel- burne, Mar. 3, 1915, s. of George W. and Cora N. (Day) Townsend, m. Hazel S. Prescott, b. Sept. 20, 1914, dau. of Herbert S. and Sarah E. (Parker) Prescott, in Bernardston, 1940. m.h. 1927. Magazine Distribu- tor. c. 1. Judith Ann, b. 1945. 2. Mar- cia Jane, b. 1947. 3. George Herbert, b. 1949. 4. William Edward, b. 1951.
TOWNSEND, Mrs. Winifred F., b. Leyden, Aug. 4, 1907, dau. of Frank R. Foster* and Lula S. (Bardwell) Foster, gp. Wells T. Bardwell* and Sabra Ella (Bagg)* Bardwell, m. Al- bert F. Townsend, s. of Frank and Annie (Johnson) Townsend, in Ber- nardston, 1929. m.h. 1922. Divorced 1946. Bookkeeper. c. 1. Ruth R., b. 1943.
TUBBS, Lawrence R., b. Guilford, Vt., Feb. 25, 1889, s. of Richard J. and Addie E. (Wilson) Tubbs, m. 1. Ida F. Bush, b. Apr. 8, 1892, dau. of Albert and Regina (Paradis) Bush, in Conway, 1909. She d. Feb. 29, 1928. m. 2. Vivian Wood, b. Oct. 29, 1889, dau. of Henry and Emma (Bassett) Wood, in Brattleboro, Vt., 1930. m.h. 1947. Retired, Western Mass. Elec. Co. Children:
1. Doris E., b. Sept. 2, 1910, m. Comdr. Arthur Hodges.
2. Richard L., b. Greenfield, Feb. 21, 1915, m. Louise Rice, b. June 19, 1922, dau. of Leslie and E. Lillian (Curtis) Rice, in Greenfield, 1944. m.h. 1951. In-
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spector, Govt. materiel. Ber- nardston and P.V.R.S. School Committees. c. 1. Linda Louise, b. 1947. 2. Allan Richard, b. 1950.
TUTOR, Carvis E., b. Sarepta, Miss., July 24, 1914, s. of Walter L. and Myra (Griffin) Tutor, m. Christine McGregor, b. Oct. 30, 1914, dau. of Harrison and Susan (Collums) Mc- Gregor, in Randolph, Miss., 1932. m.h. 1957. Baptist Minister. c. 1. Annette, b. Dec. 17, 1934. 2 Jimmy, b. April 4, 1937. 3. Joseph, b. Nov. 17, 1938. 4. Harry, b. Aug. 25, 1945. 5. Susan, b. May 8, 1952.
TUTTLE, George Ellis, b. Green- field, Nov. 22, 1928, s. of Gates N. and Violia Amber (Tibbetts) Tuttle, m. Shirley May Tyler, b. May 25, 1936, dau. of Arthur Leroy and Edna Vallonia (Carpenter) Tyler, ggp. Ed- ward Jenner Carpenter,* in Bernard- ston, 1959. m.h. 1958. Automobile Mechanic.
TYLER, Arthur Leroy, b. Adams, Oct. 8, 1893, s. of Charles E. and Dora (Cole) Tyler, m. Edna Carpen- ter, b. Aug. 25, 1902, dau. of Malcolm A .* and Maud (Carpenter) Carpen- ter,* gp. Edward Jenner Carpenter,* ggp. Dr. Elijah W .* and Vallonia (Slate) Carpenter,* in Greenfield, 1924. m.h. 1926. Teamster. Farmer. Emp. G.T.D. Corp. c. 1. Evelyn Louise, b. 1924, m. Harold Antes. 2. Malcolm Charles, b. 1926. 3. Theo- dore Carpenter, b. 1929. 4. Shirley May, b. 1936, m. George E. Tuttle. 5. Barbara Rowena, b. 1939, m. Wil- liam Roberge.
UNDERWOOD, Mrs. Irene, b. 1890, dau. of Thomas Nathaniel and Caro- lyn (Guthrie) Gates, m. Robert Un- derwood, he d. 1952. m.h. 1953. As- sistant Associate, Helen Todd's Deco- rator Mart, Northampton.
UNDERWOOD, William D., b. Greenfield, Feb. 9, 1919, s. of W. D. and Eva May (Brooks) Underwood, m. Beryl Foster, b. Jan. 13, 1919, dau. of Frank R .* and Lula S. (Bardwell) Foster, gp. Wells and Ella (Bagg)* Bardwell,* in Bernardston, 1942. m.h. 1942. Precision Tool Assembler. Selectman. c. 1. Joel Foster, b. 1946. 2. Jared William, b. 1948. 3. Deborah Frances, b. 1951. 4. Rebecca Beryl, b. 1954.
VAN VALKENBURGH, Daniel H., b. Douglas, Wyoming, Feb. 12, 1888, s. of Daniel and Louella (Beebe) Van Valkenburgh, m. 1. Bessie Hamlin, b. 1886, dau. of Fred and Julia (Rombeau) Hamlin, in Newfane, Vt., Dec. 25, 1911. She d. 1941. m. 2. Matilda Willett, b. Cham- plain, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1888, dau. of Louis Willett and Odeal (Tarrien) Willett, in Bernardston, May 3, 1945. m.h. 1938. Carpenter. Welfare Board. c. 1. Ruth Evelyn, b. Sept. 30, 1914, m. Everett Cowan. 2. Dana Hamlin, b. Nov. 4, 1917.
VLACH, Rudolph E., b. Montague, July 5, 1927, s. of Vaclav and Anna Rose (Vanecht) Vlach. m. Elinor Pratt, b. Aug. 28, 1931, dau. of Har- old S. and Edna Irene (Tyler) Pratt, in Turners Falls, 1951. m.h. 1951. Paper Cutter, Esleeck Mfg. Co. c. 1. Harold V., b. Dec. 24, 1953. 2. David Michael, b. July 8, 1955. 3. Ramona Jane, b. Oct. 15, 1959.
WALSH, Cornelius J., b. New York City, 1900, s. of Cornelius J. and Elizabeth Josephine (McGee) Walsh, m. Susan Doris Barry, b. 1903, dau. of Wm. E. and Josephine Marie Barry, in Hohokus, N. J., 1928. m.h. June 1954. Retired Supervisor, Fed- eral Reserve Bank, N. Y. C.
WALTERMIRE, Kenneth Frank, b. Westfield, May 5, 1916, s. of Henry L. and Emily Randall (Cook) Wal-
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termire, m. Marion Flagg Wessman, b. Springfield, Oct. 24, 1913, dau. of Herbert Davis Wessman and Marion Lucy (Flagg) Wessman, gp. Laura Abigail (Hartwell) Flagg,* ggp. Ed- win Ward* and Lucy A. (Wilder)* Hartwell, in Bernardston, June 14, 1941. Commercial Artist. c. 1. Ken- neth Flagg, b. April 26, 1943. 2. Rob- ert George, b. July 12, 1947.
WARD, Arthur W., b. Westminster, Vt., Oct. 17, 1877, s. of Arthur A. and Ellen (Sabin) Ward, gp. L. F. Ward, Prin. P. I., 1858-60, m. Maude Harris, b. 1881, dau. of Byron and Ella Marie (Yeaw) Harris, in Brattle- boro, Vt., 1899. m.h. 1927. Poultry Farmer. School Committee. c. 1. Arthur Byron, b. Feb. 14, 1900. 2. Nathalie Roberta, b. July 5, 1914,
WARFIELD, Mrs. Marjorie A., b. Buckland, Feb. 27, 1893, dau. of Ed- gar H. and C. May (Carrier) Ward, m. Preston G. Warfield, b. in Buck- land, Mar. 1, 1891, s. of Frederick L. and Cora O. (Taylor) Warfield, in Ashfield, May 24, 1916. He d. May 24, 1960. m.h. 1960. c. 1. Shirley M., b. 1917, m. Lowell H. Patch.
WARNER, Mrs. Ruth Okkerse, b. New York City, Feb. 2, 1904, dau. of Frank A. and Neltje (Okkerse) Donelson, m. George A. Warner, b. Bernardston, Apr. 10, 1896, s. of Al- bert B .* and Carrie (Denison) War- ner,* in Hartford, Conn., July 11, 1936. m.h. 1951. He d. Apr. 25, 1958. Secretary, Mt. Hermon School.
WATSON, John Robert, b. Leverett, Aug. 3, 1924, s. of Glon K. and Ruth (Harper) Watson, m. Winifred Gunn, b. March 9, 1928, dau. of George and Alice (Tanner) Gunn, in Montague, 1950. She descended, through ggp. Mary Bradford Gunn, from William Bradford, early Gover- nor Mass. Bay Colony. m.h. 1953. Fireman, B. & M. R. R. c. 1. Robert,
b. 1951. 2. Laurie, b. 1953. 3. Betsey, b. 1956.
WESSMAN, Robert Flagg, b. Spring- field, Nov. 3, 1917, s. of Herbert Davis Wessman and Marion Lucy (Flagg) Wessman, gp. Laura Abigail (Hartwell)* Flagg, ggp. Edwin Ward* and Lucy A. (Wilder)* Hart- well, m. Jeanne M. McCann, dau. of Hugh R. and Elizabeth (Creelan) McCann, in Springfield, May 2, 1942. High School Teacher. c. 1. Kathleen C., b. Jan. 29, 1944. 2. Laura H., b. Aug. 4, 1945. 3. Daniel J., b. Aug. 24, 1949. 4. Meredyth J., b. Aug. 30, 1955.
WHITAKER, Carl Harold, Sr., b. Orange, Feb. 6, 1900, s. of Charles Herbert and Orra May (Hale) Whit- aker, gp. Warren* and Jennie (Thayer) Hale,* m. Ruth Louise Rogers, b. Oct. 27, 1903, dau. of Bert Newel and Anna Frances (Sessler) (Rogers) Berry, in Greenfield, Aug. 22, 1923. m.h. 1926. Farmer. Chil- dren:
1. Carl Harold, Jr., b. Greenfield, July 21, 1924, m. Katherine Rak, b. Nov. 16, 1923, dau. of Nicklas and Amelia (Smiarow- ski) Rak, in Amherst, Oct. 31, 1931. m.h. 1926. Emp. Millers Falls Tool Co. Wife: Emp. at Prophylactics, Florence, Mass. c. 1. Donna Lee, b. Sept. 12, 1952. 2. Damon Leigh, b. Oct. 13, 1954. 3. Doreen Louise, b. May 2, 1958.
2. Florence Eva, b. March 8, 1926, m. Charles J. Sakowicz.
WHITAKER, Holman H., b. Gill, Nov. 30, 1906, s. of Charles and Orra May (Hale) Whitaker, m. Helen Hastings, b. March 31, 1905, dau. of Luther and Lottie (Hale) Hastings, in Bernardston, Aug. 27, 1928. m.h. 1927. Clerk, J. L. Dunnell & Son.
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WHITE, Flora V., b. Guilford, Vt., 1900, dau. of Harry Wallace and Flora M. (Jones) White. m.h. 1943. Staff artist, Boyce Thompson Inst. for Plant Research, Yonkers, N. Y. Emp. G.T.D., Greenfield.
WHITHED, Morton E., b. Bernard- ston, Aug. 24, 1908, s. of Marshall F .* and Myrtia (Cook) Whithed,* m. Margaret I. Logan, b. Dec. 18, 1912, dau. of Alexander and Carolyn (Gates) Logan, in Bernardston, 1938. Miller, Farm Bureau Feed Mill. c. 1. Marshall Hale, b. Aug. 14, 1939. 2. Carolyn Gates, b. March 9, 1943.
WHITNEY, Burton F., b. Newton, Sept. 6, 1923, s. of Burton F. and Lena (Elliot) Whitney, m. Julia New- ton, b. Feb. 4, 1925, dau. of Henry* and Ruth Lillian (Parmenter) New- ton, gp. George W .* and Mabel (Pierce) Parmenter* and Galusha P .* and Juliaette (Streeter) Newton* in Bernardston, 1945. m.h. 1936. Service Station Owner. c. 1. Gail, b. 1945. 2. Cheryl Ann, b. 1947. 3. Cynthia, b. 1951. 4. Wayne Frank, b. 1956.
WHITNEY, Preston, b. Brattleboro, Vt., 1916, s. of Mervin and Florence (Ingram) Whitney, m. Catherine Stebbins, b. May, 1915, dau. of Waldo and Isabel (Flansberg) Steb- bins, in Winchester, N. H., 1934. m.h. 1954. Machinist. c. 1. Preston, Jr., b. Nov. 1934. 2. Dean, b. March 1939. 3. James, b. May 1945.
WIEGAND, William B., b. Ontario, Canada, Feb. 17, 1889, s. of John and Melvina (Stauffer) Wiegand, m. Janet Lee, b. Oct. 16, 1902, dau. of John Clarence and Helena (Crummett) Lee, in Gloucester, 1925. m.h. 1939. Wife's gp., John Stebbins Lee, b. in Vernon, Vt. was the first resident to go to college-Amherst. Later he became the first president of St. Law- rence University, Canton, N. Y. Re-
tired. Director of Research & Vice Pres. Columbian Carbon Co., N. Y. C. c. 1. John L., b. June 1, 1926. 2. Pamela L., b. April 26, 1928, m. Prof. Norman A. Doenges, Dartmouth Col- lege. 3. Philip L., b. April 26, 1928. 4. Jeffery W., b. Sept. 19, 1931. 5. Frederick M., b. Aug. 29, 1933.
WIEMERS, Herman Albert, Jr., b. Greenfield, April 23, 1893, s. of Her- man Albert and Henriette Minnie (Hesse) Wiemers, m. Musa Caspara Streeter, b. Dec. 24, 1895, dau. of Erwin Myron* and Mary Elvira (Stone) (Burrington) Streeter, in Bernardston, Sept. 3, 1921. Machinist, Production Mach. Co. Forest Fire Warden. Constable. Moth Supt. Water Commissioner. Children:
1. Junior Streeter, b. Bernardston, June 28, 1922. m. Priscilla Nel- son, b. Nov. 10, 1921, dau. of Walter Lee* and Nellie C. (Donnelly) Nelson, in Green- field, Oct. 12, 1943. Clerk, J. L. Dunnell & Son. c. 1. Ingrid Lee, b. 1948. 2. Sigrid Danna, b. 1952. 3. Jay Herman, b. 1955.
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