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1280. SHEPARD, SAMUEL FRANK b NL, April 6, 1909 ch of Frank Sylves- ter & Sarah Alice (Wells) Shepard* (1268 & 1281). Res NL 1909-1937. Went from NL to Sunapee, 1937. m Frances Elizabeth Morey (1267). Samuel & Fran- ces have 3 ch: Elizabeth Pearl, Valerie Joan, & Frank Samuel. Samuel Shepard now res Sunapee.
1281. * SHEPARD, SARAH ALICE (WELLS) b Springfield, July 8, 1871 ch of Charles Pinkney (or -y) & Chestina (Brown) Wells (1461 & 1462). Res NL 1882-1936. Came to NL from Spring- field, 1882; went from NL to Sunapee, 1936. Teacher, 10 yrs .: Newbury, Brad- ford, Sutton, Elkins, NL. Member Crys- tal Rebekah Lodge; active in Methodist Church work. m Lebanon, Nov. 25, 1905 Frank Sylvester Shepard* (1268) of NL.
1282. * SHEPARD, STELLA (GAZINA ESTELLE) (HERSEY) b Tilton, Oct. 7, 1876; d NL, March 10, 1905. Ch of Andrew Mellen & Amanda Calista (Jew- ett) Hersey (587). Res NL 1890-1905. Came to NL from Ashland, 1890. Att CA. Episcopalian. Grange member. m Holderness, Oct. 7, 1894 Frank Sylvester Shepard* (1268) of NL.
1283. SHERBURNE, ALICE LOUISE (GAY) b NL, July 23, 1907 ch of Fred Baxter & Kitty Agnes (Drown) Gay* (462 & 465). Res NL 1907-35; since 1951. m NL, Sept. 1, 1935 Andrew Badger Sher- burne of Portsmouth; b Dorchester, Mass .; d NL, March 20, 1951, ae. 43; ch of Dr. Andrew Edward Sherburne & Clara Louise (West) ; treas., So. Mass. Oil Co., Taunton, Mass. Alice & Andrew had 2 ch: (1) Sandra Louise b Brookline, Mass., April 6, 1940; (2) Linda Gay b Boston, Mass., May 3, 1942.
1284. SHINE, TIMOTHY Tax-payer NL, 1908; 1912-18. Horseman at Soo-Nipi Lodge. (nfda)
1285. * SHOLES, ALBERT JEROME caretaker & farm manager b NL, Oct. 31, 1898 ch of Edward Johnson & Jennie
(Smith) Sholes (1289 & 1291). Res NL since 1898. Att Low Plain & Colby Hill Schools. Emp. by C. E. Shepard for 16 yrs. & by Mrs. James Sugden since 1942. Member NL Fire Co. Member: NL Bap- tist Church; NL Grange (34 yrs.) ; Heidel- berg Lodge. m NL, Jan. 23, 1921 Beulah Dell Emery (1287) of Wilmot. Albert & Beulah have 1 ch: Catherine Phonsie (1288). Albert's granddau., Louise, b Nov. 20, 1949, makes her home with him.
1286. SHOLES, ALTON LEROY la- borer b 1914 ch of Edward J. & Jennie (Smith) Sholes* (1289 & 1291). Res NL 1914-46. Went from NL to Wilmot, 1946. Att NL schools. Vet WWII. m NL, March 2, 1946 Hazel Martha Remington (cf. 1159) of NL. Alton & Hazel have 2 ch: (1) Alton Leroy, Jr. b NL, Feb. 3, 1947; (2) David Forest b Newport, July 11, 1948. Alton Sholes now res Wil- mot.
1287. SHOLES, BEULAH DELL (EMERY) b Wilmot, Jan. 29, 1900 ch of Micajah Ingham & Minnie Nancy (Buz- zell) Emery (390 & 391). Res NL since 1920. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1920. Att Wilmot & Andover schools. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange (34 yrs.) ; Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m NL, Jan. 23, 1921 Albert Jerome Sholes* (1285) of NL.
1288. SHOLES, CATHERINE PHON- SIE house-worker b NL, May 3, 1922 ch of Albert Jerome* & Beulah Dell (Emery) Sholes (1285 & 1287). Res NL since 1922. Att NLHS. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange (16 yrs.); Crystal Rebekah Lodge.
1289. * SHOLES, EDWARD JOHNSON farmer b Manchester, Nov. 14, 1867; d NL, Aug. 26, 1942. Ch of Albert E. & Cynthia (Quimby) Sholes. Res NL as a young man & until 1942. Came to NL from Springfield, Mass. Member: NL Baptist Church. m NL, Nov. 14, 1892 Jennie A. Smith* (1291) of NL. Edward & Jennie had 3 ch: (1) Emma Lillian (1051); (2) Albert Jerome (1285) ; (3) Alton Leroy (1286) .
1290, *SHOLES, GEORGE PRENTIS b Springfield, Dec. 1, 1842; d NL, Feb. 21, 1923. Res NL 1868-1923. Came to NL from Springfield, 1868. Mil. service Civil War: NHV, Heavy Artillery. Farm- er; boarding house proprietor; foreman, Colgate Farm. Member: NL Baptist Church; Anthony Colby Post, GAR; Mes- ser Rifles. m NL, Jan. 1, 1873 Grace Helen Manahan* of NL; b NL, Aug. 27, 1852; d NL, June 6, 1897; ch of Newton & Hepsibette (Thompson) ** Manahan; member: NL Baptist Church & NL Grange; church school teacher. George & Grace had 1 ch: Karl Manahan (1292). ( ** Hepsibette Manahan d Rochester, N. Y.S
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1291. * SHOLES, JENNIE A. (SMITH) b April 10, 1865; d NL, March 26, 1946. Adopted ch of David & Miriam (Whit- tier) Baldwin* (40 & 41). Res NL 1878- 1946. Came to NL from Franklin, 1878. Att NL schools. Showed considerable tal- ent for poetry & set some of it to music. Member: NL Baptist Church. m NL, Nov. 14, 1892 Edward Johnson Sholes* (1289) of NL.
1292. #SHOLES, KARL MANAHAN b NL, Oct. 24, 1874; d NL, April 15, 1951. Ch of George Prentis & Grace Helen (Manahan) Sholes (1290). Res NL 1874-1951. Att CA & grad. Spence & Peaslee Business Col., Salem, Mass. Mil. service Sp. Am. War: Co. M, 3rd Reg't., NHV. Farmer; state road worker; taxi operator. Charter member NL Volun- teer Fire Co. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange (50 yr. member & past master); Heidelberg Lodge (PNG) ; Webster Encampment IOOF. m NL, June 20, 1905 Martha Shepard Todd* (1293) of NL. Karl & Martha had 2 ch: (1) Marjorie Helen b NL, April 6, 1906; teacher; grad CA & Keene Normal Sch. & att Oberlin Kindergarten Trng. Sch .; member Treble Choiristers of Bap- tist Church, Franklin, & sings in choir; now res Franklin; (2) Barbara (274).
1293. * SHOLES, MARTHA SHEPARD (TODD) b NL, Feb. 4, 1878 ch of Jacob Horace & Abigail Seamans (Shep- ard) Todd (1416). Res NL since 1878. Att CA. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Womans Club (past pres.) ; Mission Circle; Crystal Rebekah Lodge; NL Grange; Hosp. Aid; Red Cross. m NL, June 20, 1905 Karl Manahan Sholes* (1292) of NL.
1294. SHOST, ANNA P. (KRIVDA) Wife of Thomas Shost (1295) .
1295. SHOST, THOMAS Tax-payer NL since 1945. Wife: Anna P. (Krivda) Shost. Thomas & Anna have 3 ch: (1) Stephen b Yonkers, N. Y., c. 1920; has served USCG; m Gayle Whipple of Goffs- town; (2) William, also served USCG; (3) Olga m George Nilson & res Ardsley, N. Y.
1296. SHURTLEFF, CATHARINE LANSING (WALLACE) Cleveland, O., March 18, 1914 ch of Lindsay Hugh & Catharine Lansing (Tracy) Wallace & sister of Frances W. Sawyer (1249), of Phebe W. Reivo (1158), & of Robert Wallace (cf. 572). Res NL since 1941. Came to NL from Cleveland, O., 1941. Grad. Laurel Sch., Cleveland, O., & att Knox Sch. m Socorro, N. M., Jan. 22, 1942 William Buford Shurtleff (1297) of Cleveland, O.
1297. SHURTLEFF, WILLIAM BU- FORD (Major) USAF officer b Cleve- land, O., March 5, 1918 ch of William Edmund & Marguerite (Timberlake)
Shurtleff. Res NL since 1945. Came to NL from Cleveland, O., 1945. Cleve- land Hgts. (O) HS, '36. Mil. service: Entered Aug. 11, 1941; served USAF, European Theater; returned to active service, 1949. m Socorro, N. M., Jan. 22. 1942 Catharine Lansing Wallace (1296) of Cleveland, O. William & Catharine have 3 ch: (1) William Wal- lace b Cleveland, O., Feb. 6, 1943; (2) Robert Bruce b NL, June 27, 1946; (3) Lansing Anne b NL, April 29, 1948.
1298. SIEBURG, DONALD K. pres., "Don Sieburg & Co., Inc."-Village Stu- dio, photography & electronics. Res NL since 1949. Came to NL from Moores- town, N. J. 1949. Members of house- hold: Doris (Kirch) Sieburg & 4 ch: Judith, Jacqueline, Donald K., Jr., & Douglas Kim.
1299. SILL, FLORENCE MILLER b NYC, Oct. 15, 1876 ch of Rev. Thomas Henry & Jane Burges (Miller) Sill **. Legal res of NL since 1936. St. Mary's Sch., NYC; Horace Mann Sch., NYC; Barnard Col., 1900. Teacher, jr. high, Barnard Sch. for Girls, NYC, 1925-31; hostess, Kent Sch., Kent, Conn., 1936- 45. 1st woman to sail her own boat --- The Shillalah-on Lake Sunapee, 1907- 17. Episcopalian. Pres., Womans Aux. of The Evening Branch, St. Chrysostom's Chapel, NYC, 27 yrs .; chmn, comm. St. Andrew's Church, NL, 1915-45; leader of social organizations, St. Chry- sostom's Chapel, 1906-24; exec. sec'y, St. Chrysostom's Assn., since 1924. Mem- ber Kappa Alpha Theta & (formerly) Womens University Club, NYC. ( ** Rev. Thomas H. Sill d NYC, April 6, 1910 & Jane Burges Sill d NYC, Nov. 30, 1922.)
1300. SIMONDS, LEWIS W. state road emp. b Hancock, May 29, 1904. Tax-payer NL since 1942. Att UNH, Agr. course, 1927. Att NL Baptist Church. Member: Masons & IOOF. m (2) Ruth Sargent (1301). Lewis & Ruth have 2 ch: (1) Beverly Ann (adopted) b March 15, 1938; (2) Marie b NL, Aug. 5, 1949.
1301. SIMONDS, RUTH (SARGENT) b Sanbornton, April 26, 1912. Wife of Lewis Simonds (1300) & daughter of Mrs. Dora Sargent (1224). Tax-payer NL 1937-45; since 1950. Trained prac- tical nurse & x-ray technician. For sev- eral years nurse-companion for Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Converse (240 & 241); for past 7 yrs. x-ray tech., NL Hosp. Att NL Baptist Church. Member: Eastern Star, NL Womans Club, Rebekahs, & PTA.
1302. SIMPSON, FREDERICK FRAN- CIS laborer b NL, Jan. 16, 1911 ch of Joseph Francis & Myrtle Florence (Go- ings) Simpson (1303 & 1305). Res NL since 1911. Att West Part Sch. m Wind- sor, Vt., Aug. 22, 1934 Mary Carolyn Fornell (1304) of Pittsfield. No ch.
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1303. SIMPSON, JOSEPH FRANCIS b Medway, Mass .; d NL, March 10, 1942 ae. 61-9-11. Ch of William & Mary Jane (-) Simpson. Tax-payer NL 1910-41. m Manchester, July 3, 1906 Myrtle Flor- ence Goings (1305) of NL. Joseph & .Myrtle had 7 ch: (1) baby girl d short- ly after birth; (2) Myrtle M. b New- bury; m John E. Fortune, stone mason, of Sunapee; (3) Frederick Francis (1302); (4) Robert Leroy (1307); (5) Walter Murray b NL, March 23, 1915; vet WWII; (6) James Edward b NL, July 21, 1918; att NLHS; vet WWII; m Dora M. (Crandlemere) Holmes, of Sunapee & has James Edward, Jr .; now res Lebanon; (7) Marjorie b NL, Aug. 4, 1920; att NLHS; m Arthur F. Valley, mechanic, of Bradford & has Arthur Fred & June.
1304. SIMPSON, MARY CAROLYN (FORNELL) b Pittsfield, June 10, 1906 ch of John Henry & Hulda Marie (Vi- cander) Fornell. Res NL since 1933. Came to NL from Cleveland, O., 1933. Att Whitestown (Pa.) schools. m Wind- sor, Vt., Aug. 22, 1934 Frederick Francis Simpson (1302) of NL.
1305. SIMPSON, MYRTLE FLOR- ENCE (GOINGS) b NL, ch of Fred W. & Mary (Murray) Goings (487 & 491). Res NL c. 1905-06; since c. 1910. m NL, July 3, 1906 Joseph Francis Simpson (1303) of NL. Christian Scien- tist. (nfdr)
1306. SIMPSON, NELLIE (BLACK) b Greenwich, R. I .; m Robert Leroy Simpson (1307). (nfdr)
1307. SIMPSON, ROBERT LEROY laborer; poultry-man b NL, March 27, 1913 ch of Joseph Francis & Myrtle Florence (Goings) Simpson (1303 & 1305). Res NL since 1913. Att West Part Sch. m Nellie Black (1306). Rob- ert & Nellie have 5 ch: (1) Robert Le- roy, Jr. b NL, Aug. 6, 1934; (2) Har- old Allen b NL, March 3, 1937; (3) Clyde Francis b NL, March 14, 1939; (4) Margaret Ellen b NL, Oct. 1, 1941; (5) Joseph Edward b NL, June 2, 1943.
1308. SLADEN, ELIZABETH (LEF- FERTS) b Plainfield, N. J., Oct. 3, 1878 ch of Frederick Raymond & Eliza- beth Morris (Waring) Lefferts. Res NL since 1941. m NYC, Oct. 8, 1903 Fred Winchester Sladen (1310), ÚSA.
1309. SLADEN, ELIZABETH MOR- RIS registrar, CJC b West Pt., N. Y. ch of Fred Winchester & Elizabeth (Lef- ferts) Sladen. Res NL since 1941. Mil. service WWII: WAC, Sept. 26, '43-Jan. 2, '45.
1310. SLADEN, FRED WINCHES- TER Major Gen., USA b Lowell, Mass., Nov. 24, 1867; d NL, July 10, 1945. Ch of Joseph Alton & Martha (Winches- ter) Sladen. Res NL 1941-45. US Mil. Academy, 1890. During WWI command-
ed 5th Brig., 3rd Div .; awarded DSM, DSC, Legion of Honneur, Croix de Guerre, 2 palms; sup't USMA, 1922-26. m NYC, Oct. 8, 1903 Elizabeth Lefferts (1308) of NYC. Fred & Elizabeth had 2 ch: (1) Elizabeth Morris (1309); (2) Fred Winchester, Jr. b Vancouver Bar- racks, Wash; USA; in WWII awarded Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart; m Margaret Arringdale of Easton, Md., & has Patricia Ann & Fred Winchester III.
1311. SMITH, ALMINA CAROLINE (KNOWLTON) (BARTON) b NL, Oct. 5, 1900 ch of Willie Martin & Mary Sophronia (Stanley) Knowlton* (717 & 713). Res NL 1900-1922; since 1935. Came to NL from Ardmore, Pa., 1935; went from NL to Melrose, Mass., 1922. CA '17; Salem (Mass.) Normal School '19. Taught grade school Quincy, Mass., 1919-22. School Board, 1937-45; Central School Building Committee. Member: NL Baptist Church; NL Grange; Womans Club; clerk, NL Service Organization. m 2 times: (1) NL, Aug. 23, 1922 Mason Byron Barton of Grantham; b Grantham, Sept. 14, 1895; d Ardmore, Pa., Feb. 12, 1935; ch of Loyal & Caroline (Mason) Barton* (55 & 52); Colgate U. '20; in- spector, Factory Mutual Insurance Co .; mil. service WWI: April, 1918-May, 1919; Toul Sector, St. Mihiel, Mouse Argonne; 309th Field Artillery, Ist Lt .; (2) NL, May 10, 1941 Orra Andrews Smith (1323) of NL. Almina & Mason had 3 ch: (1) Jane (54); (2) Carlton Frye b NL, Aug. 3, 1926; emp in Boston; grad NLHS & Colgate U. '49; mil. service WWII: Feb .- Nov. '45 in pilot training, USAF; m Eleanor Vinita Gay (cf. 467) of NL; now res Boston, Mass .; (3) Mary Luette b Ardmore, Pa., Feb. 16, 1931; NLHS '48; UNH, class of '52.
1312. SMITH, ALMOND H. Tax- payer NL 1913-20. Bookkeeper for Charles E. Shepard. Believed to have m a Flor- ence Clark of Andover. (nfda)
1313. SMITH, DAISY DEAN (Tax- payer NL 1950. (nfdr)
1314. * SMITH, DORRIS MAY tour- ist home proprietor b NL, Feb. 18, 1899 ch of Reverdy Frederick & Lizzie Belle (Andrews) Smith (1324 & 1318). Res NL since 1899. CA, '17 & Keene Normal School '19. Former teacher. Tax Col- lector since 1944. Past pres. Womans Club; past pres. Hosp. Aid; PNG Re- bekahs; 13 yrs on Hospital Board-2 as sec'y, 9 as treas., & 2 as director (1931- 44). Member NL Baptist Church & Clerk, 1944-50.
1315. SMITH, ELMER E. chauffeur b Dayton, O., c. 1862 ch of Isaac & Sarah (Archer) Smith. Tax-payer NL 1909-16. m (2) NL, Sept. 16, 1907 Lu- ella S. (French) (Dustin) Spofford* (1319) of NL. (nfda)
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1316. SMITH, FLORENCE STUART (PILSBURY) b Wilmot, Jan. 7, 1892 ch of William & Emily Gertrude (Davis) Pilsbury (1058 & 1057). Res NL 1900-21. Came to NL from Wilmot Flat, 1900 & went from NL to Titusville, Fla., 1921. CA, '12; att Keene Normal Sch .; studied voice under Florence B. Griffin* (524) of NL & Charles Conant of Concord. Teacher NL & Newport; soloist; Bap- tist Church, NL, Concord, & Titusville, Fla., & in Methodist Church, Newport. Member: Baptist Church. Rebekah; Re- gent, Indian River Chapter, DAR, Titus- ville, Fla .; past pres. Titusville (Fla.) Womans Club; past pres. Indian River City Garden Club; past vice-pres. Bre- vard Ct. (Fla.) Federation of Womans Clubs; member PEO sorority. m NL, Aug. 31, 1921 Millard Bennett Smith of Titusville, Fla .; b Hawks Park, Fla. Dec. 5, 1893 ch of Edward Love & Elizabeth (Bennett) Smith; attorney, state's at- torney 1924-32, & since 1932 circuit judge (Fla. courts) ; grad CA '16 & Stetson U. Law School' '19; vet WWI. Florence & Millard have had 1 ch: Millard Bennett, Jr., b NL, Aug. 15, 1925; d Orlando, Fla., May 23, 1927. Florence Smith now res Titusville, Fla.
1317. *SMITH, HERBERT G. b Springfield, Jan. 6, 1872; d NL, Oct. 2, 1937. Ch of Gilman & Rosina (Smith) Smith (1326). Probably res NL 1894-1937. Herbert Smith had been married. (nfda)
1318. * SMITH, LIZZIE BELLE (AN- DREWS) b Sutton, Nov. 13, 1864 ch of George & Mary (Eastman) Andrews. Res NL 1893-1952. Came to NL from Sutton, 1891 (to teach) & from Franklin, 1893 (to live). Att Simonds HS (Warner) & Tilton Seminary. Taught school in North, West, & Low Plain districts. Member: NL Baptist Church; PNG Re- bekahs; Past pres Womans Aid. m Sut- ton, May 3, 1892 Reverdy Frederick Smith (1324) of NL.
1319. *SMITH, LUELLA S. (FRENCH) (DUSTIN) (SPOFFORD) b Springfield, Dec. 1, 1866; d Framing- ham, Mass., March 2, 1925. Ch of Wil- liam & Ellen (Woodman) French (440 & 433). Probably res NL 1897 to 1917 when she was no longer a resident tax- payer. m 3 times: (1) Dustin; (2) Nov. 16, 1895 Fred N. Spofford of Ches- ter; b Chester; d NL, July 6, 1897 ae. 28; ch of Benjamin & Abbie J. (Smith) Spofford; mechanic; (3) NL, Sept. 16, 1907 Elmer E. Smith (1315) of Newton, Mass. (nfda)
1320. SMITH, MABEL (FOSTER) b Claremont. Wife of Victor Smith (1329) . Now res Durham.
1321. SMITH, MARION (KIMBALL) b Peterboro, April 6, 1891; d NL, Aug. 9, 1929. Ch of Fred Benoni & Martha Ann (Russell) Kimball. Res NL 1912- 29. Came to NL from Greenville, 1912.
Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, 1910. Member Congregational Church, Green- ville, & Greenville Grange. Ass't to cook at CA. m Greenville, July 28, 1912 Wil- liam Adoniram Smith* (1330) of NL.
1322. *SMITH, MARION ISABEL (KNOWLTON) (LINDSEY) b NL, Sept. 3, 1895 ch of Willie Martin & Mary Sophronia (Stanley) Knowlton (717 & 713). Res NL 1895-1919; 1933-47. Went from NL to Pittsfield, Mass., 1919, & returned to NL from there, 1933; went from NL to Chelmsford, Mass., 1947. CA, '12; Salem (Mass.) Normal Sch., '16; studied piano at N. E. Conservatory of Music, Boston, Mass. Teacher, Salem, Mass., before m. m 2 times: (1) NL, Oct. 27, 1919 John Henry Lindsey (757) of Pittsfield, Mass .; (2) NL, Dec. 25, 1947 Frederick Smith* (cf. 1324) of Chelmsford, Mass. Marion Smith
now res Chelmsford, Mass.
1323. SMITH, ORRA ANDREWS poultryman b NL, Sept. 13, 1900 ch of Reverdy Frederick & Lizzie Belle (An- drews) Smith* (1324 & 1318). Res NL since 1900. CA '19; att special poultry courses at UNH. Emp Willow Farm, 1921-29; Red Bird Farm in Wrentham, Mass., 4 yrs; with Edgar Knowlton (704) 1938-46; established own poultry business, 1946. Member: NL Baptist Church & NL Grange. m NL, May 10, 1941 Almina Caroline (Knowlton) Barton (1311) of NL.
1324. * SMITH, REVERDY FREDER- ICK contractor & builder b Springfield, Feb. 10, 1862; d NL Dec. 19, 1932. Ch of William Plummer & Rhoda Maria (Spooner) Smith (1325). Res NL 1877- 1932. Came to NL from Manchester, 1877. Att CA. Builder of Colby Hill School, 1906, IOOF Hall, NL Hospital, 1923 & several summer & yr. round resi- dences. Member: NL Baptist Church, IOOF; charter member, NL Grange. m 2 times: (1) Ida May Danforth of Dan- bury; b Danbury; d Danbury, Feb. 4, 1894 ae 28-9-28; ch of Adoniram & Eme- line S. (Messer) Danforth; (2) Sutton, May 3, 1892 Lizzie Belle Andrews (1318) of Sutton. Reverdy & Ida had 1 ch: William Adoniram (1330). Reverdy & Lizzie had 3 ch: (1) Frederick b NL, Aug. 18, 1896; clerk; CA '14, Lowell Commercial College '16, & Bentley Sch. of Accounting '33; m Edna Mae Day of Westford, Mass. & had Arlene Esther & Evelyn Ruth; m (2) Marion (Knowlton) Lindsey (1322), sec'y, of NL; now res Chelmsford, Mass .; (2) Dorris May (1314); (3) Orra Andrews (1323).
1325. *SMITH, RHODA MARIA (SPOONER) b Enfield, July 5, 1823; d NL, Jan. 24, 1911. Ch of Joseph & Pa- tience (Gove) Spooner. Res NL 1877- 1911. Came to NL from Manchester, 1877. m April 2, 1840 William Plummer Smith of Springfield; b Epping (?), Jan. 6, 1819; d Manchester, Aug. 10, 1872;
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ch of Israel & Betsy (-) Smith; farm- er & brick mason. Rhoda & William had 8 ch: (1) Andalusia b May 1, 1841; has d; m Hiram Barney of Grafton & had Warren Frederick, Fannie, Edward I .; (2) Cornelia G. (210); (3) Francina D. · b Dec. 13, 1844; has d; m Rufus Hall of Grantham & had Leon, Villa E., Earl E., & Ralph A. (1537); (4) Orra H. b Jan. 24, 1847; d NL, Sept. 13, 1879; reform school worker; m Jennie Young of Manchester; (5) Converse P. b June 23, 1849; d April 24, 1850; (6) Ann E. b Springfield, Nov. 10, 1851; d NL, Dec. 15, 1916; m Thomas M. Hoyt of Graf- ton; (7) Elzina M. (707); (8) Reverdy Frederick (1324).
1326. * SMITH, ROSINA M. (SMITH) (COLBY) b Hardwick, Vt., March 13, 1840; d NL, June 3, 1916. Ch of Ellet M. & Kezia Maria (Ransom) Smith. Probably res NL 1894-1916. m 2 times: (1) Bailey K. Colby of Warner; (2) Sept. 29, 1867 Gilman H. Smith who d March 21, 1894. Rosina & Bailey had 2 ch: (1) Sarah E. b April 13, 1861; m Frank Colby of Sunapee & had Eva J. & Ronald b before 1899; res Claremont in 1899; (2) Frank B. b April 19, 1864; m Mattie Skinner of Sunapee & had no ch born before 1899; res Sunapee in 1899. Rosina & Gilman had 1 ch: Her- bert G. (1317). (nfda)
1327. * SMITH, SIDNEY A. salesman b NL, Aug. 30, 1870; d Boston, Mass., Feb. 21, 1931. Ch of David & Mehitable (Knight) Smith. Member Cadet Band & Heidelberg Lodge. Apparently res NL 1870-99 & tax-payer NL 1900-04. Un- married. (nfda)
1328. SMITH, THOMAS JEFFERSON laborer b Richville, Me., Feb. 8, 1871 ch of Eli C. & Eliza (Cole) Smith. Res NL since 1926. Came to NL from Franklin, 1926. Att Richville (Me.) schools. While in NL made home at the Reverdy Smith's (1324) where he always grew the best of vegetables-an excellent gar- dener.
1329. SMITH, VICTOR H. b Hud- son. Res NL 1923-34. Vet WWI. m Mabel Foster (1320). Victor & Mabel have 2 ch: (1) Malcolm Victor b Clare- mont, Oct. 1, 1921; (2) Martin Foster b NL, June 24, 1924. Victor Smith now res Durham.
1330. * SMITH, WILLIAM ADONI- RAM carpenter b NL, Aug. 13, 1887 ch of Reverdy & Ida May (Danforth) Smith (1324). Res NL 1887-1888; 1895-1934. Went from NL to Danbury, 1888, & re- turned to NL from there, 1895; went from NL to Newmarket, 1934. Att CA. Emp. Portsmouth Navy Yard 1936-46. Member: NL Baptist Church; Heidelberg Lodge (PNG); King Solomons Lodge (past master). m 3 times: (1) Green- ville, July 28, 1912 Marion Kimball
(1321) of Greenville; (2) NL, March 15, 1932 Viola Maud (Allen) McEachern of NL who now res Eliot, Me .; (3) Bos- cawen, Sept. 5, 1946 Olive Louise (Mor- rison) Littlefield of Boscawen; b Bos- cawen, March 9, 1888 ch of Samuel Wood & Bessie Lavina (Weeks) Morri- son; tel. operator, Penacook, 15 yrs .; member Methodist Church of Penacook. William & Marion had 3 ch: (1) Clyde Reverdy b Greenville, July 24, 1915; draftsman, B & M repair shops; Proctor Academy, '33 & UNH, '37; m Alice Brookings Lord of Concord & has Wil- liam Clyde & Claire Leola; now res Con- cord; (2) Lucille Irene b NL, Aug. 15, 1919; shoe worker; Newmarket HS, '37; member Community Church, Newmarket, & Legion Aux .; m Charles Edwin Edger- ly, laborer, of Newmarket & has had Robert Charles, Fred Ellwood, & Rich- ard Arthur (d) ; now res Newmarket; (3) Leola Genevieve b NL, June 15, 1923; Dover HS, '41 & att Keene Teachers Col .; member Chichester Grange; m Ray Wilson Munsey, television service- man, of Chichester & has Sharon Lee, Charlene Velna, & Maureen Rae; now res Chichester. William Smith now res Penacook.
1331. SNOW, HAROLD PEARSONS shoemaker b Harbor Grace, Newfound- land c. 1896 ch of Edgar & Elizabeth (Mercer) Snow. Res NL 1930-40. Came to NL from Nashua, 1930, & went from NL to Dover, 1940. Att schools of Har- bor Grace, Newfoundland, Methodist HS, & Nautical School. Mil. service WWI: Royal Newfoundland Regiment; dis- charged Dec. 24, 1918; WWII: entered Aug. 9, 1943 & discharged June 25, 1945; Asiatic Area Sept. '43-May '44; 133rd NCB. Re-enlisted in Naval Reserve, Aug. '45 & called to active duty Aug. 24, 1950; served Japan & Korea Aug. '50- May '51 & since Aug. '51; present rating MEB3. Volunteer fireman, NL. Episco- palian. Member Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF; service officer, NL Post 40 Am. Legion; Mason-Merrimack Lodge & Pen- tucket Chapter RAM, Haverhill, Mass .; VFW, Haverhill, Mass. m NL, June 30, 1926 Lura Emma Dean* (1332) of NL. Harold & Lura have 1 ch Janet Elizabeth b Nashua, Jan. 22, 1928; registered nurse; BS Columbia U. 1951 & nursing diploma from Presbyterian Hosp., NYC; now emp. Presbyterian Hosp .; now res NYC.
1332. * SNOW, LURA EMMA (DEAN) b NL, Sept. 6, 1896 ch of Edwin Albert & Janet (McCallum) Dean (331 & 1437). Res NL 1896-1919; 1930-40. Grad CA & BA, Colby Col., Waterville, Me. Teacher, 1919-26, during WWII, sub. teacher since war. Member NL Baptist Church. m NL, June 30, 1926 Harold Pearsons Snow (1331) of Nashua. Lura Snow now res Haverhill, Mass.
1333. SOUTHARD, LESLIE Tax-payer NL 1922-28. (nfda)
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1334. SPAULDING, HELEN vocation- al counselor & associate dean, CJC b Billerica, Mass., Sept. 5, 1914 ch of Roy & Edith (Mason) Spaulding. Res NL since 1943. Came to NL from Boston, Mass., 1943. BS, Simmons Col., '35; M.Ed., BU, '43; now working toward PhD at Syracuse U. Member: First Par- ish Church (Unitarian), Billerica, Mass., Pi Lambda Theta; Am. College Personnel Assn .; Nat'l Vocational Guidance Assn.
1335. SPAULDING, (JUNE) ELIZA- BETH (RICHARDSON) b Newport, March 16, 1923 ch of Fred Stevens & Jane W. (Stubbs) Richardson. Res NL 1941-45; since 1946. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1941; went from NL to Hart- ford, Conn., 1945, & returned to NL, 1946. Sunapee HS, '41; att Boston (Mass.) Clerical Sch. Sec'y, real estate office, Sunapee, 4 yrs .; sec'y to Ann F. Pardy, 1941-45; sec'y, YMCA, Hartford, Conn., 1945-46. Member: NL Baptist Church; Crystal Rebekah Lodge; Am. Legion Aux .; NL Womans Club; PTA; Hosp. Aid. m Syracuse, N. Y., May 19, 1944 Laurence Russell Spaulding (1336) of NL.
1336. SPAULDING, LAURENCE RUSSELL plumber b Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1924 ch of Russell & Rose May (Blakeman) Spaulding (1338 & 1337). Res NL since 1937. Came to NL from Syracuse, N. Y., 1937. NLHS, '42. Mil. service WWII: Jan. '43-Dec. '45, Pacific Theater, Seabees, SK tech., 2nd class. Member Heidelberg Lodge; Am. Legion (Commander, '50). m Syracuse, N. Y., May 19, 1944 (June) Elizabeth Richard- son (1335) of Sunapee. Laurence & Elizabeth have 3 ch: (1) Laurence Rus- sell, Jr. b NL, Sept. 18, 1946; (2) Doug- las Frederick b NL, March 22, 1949; (3) Fayne Elizabeth b NL, Aug. 27, 1951.
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