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1478. * WHIPPLE, HENRIETTA KIMBALL (HERSEY) b Sanbornton Bridge (now Tilton); d NL, Sept. 18, 1910 ae. 79-11-8. Ch of Amos Kimball & Dorothy Smart (Hersey) Hersey. Res NL 1850-1910. Came to NL from Tilton, 1850. m June 9, 1850 Solomon Mason Whipple, M.D .* of NL; b Croydon, July 28, 1830; d NL, Jan. 16, 1884; ch of David & Sally (Cutting) Whipple. Henrietta & Solomon had 2 ch: (1) Ashley Cooper b NL, Feb. 4, 1852; d Ashland, April 4 ,1880; physician; grad CA & MD from Dartmouth; m Frances Anna Hoyt of Ashland (now d) & had George Hoyt (m) & Ashley (a girl) (m) ; Mason, Odd Fellow; (2) Amos Hersey (1477) .
1479. *WHITCOMB, BERNETTE SAMANTHA music teacher b NL, Feb. 14, 1870; d c. 1947. Ch of Ruel & Lucy Ann (Woodbury) Whitcomb (1482). Prob- ably res NL most of her life. Grad. CA (music course). Accomplished musician- piano & organ.
1480. * WHITCOMB, EDWIN RUEL welder, scythe works b NL, Aug. 13, 1848; d NL, Oct. 2, 1925. Ch of Ruel & Samantha Rhoda (Crosby) Whitcomb (cf. 1482). Res NL 1848-c. 1888; before 1900-1925. m 3 times: (1) Abby. E. Dickey of Wilmot* who d Oct. 14, 1876; (2) Alpha G. Meader* of Gardiner, Me., who d June 13, 1883; (3) July 19, 1885 Nellie E. Dill* (1483) of Gardiner, Me. Edwin & Nellie had 2 ch: (1) died at birth; (2) Brainard Edwin b Aug. 29, 1892; m (1) Grace Mary Housington who d & m (2) Leona M. Greenwood; now res Springfield, Vt.
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1481. WHITCOMB, KATHLEEN
HAMILTON (LOVETT) b Chicago, Ill., ch of Antoine deBeelen & Katharine Hamilton (Bogart) Lovett. Res NL since 1942. Came to NL from Brookline, Mass., 1942. Att DeLancey Sch., Geneva, N. Y. m Geneva, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1907 Arthur Dutton Whitcomb of Boston, Mass .; b Boston, Mass., Aug. 23, 1873; d NL, Sept. 7, 1947; ch of John Davis & Mary (Moses) Whitcomb.
1482. *WHITCOMB, LUCY ANN (WOODBURY) b Wilmot; d NL, Sept. 15, 1913, ae. 76-11-14. Ch of John & Nancy (Wells) Woodbury & sister of Charlton Woodbury (1526). Res NL 1869-1913. Came to NL from Wilmot, 1869. m Jan. 7, 1869 Ruel Whitcomb* of NL; b Newport, Dec. 20, 1822; d NL, Oct. 16, 1902; ch of Parmenas & Rua (Hurd) Whitcomb; scythe temperer, scythe works, 40 yrs .; established Cliff House. Lucy & Ruel had 1 ch: Bernette Samantha (1479). (n.b .: By his 1st m to Samantha Rhoda Crosby*, Ruel had 1 ch: Edwin Ruel, 1480).
1483. * WHITCOMB, NELLIE E. (DILL) b Gardiner, Me., Feb. 19, 1859; d NL, Dec. 22, 1926. Ch of Joseph E. & Sarah (Osborne) Dill. Res NL 1885- 88; before 1900-26. Came to NL from Gardiner, Me., 1885. m July 19, 1885 Edwin Ruel Whitcomb* (1480).
1484. * WHITNEY, BURKE M. farmer b NL, Oct. 26, 1849; d Concord, Oct. 25, 1929. Ch of Gilman H. & Sarah Jane (Durgin) Whitney (1488). Res Nebraska & So. Dakota 17 yrs .; returned to NL to care for parents; went from NL to Biddeford, Me., 1905. Un-married.
1485. * WHITNEY, CHARLES STORY farmer b NL, March 1, 1837; d NL, March 28, 1914. Res NL 1837-1914. Att Elkins sch. Rep. to Gen. Court, 1887. Member Elkins Society & King Solomon's Lodge. m Jan. 5, 1865 Laura Ann Pear- son(s)* (1487) of Sutton. Charles & Laura had 2 ch: (1) Carrie Evelyn b NL, Jan. 6, 1866; has d; Baptist & Grange member; m Frank Reed, farmer, of Unity (now d) & had Edgar Neal (d), Charles Whitney (m & d), Albert Leroy (m); (2) George William (1486).
1486. * WHITNEY, GEORGE WIL- LIAM b NL, May 25, 1878; d July 6, 1951. Ch of Charles Story & Laura Ann (Pearson(s) ) Whitney (1485 & 1487). Res NL 1878-1924. Went from NL to Antrim, 1924. Att Elkins sch. Farmer, teamster, woodsman, & truck-man. Un- married.
1487. *WHITNEY, LAURA ANN (PEARSON(S) ) b Sutton, Sept. 16, 1841; d NL, March 18, 1911. Ch of Uriah & Laura (Bailey) Pearson(s). Res NL 1865-1911. Came to NL from Sut- ton, 1865. Att Sutton schools. Baptist. Member OES. m Penacook, Jan. 5, 1865
Charles Story Whitney* (1485) of NL.
1488. * WHITNEY, SARAH JANE (DURGIN) b Andover, May 31, 1825; d Biddeford, Me., Aug. 17, 1915. Ch of Nathan Durgin. Res NL after 1848 for a few years; 1890-1905. Came to NL from Franklin, 1890; went from NL to Biddeford, Me., 1905. Spiritualist. m Nov. 16, 1848 Gilman H. Whitney* of Wilmot; b Henniker, Nov. 30, 1819; d NL, Feb. 23, 1897; Ch of Alexander & Lydia (Foster) Whitney; brick-yard worker, Hooksett; hat factory emp., Methuen, Mass .; farmer; saw & clapboard mill operator, Wilmot; tinware peddler thru- out Merrimack Cy., 25 yrs. (hdqtrs., Franklin); returned to NL, 1890; Spiri- tualist; member Merrimack Lodge IOOF & Meridian Lodge F & AM, Franklin. Sarah & Gilman had 4 ch: (1) Burke M. (1484); (2) Walter G. b June 29, 1852; d Aug. 6, 1854; (3) Frank S. b Aug. 4, 1855; Aug. 10, 1856; (4) Walter Frank b May 9, 1859; d Dec. 27, 1863.
1489. *WHITTEMORE, ESTHER MAY (CROSS) b NL, Jan. 31, 1897 ch of Job Clapp & Kate (Fowler) Cross (279 & 559). Res NL since 1897. CA '15. Member NL Baptist Church; NL Grange; Rebekahs (Past Grand & Past Dis. Deputy Pres.); King's Daughters. m NL, Oct. 13, 1928 Frederick Eli Whit- temore (1490) of NL.
1490. WHITTEMORE, FREDERICK ELI state road employee b Enfield, Sept. 2, 1907; d NL, March 8, 1933. Ch of Walter & Bertha (Lewis) Whittemore. Res NL 1927-33. Came to NL from San Antonio, Texas, 1927. Served in regular Army 3 yrs. Member: Methodist Church; NL Grange-Steward; Nat'l Guard. m NL, Oct. 13, 1928 Esther May Cross* (1489) of NL. Frederick & Esther had 3 ch: (1) Charles Fowler b NL, May 13, 1929; NLHS '47; emp. NL Locker Plant until call to service, 1951; m Betty Jane Call (cf. 161) of Sutton; (2) Harold Lewis b NL, Jan. 5, 1931; NLHS '50; entered USAF, Dec. 50; (3) Mary Esther b NL, Oct. 22, 1933; NLHS, '51.
1491. WHITTEN, ALICE LORRAINE b Manchester, ch of Guy Frederick & Maria Elizabeth (Oney)* Whitten (829). Tax-payer NL since 1923; summer res. (nfdr)
1492. * WHITTIER, HAMILTON MESSER b NL, June 13, 1866; d Oak- land, Me., June 13, 1944. Ch of Almon Bond & Elizabeth (Messer) Whittier ** & brother of Antoinette W. Morey* (934). Res NL as a boy & young man & tax- payer NL 1900-21. Scythemaker & plater; foreman, scythe works. m Wilmot, Oct. 12, 1890 Myrtie May Adams* (1493) of Wilmot. Hamilton & Myrtie had 3 ch: (1) Maude Isabelle b Bennington, Feb. 6, 1891; att Elkins & No. Newport schools; m Gustav Robert Forsberg, scythe plater, of No. Newport (now d) & had
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Isabel Whittier (m), Arnold Hamilton (m), Beverly May (m), & Christina (d); now res Oakland, Me .; (2) Gladys May b Newport, Nov. 14, 1892; att Elkins & No. Newport schools; m (1) ยท Willard Richards of Nova Scotia & m (2) Albert Wilson of Enfield & has had Natalie Ethel (d), Cynthia Maud (m), Cameron Francis, Louise Elinor (m),
Clifford Whittier, Elizabeth Margaret (m); res Enfield; (3) Andrew Robert b NL, Jan. 6, 1901; home appliance store emp .; m (1) Louise Bayliss of Mass. & m (2) Cammie - ; in service WWII; no ch; now res New Orleans, La. ( ** Al- mon B. Whittier d Manchester; Eliza- beth M. Whittier d NL, Feb. 1, 1904).
1493. * WHITTIER, MYRTIE MAY (ADAMS) b Wilmot, April 2, 1874; d No. Newport, Sept. 20, 1916. Ch of Sylvester & Addie Isabelle (Morey) Adams (cf. 944). m Wilmot, Oct. 12, 1890 Hamilton Messer Whittier* (1492) of NL. Att Elkins church & was Grange member.
1494. WIGGINS, EMILY MAY (KNIVETON) housemother; matron b Derby, England, Aug. 2, 1871 ch of Gilbert Kniveton & Elizabeth Ann (Peters) Kniveton. Res NL 1912-21. Came to NL from Greenville, 1912; went from NL to Greenville, 1921. Att public schools of Swampscott, Mass., & Bryant & Stratton Business Col., Boston, Mass. m Greenville, June 16, 1897 Hiram New- ton Wiggins of Greenville; b Young's Cove, N. B., Feb. 17, 1868; d Southern Pines, N. C., Dec. 23, 1899; ch of Ebenezer & Margaret (Fairweather) Wig- gins; Baptist minister in Stratham, 1892- 96 & Greenville, 1896-99. Emily & Hiram had 2 ch: (1) Gilbert Newton (1495) ; (2) Margaret Elizabeth b Greenville, Aug. 7, 1899; CA, '17; m William G. La- Pierre, upholsterer, of Greenville & has Lawrence Gilbert (m), Howard Newton (m), Carolyn Elsie (m), & Sylvia Flor- ence; now res Belfast, Me. Emily Wig- gins now Belfast, Me.
1495. WIGGINS, GILBERT NEWTON carpenter & builder b Greenville, Aug. 9, 1898 ch of Rev. Hiram Newton & Emily May (Kniveton) Wiggins (1494). Res NL 1912-33. Came to NL from Greenville, 1912; went from NL to Ber- lin, 1933. CA, '17; UNH, '21. Mil. service: Dec. 6, 1940-June 4, 1946; Col., Sig. Corps; Dir. Engr. Div. & Supply Div., Ft. Monmouth, N. J .; Hdqtrs., AFWESPAC Manila, P. I .; 2 citations, Philippine Liberation & Am. Defense Medals; now in Army Reserves. Mem- ber NL Baptist Church; King Solomon's Lodge (Master, 1929-30); NL Grange (Steward). Scoutmaster, NL Troop, 1928- 33. Active in plans for Endowment Fund, NL Hospital. m 2 times: (1) NL, July 17, 1926 Doris Thompson Nelson (1052) of NL; (2) Bedford, Pa., Dec. 27, 1946 Dortha Rinard of Mt. Savage, Md .; b
Ellerslie, Md., ch of Walter & Alberta (Bohn) Rinard. Gilbert & Doris had 3 ch: (1) Richard Nelson b NL, Feb. 20, 1927; carpenter; Red Bank (N. J.) HS, '45; att UNH 1 yr., has served USA; m Ethel M. Harding; now res Amityville, LI, NY; (2) Rowland Kniveton b NL, April 19, 1928; farmer & electrician; Red Bank (N. J.) HS, '46; m Eleanor Har- riett (Murray) Sisk (cf. 976) of NL; now serving USAF; (3) Nancy Ellen b Woodsville, Dec. 21, 1936; now res Amityville, N. Y. Gilbert Wiggins now res Moultonboro.
1496. WILKINS, EFFIE M. Tax-payer NL 1939-47. Res Elkins. Now res Bos- cawen. (nfdr)
1497. WILKINS, EVELYN M. (SHEP- ARD) b NL, May 23, 1909 ch of Charles Everett & Maude Jewett (Her- sey) Shepard# (1264 & 1276). Res NL 1909-38, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. Went from NL to Newport. CA, '28; PG course, CA, '29; Lesley Sch., Cam- bridge, Mass., '31. Taught kindergarten, Dewey Sch., Concord, 1932-38; pvt. kin- dergarten, own home, 1944-47. m NL, May 3, 1936 Sherman Wilkins of New- port; b Henniker, Dec. 6, 1909 ch of Charles Abbott & Eleanor (Howell) Wil- kins; chief inspector, NH Motor Vehicle Dept. Evelyn & Sherman have 1 ch Judith Ann b Dec. 7, 1940. Evelyn Wil- kins now res Newport.
1498. WILLARD, MABEL ESTHER (PINGREE) b NL, March 1, 1904; d NL, Dec. 18, 1931. Ch of John Dole & Mary Elizabeth (Waterman) Pingree (1064 & 1066). Res NL 1904-30. Att Keene Normal Sch. 1922-24. Teacher: Temple 3 yrs. & Brookline 1 yr. m NL, Oct. 4, 1930 Herbert Andrew Willard of Temple; b Concord, ch of Charles & Florence (Hadley) Willard; poultryman; now res Temple.
1499. WILLEY, MARY H. Tax-payer NL 1937-42 & emp at CJC during that time. (nfda)
1500. * WILLIAMS, CLIFTON LEON b NL, Aug. 24, 1881 ch of Roger & Har- riet (Farnum) Williams (1512) of NL. Res NL as a boy & tax-payer NL since 1909. m NL, Dec. 25, 1901 Octavia B. Lull (1511) of NL. Clifton & Octavia have had 2 ch: (1) Roger Milton d May 4, 1903; (2) Ervine Drake (1502).
1501. * WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH M. (BROWN) b Henniker, Feb. 24, 1859; d NL, April 26, 1929. Ch of Whitman & Abby (Cressy) Brown. Res NL c. 1875-1929. Came to NL from Newbury, c. 1875. Member NL Baptist Church & Star Circle Kings Daughters. m NL, Dec. 16, 1878 Harrison Bugbee Williams* (1508) of NL.
1502. WILLIAMS, ERVINE DRAKE owner-operator Williams Laundry b
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Franklin, May 12, 1905 ch of Clifton* & Octavia (Lull) Williams (1500 & 1511). Res NL since 1909 except for a few yrs. shortly after his m. Att NL schools. Member Fire Co. Baptist. m Sunapee, July 18, 1925 Grace Elizabeth Dickey (1505) of NL. Ervine & Grace have had 3 ch: (1) Elizabeth d in infancy; (2) Roger Reuben b NL, Oct. 19, 1930; NLHS, '48; now serving USA; (3) Cal- vin John b NL, Oct. 17, 1939. (Laundry built 1937; has gradually developed a fully equipped steam laundry.)
1503. WILLIAMS, FREDERICK GARFIELD master plumber b Norwich, Conn., Jan. 18, 1887 ch of Frederick & Delia (Barker) Williams. Res NL since 1921. Came to NL from Dedhamn, Mass., 1921. Att Norwich (Conn.) schools & served apprenticeship of 6 yrs. Licensed plumber, Mass. Member: NL Baptist Church; King Solomon's Lodge; PNG, Heidelberg Lodge. m Providence, R. I., July 16, 1913 Hannah Virginia Miller (1507) of Providence, R. I. No ch.
1504. * WILLIAMS, GEORGE H. A. farmer b NL, May 6, 1852; d Boscawen, Nov. 4, 1925. Ch of John Williams, III, & Lydia (Bugbee). Res NL 1852-1925. Took summer guests until death of Mrs. Williams. m NL, Sept. 8, 1881 Emily Eastman* of NL; adopted ch of Horace & Betsey (Davis) Clark; d NL, May 13, 1889, ae. 46; wove carpets. George & Emily had 2 ch: (1) Ollie b NL, Dec. 2, 1882; d NL, March 21, 1883; (2) Chester Leighton (adopted) b Nov. 6 (or 8), 1884; d NL, May 27, 1903; farm- er; att NL hill sch .; member NL Band.
1505. WILLIAMS, GRACE ELIZA- BETH (DICKEY) b Sutton, Sept. 27, 1908 ch of Reuben Ernest* & Bertha Eunice (Lanphear) Dickey (649). Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Bris- tol, Conn., 1928. Att Sutton schools. m Sunapee, July 18, 1925 Ervine Drake Williams (1502) of NL.
1506. WILLIAMS, GUY FLOYD, SR. science instructor, CJC b Embden, Me., June 24, 1884 ch of Daniel Kingman & Margaret (Berry) Williams. Res NL since 1931. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1931. AB, Bates Col., '08; MA, Yale U., '10. Sup't of schools, Salem-Athens Union (Me.), 1912-16 & Ashland-Holderness Union, 1925-29. Member: NL Baptist Church (Deacon); Heidelberg Lodge. Grand Master & Grand Chaplain, IOOF, NH Jurisdiction & Grand Rep. to Sov- ereign Grand Lodge. m Upper Wood- stock, N. B., June 16, 1915 Sara Viola Wallace (1513) of Lewiston, Me. Guy & Sara have 4 ch: (1) Bernard Edwin b Athens, Me., Jan. 12, 1917; music teach- er; B. Mus. & MA, Boston U .; mil. service WWII: Feb. 2, '42-Dec. 20, '45, 111th Inf., 69th AGF Band; Christian Scientist; 32nd deg. Mason; now res La- conia; (2) Herbert Otis (1510); (3) Guy
Floyd, Jr. b July 11, 1924; NLHS, '42; att UNH; mil. service WWII: pfc, USA, Aug., '43-Feb., '46; ETO Campaign Rib- bon, Good Conduct & Victory Medals; emp. by FW Woolworth; member Trini- tarian Congregational Church; m Grace Louise Greene, sec'y, of Wollaston, Mass., & has Guy Floyd, III; now res Malden, Mass .; (4) Wallace Judson b NL, Nov. 10, 1932; NLHS, '50 & att UNH; now emp AS Little & Son, Inc.
1507. WILLIAMS, HANNAH VIR- GINIA (MILLER) b near Providence, R. I., Feb. 4, 1887 ch of John B. & Mary Emily (Garrett) Miller. Res NL since 1921. Came to NL from Dedham, Mass., 1921. Att Taunton (Mass.) schools & R. I. Commercial Sch .; night sch., 2 yrs. Emp. as stenographer 3-4 yrs. before m. Member: NL Baptist Church. m Providence, R. I., July 16, 1913 Fred- erick Garfield Williams (1503) of Provi- dence, R. I.
1508. * WILLIAMS, HARRISON BUG- BEE farmer & teamster b NL, April 24, 1845; d NL, Feb. 5, 1920. Ch of John Williams, III, & Lydia (Bugbee) & brother of George (1504) & of Weltha W. Messer (919). Res NL 1845-1920. Att Burpee Hill school. Carried freight for local stores in his youth; built barn & blacksmith shop on Williams' farm (now occ. by daughter Edith). m NL, Dec. 16, 1878 Elizabeth M. Brown* (1501) of NL. Harrison & Elizabeth had 4 ch: (1) Addie May (701); (2) Edith Belle (749); (3) Ethel Cressy b NL, Oct. 10, 1887; sec'y & stenographer; CA, 1907; sec'y in firm of Stephen W. Phillips, Boston, since 1911; member Christian Adventist Church, Melrose, Mass .; now res Melrose, Mass .; (4) Nellie Bugbee b NL, Dec. 13, 1888; att Burpee Hill school & CA; m Phillip W. Kent, auto salesman (now retired), of New Bed- ford, Mass., & had Thelma Elizabeth (d); now res So. Dartmouth, Mass.
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1510. WILLIAMS, HERBERT OTIS automobile dealer b No. Anson, Me .. Aug. 20, 1919 ch of Guy Floyd Williams, Sr. & Sara Viola (Wallace). Res NL since 1931. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1931. Grad NLHS & BS, UNH, '42. Mil. service WWII: AAFTTC Miami Beach, Fla., & Lowry Field, Colo .; Overseas Re- placement Pool, Jefferson Bks., Mo., LAPE, Los Angeles, Cal .; Captain, liaison to Chinese AF, Chungking; Am. Theater Ribbon & Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon w/2 battle stars; Chinese Army, Navy & Air Force Medal. Member: NL Baptist Church (chmn, exec. comm.); NL Outing Club (v-pres.); Am. Legion; Hosp. Bd. (treas.). Director, Dart- mouth Lake Sunapee Region Assn. m NL, Jan. 20, 1946 Winifred Little (1514) of NL. Herbert & Winifred have 1 ch: Michael Otis b NL, Oct. 24, 1951.
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1511. WILLIAMS, OCTAVIA BELLE (LULL) b Wilmot, Aug. 16, 1883 ch of Milton Sargent & Isabel Francis (Chase) Lull (809 & 805). Att Concord schools. m NL, Dec. 25, 1901 Clifton Leon Wil- liams* (1500) of NL.
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1512. * WILLIAMS, ROGER b NL, June 28, 1848; d NL, July 24, 1927 (widowed). Ch of John Williams, 3rd & Lydia (Bugbee) & brother of Harri- son* (1508), of Weltha W. Messer* (919), & of George* (1504). Res NL most of his life. Emp. scythe works. m May 10, 1871 Harriet Page Farnum* of NL; b Newport, March 25, 1846; d Newport, June 19, 1900; ch of Benjamin & Delia S. (Gile) Farnum. Roger & Har- riet had 3 ch: (1) Ernest Elwell b NL, Feb. 17, 1872; m Florence J. Bevis & in 1899 was res Fitchburg, Mass .; (2) Ruby May (811); (3) Clifton Leon (1500).
1513. WILLIAMS, SARA VIOLA (WALLACE) reg. nurse b Haynesville, N. B., Feb. 19, 1888 ch of Samuel Jud- son & Edith Murilla (Knox) Wallace. Res NL since 1931. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1931. Central Me. Gen Hosp. (Lewiston, Me.), '10. Member: NL Bap- tist Church; Hosp. Aid; Womans Aid; Crystal Rebekah Lodge; NL Womans Club; NL Garden Club. m Upper Wood- stock N. B., June 16, 1915 Guy Floyd Williams, Sr. (1506) of Solon, Me.
1514. WILLIAMS, WINIFRED AR- LENE (LITTLE) b Franklin, Feb. 8, 1919 ch of A(rthur) Stanley & Marion (Shepard) * Little (758 & 760). Res NL since 1919. Att CJC & Stetson U .; grad. Wheelock Col., '41. Teacher before m. Ballot Clerk, 1948-50. Member: NL Bap- tist Church; NL Womans Club: Am. Legion Aux .; Hosp. Aid; NL Outing Club. m NL, Jan. 20, 1946 Herbert Otis Williams (1510) of NL.
1515. WILM, CLARA LOUISE b Ithaca, N. Y., May 27, 1905 ch of Emil Carl & Grace (Gridley) Wilm. Res NL 1930-37. Came to NL from Colorado Springs, Colo., 1930; went from NL to Denver, Colorado, 1937. Att BU; Colo- rado Col., '29; M. A. Brown U., '30. Instructor, CJC, while in NL. Clara Wilm is now affiliated with Colorado Woman's Col., Denver.
1516. WILTON, MARY ELLEN (GLIDDEN) b Gloucester, Mass .; d NL, Aug. 12, 1932 ae. 76-6-23. Ch of James A. Rosina L. (Black) Glidden. Widowed at time of death, so perhaps the widow of Richard T. Wilton (1518), (nfda)
1517. WILTON, R. C. (or R. Clive) Tax-payer NL 1917-27. Related to other Wiltons listed in the Family Records. Removed to Nevada. (nfda)
1518. WILTON, RICHARD T. re- tired minister b Plymouth, England; d
NL, Oct. 6, 1931 ae. 81-11-27. Ch of Richard & Sarah (Mallett) Wilton. Mar- ried at time of death. Listed as a resi- dent tax-payer 1925-31. (nfda)
1519. WILTON, WILFRED M. Tax- payer NL 1919-26. Tax records indicate he had been married. Taxed for Whitney farm in Elkins. Removed to Nevada. (nfda)
1520. WISTAR, THOMAS, JR. archi- tect. Res NL since 1947. Came to NL from Philadelphia, Pa., 1947. Members of household: Elizabeth (Beall) Wistar & 2 ch: Elizabeth Dodge & Caroline Prentice. (The Beall family have been summer res .of NL since 1891).
1521. WITT, FRANK Taxpayer NL 1924-28. Member Rebekahs. Now res Thompsonville, Conn. (nfdr)
1522. WOOD(S), MINNIE (ADJU- TANT) b Wolfeboro, c. 1885. Wife of Otis Wood(s) & apparently preceded him in death. (nfda)
1523. WOOD(S), OTIS Tax-payer NL 1911-15. Wife: Minnie Adjutant (1522). Otis & Minnie had 6 ch b NL: (1) baby boy b May 21, 1905; d May 24, 1905; (2) baby boy still born, Nov. 28, 1906; (3) Royal Morgan b Oct. 7, 1908; (4) James Franklin, b Jan. 4, 1911; (5) Frances Althea b Jan. 23, 1913; (6) Ken- neth Ethelbert b Feb. 9, 1914. (An Otis Woods d NL, Feb. 1, 1946 ae. 73-3- 29; b Sunapee, ch of James & Eliza A. (Colburn) Woods. The Otis Wood(s) of this biography would have been 73 in 1946 according to the declared age of 32 when his first ch was b NL, 1905). (nfda)
1524. WOOD, PERCY Tax-payer NL since 1945. Married. Res Elkins. (nfdr)
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1526. *WOODBURY, CHARLTON farmer b Wilmot, March 24, 1835; d Concord, April 17, 1908. Ch of John & Nancy (Wells) Woodbury & brother of Lucy W. Whitcomb* (1482). Res NL 1879-1908. Mil. service Civil War: en- listed 11th NHV Aug., 1862, 2nd lt .; promoted to 1st It. & served until Dec. 22, 1863. Granger; Mason (past master King Solomon's Lodge); Comm., An- thony Colby Post GAR. m June 2, 1864 Mary A. Morgan* (1527) of Springfield. No ch.
1527. * WOODBURY, MARY ANN (MORGAN) b Springfield, Feb. 9, 1831; d NL, Jan. 14, 1908. Ch of Ebenezer & Abigail (Rowe) Morgan & sister of Richard S. Morgan (957). Probably res NL 1879-1908. m June 2, 1864 Charlton Woodbury* (1526) (nfda)
1528. WOODMAN, EVERETT MIL- TON university prof. b Franklin Feb., 11, 1916 ch of James Brown Woodman,
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MD & Ethel (Everett). Res NL 1939-46. Came to NL from Franklin, 1939; went from NL to Champaign, Ill., 1946. AB, Dartmouth Col., 1939; Boston U., AM, 1941 & DEd., 1949. Mil. service WWII: Lt., USNR, Oct. 18, 1942-Dec. 28, 1945; served Eur. Theater Combat Zones. Ful- bright award, 1950, as visiting lecturer at Universities of Lyon & Strasbourg, France. Member AAUP & Am. Psych. Assn. m Newton Center, Mass., March 22, 1941 Ruth Randolph (1530) of New- tonville, Mass. Everett & Ruth have 2 ch: (1) Helen Elizabeth b NL, July 11, 1946; (2) Ethel Lee b Boston, Mass., Sept. 25, 1948. Everett Woodman now res Champaign, Ill.
1529. WOODMAN, MELANIE MAR- THA (MULLER) art instructor (ret.) b Aug. 23, 1884 ch of George & Ottilie (Widmer) Muller. Res NL 1934-48. Came to NL from Boston, Mass .; went from NL to Lugano, Switzerland. AM, Di- ploma of Art, honor degree, Technical Sch. of Art, St. Gall & Zurich, Switzer- land, 1910. Grad. study: Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, with Prof. Lugrin; with Philip H. Hale, Boston; with Professeur Jacque Klaeger, Academia delle Belle Arte, Rome, summer, 1934. Author: The Art of the East & the West. Instructor in Art, CJC, 1934-48. Exhibited her work in many art exhibitions. m 1942, Francis Call Woodman of Boston, Mass., educator. Melanie Woodman now res Lugano, Switzerland.
1530. WOODMAN, RUTH (RAN- DOLPH) b Newton, Mass., Nov. 23, 1920 ch of Jacob H. & Helen (Wilcox) Randolph. Res NL 1941-46. Came to NL from Newton, Mass., 1941; went from NL to Champaign, Ill., 1946. CJC, '39. m Newton Center, Mass., March 22, 1941 Everett Milton Woodman (1528) of NL. Ruth Woodman now res Cham- paign, Ill.
1531. WOODWARD, BETH SYLVIA (SWETT) b Andover, April 24, 1899 ch of Walter Frank & Prudence Anne (Cald- well) Swett. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Andover, 1928. Proctor Academy, '17; att Keene Teachers Col .; 14 mos. trng. at Franklin Hosp. Teach- er: Salisbury, 2 yrs .; Wilmot, Andover, & Tilton grade schools; Home Ec., NL- HS, 1946-47. Att Baptist Church. PNG, Crystal Rebekah Lodge; NL Womans Club. m Andover, June 30, 1928 Wesley Boyd Woodward (1539) of Andover.
1532. WOODWARD, CAROLYN HELEN (AINSWORTH) b Claremont, Nov. 28, 1905 ch of Clarence Woodsum & Lillian Florence (Henry) Ainsworth. Res NL 1931-40. Came to NL from Claremont, 1931; went from NL to Reeds Ferry, 1940. Stevens HS, Claremont, '24; att NE Conservatory of Music 1927-29. Formerly emp as tel. operator. m NL, June 12, 1934 Edwin James Woodward,
Jr. (1534) of NL. Carolyn Woodward now res Reeds Ferry.
1533. * WOODWARD, CHARLES (CAPT.) b Sutton, Nov. 3, 1837; d NL, Sept. 10, 1917. Ch of Gage & Betsey A. (Jones) Woodward. Res NL 1857-1917. Came to NL from Sutton, 1857. Mil service Civil War: enlisted as pvt. & comm, as Capt., 1863; served E. Tenn. campaign & disch. for disability, 1864. With his uncle, Stephen Woodward & later Joshua Hemphill & Seth Little- field (767) operated a mill on brook near present Frank Prescott place & Col- by Nature Sanctuary. Carpenter-house- builder: built Arthur Thurston & Ed Whitcomb houses at Elkins, Austin Mor- gan house, "Pleasant View," & others; helped build Dixon house (present Spence place ) & Odd Fellows Hall. Rep. to Gen. Ct. 1885-86. Member: Heidel- berg Lodge & Anthony Colby Post GAR. m NL, Feb. 4, 1869 Mary Jane Morgan* (1537) of NL. Charles & Mary had 1 ch (adopted) : Josephine Loverin (902).
1534. WOODWARD, EDWIN JAMES, JR. cook; farmer b Bedford, May 31, 1914 ch of Edwin James & Nettie (Hatch) Woodward. Res NL 1932-40. Came to NL from Dunbarton, 1932; went from NL to Reeds Ferry, 1940. Goffstown HS, '32. m NL, June 12. 1934 Carolyn Helen Ainsworth (1532) of NL. Edwin & Carolyn have 2 ch: (1) Joyce Lillian b Boston, Mass., 1941; (2) Wallace W. b Nashua, 1946. Edwin Woodward, Jr. now res Reeds Ferry.
1535. WOODWARD, HATTIE MABEL b Franklin, July 15, 1877 ch of Moses Gage & Sarah Jane (Keniston) Wood- ward & sister of Emma W. Dame (298) & of Jane W. Lovering (799). Res NL since 1906. Came to NL from Franklin, 1906. Franklin HS, 1896. Tel. operator: Franklin, Sunapee, & NL; ass't man- ager, New London Florists Shop. Mem- ber Unitarian Church, Good Templars, Eastern Star, Franklin; Womans Club, Garden Club, Red Cross, Rebekahs (PNG & District Deputy Pres.), & Grange, New London. Single.
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