Avis Rowena Wands

Avis married Robert Louis Haight [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Susan Jeanne Haight
2. Robert Louis Haight, Jr.
3. Donald William Haight
4. Janet Beth Haight

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• Census: 1900, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 16
• Married to: 5 Jun 1907, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Esther A. Solomonson, the daughter of Charles and Annie (Samuelson) Solomonson. She was born about 1890 in Connecticut. Issue: 1. Ruth Wands (c1909-____) 2. Francis Wands (c1912-____)
• Census: 1910, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a locomotive engineer.; : 26; Address:
  31 Auburn Street
• Membership: 1911, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He joined the Masons
• Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft. He was working as a foreman in the Engine House of the Boston and Albany Railroad.; : 34; Address:
  50 Clinton Street
• Census: 1920, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He was listed as a foreman in a roundhouse. He was married to Ester.; : 50; Address:
  50 Clinton Street
• Census: 1930, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He was a foreman in a railroad shop; : 46; Address:
  119 West Alvord Street
• Residence: 1939, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Address:
  119 W. Alvord
• Census: 1940, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; He was listed as a roundhouse foreman in a steam engine manufacturing plant; : 55; Address:
  119 West Alvord Street
• Draft Registration: 1942, West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; : 58; Address:
  119 W Alvord Street
• Residence: 1944, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Address:
  119 W Alvord Street
• Last Full Review: 21 Mar 2021

Rufus married Ada Belle Bascom on 22 Aug 1927 in Utica, Oneida County, New York. Ada (daughter of Dorus Amaziah Bascom and Eliza Maria Delvy) was born on 16 Mar 1885 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Jan 1989 in Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; She was living with an aunt and uncle, the Goodenoughs.; : 15; Address:
  32 Kenwood Park
• Census: 1910, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; She was living with her aunt, Rowena Goodenough.; : 25; Address:
  Racewood Park
• Census: 1920, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; She was listed as a clerk in the school department; : 34; Address:
  32 Kenwood Park
• Census: 1930, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; : 45; Address:
  119 West Alvord Street
• Residence: 1939, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Address:
  119 W. Alvord
• Census: 1940, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; : 55; Address:
  119 West Alvord Street
• Residence: 1944, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; Address:
  119 W Alvord Street
• Residence: 1989, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut; Address:
  58 Plymouth Road
• Obituary: 3 Jan 1989
• Last Full Review: 21 Mar 2021

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut; : 41

Rufus married Josephine Mercier in 1884. Josephine was born in Apr 1861 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut; : 39

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• Census: 1850, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his family.; : 3
• Census: 1855, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 8
• Census: 1865, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 17
• Census: 1870, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents. His occupation was a laborer.; : 23
• Census: 1900, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was listed as a widower.; : 53
• Married to: 25 Feb 1903, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Sarah Ellen Lowe, the daughter of Elijah and Calista (Amidon) Lowe. She was born about 1863 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire and died 7 May 1950 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1910, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a mail carrier. He lived with his second wife and had four boarders.; : 62; Address:
  Factory Hollow
• Census: 1920, Turners Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a mail carrier living with his second wife.; : 72; Address:
  Second Street
• Last Full Review: 27 Dec 2020

Dorus married Eliza Maria Delvy on 3 Oct 1878 in Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Eliza (daughter of John Carter Delvy and Mary Sophia Munn) was born on 7 Apr 1860 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 16 May 1893 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried after 16 May 1893 in Riverside Cemetery, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1860, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 3 months
• Census: 1865, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 5
• Census: 1870, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 10
• Last Full Review: 27 Dec 2020

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• Census: 1855, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 46
• Census: 1865, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 54

Spellman married Mercey Phelina Ballard on Yes, date unknown. Mercey was born in 1806 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died in 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1855, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 44
• Census: 1865, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 53

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• Census: 1850, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded living with his father and step-mother.; : 14
• Census: 1855, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded, age 19, while living with his father and step-mother.
• Census: 1860, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a carpenter.; : 24
• Military: 1861 to 1863; He enlisted 1 October 1861 with Company C, 27th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, serving under General Burnside at Roanoke Island and New Bern, North Carolina. There, he was wounded 14 March 1862. He mustered out 27 March 1863.
• Census: 1865, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 29
• History: Abt 1865; After the War, he was the second ferryman on Munn's Ferry in Gill, having taken over from his wife's grandfather.
• Census: 1870, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a farmer.; : 34
• Census: 1880, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a farmer.; : 44
• Census: 1900, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 64
• Last Full Review: 28 Nov 2020

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John married Mary Sophia Munn on 26 Mar 1856 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Lorenzo Patrick Munn and Ruth Severance) was born on 3 Dec 1840 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Aug 1914 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Aug 1914 in North Cemetery, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 19
• Census: 1865, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 24
• Census: 1870, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 29
• Census: 1880, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 39
• Census: 1900, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 59
• Census: 1910, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She is listed as a widow.; : 69
• Will: 10 Oct 1911, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Probate: 14 Aug 1914, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Last Full Review: 28 Nov 2020