Katie Barnes

Katie married Bond [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: According to his obituary, "After his discharge, he worked at General Motors in Framingham for several years before enrolling at the U-Mass Stockbridge School of Agriculture, where he studied horticulture. For 30 years, he owned and operated his own very successful business, Barnes Gardening and Landscaping. This included caring for the Petersham Common and cemeteries with his beloved nephew Christopher Barnes.½ His whole life, he was active in church and town activities. He was a past Commander of the Petersham American Legion Post 415, as well as their Post Historian. He was proud of his compilation of letters home from Petersham Vets who served in WWII. He was an active member and former board member of the Petersham Curling Club. He was active in the V.F.W. Post 650 and Vietnam VETS of America. He was a former Petersham Selectman, former library trustee, a long time member of the Petersham Conservation commission, and Petersham Historic Commission. Roland enjoyed spending time with his wife, daughters, many relatives and wonderful friends who are too numerous to mention. He loved to travel, and had a strong interest in American History, and researching his family tree. He was a skilled craftsman who designed and constructed his own home and field stone barn.?
• Graduation: 1965, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Address:
  Ralph C. Marhar Regional High School
• Military: 1 Jul 1965 to 12 Dec 1968; He joined the United States Air Force where he served for four years during the Vietnam Conflict. He was honorably discharged as a sergeant. He had flown 24 missions to Vietnam as a C-130 Cargo Loadmaster.
• Residence: 2005, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Name:

Rollin married Rexine Recoss [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 6
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 16
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded, age 26, living with his wife at the home of his wife's mother and stepfather.

Harold married Grace Effie Coolidge. Grace (daughter of Roger Earle Coolidge and Myrtle Field Barnes) was born on 4 Jan 1914 in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Dec 1999 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Coolidge Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: According to her obituary, "She was a former school lunch manager and school bus driver for the Petersham Center School, a chauffeur, cook, and maid for several families in Petersham, as well as working at West Road Inn, Nichewaug Inn, Petersham Craft Center Tea Room, Buell's Oak Ridge Dairy Bar and the New Salem Restaurant. She received the Clara Horton Sisterhood of the Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation in 1993. She was a member of the Petersham Historical Committee, Petersham Branch Alliance, Petersham Levee Committee, a founding member of the Petersham Craft Center and a member of the Parish Committee and other church committees. An avid gardener, she also enjoyed knitting elephants and baking cookies."
• Census: 1920, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; She was recorded, age 6, while living with her parents.
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her mother and step-father.; : 16; Address:
  South Street
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded, age 16, while living with her mother and stepfather.
• Residence: 1935, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded, age 26, with her husband, while living with her mother and stepfather
• Residence: 1992, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Census: 1900, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 12
• Census: 1910, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 23; Address:
  Arlington Street
• Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft; : 29
• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a painter.; : 32
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a painter; : 42
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 52; Address:
  Lewis Street
• Draft Registration: 1942, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft; : 54; Address:
  Lewis Street

Notes:

Birth:
Father: Henry Barnes
Mother: Harrier E. Sprague

Harold married Abigail May "May"LePoer on 30 Nov 1908 in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Abigail was born in 1887 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1910, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 24; Address:
  Arlington Street
• Census: 1920, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 33
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 43
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 53; Address:
  Lewis Street

Notes:

Birth:
Father: Robert Miles LePoer
Mother: Ellen E. Hurd

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 15
• Census: 1910, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is listed as an electrical engineer in a lighting company; : 25; Address:
  Andora Street
• Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft; : 33; Address:
  34 Chapin Street
• Census: 1920, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; He is listed as a manager of a textile company.; : 34
• Last Full Review: 7 Feb 2021

Roger married Myrtle Field Barnes on 9 Oct 1909 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Myrtle (daughter of Frederick Summer Barnes and Effie A. Williams) was born on 7 Aug 1889 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Apr 1950; was buried in Coolidge Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 10
• Census: 1910, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; : 19; Address:
  Andora Street
• Census: 1920, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; : 30
• Married to: After 1920; (2) Bernard Andrew LePoer, the son of Robert Miles and Ellen Isabella (Heard) LePoer. He was born on 6 November 1878 in Groton, Massachusetts, and died in 1957 in Ashburham, Massachusetts.
• Census: 1930, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 40; Address:
  South Street
• Census: 1940, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 50; Address:
  South Street
• Last Full Review: 7 Feb 2021

Notes:

Birth:
Her grave marker lists her birth as 1888, however her birth record and the 1900 US Census both say 1889.