Ada Belle Bascom

1885 - 1989  (103 years)

• Name	Ada Belle Bascom
  Relationship	with Peter Delva
  Born	16 Mar 1885	Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15]
  	Birth Record of Ada Belle Bascom
  Census	1900	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [1]
  She was living with an aunt and uncle, the Goodenoughs.
  Age: 15
  Address: 32 Kenwood Park
  Census	1910	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [2]
  She was living with her aunt, Rowena Goodenough.
  Age: 25
  Address: Racewood Park
  Census	1920	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [3]
  She was listed as a clerk in the school department
  Age: 34
  Address: 32 Kenwood Park
  Census	1930	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Age: 45
  Address: 119 West Alvord Street
  Residence	1939 (Age 54)	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [16]
  Address: 119 W. Alvord
  Census	1940	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [5]
  Age: 55
  Address: 119 West Alvord Street
  Residence	1944 (Age 59)	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts   [17]
  Address: 119 W Alvord Street
  Residence	1989 (Age 104)	Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut   [6, 15]
  Address: 58 Plymouth Road
  Died	2 Jan 1989	Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut   [6, 14, 15]
  Age: 103
  Agency: local nursing home
  Obituary	3 Jan 1989  [13]
  	Obituary of Ada Wands
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  + 1. Thomas Delvy Bascom,   b. 24 Jul 1879, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 Aug 1957, West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island  (Age 78 years) ▻ Julia Maria Wright,  m. 31 Dec 1902 + 2. Ada Belle Bascom,   b. 16 Mar 1885, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 2 Jan 1989, Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut  (Age 103 years) ▻ Frederick Virgil "Fred" Clapp,  m. 3 Jul 1907 ;   Rufus William Wands,  m. 22 Aug 1927 + 3. Harry Spelman Bascom,   b. 1 Jan 1887, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Apr 1966, Utica, Oneida County, New York  (Age 79 years) ▻ Florence Gribneau,  m. 27 Nov 1913   4. 2Lt. Edgar Dorus Bascom,   b. 24 Aug 1892, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Oct 1918, Moirey-Flabas-Crépion, Meuse, Grand Est, France  (Age 26 years)
  Person ID	I376	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Dorus Amaziah Bascom,   b. 20 May 1847, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Jul 1920, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Eliza Maria Delvy,   b. 7 Apr 1860, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 May 1893, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 33 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1878	Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	Dorus was 31 years - Eliza was 18 years. (Were Married 14 years).
  Family ID	F186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Frederick Virgil "Fred" Clapp,   b. 7 Aug 1885, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Nov 1972, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey  (Age 87 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1907	Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [7, 9]
  	Marriage Record of Ada Belle Bascom and Frederick Virgil Clapp
  Age at Marriage	Ada was 22 years - Frederick was 21 years. (Were Married 4 years).
  Divorced	Jan 1912  [12]
  		News Article of the Divorce of Ada and Fred Clapp
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F2930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rufus William Wands,   b. 25 Mar 1884, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Feb 1947, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts  (Age 62 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1927	Utica, Oneida County, New York   [7, 11]
  Age at Marriage	Ada was 42 years - Rufus was 43 years. (Were Married 19 years).
  Children	+ 1. Avis Rowena Wands
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Mar 1885 - Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1900 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Married - 3 Jul 1907 - Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1910 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Census - 1920 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Married - 22 Aug 1927 - Utica, Oneida County, New York Census - 1930 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Residence - 1939 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Residence - 1944 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Residence - 1989 - Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut Died - 2 Jan 1989 - Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Springfield Ward 7, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 652; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0595; FHL microfilm: 1240652 [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1910; Census Place: Springfield Ward 7, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_593; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0645; FHL microfilm: 1374606 [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Springfield Ward 7, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_703; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 157; Image: 964 [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 911; Page: 43A; Enumeration District: 0088; Image: 665.0; FHL microfilm: 2340646 [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1711; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 22-146 [S120] Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003). [S965] History of Gill Genealogies, (unknown). [S801] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Birth Record of Ada Belle Bascom [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Marriage Record of Ada Belle Bascom and Frederick Virgil Clapp [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Birth Record of Ada Belle Bascom [S700] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017). [S1502] News Article Decree of nisi, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Union, 17 January 1912, page 4). [S1501] Obituary of Ada Wands, (Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Courant, 3 January 1989, Page 13). [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc). [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939 [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1944