1894 Beulah is born to Frank and Izora (Martin) Grout. She is the last of five children: Mabel, Ellen, George, Perley, then Beulah.
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| Beulah age four. |
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| Beulah and dog in front of unknown house. |
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| Beulah and her brother, Perley |
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Beulah as a young lady.
1924 December 6 - Married Ervin Reuben Wakefield of Montpelier VT. 1925 November 15 - Twin sons, Myles Martin and Richard Ervin are born in Mass.  (1929, January - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the U.S.) 1929 - Palmer, Mass. City Directory lists Ervin and Beulah as living on 21 Maple. States that Ervin is the asst. supv. of the A & P Tea Co. 1929, May 10 - daughter, Zoe-Ann is born in Mass. (This is blog creator's mother). 1930 April Federal Census - lists Ervin as being 40 years old, Beulah is 35 years old, Myles and Richard are each 4 1/2 years old and Zoe-Ann, 11/12 years old. Ervin's occupation is listed as a store supervisor for the A & P Co. The family is listed as living in Palmer, Mass. (Hampken Co.). (1933, January - Franklin Roosevelt becomes President of the U.S.) 1933? - daughter, Martha Jean is born. 1934 - Palmer, Mass., City Directory lists Ervin and Beulah as living on 24 Squier and states that Ervin is the supv. of the A & P Tea Co. 1935 - The A & P Co. trained managers so well, that many started their own businesses. At age 45, Ervin retired from the A & P Co. and purchased the Dole store in Danville, VT. He changed the name to the Danville General Store. He ran a grocery and meat business. The family lived in the apartment above the store. The entire family worked in the store. The store building still stands in Danville. It's now called the Diamond Hill Store.
1938 - Danville Directory lists Ervin under the heading "Grocers". 1942 - Ervin registers for the Draft for WWII. Serial Number U2394. His address is listed a Danville, Caledonia County. He is 54 years old and he states that he's self-employed. |
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| 1946 Front: Mabel, Ellen, Beulah Back: George and Perley |
1949 - Ervin sold the Danville store and became a real estate broker, then a realtor in Danville and St. Johnsbury, VT.
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| Ervin, Beulah and Myles at his wedding to Pat (1951) |
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| Grammy with my cousins Vickie and Mike Wolf. |
1953 - August - My sister Donna Jean was born in Vermont.
1959 - February - My sister Debra Bee was born in New Jersey.
