My great aunt taught school in Westfield for 50 years and lived there until she died at 100 years. I have two books full of clippings of marriages, deaths and events that took place in and arround Westfield, Russell, Springfield, etc. Here are a few of the last names: Bronson, Searle, Plumb, Fox, LaFond, Gibbs, Cooley, Tucker, Palmer, Holcomb, Parks, Hitchcock, Wager, Snow Carter, Lewis, Lincoln, Belding Snow, Clark, Moore, Cushing, Copeland, Sheldon, Avery,Greene, Dayton, Riley, Chapman, Kelso, Castro, Herrick and many more. If you would like for me to check for a name you are rsearching please let me know.

Sharon

Thank you for the offer to research. My mothers family came from Westfield. What information do you need for you to look up information.
I would be interested in any information you have on the Moore, Sheehan, Mahoney or Donahue. All of these families are from the Westfield or Springfield area.

Dan
ddonahue@shore.net

Hi Dan: I to have family that grew us in Western MA, mostly Westfield, Huntington & Russell, etc. It was my grandmothers family that was born & raised there.

This is whqt I found for you: I found information on Moore, hope it helps:

Lyman B. Moore d. 4/3/1916 of pueumonia at age 77
Buried in Forestdale Cemetery.
His was born in Montgomery and went to Northampton schools & Williston Seminary.
Moved to Gouverneur, NY until 1869 then moved to Holyoke and was in the meat business.
Married Keren Bates of Westfield in 1863
"Children: Louis L. who traveled for the American Thread Co. and Mable L.
Sister: Mrs O.A. Moore of Holyoke and Mrs. C.C. Lyman of Chicopee Falls

Mrs. Elbertine Clark Moore d. 1/23/1910 at age 64; residence Norwich Bridge; b. 9/15/1845 in Montgomery
buired: Norwich Bridge Cemetery.
Husband: Ocenus E. Moore married 5/25/1873 in Huntington.
Parents: Elisha Clark & Evelyn Allyn
Daugher: Agnes E. Clark
Brother: Ranson E. Clark - Montgomery

If any of these are yours:
I have more information on the Bates line (it is part of mine)
and another clippling on a Harriett Lyman which could be a sister-in-law. b. 3/27/1838 d. 12/1918

Sharon

Sharon

Thank you for the information.But none of the names are in information I have.

Dan

I'm sorry they didn't match. I will continue to look for the other names you mentioned.

Do you have any listings in your newspaper clippings for the name Aubrey or Aubry? Thank you for looking.

Sorry Bill, I haven't found any clipplings with the names you requested. I have made a note of them and as I continue to read the clippings I will look. Some of the obits were very long and listed a lot of relatives so I may run across your names later and will let you know.

Sharon

Hi, Sharon - could you tell about the "Riley" information you have? My line is mostly from West Springfield & Holyoke, but a few may have strayed to Westfield. Thanks! Anne

I would be interested if you have anything on Cooks of Granville Ma between 1850 and 1900. Looking for obits mainly. First names of Erastus Lyman, Eunice Carpenter, Alice Wight and Amos Adonijah. thanks for any help.
Sue Cook Laviana

Anne, This is what I have found so far, sometimes when reading through other articles I find names, so I will continue to look for more:

Sarah Smead Riley; b. 11/24/1851, d. 5/19/1909 in Florence, MA, buried in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Husband: Joseph H. Riley
Daughter - Mrs. Irving L. Tinker - Florence, MA
Sisters - Mrs. W. H. Riley - Florence
Mrs. F. W. Craig - Tempe, Arizona
Brothers: Richard O. Smead - Salt Lake City
Henry Smead - Traer, Ia
Walter Smead - Colorado

Lizzie (Riley) Bronson; b. 10/11/??, d. 7/11/1892
Brothers: W.H. & Joseph Riley - Huntington, MA
Alfred & George Riley - Springfield, MA
Edward & James Riles - New York
Husband: Spencer L. Bronson

Let me know if Lizzie is in your lineage. Her husband Spencer remarried after her death and married C. Bertha (McGowan) Bronson, my gg aunt.

Sharon