Mattie and Clarence Webster of Reeds Ferry, NH as I remember them. She was a school teacher, and he was station agent and telegraph operator for the B&M Railroad in Merrimack NH.
I have a personal connection to Presidential Oaks located at 200 Pleasant Street in Concord, New Hampshire–my grandfather, Clarence Webster, died there in 1969. It was called the Odd Fellows’ Home back then, and he was really happy to be able to live there in his last years. At that time the residents were mostly Odd Fellows like himself. He felt very connected to that organization, and to his “Brothers.” He made sure we knew how wonderful the staff there were to him.
The building that he resided in was the newer (current) one. There have been two completely different ‘home’complexes–one built and dedicated in June of 1887, and a second one dedicated in June of 1932 when the first had become outdated and outgrown. Gramp proudly said that he had contributed funds through his local I.O.O.F to help build the place. Continue reading
