Townsend, Mass., Spaulding Memorial Class Photo

My Father, Edward A. Sullivan is in the back row..2nd from the right and he is standing next to "BudJohnson..who is on the end.
Also in the photo are in the second row...Donald Keefe..2nd from the right...he is a retired teacher from the Townsend school system.
And my Aunt Elizabeth Spaulding...my Mother's older sister.
Elizabeth is 6th from the right.
Bud Johnson was my Mother's cousin.
My Dad was about 13 years old at the time this photo was taken in 1938.

Edward A. Sullivan

My Father was to young to sign himself into the service, so at the tender age of 17... his Mother "signed" him into the navy.

He participated in the Normandy Invasion by driving the landing assault boats to shore with GI's.

Dad was at the Omaha beachhead. Only twice did he ever speak to me about that day. Once was to tell me what he actually did and once was to tell me he did not need to to see Saving Private Ryan that he all ready had lived that day.

Vera Rose Lancey Sullivan Wilson Sullivan

Here is a photo of my Grandmother and her 2nd husband Edgar Wilson.

After Edgar died she remained single for a while. Then she remarried my Grandfather, Edward T. Sullivan.

She is buried in Townsend, Mass. with the both of them.

Andrew Cook

Son of Samuel Jackson Cook and Sylvia Spaulding Cook

Born, December 3, 1830...died August 27, 1864

E. Z. Adams

and trying to figure out where he fits in.

Roswell Adams

still trying to figure out who he belongs to.

Finally....he is the son of Edward Gary Adams and Patty-Stone Spaulding

Gilbert Cook

He was the youngest child in the Cook family.

Gilbert was born on August 4, 1841....died Febuary 17, 1895.

He was married to Sarah Jane Spaulding, who was born on Febuary 8, 1844...died June 21,1913.They had two children.

Gertrude Mabel, born, May 28, 1874

Ethel Florence, born, June 12, 1875.