Cause of death - Tetanus from infected hand {from nail}.

Occupations - Tin peddler; Farmer; Teamster.

George and Eva married
on 12 September 1888
at Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire.
They were the parents of ten children;
Ida May, Elva May, Ethel Mary, John Freeman, Lura Edith, Marjorie Cedelia, son, George Harold, son, Dorothy Evelyn.
The family is recorded on the 1900 census
at Milton Town, Strafford, New Hampshire.
The family is recorded on the 1910 census
at Sanford, York Maine.

George and Eva divorced.

1924-1925 George resided with his son-in-law and daughter, Ralph and Elva Webster at Gray.

MEMOIRS - Granddaughter, Charlotte:
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In the spring of 1924, my grandfather came to live in our home at Gray, Maine. Grandfather was a tall man with a full head of white hair and a beard that touched his shirt front.
He came from Springvale with all his worldly possessions in a farm wagon and a big black cow hitched behind the wagon. I was delighted when he arrived, and I thought the cow was beautiful ..... until she chased me up the lane. Grandfather shouted, "Stand still, she won't hurt you!". But, I didn't want to find out.
We had a wonderful winter with his stories, and with sleigh rides, and popcorn while we played cards - I never had so much attention!
In the spring of 1925, he was repairing the hayrack when he drove a rusty nail through
his hand. My mother wrapped it in salt-pork to take the poison out - this was on a Saturday - by Monday his hand had swollen to twice it's size. On Monday, Mother washed his hand on
a scrub board {we didn't have electricity}; we were having beans and biscuits for lunch when Mother said, " Dad, you're not eating your beans" - he couldn't open his mouth.
Dr. Ellingwood was called and Grandfather was put on the Inter-urban freight line to the Maine General Hospital.
In two days he passed away from lockjaw. It was a sad day for me when he died; even Rex, the dog, missed him, and, after 70 years I remember how kind he was to me.