Newton High School

Elizabeth Starkweather

Elizabeth Starkweather, Newton High School class of 1914 (Newton, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Claflin Grammar School; headed for Radcliffe; lived at 17 Gibson Rd., Newtonville.

Class of 1914

119 in the class of 1914 · 4 more named Starkweather

Full name: Elizabeth Starkweather
Born: August 12, 1896.
Lived at: 17 Gibson Rd., Newtonville
School: Newton High School
Graduated: Class of 1914
Course: Classical
Came from: Claflin Grammar School
Headed for: Radcliffe

Also searched as: Betty Starkweather; Beth Starkweather; Starkweather, Elizabeth.

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Household 1
Same surname 2
Classmates 118
Same schools 14

In context

Of the 119 entries from the Newton High School class of 1914 read for this site, Elizabeth's is 103rd alphabetically. Find Elizabeth on page 49 of the scan; the people on this site from the Newton High School class of 1914 are spread over pages 21 to 53. From 1910 to 1928, 55 Newton High School graduates on this site share the first name Elizabeth, spread over 15 classes and peaking at 10 in 1928. Elizabeth is one of 5 in the Newton High School class of 1914 whose entry names Claflin Grammar School as the school they came from. The class of 1914: 94% of classifiable plans point to a college or university, versus 94% in 1913 and 80% in 1915.

On the same scan page	Albert Robinson Speare, Elizabeth Stanton, Blanchard Stebbins
Same earlier school	Claflin Grammar School: 4 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 58 of 79 classmates with a plan (73%)
Same course	Classical: 75 of 119 classmates with a course (63%)

At home, 17 Gibson Rd., Newtonville

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

John Burr StarkweatherNewton 1917

The 1909 Newton, Massachusetts City Directory (Sampson & Murdock) lists these people named Starkweather at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Florence L Starkweather householderpage

What the yearbook said

Debating Club, 1911. Glee Club, 1912. English Club, 1913. English Club (Sec), 1914.

The class of 1914

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Others named Starkweather

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Also came from Claflin Grammar School

Also headed for Radcliffe

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Source

Newton High School yearbook, 1914, page 49. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item newtonian1914newt).

Published 1914, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Newton Free Library via the Internet Archive.

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