Cambridge High and Latin School

Gladys Myrtle Farmer “Buttons”

Class of 1917, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Gladys Myrtle Farmer (“Buttons”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Peabody Grammar School; lived at 62 Brattle Street. Portrait and entry from the 1917 yearbook, page 19.

Class of 1917

214 in the class of 1917 · 15 more named Farmer

Full name: Gladys Myrtle Farmer
Known as: Buttons
Lived at: 62 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1917
Came from: Peabody Grammar School

Also searched as: Buttons Farmer; Gladys Farmer; Gladys M. Farmer; Farmer, Gladys.

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Household 1
Neighbours 5
Same surname 7
Classmates 213
Same schools 41

In context

Of the 214 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1917 read for this site, Gladys's is 61st alphabetically. Find Gladys on page 19 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1917 are spread over pages 11 to 40. 4 other people in the class share the first name Gladys. 23 other classmates came from Peabody Grammar School, the school Gladys is listed as coming from. Against 163 for 1915 and 196 for 1918, the class of 1917 comes to 214 names on this site.

On the same scan page	G. Everett Farmer, Gladys M. Farnsworth, Madeline Ferguson, Edward J. Finn and 3 more
Same earlier school	Peabody Grammar School: 23 other classmates
Same first name	Gladys: 4 other people in the class

At home, 62 Brattle Street

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

G. Everett FarmerCambridge 1917

The 1921 city directory lists Gladys Myrtle Farmer with the occupation “V student MIT” (page).

The 1918 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Farmer at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

George Farmer, Everett student lived herepage

The Farmer household is listed here in 1921 too.

Also grew up on Brattle Street

The class of 1917

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Others named Farmer

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

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Also came from Peabody Grammar School

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1917, page 19. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1917unse).

Published 1917, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Cambridge Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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