Fair, cool, clear, windy, clearing. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. Read paper. To College 7:45 -11 A.M. Dinner. Sorted eggs for storage 1-6 P.M. Supper. Cleaned up. To social at Y for all young peoples church organizations. Escorted Miss Swart home. TO BED 12 P.M.
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Okay, her name is Swart, not Swarts. I did find a Mildred Swart, who was living with her parents at 116 Victory Ave in Schenectady in 1920. She was a music teacher, so perhaps she knew Ruth and that is how she and Stanford met. By 1930, she was still living with her parents and her grandmother, and a lodger or two. In 1940, she is still single, still living in the same place, only now her mother is widowed, her grandmother is gone, but Willard Carr, their lodger since 1910, is still there. Mildred is still a music teacher in 1940, giving lessons at home. She never married. One can imagine her teaching music for many years, maybe even until her death at 101. Having been born in 1899, Mildred's life spanned three centuries!
Here is a little description of her that was in the Schenectady High School yearbook for 1919, the year she graduated (in January, apparently):
Miss Damon was the H.S. Orchestra director.
I also found some information about Mildred's heritage, which goes way back in the Schenectady and Glenville area, apparently. Perhaps the Clossons knew the Swarts there, too. And Stanford might have known Mildred from high school as well. This section was taken from the Hudson-Mohawk Genealogy Website of the Schenectady Public Library. It seems Mildred was an only child.
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Okay, her name is Swart, not Swarts. I did find a Mildred Swart, who was living with her parents at 116 Victory Ave in Schenectady in 1920. She was a music teacher, so perhaps she knew Ruth and that is how she and Stanford met. By 1930, she was still living with her parents and her grandmother, and a lodger or two. In 1940, she is still single, still living in the same place, only now her mother is widowed, her grandmother is gone, but Willard Carr, their lodger since 1910, is still there. Mildred is still a music teacher in 1940, giving lessons at home. She never married. One can imagine her teaching music for many years, maybe even until her death at 101. Having been born in 1899, Mildred's life spanned three centuries!
Here is a little description of her that was in the Schenectady High School yearbook for 1919, the year she graduated (in January, apparently):
I also found some information about Mildred's heritage, which goes way back in the Schenectady and Glenville area, apparently. Perhaps the Clossons knew the Swarts there, too. And Stanford might have known Mildred from high school as well. This section was taken from the Hudson-Mohawk Genealogy Website of the Schenectady Public Library. It seems Mildred was an only child.
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