Mrs. Bates, Hat Factory Overseer, about 1912
My Grandmother Bertha Sias (Griffin) worked in the 1910s at a hat factory in West Upton, Massachusetts. Mrs. Bates was her boss at the hat factory.
"Bates, Helen Mrs. emp. Knowlton's factory" -- Kathy Cahill kindly found this on Ancestry.Com in an 1898 directory for Upton/West Upton, Massachusetts, Page 35.
Helen Bates in the United States Census for 1910:
Age in 1910:... 59
Birthplace:... Scotland
Relation to Head of House:... Boarder
Home in 1910:... Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status:... Widowed
Year of immigration:... 1875
Mrs. Bates, Hat Factory Overseer, about 1912
My Grandmother Bertha Sias (Griffin) worked in the 1910s at a hat factory in West Upton, Massachusetts. Mrs. Bates was her boss at the hat factory.
"Bates, Helen Mrs. emp. Knowlton's factory" -- Kathy Cahill kindly found this on Ancestry.Com in an 1898 directory for Upton/West Upton, Massachusetts, Page 35.
Helen Bates in the United States Census for 1910:
Age in 1910:... 59
Birthplace:... Scotland
Relation to Head of House:... Boarder
Home in 1910:... Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marital Status:... Widowed
Year of immigration:... 1875