Ed Dubois, former owner of the house, found an old letter in the wall of the house. It is from someone possibly named Emily (the handwriting is unclear), to Frederick H. Griswold, dated 27 Dec 1888. Fred's parents, Harvey and Frances (Church) Griswold owned the house in the late 1800's. Images of the letter, a business card that was also in the envelope, and Ed's description of finding it are shown on this page. A transcription by Barbara Suhm is also included. Draw your own conclusions. Fred married Isabella Elliott four years later in 1892.

Ed has also shared his recollection of the names of the prior owners. Thanks Ed: 

"I believe the original "homesteader" of the property, and I assume the builder of the farmhouse, was Homer E. Clapp, who is buried in the cemetery across the street, in a family plot near the road. The owner prior to us was Joseph Wetart. If I recall correctly, his wife had recently passed away, before he sold. The owners prior to him, Robert and Lilly Cross, split the property roughly in half, in the 1960's, selling the west parcel to Norman Parent, (a teacher at GVS, who built the house there in the open field, later owned by Peter and Nancy Batatyte.) There were other families as well, whose names I don't recall....at one time I traced all the deeds as far back as I could. These name recollections are all from memory, but I think they are accurate."

There is a Zillow page showing the house in recent times. CLICK HERE to go to that site.

To see another picture of the Suhm family CLICK HERE

RECOLLECTIONS:

The following recollection is from the great grand-daughter of Charles Frederick Suhm and Frederica Barbara Suhm:

"The house was half way up the mountain. They may have a new road to the house now, but I remember turning left onto the gravel road (coming from Granville), then up a steep incline - We used to all scream "Give her the gun!" when we went up that road. Then the house was on the left.

There used to be steps coming down from the back of the porch and the land was real slanted going down into an orchard of apple trees.

Grandma's kitchen would be inside to the left and the bedrooms were to the right. When she looked out her window there was a garden. Across from the front door were blueberries you could hand pick for breakfast! She was one gem of a cook! She would fresh pick the vegetables and I would have to go lay down on the porch to digest it all. 

The owners have added a lot to the house and it is beautiful, however, the little cabin was more to my liking."]]>
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GRANVILLE – Marjorie Williams Webb Bloomberg, 93, died September 19, 2012 at the Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Home, Wayland, MA.

Marjorie was born February 15, 1919 in Westfield. She lived in and loved Granville all her life. She was a graduate of Westfield High School Class of 1937. She had many jobs, including picking blueberries, Noble & Cooley Drum Shop, Gibbons General Store, Granville Post Office, delivering newspapers, Forbes & Wallace accounting department, waitress at Westfield Hotel and sold Stanley Home Products.

From the 1970s to 1990, Marjorie drove a Granville School Bus. She was a freelance writer and wrote numerous poems and articles that were published in Southwoods Magazine. Marjorie also had numerous volunteer positions, including member of the Granville Historical Society, President of the Woodland Cemetery Association and story lady at the Westfield Care and Rehabilitation Center.

She was an active life-long member at the Granville Federated Church. She married Carl A. Bloomberg in 1941 and was a devoted wife to him until he passed away in 2001. She was the loving mother to Linda DeMars and her husband, Paul of Guthrie, OK and Carlene McGorty and her husband, David of Holliston, MA. She was the cherished grandmother of four grandsons, two great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter. She also leaves extended family members and many friends.

Her funeral will be held at the Granville Federated Church at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 24, 2012. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in her memory to the Granville Federated Church, 16 Granby Road, Granville, MA 01034 or the Granville Historical Society, 683 Main Road, Granville, MA 01034.

Memories of Old Granville:

Marjorie Bloomberg's notes from a February 9, 2009 presentation at Town Hall, Granville, MA. Copy provided by Granville Town Clerk, Donna Fillion, March 2021.]]>
Memories of Granville In The Old Days: Marjorie Bloomberg's notes from 2009 Town Hall presentation, copy provided by Donna Fillion, Town Clerk, 2021.]]> Obituary: The Westfield News, 2012]]> CLICK HERE]]>

The next two pictures are from the 1940's: Gustave Herbert Suhm and Ellen (Rowley) Suhm. Ellen was the daughter of Fred Rowley and Sarah (Beebe) Rowley of Granville.

The Suhm family lived at 817 Main Road in Granville. CLICK HERE to go to the page for that house, which includes more family pictures.]]>
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