George E. Fellows Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Laura Armetta - FURRY1000@aol.com

Surname: FELLOWS
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 977

     GEORGE E. FELLOWS, late a prominent citizen of Raymond,
N. H., where he held the office of postmaster, was born November 20,
1862, at Pittsfield, N. H., a son of Octavus W. and Melissa A. (Barton)
Fellows. His ancestors on both sides came from England and settled in
this locality at an .early day. Among those on the maternal side was
Col, Barton, who achieved fame in the Revolutionary War.
     George E. Fellows was the first born of his parents' three children.
When about six years old he began attending school at Pittsfield, and
later at Concord, and was graduated from the high school in Raymond
at the age of eighteen. Some time later he engaged in the grain busi-
ness here with Thompson Barnes. During President Cleveland's admin-
istration Mr. Fellows was appointed assistant postmaster and was in the
post office one year. He then became associated with John Currier in
the National Grocery Company, continuing with him for two years,
after which he purchased Mr. Currier's interests and was sole proprietor
of the concern until June, 1914, when his sons took charge of the
store, and Mr. Fellows gave his entire time to the post office, having
been appointed postmaster, April 27, 1914, by President Wilson. His

Page 978

death took place very suddenly September 30, 1914. A Democrat in
politics, he had been prominent in local affairs for a number of years,
serving as representative to the legislature in 1907-1908, He was also
for many years the town clerk of Raymond.
     Mr. Fellows was married, July 17, 1882, to Hattie E. Boor, of Ray-
mond, and he and his wife were the parents of two sons and one daugh-
ter. The eldest son, Everett W., married Beulah A. Greenleaf, and has
a son, Clyde Everett. John Clifford, the second son, married Mabel
Kendall, and has three sons, Octavus W., John C., and George W. The
daughter's name is Mary Arvilla. Mr. Fellows belonged to the Masons,
the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Grange, and the Golden
Cross.

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