Nine Generations

	Married	Jessie Edson was also known as Jessie White.
	Marriage Status	Henry Anson White; Separated
1861	Birth name	She was born on 17 November 1861 in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa. The Edson Family History states her birthdate as 17 November 1861.^1,2,3
1870	Residence	She lived in Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri on 7 June 1870.⁴
Between 1871 and 1872	Residence	She lived in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas between 1871 and 1872.⁵
From 1875 to 1880	Residence	She lived in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas from 1875 to 1880 In 1880 the town was also known as Centre Township.^6,7
1876	Anecdote	On 4 July 1876 represented the Goddess of Liberty at Smith County's centennial celebration of American independence.⁸
1880	Occupation	In 1880 Jessie Edson was a schoolteacher in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.⁹
1881	Death	She was saddened by the death of Gardner Martin Edson on 20 October 1881 at Kansas Central Hotel in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.^{10,11,12,13,14}
About 1882	Note (fam)	Henry Anson White and Jessie Edson adopted Edith Steele, the daughter of Margaret Maria Gillespie and Charles Steele. Charles Steele died in the same year that Edith was born. Unable to support her, her mother allowed the Whites to adopt her. Edith Steele died in childhood.
1883	Marriage	She married Henry Anson White in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas on 14 February 1883.¹¹
1883	Residence (family)	Henry Anson White and she lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington in 1883.¹
1889	Residence (family)	Henry Anson White and she lived in Whatcom County, Washington on 1 April 1889.¹⁵
Between 1899 and 1902	Separation	Henry Anson White and she were separated or divorced between 1899 and 1902. She is listed twice in the 1900 census: at home in Whatcom County with Henry White and in California, visiting her aunt Sarah Emily Gillespie Keeler.
1900	Anecdote	On 2 June 1900. Jessie Edson White was visiting her aunt, Sarah Gillespie, in California when the 1900 census was taken.¹⁶
1905	Death	She died on 18 May 1905 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.³
About 1905	Burial	She was buried about 19 May 1905 in Plot D178E of the Lynden Cemetery in Whatcom County, Washington. Her headstone is shared with Edith Steele (1882 - 1891), the girl she and Henry White adopted in 1882.³
1935	Death of Parent	Her mother, Mary Ellen Gillespie, died on 29 January 1935 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1938	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Henry Anson White, died on 2 May 1938 in Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington.

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Citations

Edson Genealogical Association, Edson, Family History and Genealogy, Volume III (Edson Genealogical Association), Gardner Martin Edson entry
1900 Federal Census
Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #6661151
1870 Federal Census
Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, Letter, Ed Edson to George Burr, 1 November 1940, "It was while we lived in Sabetha before we moved to Smith Co. I was 11 or 12 years old."
1875 Kansas State Census, G.M. Edson
1850 Federal Census, Smith County, Kansas population schedule, Centre Township, Enumeration District 310, sheet 19, dwelling 80, family 83, National Archives micropublication T9-397 (Gardner M. Edson household).
Mrs. William Hawes, The History of Smith Centre, Kansas, 1871-1971, 1st ed., 1971; Online: digital images, Allen County Public Library, The Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyofsmithce00hawe), Accessed; 19 September 2017; 45
1880 Federal Census, NARA film T9-0397, via Find My Past
1900 Federal Census, Edward Edson
Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, /miscellaneous/42-11-30 Ed Autobiography#1.tif
Smith County Kansas Pioneer, Smith Centre, Smith County, Kansas, ., Death's Doings.; October 28, 1881, Volume X, Number 2; p. 4, column 1, Filed as 0245.jpg in RCJ's Kansas papers directory.
Kansas Free Press, Smith Centre, Kansas, DIED—On October 20th, 1881, Dr. G.M. Edson; 28 October 1881, vol. 3, No. 5; p. 5, Col. 2
Washington State and Territorial Census, 1857 - 1892, Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. Roll: V228_18
1900 Federal Census, Jessie E. Edson

David Christopher Holmes

David Holmes

Male, #258, Deceased, b. 24 January 1873, d. 13 June 1955

Relationships

Great-grandfather of Mollie Jean Edson
3rd great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Henry Holmes (1835-1914)
Mother*	Mary Jane Garret (1840-1888)

Family 1: Lillie Beck (1880-1944)

Daughter*	Leona Holmes + (1898-1991)
Daughter*	Iva Holmes (1902-1915)
Daughter*	Verna Holmes (1904-1993)
Daughter*	Elvira Holmes + (1910-1998)

Family 2: Catherine Leese (1879-1963)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	David Christopher Holmes had person sources.¹
	Note	According to the 1910 federal census, his mother and father were born in England.
1873	Birth name	He was born on 24 January 1873 in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa.^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
1918	Physical Description	In 1918, at age 45 years, his draft board described him as medium height, stout build, with blue eyes and light hair.⁵
1885	Residence (family)	George Henry Holmes, Sarah A. Holmes, Mary M. Holmes, David Christopher Holmes, Robert James Holmes, Pheabe Holmes, and Elizabeth Holmes lived with Henry Holmes and Mary Jane Garret in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa in 1885.⁹
1888	Death of Parent	His mother, Mary Jane Garret, died on 20 October 1888 in Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa.
From 1896 to 1900	Occupation	From 1896 to 1900 David Christopher Holmes was a barber in Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa.^4,1,10,7
1896	Marriage	He married Lillie Beck in Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa on 10 July 1896.^4,11,7
1898	Birth of Child	His daughter, Leona Holmes, was born on 15 September 1898 in Iowa.
1900	Residence (family)	He and Lillie Beck lived in Alvord, Iowa on 5 June 1900.⁴
1902	Birth of Child	His daughter, Iva Holmes, was born on 29 July 1902 in Spokane, Washington.
1904	Birth of Child	His daughter, Verna Holmes, was born on 4 December 1904 in Odessa, Washington.
1910	Occupation	In 1910 David Christopher Holmes was a house carpenter in Iowa.¹
From 1910 to 1920	Residence (family)	He and Lillie Beck lived in Odessa, Washington from 1910 to 1920.^1,12,2
1910	Birth of Child	His daughter, Elvira Holmes, was born on 18 February 1910 in Odessa, Washington.
1914	Death of Parent	His father, Henry Holmes, died on 13 February 1914 in Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa.
1915	Death of Child	His daughter, Iva Holmes, died on 3 December 1915 in Odessa, Washington.
From 1918 to 1920	Occupation	From 1918 to 1920 David Christopher Holmes was a county game warden in Odessa, Washington.^2,5
1930	Residence	He lived in Opportunity, Spokane County, Washington in 1930.³
1930	Occupation	In 1930 David Christopher Holmes was a house carpenter.³
1944	Death	He was the informant for the death certificate of Lillie Beck in Opportunity, Spokane County, Washington, on 27 June 1944. The Washington death certificate spells her first name as "Lily."¹³
1946	Marriage	He married Catherine Leese at Unitarian Church in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington on 15 March 1946. The marriage was witnessed by Raymond Thomas Bigelow.¹⁴
1955	Residence	David Christopher Holmes lived at 8816 Eighth Ave., N.E., in Seattle, Washington in 1955.¹⁰
1955	Death	He died of a cerebral hemorrage on 13 June 1955 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington.^15,10,16
1955	Burned	He was cremated on 15 June 1955 at Butterworth Chapel in Seattle.¹⁷
1963	Death of Spouse	His wife, Catherine Leese, died on 12 January 1963 in Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington.
	Note	A newspaper obituary said he has a "sister in the East;" she is unknown so far.

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Citations

1910 Federal Census
1920 Federal Census
1930 Fed'l Census
1900 Federal Census
World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Lincoln County, Washington; Roll: 1991655; Draft Board: 0.
Newspaper, Obituary, Seattle Daily Times, 14 June 1955, provides city of birth
Marriage Certificate, Lyon County Register of Marriages, Vol. 2, p.65
1885 Iowa Census, David Holmes
1885 Iowa Census, Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 (Ancestry On-line)
Newspaper, Obituary, Seattle Daily Times, 14 June 1955
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, David Holmes & Lillie Beck, Family Search on-line, source film 1434690
World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, David Christopher Holmes
Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #339 (Lily Holmes), Date: 27 JUL 1944
Marriage Certificate, King County Marriage Certificate Series A #123951, filed 21 March 1946
Telephone Interview, Janet-JeanEdson & RCJ, 19 July 2009
Washington State Digital Archives, Washington Death Certificate #11008, Date: 13 JUN 1955
Newspaper, Obituary, Seattle Daily Times, 14 June 1955

Lillie Beck

Lillie Beck Holmes

Female, #259, Deceased, b. May 1880, d. 27 June 1944

Relationships

Great-grandmother of Mollie Jean Edson
3rd great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	George Augustus Lauritz Beck (1838-1930)
Mother*	Margretha Jensen (1844-1922)

Family: David Christopher Holmes (1873-1955)

Daughter*	Leona Holmes + (1898-1991)
Daughter*	Iva Holmes (1902-1915)
Daughter*	Verna Holmes (1904-1993)
Daughter*	Elvira Holmes + (1910-1998)

Biographical Details

	Married	Lillie Beck was also known as Lillie Holmes.
1880	Birth name	She was born in May 1880 in Sac County, Iowa. the Iowa marriage index says 1878, but her marriage certificate is dated 1880. The 1900 census says she was born in Iowa and her parents in Germany.^1,2,3
1885	Residence	She lived in Meadow Township, Clay County, Iowa in 1885.⁴
1896	Marriage	She married David Christopher Holmes in Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa on 10 July 1896.^1,2,5
1898	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Leona Holmes, was born on 15 September 1898 in Iowa.
1900	Residence (family)	David Christopher Holmes and Lillie Beck lived in Alvord, Iowa on 5 June 1900.¹
1902	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Iva Holmes, was born on 29 July 1902 in Spokane, Washington.
1904	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Verna Holmes, was born on 4 December 1904 in Odessa, Washington.
From 1910 to 1920	Residence (family)	David Christopher Holmes and Lillie Beck lived in Odessa, Washington from 1910 to 1920.^6,7,8
1910	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Elvira Holmes, was born on 18 February 1910 in Odessa, Washington.
1915	Death of Child	Her daughter, Iva Holmes, died on 3 December 1915 in Odessa, Washington.
1919	Marriage	Lillie Beck witnessed the marriage of Cecil Evart Jenks and Leona Holmes on 20 May 1919 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.^8,9
1922	Death of Parent	Her mother, Margretha Jensen, died on 24 December 1922 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
1930	Death of Parent	Her father, George Augustus Lauritz Beck, died on 23 March 1930 in Spokane, Washington.
1944	Death	Lillie Beck died of cirrhosis of the liver on 27 June 1944 in Opportunity, Spokane County, Washington. The Washington death certificate spells her first name as "Lily."¹⁰
1944	Burned	She was cremated on 29 June 1944 in Spokane.
1955	Death of Spouse	Her husband, David Christopher Holmes, died on 13 June 1955 in Seattle, Washington.

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Citations

1900 Federal Census
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, David Holmes & Lillie Beck, Family Search on-line, source film 1434690
Marriage Certificate, Lyon County Register of Marriages, Vol. 2, p.65; David C. Holmes and Lillie Beck
1885 Iowa Census
Marriage Certificate, Lyon County Register of Marriages, Vol. 2, p.65
1910 Federal Census
World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, David Christopher Holmes
1920 Federal Census
Marriage Certificate, Database: Spokane County Marriage Records. ONLINE. 2006. Source: Spokane County Marriage Certificates, Book A, 1880-1887; Marriage Returns, 1891-1907, and Marriage Certificates, 1887-1974. Washington State Archives, Eastern Regional Branch.
Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #339 (Lily Holmes), Date: 27 JUL 1944

Evart J. Jenks

Evart Jenks

Male, #261, Deceased, b. September 1860, d. 12 May 1924

Relationships

Great-grandfather of Mollie Jean Edson
7th cousin 5 times removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
3rd cousin 4 times removed of President John Adams
3rd great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
4th cousin 3 times removed of Erik Anderson

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Parents

Father*	Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks (1838-1911)
Mother*	Vienna Jane Noyes (about 1842-1932)

Family: May Theresa Thompson (1858-1943)

Son*	Lynn Dolphus Jenks + (1885-1956)
Daughter*	Pearl May T. Jenks (1894-1932)
Son*	Cecil Evart Jenks + (1896-1969)

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Jenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1860	Birth name	Evart J. Jenks was born in September 1860 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.^1,2
1870	Residence (family)	Elam V. D. Jenks, Evart J. Jenks, Harvey J. Jenks, and Nina Belle Jenks lived with Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks and Vienna Jane Noyes in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 13 July 1870. Nina Belle Jenks is listed as "Nancy" Jenks in the 1870 census.³
1880	Residence	Evart J. Jenks lived in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan on 3 June 1880.⁴
1883	Marriage	He married May Theresa Thompson in Baldwin, Michigan on 21 February 1883.^5,6
1883	Residence (family)	He and May Theresa Thompson lived in Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan in 1883.⁷
1885	Birth of Child	His son, Lynn Dolphus Jenks, was born on 13 August 1885 in Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan.
1888	Marriage	Evart J. Jenks witnessed the marriage of William Grant Thompson and Nina Belle Jenks on 21 September 1888 in Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan.
1889	Land Grant	His grant was '40 acres on the Toledo Strip' on 22 November 1889 in Mason, Ingham County, Michigan. The land description was 1 NWNE MICHIGAN-TOLEDO STRIP No 17 N 16 W 9.⁸
1894	Birth of Child	His daughter, Pearl May T. Jenks, was born on 31 August 1894 in Scottville, Mason County, Michigan.
1896	Birth of Child	His son, Cecil Evart Jenks, was born on 8 July 1896 in Scottville, Mason County, Michigan.
1900	Occupation	In 1900 Evart J. Jenks was a day laborer in Everett, Washington.⁹
1900	Residence (family)	He and May Theresa Thompson lived at 3109 Maple Street in Everett, Washington on 6 June 1900.⁵
1909	Burial	He served as the Undertaker for Orpha May Thompson on 10 July 1909 in Stratford, Grant County, Washington.¹⁰
1910	Residence (family)	He and May Theresa Thompson lived in Odessa, Washington in 1910.¹¹
1910	Occupation	In 1910 Evart J. Jenks was a dairyman in Odessa, Washington.¹²
1911	Death of Parent	His father, Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks, died on 23 October 1911 in Seattle, Washington.
Between 1910 and 1918	Note	He was appointed city marshal in Odessa sometime after 1910; he resigned the post in 1920.¹³
1924	Death	Evart J. Jenks died of stomach cancer on 12 May 1924 at St. Luke's Hospital in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.¹⁴
1924	Burial	He was buried on 14 May 1924 in Greenwood Cemetery in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.¹³
1932	Death of Parent	His mother, Vienna Jane Noyes, died on 6 January 1932 in Seattle, Washington.
1943	Death of Spouse	His wife, May Theresa Thompson, died on 16 July 1943 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.

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Citations

1900 Federal Census, Online Ancestry.com database -- May T. Jenks
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCJB-LD7 : accessed 27 Sep 2012), Evart J. Jenks and May F. Thompson, 21 Feb 1883.
1870 Federal Census, Place: Fairplain, Montcalm, Michigan; Roll: M593_692; Page: 113B; Image: 230; Family History Library Film: 552191. (Horatio Jenks household)
1850 Federal Census, Horatio N. Jenks
1900 Federal Census, Place: Everett, Snohomish, Washington; Roll: T623_ 1750; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 214.
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 1883 Lake County Records, p. 197, #194, film #2342472. Viewed on FamilySearch.org.
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 1883 Lake County Record p. 197, #194, film #2342472. Viewed on FamilySearch.org.
Michigan, "Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908," homestead entry, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed ), ., Viewed; 6 June 2020; Documents #8234 and #6225
1900 Federal Census, Everett J. Jenks
Death Certificate, Washington Dert. #5711 (Grant County)(Orpha May Baker), Date: 10 JUL 1909
1910 Federal Census, Odessa, Lincoln, Washington; Roll: T624_1666; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0107; Image: 1086; FHL Number: 1375679.
1910 Federal Census
Newspaper, Obituary, Odessa Record, 16 May 1924
Washington State Digital Archives, Database: Washington State Department of Health Center for Health Statistics/ Death Certificate Index 1907-1960. ONLINE, 2008. Indexed provided by The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family Search Indexing Project: http://www.familysearch.org/Source: Death certificates (Washington (State), 1907-1960; Index to death certificates, 1907-1979 Washington State Bureau of Vital Statistics. Microfilm of original records in the Washington State Bureau of Vital Statistics in Olympia. 972 microfilm reels; 16 mm. and 35 mm.

May Theresa Thompson

May Thompson Jenks

Female, #262, Deceased, b. June 1858, d. 16 July 1943

Relationships

Great-grandmother of Mollie Jean Edson
3rd great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	William Grant Thompson (1830-before 1900)
Mother*	Ann Faulkner (1838-1911)

Family: Evart J. Jenks (1860-1924)

Son*	Lynn Dolphus Jenks + (1885-1956)
Daughter*	Pearl May T. Jenks (1894-1932)
Son*	Cecil Evart Jenks + (1896-1969)

Charts and other references

Jenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

	Married	May Theresa Thompson was also known as May Thompson Jenks.
	Name	She was also known as Mary Thompson.¹
	Person Source	She had person sources.^2,3
1858	Birth name	She was born in June 1858 in Huron, Erie County, Ohio.^4,2
1870	Residence (family)	She, William Grant Thompson, and John Robert Thompson lived with William Grant Thompson and Ann Faulkner in Sciota, Shiawassee County, Michigan on 5 August 1870.¹
1880	Residence (family)	As an adult child, May Theresa Thompson lived with William Grant Thompson and Ann Faulkner in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan on 3 June 1880.⁵
1883	Marriage	May Theresa Thompson married Evart J. Jenks in Baldwin, Michigan on 21 February 1883.^6,7
1883	Residence (family)	Evart J. Jenks and she lived in Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan in 1883.⁸
1885	Birth of Child	Her son, Lynn Dolphus Jenks, was born on 13 August 1885 in Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan.
1888	Marriage	She witnessed the marriage of William Grant Thompson and Nina Belle Jenks on 21 September 1888 in Eden Township, Mason County, Michigan.
1894	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Pearl May T. Jenks, was born on 31 August 1894 in Scottville, Mason County, Michigan.
1896	Birth of Child	Her son, Cecil Evart Jenks, was born on 8 July 1896 in Scottville, Mason County, Michigan.
Before 1900	Death of Parent	Her father, William Grant Thompson, died before 1900.
1900	Residence (family)	Evart J. Jenks and May Theresa Thompson lived at 3109 Maple Street in Everett, Washington on 6 June 1900.⁶
1910	Residence (family)	Evart J. Jenks and she lived in Odessa, Washington in 1910.⁹
1911	Death of Parent	Her mother, Ann Faulkner, died on 11 August 1911 in Everett, Washington.
1924	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Evart J. Jenks, died on 12 May 1924 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
1930	Residence	May Theresa Thompson lived at 1411 East Fourth in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington with Pearl May T. Jenks in 1930.¹⁰
1932	Death of Child	Her daughter, Pearl May T. Jenks, died on 21 September 1932 in Seattle, Washington.
1943	Death	May Theresa Thompson died of a stroke on 16 July 1943 at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.^2,11
1943	Burial	She was buried on 19 July 1943 in Greenwood Cemetery in Spokane, Washington.^12,11

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Citations

1870 Federal Census, Shiawassee County, Michigan, population schedule, Sciota, sheet 418A, dwelling 253, family 252, National Archives micropublication M593-704 (William Thompson household).
Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Jenks Family Tree. Ancestry on-line database
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Lake County Record #194. Viewed on FamilySearch.org.
1900 Federal Census, 1900; Place: Everett, Snohomish, Washington; Roll: T623_ 1750; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 214.
1880 Federal Census, Place: Pleasant Plains, Lake, Michigan; Roll: 589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 70C; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 0144.
1900 Federal Census, Place: Everett, Snohomish, Washington; Roll: T623_ 1750; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 214.
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 1883 Lake County Records, p. 197, #194, film #2342472. Viewed on FamilySearch.org.
Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, 1883 Lake County Record p. 197, #194, film #2342472. Viewed on FamilySearch.org.
1910 Federal Census, Odessa, Lincoln, Washington; Roll: T624_1666; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0107; Image: 1086; FHL Number: 1375679.
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Roll: 2517; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 69.0., Date of enumeration not given
Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #1102 (Washington Digital Archives), Date: 16 JUL 1943
Newspaper, Obituary, Odessa Record, 22 July 1943

Edo Albertus Kampen

Male, #263, Deceased, b. 3 October 1871, d. 27 November 1956

Relationships

Great-grandfather of Mollie Jean Edson
3rd great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Edo Harms Kampen (1824-1880)
Mother*	Trientje Alle Sinninghe (1828-1883)

Family: Gepke Bousma de Haan (1871-1941)

Son*	Edo H. Kampen (1897-1936)
Daughter*	Zetta G. ("Nana") Kampen + (1898-1990)
Son*	Drewes R. Kampen (1899-1910)
Daughter*	Teena A. Kampen + (1901-1994)
Daughter*	Ann Virginia Kampen (1906-1983)
Daughter*	Grace Kampen (1911-1992)

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Edo Albertus Kampen had person sources.¹
1871	Birth name	He was born on 3 October 1871 in Sappemeer, Groningen, Holland.²
1880	Death of Parent	His father, Edo Harms Kampen, died on 7 January 1880 in Sappemeer, Holland.
1883	Death of Parent	His mother, Trientje Alle Sinninghe, died on 16 June 1883 in Sappemeer, Holland.
1896	Marriage	Edo Albertus Kampen married Gepke Bousma de Haan in Bierum, Groningen, Holland on 5 March 1896.³
1896	Immigration (fam)	On 2 April 1896 Edo Albertus Kampen and Gepke Bousma de Haan immigrated to Ellis Island aboard the SS Edam.⁴
1897	Birth of Child	His son, Edo H. Kampen, was born in May 1897 in Washington.
1898	Occupation	In 1898 Edo Albertus Kampen was a farmer at near Pullman in Whitman County, Washington.⁵
1898	Birth of Child	His daughter, Zetta G. ("Nana") Kampen, was born on 9 June 1898 in Whitman County, Washington.
1899	Birth of Child	His son, Drewes R. Kampen, was born on 28 August 1899 in near Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
1900	Naturalization	Edo Albertus Kampen was naturalized in 1900.⁶
1901	Birth of Child	His daughter, Teena A. Kampen, was born on 9 November 1901 in Whitman County, Washington.
1906	Birth of Child	His daughter, Ann Virginia Kampen, was born on 16 October 1906 in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
1910	Occupation	In 1910 Edo Albertus Kampen was an agent for a loan company in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.⁷
1910	Death of Child	His son, Drewes R. Kampen, died on 22 February 1910 in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
1910	Residence (family)	Edo Albertus Kampen and Gepke Bousma de Haan lived at Jackson Street in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington on 27 April 1910.⁷
1911	Birth of Child	His daughter, Grace Kampen, was born on 10 February 1911 in Washington.
1936	Death of Child	His son, Edo H. Kampen, died on 7 December 1936 in Mason City, Okanogan County, Washington.
1941	Death	Edo Albertus Kampen was the informant for the death certificate of Gepke Bousma de Haan in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington, on 20 November 1941.^8,9
1948	Psgr List	His name was found on the manifest of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam on 30 June 1948 in New York.¹⁰
1956	Death	He died on 27 November 1956 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.¹¹
About 1956	Burial	He was buried about 30 November 1956 in Lynden Cemetery in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.¹²

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Citations

Ancestry.com: Private Family Tree, Coats Family Tree
Dutch Birth certificate, Wie Was Wie #101: https://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/a2apersonid/229303502/srcid/6779370/oid/31, accessed 13 July 2013
Dutch Marriage Certificate, Wie Was Wiehttps://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/a2apersonid/240008670/srcid/18817715/oid/31 (Edo Albertus Kampen), accessed 13 July 2013
Passenger Manifest, SS Edam, 4/2/1896
Washington State Digital Archives, Database: Whitman County Birth Records. ONLINE. 2008. Transcribed and imaged by Washington State Archives,Eastern Region Branch staff, Eastern Washington University student interns. Available Online: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov.Whitman County Birth Returns. Original records located at the Washington State Archives, Eastern Regional Branch.
1920 Federal Census
1910 Federal Census, Edo A. Kampen
Washington Death Index 1940-2014, "Gene" Kampen, note first name on certificate
Washington State Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ViewRecord.aspx?RID=B76E34CFDAED1415E06D590EA7CB91AC
Passenger Manifest, SS Nieuw Amsterdam, arr. NYC 30 June 1948
Washington State Digital Archives, Washington State Death Certificate Index 1907-1960
Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Edo Kampen

Grace Kampen

Female, #264, Deceased, b. 10 February 1911, d. 17 January 1992

Relationships

Grandaunt of Mollie Jean Edson
2nd great-grandaunt of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Edo Albertus Kampen (1871-1956)
Mother*	Gepke Bousma de Haan (1871-1941)

Biographical Details

1911	Birth name	Grace Kampen was born on 10 February 1911 in Washington.¹
1941	Death of Parent	Her mother, Gepke Bousma de Haan, died on 20 November 1941 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1956	Death of Parent	Her father, Edo Albertus Kampen, died on 27 November 1956 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1992	Death	Grace Kampen died on 17 January 1992 in Contra Costa, California.^1,2

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Citations

California Death Index, 1940 -1997 (Ancestry.com)
Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Teena A. Kampen

Female, #265, Deceased, b. 9 November 1901, d. 21 February 1994

Relationships

Grandaunt of Mollie Jean Edson
2nd great-grandaunt of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Edo Albertus Kampen (1871-1956)
Mother*	Gepke Bousma de Haan (1871-1941)

Family 1: Charles Julius Kamm (1900-1956)

Son*	Thomas Allen Kamm, RAdm. USNR Ret. (1925-2020)

Family 2: Phillip Charles Klingsmith (1888-1948)

Biographical Details

	Married	Teena A. Kampen was also known as Teena A. Kamm.¹
	Name	She was also known as Therese Kampen.¹
	Person Source	She had person sources.^2,3
1901	Birth name	She was born on 9 November 1901 in Whitman County, Washington.³
1923	Marriage	She married Charles Julius Kamm in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington on 30 September 1923. The marriage was witnessed by Gale Merton Edson and Ann Virginia Kampen.¹
1925	Birth of Child	Her son, Thomas Allen Kamm, RAdm. USNR Ret., was born on 10 June 1925 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1941	Death of Parent	Her mother, Gepke Bousma de Haan, died on 20 November 1941 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
Before 1945	Divorce	Charles Julius Kamm and Teena A. Kampen were divorced before 1945.⁴
1945	Marriage	She married Phillip Charles Klingsmith in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington on 25 August 1945.⁵
1948	Death	She was widowed by the death of Phillip Charles Klingsmith on 30 July 1948 at Walker Apts., Sixth & St. Helena Ave., in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.⁶
1956	Death of Spouse	Her former husband, Charles Julius Kamm, died on 27 August 1956 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1956	Death of Parent	Her father, Edo Albertus Kampen, died on 27 November 1956 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1994	Death	She died on 21 February 1994 in Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan.⁷

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Citations

Washington State Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ViewRecord.aspx?RID=C2D40F9DBD48E5277305D5EE4D710D37 - from Whatcom County Marriage Records.
1910 Federal Census
Washington Birth Index, 1891—1919
Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #16143 (Charles Julius Kamm), Date: 27 AUG 1956
Marriage Certificate, Washington Cert. #88677 (Teena K. Kamm & Philip C. Klingsmith), Date: 25 AUG 1945
Death Certificate, Washington File #12299 (Phillip Charles Klingsmith), Date: 20 JUL 1948
My Heritage Family Trees, on-line database.

Ann Virginia Kampen

Female, #266, Deceased, b. 16 October 1906, d. 19 January 1983

Relationships

Grandaunt of Mollie Jean Edson
2nd great-grandaunt of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Edo Albertus Kampen (1871-1956)
Mother*	Gepke Bousma de Haan (1871-1941)

Family: Robert Edward Lee (1897-1973)

Biographical Details

1906	Birth name	Ann Virginia Kampen was born on 16 October 1906 in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.^1,2
1923	Marriage	She witnessed the marriage of Charles Julius Kamm and Teena A. Kampen on 30 September 1923 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.³
1934	Marriage	Ann Virginia Kampen married Robert Edward Lee in Whatcom County, Washington on 29 June 1934.
1941	Death of Parent	Her mother, Gepke Bousma de Haan, died on 20 November 1941 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1956	Death of Parent	Her father, Edo Albertus Kampen, died on 27 November 1956 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1973	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Robert Edward Lee, died on 26 July 1973 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.
1983	Death	Ann Virginia Kampen died of cardiac arrest on 19 January 1983 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.⁴
1983	Burial	She was buried on 24 January 1983 in Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale, Whatcom County, Washington.

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Citations

Washington Birth Index, 1891—1919
Birth Certificate, Washington Cert. #"Special File #15," (Ann Kampen), Date: 16 OCT 1906, Delayed birth certificate, filed Nov 29, 1940
Washington State Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ViewRecord.aspx?RID=C2D40F9DBD48E5277305D5EE4D710D37 - from Whatcom County Marriage Records.
Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #146-83 01403 (Ann Virginia Kampen Lee), Date: 19 JAN 1983

Henry Anson White

Male, #267, Deceased, b. 28 December 1853, d. 2 May 1938

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Parents

Father*	Anson White (1827-1864)
Mother*	Mary Jane Kidder (1827-1909)

Family 1: Jessie Edson (1861-1905)

Adopted Daughter

Edith Steele (1882-1891)

Family 2: Winona N. ("Nona") Lewis (1881-1966)

Family 3: Laura May Giggey (1861-1942)

Charts and other references

Edson Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

	Person Source	Henry Anson White had person sources.^1,2
	Marriage Status	Jessie Edson; Separated
	Marriage Status	Winona N. ("Nona") Lewis; Separated
1853	Birth name	He was born on 28 December 1853 in Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin.^1,2,3
1864	Death of Parent	His father, Anson White, died on 21 August 1864 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
About 1882	Note (fam)	Henry Anson White and Jessie Edson adopted Edith Steele, the daughter of Margaret Maria Gillespie and Charles Steele. Charles Steele died in the same year that Edith was born. Unable to support her, her mother allowed the Whites to adopt her. Edith Steele died in childhood.
1883	Marriage	Henry Anson White married Jessie Edson in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas on 14 February 1883.²
1883	Occupation	In 1883 Henry Anson White was a druggist in Whatcom County, Washington.^1,4
1883	Residence (family)	He and Jessie Edson lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington in 1883.⁵
1889	Residence (family)	He and Jessie Edson lived in Whatcom County, Washington on 1 April 1889.⁶
Between 1899 and 1902	Separation	He and Jessie Edson were separated or divorced between 1899 and 1902. She is listed twice in the 1900 census: at home in Whatcom County with Henry White and in California, visiting her aunt Sarah Emily Gillespie Keeler.
1902	Marriage	He married Winona N. ("Nona") Lewis in Fairhaven, Whatcom County, Washington on 1 June 1902.⁷
1905	Death of Spouse	His wife, Jessie Edson, died on 18 May 1905 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1909	Death of Parent	His mother, Mary Jane Kidder, died on 28 June 1909 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.
Before 1916	Separation	He and Winona N. ("Nona") Lewis were separated or divorced before 1916.
1916	Marriage	He married Laura May Giggey in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada on 4 May 1916.^8,9
1938	Death	He died of diabetes mellitus & arteriosclerosis on 2 May 1938 in Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington.^2,10
1938	Burial	He was buried on 6 May 1938 in Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, Washington.
1942	Death of Spouse	His wife, Laura May Giggey, died on 4 January 1942 in Sumas, Whatcom County, Washington.
1966	Death of Spouse	His wife, Winona N. ("Nona") Lewis, died on 16 January 1966 in Los Angeles, California.

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Citations

Washington State and Territorial Census, 1857 - 1892, 1885
Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
Marriage Certificate, Whatcom County marriage return, #1326, Washington State Digital Archives
Lelah Jackson Edson, The Fourth Corner, Bellingham, WA: Cox Brothers, 1951
Edson Genealogical Association, Edson, Family History and Genealogy, Volume III (Edson Genealogical Association), Gardner Martin Edson entry
Washington State and Territorial Census, 1857 - 1892, Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. Roll: V228_18
Marriage Certificate, Whatcom County marriage return #1326, Washington State Digital Archives
1920 Federal Census, Henry A. White
Marriage Index, "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria.
Death Certificate, Whatcom County (WA) Cert. 3101, May 2, 1938, Date: 2 MAY 1938

[Unknown] Edson

Male, #268, Deceased, d. after 1870

Relationships

3rd great-grandfather of Mollie Jean Edson
5th great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Family: Mrs. Gardner's mother [Edson]

Daughter*	Childless Sister Edson
Son*	Gardner Martin Edson + (1827-1881)

Biographical Details

	Marriage	[Unknown] Edson married Mrs. Gardner's mother [Edson].¹
	Birth name	He was born in Vermont.¹
	Anecdote	Ed Edson, ([Unknown] Edson's grandson), wrote " . . . my father [Gardner] was an only son with an only sister who had no children. I, as you know, am an only son who with an only sister who has no children and my son has an only son who has no sister at all, so you see the stalk is getting thinner."²
1827	Birth of Child	His son, Gardner Martin Edson, was born on 29 July 1827 in New York.
	Anecdote	In 1937, Ed Edson wrote, "I remember my grandfather, who was a great axman, telling of cutting down and burning 80 acres of magnificent hardwood timber in Ohio, and all he got out of it was selling the ashes for the potash they contained. The old gentleman went to his grave without ever suspecting what a Vandal he had been. Of course all his neighbors were doing the name thing as he was no better or worse then the rest. A little government planning in such a case might have helped no there is no reason that I know of to suppose there was anyone in the government at that time that had any more sense of conversation [probably "conservation] that my poor old granted [probably "than my poor old Grandad.]" (Ed was born in 1860.)³
After 1870	Death	[Unknown] Edson died after 1870. The date and place of his death are unknown, but it is known that Ed Edson, born in 1860, remembered conversations with him and recounted at least one in a letter to George Burr.⁴

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Citations

1850 Federal Census, Gardner M. Edson
Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, Letter, Ed Edson to George Burr, 17 March 1940
Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, Letter, Ed Edson to George Burr, 10 April 1937
Mollie Edson, Verboden: The Musings of a Washington Pioneer in a Dutch Community, 1890-1944, Multimedia Master's Degree Project Central Washington University, 1999, Letter, Ed Edson to George Burr, Date: 10 APR 1937

Mrs. Gardner's mother [Edson]

Female, #269, Deceased

Relationships

3rd great-grandmother of Mollie Jean Edson
5th great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Family: [Unknown] Edson (-after 1870)

Daughter*	Childless Sister Edson
Son*	Gardner Martin Edson + (1827-1881)

Biographical Details

	Married	Mrs. Gardner's mother [Edson] was also known as [Unknown] Edson.
	Birth name	She was born in New York.¹
	Marriage	She married [Unknown] Edson.¹
1827	Birth of Child	Her son, Gardner Martin Edson, was born on 29 July 1827 in New York.
After 1870	Death of Spouse	Her husband, [Unknown] Edson, died after 1870.

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Citations

1850 Federal Census, Gardner M. Edson

Charles George Gillespie, Jr.¹

Male, #270, Deceased, b. 2 May 1814, d. 9 September 1903

Relationships

3rd great-grandfather of Mollie Jean Edson
5th great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Capt. Charles Gillespie (1750-about 1836)
Mother*	Margaret Blythe (1750-1836)

Family: Maria Lutz (1815-1904)

Daughter*	Mary Ellen Gillespie + (1838-1935)
Son*	Stewart Charles Gillespie (1841-1863)
Son*	Bennett Scott Gillespie (1843-1927)
Daughter*	Sarah Emily Gillespie + (1848-1922)
Daughter*	Harriet Leticia Gillespie + (1851-1934)
Daughter*	Theresa Gillespie + (1854-1933)
Daughter*	Margaret Maria Gillespie + (1855-1924)

Biographical Details

1814	Birth name	Charles George Gillespie, Jr., was born on 2 May 1814 in Union County, Pennsylvania.^2,3
About 1836	Death of Parent	His father, Capt. Charles Gillespie, died about 1836 in White Deer, Union County, Pennsylvania.
1836	Death of Parent	His mother, Margaret Blythe, died on 4 September 1836 in Hartley, Pennsylvania.
1837	Marriage	Charles George Gillespie, Jr., married Maria Lutz in Ohio on 27 March 1837.^4,5,6
1838	Birth of Child	His daughter, Mary Ellen Gillespie, was born on 27 March 1838 in Ohio.
1840	Residence (family)	He and Maria Lutz lived in Jackson, Wayne County, Ohio in 1840.⁷
1841	Birth of Child	His son, Stewart Charles Gillespie, was born on 8 February 1841 in Ohio.
1843	Birth of Child	His son, Bennett Scott Gillespie, was born on 29 July 1843 in Wayne, Ohio.
1848	Birth of Child	His daughter, Sarah Emily Gillespie, was born on 1 November 1848 in Ohio.
1850	Residence	Charles George Gillespie, Jr., lived in Guilford, Medina County, Ohio on 4 October 1850.⁸
1850	Occupation	On 4 October 1850 Charles George Gillespie, Jr., was a teamster in Guilford, Medina County, Ohio.⁸
1851	Birth of Child	His daughter, Harriet Leticia Gillespie, was born on 22 November 1851 in Iowa.
1854	Birth of Child	His daughter, Theresa Gillespie, was born on 12 October 1854 in Iowa.
1855	Birth of Child	His daughter, Margaret Maria Gillespie, was born on 20 February 1855 in Clear Lake, Wright County, mckIowa.
1856	Residence	He lived in Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa in 1856.⁹
Between 1857 and 1860	Residence (family)	He and Maria Lutz lived in Hancock County, Iowa between 1857 and 1860.^10,11,12
Between 1860 and 1861	Occupation	Between 1860 and 1861 Charles George Gillespie, Jr., was the elected county superintendant of schools in Hancock County, Iowa. The 1860 census listed him as a farmer; Gardner Edson and Mary Ellen Gillespie were near neighbors.^10,13
1863	Death of Child	His son, Stewart Charles Gillespie, died on 16 May 1863 in Hinds County, Mississippi.
1880	Residence	Charles George Gillespie, Jr., lived in Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory in 1880.¹⁴
1880	Occupation	In 1880 Charles George Gillespie, Jr., was a farmer in Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory.¹⁴
1885	Residence	On 22 June 1885 Charles George Gillespie, Jr., lived in Saratoga Precinct, Holt County, Nebraska, with Mary Ellen Gillespie and Edith Steele. Mary Ellen, his daughter, was keeping house for her father. Both were temporarily away from their spouses. Edith, then two years old, was soon to be adopted by Henry White and Jessie Edson.¹⁵
1889	Residence	He, as the father of Mary Ellen Gillespie, resided with her in Whatcom County, Washington.¹⁶
1900	Residence (family)	He and Maria Lutz lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington on 23 June 1900.¹⁷
1903	Death	He died on 9 September 1903 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.¹⁸
About 1903	Burial	He was buried about 10 September 1903 in Lynden Cemetery in Lynden, Washington.¹⁹
1904	Death of Spouse	His wife, Maria Lutz, died on 10 December 1904 in Anderson, Shasta, California.

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Citations

Death Certificate, Washington Cert. for Mary Ellen Gillespie Edson, Date: 29 JAN 1935
Rootsweb, Lawson Family Tree
Geni World Family Tree, Entry managed by Nancy Wesner Shoemaker
1900 Federal Census, Mirah Gillispie
Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff
Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Coats Family Tree, accessed 22 November 2019
1840 Federal Census, (Charles Gillespie)
1850 Federal Census, Place: Guilford, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 709; Page: 290A
1856 Iowa State Census
1860 Federal Census, Place: Madison, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: M653_323; Page: 609; Family History Library Film: 803323
Marriage Certificate, William Grand & Sylvia Bernstein, Marriage certificate, 27 May 1928, #3133
History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa, Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Co, 1884, p.560
History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa, Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Co, 1884, p.623
1850 Federal Census, Charles Gillespie
1885 Nebraska Census, 1885 Nebraska State Census, Holt County, Saratoga Township, p. 17; National Archives and Records Administration, M352., Edson misspelled as Edsen
Washington State and Territorial Census, 1857 - 1892, Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington:
1900 Federal Census, Mirah Gillispie. Place: Lynden, Whatcom, Washington; Roll: T623_1753; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 234.
Gravestone inscription, Charles Gillespie, Lynden Cemetery, Lynden, WA
Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #6743579

Maria Lutz

Female, #271, Deceased, b. 11 November 1815, d. 10 December 1904

Relationships

3rd great-grandmother of Mollie Jean Edson
5th great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Samuel Lutz (1783-1859)
Mother*	Mary Elizabeth Ranck (1790-1871)

Family: Charles George Gillespie, Jr., (1814-1903)

Daughter*	Mary Ellen Gillespie + (1838-1935)
Son*	Stewart Charles Gillespie (1841-1863)
Son*	Bennett Scott Gillespie (1843-1927)
Daughter*	Sarah Emily Gillespie + (1848-1922)
Daughter*	Harriet Leticia Gillespie + (1851-1934)
Daughter*	Theresa Gillespie + (1854-1933)
Daughter*	Margaret Maria Gillespie + (1855-1924)

Biographical Details

	Married	Maria Lutz was also known as Maria Gillespie.
	Person Source	She had person sources.¹
1815	Birth name	She was born on 11 November 1815 in White Deer, Union County, Pennsylvania.^1,2
1837	Marriage	She married Charles George Gillespie, Jr., in Ohio on 27 March 1837.^3,4,5
1838	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Mary Ellen Gillespie, was born on 27 March 1838 in Ohio.
1840	Residence (family)	Charles George Gillespie, Jr., and Maria Lutz lived in Jackson, Wayne County, Ohio in 1840.⁶
1841	Birth of Child	Her son, Stewart Charles Gillespie, was born on 8 February 1841 in Ohio.
1843	Birth of Child	Her son, Bennett Scott Gillespie, was born on 29 July 1843 in Wayne, Ohio.
1848	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Sarah Emily Gillespie, was born on 1 November 1848 in Ohio.
1850	Residence	Maria Lutz lived in Guilford, Medina County, Ohio on 4 October 1850.⁷
1851	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Harriet Leticia Gillespie, was born on 22 November 1851 in Iowa.
1854	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Theresa Gillespie, was born on 12 October 1854 in Iowa.
1855	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Margaret Maria Gillespie, was born on 20 February 1855 in Clear Lake, Wright County, mckIowa.
1856	Residence	Maria Lutz lived in Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa in 1856.⁸
Between 1857 and 1860	Residence (family)	Charles George Gillespie, Jr., and she lived in Hancock County, Iowa between 1857 and 1860.^9,10,11
1859	Death of Parent	Her father, Samuel Lutz, died on 25 April 1859 in Shellsburg, Benton County, Iowa.
1863	Death of Child	Her son, Stewart Charles Gillespie, died on 16 May 1863 in Hinds County, Mississippi.
1871	Death of Parent	Her mother, Mary Elizabeth Ranck, died in 1871 in Michigan.
1880	Residence	Maria Lutz lived in Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory in 1880.¹²
1900	Residence (family)	Charles George Gillespie, Jr., and she lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington on 23 June 1900.¹³
1903	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Charles George Gillespie, Jr., died on 9 September 1903 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1904	Death	She died on 10 December 1904 in Anderson, Shasta, California.^14,2

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Citations

Rootsweb, Lawson Family Tree
Rootsweb, Keller & Fritz Ancestors
1900 Federal Census, Mirah Gillispie
Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff
Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Coats Family Tree, accessed 22 November 2019
1840 Federal Census, (Charles Gillespie)
1850 Federal Census, Place: Guilford, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 709; Page: 290A
1856 Iowa State Census
1860 Federal Census, Place: Madison, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: M653_323; Page: 609; Family History Library Film: 803323
Marriage Certificate, William Grand & Sylvia Bernstein, Marriage certificate, 27 May 1928, #3133
History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa, Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Co, 1884, p.560
1850 Federal Census, Charles Gillespie
1900 Federal Census, Mirah Gillispie. Place: Lynden, Whatcom, Washington; Roll: T623_1753; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 234.
One World Tree, Lawson Family Tree

Scott Campbell

Male, #272, Living

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Family: Anna Kristine Adolphson

Daughter*	Alyssa Katherine Campbell
Daughter*	Charlotte Edson Campbell

Charts and other references

Edson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

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Gepke Bousma de Haan

Female, #273, Deceased, b. 6 June 1871, d. 20 November 1941

Relationships

Great-grandmother of Mollie Jean Edson
3rd great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Drewes Bousma de Haan (1830-)
Mother*	Ettje Egberts Buma (1831-1877)

Family: Edo Albertus Kampen (1871-1956)

Son*	Edo H. Kampen (1897-1936)
Daughter*	Zetta G. ("Nana") Kampen + (1898-1990)
Son*	Drewes R. Kampen (1899-1910)
Daughter*	Teena A. Kampen + (1901-1994)
Daughter*	Ann Virginia Kampen (1906-1983)
Daughter*	Grace Kampen (1911-1992)

Biographical Details

	Married	Gepke Bousma de Haan was also known as Grace Kampen.¹
	Married	She was also known as Gepke Bousma Kampen.²
	Person Source	She had person sources.^3,4,5
1871	Birth name	She was born on 6 June 1871 in Grootegast, Groningen, Holland.^5,6
1877	Death of Parent	Her mother, Ettje Egberts Buma, died on 17 October 1877 in Grootegast, Groningen, Holland.
1896	Marriage	Gepke Bousma de Haan married Edo Albertus Kampen in Bierum, Groningen, Holland on 5 March 1896.⁵
1896	Immigration (fam)	On 2 April 1896 Edo Albertus Kampen and Gepke Bousma de Haan immigrated to Ellis Island aboard the SS Edam.⁷
1897	Birth of Child	Her son, Edo H. Kampen, was born in May 1897 in Washington.
1898	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Zetta G. ("Nana") Kampen, was born on 9 June 1898 in Whitman County, Washington.
1899	Birth of Child	Her son, Drewes R. Kampen, was born on 28 August 1899 in near Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
1900	Naturalization	Gepke Bousma de Haan was naturalized in 1900.⁸
1901	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Teena A. Kampen, was born on 9 November 1901 in Whitman County, Washington.
1906	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Ann Virginia Kampen, was born on 16 October 1906 in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
1910	Death of Child	Her son, Drewes R. Kampen, died on 22 February 1910 in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
1910	Residence (family)	Edo Albertus Kampen and Gepke Bousma de Haan lived at Jackson Street in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington on 27 April 1910.⁹
1911	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Grace Kampen, was born on 10 February 1911 in Washington.
1936	Death of Child	Her son, Edo H. Kampen, died on 7 December 1936 in Mason City, Okanogan County, Washington.
1941	Death	Gepke Bousma de Haan died of coronary occlusion on 20 November 1941 at 405 Liberty Street in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.^10,1
About 1941	Burial	She was buried about 22 November 1941 in Lynden Cemetery in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.¹¹
1956	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Edo Albertus Kampen, died on 27 November 1956 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.

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Citations

Washington State Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ViewRecord.aspx?RID=B76E34CFDAED1415E06D590EA7CB91AC
1900 Federal Census, listed as Edo Kempen
Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.44
Washington State Digital Archives, Database: Whitman County Birth Records. ONLINE. 2008. Transcribed and imaged by Washington State Archives,Eastern Region Branch staff, Eastern Washington University student interns. Available Online: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov.Whitman County Birth Returns. Original records located at the Washington State Archives, Eastern Regional Branch.
Dutch Marriage Certificate, Wie Was Wiehttps://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/a2apersonid/240008670/srcid/18817715/oid/31 (Edo Albertus Kampen), accessed 13 July 2013
Dutch Birth certificate, Wie Was Wiehttps://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/a2apersonid/233707413/srcid/18981385/oid/31 (Gepke de Haan), accessed 13 July 2013
Passenger Manifest, SS Edam, 4/2/1896
1920 Federal Census
1910 Federal Census, Edo A. Kampen
Washington Death Index 1940-2014, "Gene" Kampen, note first name on certificate
Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Gepke Kampen

Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks

Horatio Newton Jenks

Male, #274, Deceased, b. 17 December 1838, d. 23 October 1911

Relationships

2nd great-grandfather of Mollie Jean Edson
4th great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
3rd cousin 4 times removed of Erik Anderson

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Parents

Father*	Luther Rice Jenks (1815-1890)
Mother*	Roxa Evans (about 1822-1892)

Family: Vienna Jane Noyes (about 1842-1932)

Son*	Evart J. Jenks + (1860-1924)
Son*	Harvey J. Jenks + (1866-1949)
Daughter*	Nina Belle Jenks + (1867-1957)
Son*	Elam V. D. Jenks + (1869-1954)
Son*	Ira Newton Jenks (1872-1872)
Son*	Luther Ray Jenks + (1875-1946)
Son*	Roy Leon Jenks + (1879-1957)
Daughter*	Myrtle Ida Jenks + (1885-1967)

Charts and other references

Jenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1838	Birth name	Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks was born on 17 December 1838 in Yates County, New York.^1,2
1850	Residence (family)	He, Luther Josiah Jenks, Robert Gilbert Jenks, Rosetta Jenks, and Solomon G. Jenks lived with Luther Rice Jenks and Roxa Evans in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 30 September 1850.³
1859	Marriage	Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks married Vienna Jane Noyes in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 4 December 1859.⁴
1860	Birth of Child	His son, Evart J. Jenks, was born in September 1860 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
From 1861 to 1864	Military	Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks served in the Army during the Civil War from 1861 to 1864. He was assigned as a private to Company F, 1st Michigan Cavalry on September 6, 1861. At Manassas, the Union Cavalry, including Company F, made the first successful cavalry charge of the Union Army. They were said to have been so surprised they didn't know how to follow-up the charge and so turned around and came back. Horatio Jenks was captured at Bull Run on August 29, 1862. He was released — probably exchanged — on January 10, 1863. At Gettysburg, Jenks' regiment was part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade which was under the command of George Custer. The brigade held Jeb Stuart's cavalry away from the Union infantry, thus contributing substantially to the Union victory. Wounded at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Jenks was mustered out at Detroit on September 27, 1864.^5,6,7
1866	Birth of Child	His son, Harvey J. Jenks, was born in January 1866 in Michigan.
1867	Birth of Child	His daughter, Nina Belle Jenks, was born on 9 August 1867 in Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1869	Birth of Child	His son, Elam V. D. Jenks, was born in May 1869 in Michigan.
1870	Residence (family)	Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks and Vienna Jane Noyes lived in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 13 July 1870. Nina Belle Jenks is listed as "Nancy" Jenks in the 1870 census.⁸
1872	Birth of Child	His son, Ira Newton Jenks, was born on 15 July 1872 in Fair Plain Township, Michigan.
1872	Death of Child	His son, Ira Newton Jenks, died on 20 September 1872 in Fair Plain Township, Michigan.
1875	Birth of Child	His son, Luther Ray Jenks, was born on 6 August 1875 in Baldwin, Michigan.
1877	Land Grant	His grant was '160 acres' on 25 April 1877 in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan.⁵
1879	Birth of Child	His son, Roy Leon Jenks, was born on 30 September 1879 in Michigan.
1880	Occupation	On 3 June 1880 Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks was a farmer in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan.⁹
1880	Residence (family)	He and Vienna Jane Noyes lived in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan on 3 June 1880.⁹
1885	Birth of Child	His daughter, Myrtle Ida Jenks, was born on 14 September 1885 in Scottville, Mason County, Michigan.
1890	Death of Parent	His father, Luther Rice Jenks, died on 21 April 1890 in Ferris Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1892	Death of Parent	His mother, Roxa Evans, died on 27 April 1892 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1900	Occupation	On 6 June 1900 Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks was a day laborer in Everett, Washington.¹⁰
1910	Residence (family)	He and Vienna Jane Noyes lived at 37th Avenue N.E. in Seattle, Washington on 16 April 1910.¹¹
1911	Death	He died of mitral stenosis on 23 October 1911 at 7316 11th Ave., N.E., in Seattle, Washington at the age of 72.¹²
About 1911	Burial	He was buried about 25 October 1911 in Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.¹³
1932	Death of Spouse	His wife, Vienna Jane Noyes, died on 6 January 1932 in Seattle, Washington.

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15 September 2025 14:59:11

Citations

1900 Federal Census, Place: Eden, Mason, Michigan; Roll: 730; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1240730
Newspaper, Obituary, Review and Herald, 25 Apr 1912, p. 23.
1850 Federal Census, Place: Fairplain, Montcalm, Michigan; Roll: 358; Page: 444A
One World Tree, Vienna Jane Noyes
Civil War Service Records
Washington State Digital Archives, Application for Admission to the Veterans' Home, Vienna Jenks, 15 Nov 1920
E-mail message, Skip Hickey to RCJ, 8 April 2017
1870 Federal Census, Place: Fairplain, Montcalm, Michigan; Roll: M593_692; Page: 113B; Image: 230; Family History Library Film: 552191. (Horatio Jenks household)
1850 Federal Census, Lake County, Michigan population schedule, Pleasant Plains, Enumeration District 154, sheet 7, dwelling 53, family 59, National Archives micropublication T9-589 (Horatio Jenks household).
1900 Federal Census, Online Ancestry.com database -- May T. Jenks
1910 Federal Census, Vienna J. Jenks
Washington State Digital Archives, Dept of Health Death Records, 1907-1960, Image 645, Doc. #42
Burial Index, Lake View Cemetery Digital Index, http://www.lakeviewcemeteryassociation.com/burials.php

Vienna Jane Noyes

Vienna Noyes Jenks, age 91

Female, #275, Deceased, b. about 1842, d. 6 January 1932

Relationships

2nd great-grandmother of Mollie Jean Edson
6th cousin 6 times removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
3rd cousin 3 times removed of President John Adams
4th great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark

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Parents

Father*	Abijah Cutting Noyes (1810-1873)
Mother*	Sarah Jane van Tassel (1821-1900)

Family: Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks (1838-1911)

Son*	Evart J. Jenks + (1860-1924)
Son*	Harvey J. Jenks + (1866-1949)
Daughter*	Nina Belle Jenks + (1867-1957)
Son*	Elam V. D. Jenks + (1869-1954)
Son*	Ira Newton Jenks (1872-1872)
Son*	Luther Ray Jenks + (1875-1946)
Son*	Roy Leon Jenks + (1879-1957)
Daughter*	Myrtle Ida Jenks + (1885-1967)

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Biographical Details

	Married	Vienna Jane Noyes was also known as Vienna Jane Jenks.
	Name	She was also known as Vienna Jane Noyce.¹
About 1842	Birth name	She was born about 1842 in New York.²
1850	Residence	She lived in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan on 23 August 1850.¹
1859	Marriage	She married Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 4 December 1859.³
1860	Birth of Child	Her son, Evart J. Jenks, was born in September 1860 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1866	Birth of Child	Her son, Harvey J. Jenks, was born in January 1866 in Michigan.
1867	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Nina Belle Jenks, was born on 9 August 1867 in Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1869	Birth of Child	Her son, Elam V. D. Jenks, was born in May 1869 in Michigan.
1870	Residence (family)	Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks and Vienna Jane Noyes lived in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan on 13 July 1870. Nina Belle Jenks is listed as "Nancy" Jenks in the 1870 census.⁴
1872	Birth of Child	Her son, Ira Newton Jenks, was born on 15 July 1872 in Fair Plain Township, Michigan.
1872	Death of Child	Her son, Ira Newton Jenks, died on 20 September 1872 in Fair Plain Township, Michigan.
1873	Death of Parent	Her father, Abijah Cutting Noyes, died on 28 August 1873 in Fair Plain Township, Montcalm County, Michigan.
1875	Birth of Child	Her son, Luther Ray Jenks, was born on 6 August 1875 in Baldwin, Michigan.
1879	Birth of Child	Her son, Roy Leon Jenks, was born on 30 September 1879 in Michigan.
1880	Residence (family)	Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks and she lived in Pleasant Plains, Lake County, Michigan on 3 June 1880.⁵
1885	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Myrtle Ida Jenks, was born on 14 September 1885 in Scottville, Mason County, Michigan.
1900	Death of Parent	Her mother, Sarah Jane van Tassel, died on 23 June 1900 in Custer, Mason County, Michigan.
1910	Residence (family)	Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks and Vienna Jane Noyes lived at 37th Avenue N.E. in Seattle, Washington on 16 April 1910.⁶
1911	Death of Spouse	Her husband, Horatio Newton ("Newt") Jenks, died on 23 October 1911 in Seattle, Washington.
1911	Note	She received a military pension in 1911 in recognition of her husband's Civil War service.⁷
1911	Residence	She lived in Washington on 18 November 1911.
1920	Residence	She lived at 868 84th Street in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington on 7 January 1920.⁸
1921	Residence	She lived in Retsil, Kitsap County, Washington on 19 August 1921 She had been admitted to the Veterans' Home there.⁹
1924	Death of Child	Her son, Evart J. Jenks, died on 12 May 1924 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
1930	Residence (family)	On 8 April 1930 Vienna Jane Noyes lived at 2343 North 62nd in Seattle, Washington with Luther Ray Jenks and Helen Rice.¹⁰
1932	Death	Vienna Jane Noyes died on 6 January 1932 at 6615 Tenth Ave. N.E. in Seattle, Washington at the age of 90 years.¹¹
About 1932	Burial	She was buried about 7 January 1932 in Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.¹²

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13 May 2025 08:17:13

Citations

1850 Federal Census, Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 359; Page: 91A
1900 Federal Census, Online Ancestry.com database -- May T. Jenks
One World Tree, Vienna Jane Noyes
1870 Federal Census, Place: Fairplain, Montcalm, Michigan; Roll: M593_692; Page: 113B; Image: 230; Family History Library Film: 552191. (Horatio Jenks household)
1850 Federal Census, Lake County, Michigan population schedule, Pleasant Plains, Enumeration District 154, sheet 7, dwelling 53, family 59, National Archives micropublication T9-589 (Horatio Jenks household).
1910 Federal Census, Vienna J. Jenks
Civil War Service Records
1920 Federal Census, Vienna Jenks
Washington State Digital Archives, Application for Admission to the Veterans' Home, Vienna Jenks, 15 Nov 1920
1930 Fed'l Census, Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 2492; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 677.0; FHL microfilm: 2342226
Washington State Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ViewRecord.aspx?RID=B96E3C5FD263A52D093DFA3D55F902D1
Burial Index, Lake View Cemetery Digital Index, http://www.lakeviewcemeteryassociation.com/burials.php

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