Nine Generations

Chinka Feldman

Female, #126, Deceased, b. 1831, d. 1868

Relationships2nd great-grandmother of Robert Cooper Jacobs
4th great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Family: Mordechai Eisenberg (1832-after 1907)

Daughter*Asna Eisenberg (1853-)
Daughter*Rochel Eisenberg + (1855-1935)
Daughter*Itka Eisenberg (1857-1881)
Daughter*Hannah Eisenberg + (1863-about 1898)
Daughter*Fradel Eisenberg + (1865-1947)
Daughter*Braina Eisenberg (1865-)
Son*Leizer Eisenberg (1867-)


Charts and other referencesEisenberg Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

MarriedChinka Feldman was also known as Chinka Eisenberg.
AkaShe was also known as Khaika Feldman.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.2,3
1831Birth nameShe was born in 1831 in Karlin, Belarus.4,1
Estimated 1853MarriageShe married Mordechai Eisenberg estimated 1853.
1853Birth of ChildHer daughter, Asna Eisenberg, was born in 1853 in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus.
1855Birth of ChildHer daughter, Rochel Eisenberg, was born on 20 December 1855 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1857Birth of ChildHer daughter, Itka Eisenberg, was born in 1857 in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus.
1863Birth of ChildHer daughter, Hannah Eisenberg, was born in 1863 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1865Birth of ChildHer daughter, Fradel Eisenberg, was born in 1865 in Poland.
1865Birth of ChildHer daughter, Braina Eisenberg, was born in 1865 in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus.
1867Birth of ChildHer son, Leizer Eisenberg, was born in 1867 in Karlin, Pinsk Uezd, Belarus.
1868DeathChinka Feldman died in 1868 in Pinsk, Belarus. According to Aunt Hannah, she had been given the wrong medicine.5
After 1907Death of SpouseHer husband, Mordechai Eisenberg, died after 1907.
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Citations

  1. Jewish Heritage Research Group (Minsk), "Report on Genealogical Research of Aizenberg Family from Pinsk/Karlin", 15 August 2014, , to Robert Jacobs, p.1
  2. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
  3. Death Certificate, Westchester County Cert. #24145, 11 April 1935
  4. Death Certificate, New York State Cert. #24445 (Rochel Eisenberg), 11 Apr. 1935
  5. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p., p.1, "Rochel was born in 1856. when she was twelve years old, her mother died due to a wrong medicine prescribed for her. . . . A short time later grandfather remarried . . ."

Mordechai Eisenberg

Male, #127, Deceased, b. 1832, d. after 1907

Relationships2nd great-grandfather of Robert Cooper Jacobs
4th great-grandfather of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*Itzka Eisenberg (1811-)
Mother*Mrs. Dvora [Eisenberg] (1812-)

Family 1: Chinka Feldman (1831-1868)

Daughter*Asna Eisenberg (1853-)
Daughter*Rochel Eisenberg + (1855-1935)
Daughter*Itka Eisenberg (1857-1881)
Daughter*Hannah Eisenberg + (1863-about 1898)
Daughter*Fradel Eisenberg + (1865-1947)
Daughter*Braina Eisenberg (1865-)
Son*Leizer Eisenberg (1867-)

Family 2: Mrs. Khana [Eisenberg] (1832-)

Daughter*Beilya Eisenberg (1870-1877)
Son*Chaim Eisenberg + (1873-1952)


Charts and other referencesEisenberg Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1832Birth nameMordechai Eisenberg was born in 1832 in Pinsk, Belarus.1
From 1850 to 1851EducationHe studied at the beth midrash known as the "Pinsker Kloize" in Pinsk, Belarus from 1850 to 1851.2,3
Estimated 1853MarriageHe married Chinka Feldman estimated 1853.
1853Birth of ChildHis daughter, Asna Eisenberg, was born in 1853 in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus.
1855Birth of ChildHis daughter, Rochel Eisenberg, was born on 20 December 1855 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1857Birth of ChildHis daughter, Itka Eisenberg, was born in 1857 in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus.
1863Birth of ChildHis daughter, Hannah Eisenberg, was born in 1863 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1865Birth of ChildHis daughter, Braina Eisenberg, was born in 1865 in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus.
1865Birth of ChildHis daughter, Fradel Eisenberg, was born in 1865 in Poland.
1867Birth of ChildHis son, Leizer Eisenberg, was born in 1867 in Karlin, Pinsk Uezd, Belarus.
1868Death of SpouseHis wife, Chinka Feldman, died in 1868 in Pinsk, Belarus.
About 1869MarriageMordechai Eisenberg married Mrs. Khana [Eisenberg] about 1869.4
1870Birth of ChildHis daughter, Beilya Eisenberg, was born in 1870 in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus.
1872MembershipHe was a member of the Chassidic synagogue Beis-a-Haron in 1872 in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus.5
1873Birth of ChildHis son, Chaim Eisenberg, was born on 1 October 1873 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1877Death of ChildHis daughter, Beilya Eisenberg, died in 1877 in Pinsk, Belarus.
BiographyHe was said to be "financially comfortable." Several books about Pinsk report a Mordechai Eisenberg as active in business and in the socialist and Zionist movements, especially in the years just before World War I.
He had seven children.4,6
1881Death of ChildHis daughter, Itka Eisenberg, died in 1881 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1883OccupationIn 1883 Mordechai Eisenberg was a trader in Pinsk, Belarus.7
1893Residence (family)He and Mrs. Khana [Eisenberg] lived in Pinsk-Karlin, Belarus in 1893.1
About 1898Death of ChildHis daughter, Hannah Eisenberg, died about 1898 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1907ResidenceHe lived at Yaseldskaya Street in Pinsk, Belarus in 1907.8
After 1907DeathHe died after 1907.8
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Citations

  1. Jewish Heritage Research Group of Belarus (13B Daumana Street, 220002 Minsk, Belarus), "Report on Genealogical Research of Kuperman Family from Shtetl Pogost-Zarechny and Pinsk", March 22, 2014, to Robert Jacobs, Privately circulated, p.5,

    1893 Family list of Jews petty bourgeois- residents of shtetl Karlin of Pinsk vicinity, Fond 611, opis 7, delo 13, p. 226 overleaf-227

    ¹195 Mordukh son of Itzka Aizinberg, 61

    His wife Khana, 61

    His daughters: Asna - married

    Rokhlya- married

    Ita- married

    Genya- married

    Braina- married

    Beilya, 23

    His sons: Leizer, 26 Added: in 1888 was added to the reserve

    Khaim, 23 Added: in 1891 was drafted to the army

    Mordukh’s brother Shachno, died in 1871

    Shachno’s wife Mikhlya, 59

    Shchno’s sons: 1. Khaim, 39. Added: in 1875 was added to the reserve

    Khaim’s wife Leya, 34

    Khaim’s sons: Shachno, 12. Added: In 1902 didn’t report to the draft location

    Itzik born on November 1, 1887

    Iosel born on August 25, 1892

    Khaim’s daughters: Ester born on March 10, 1891

    Dvoira, born on November 13, 1894

    Gitlya, born on November 13, 1894

    Genya-Rokhlya, born on February 15, 1899

    2. Nekhemia, 31 years old. Added: in 1882 was added to the reserve

    Nekhemia’s wife Reizlya, 30

    Nekhemia’s son Shachno, 10

    Added: in 1904 will be drafted to the army.

    Nekhemia’s daughters: Khaya, born on Decemebr 20, 1889

    Ester, was born on July 15, 1891

    Sulka, was born on November 18, 1892

    Dvoira, was born on January 5, 1894

    Sura, was born on May 25, 1896

    3. Movsha, 25. Added: in 1889 was drafted to the army, in 1891 deserted.

  2. Deich, Genrikh Markovich, Sinagogi, molitvennye doma i sosto?i?ashchie pri nikh dolzhnostnye li?t?sa v cherte Evrei(skoi( osedlosti i guberni?i?akh Kurl?i?andskoi( i Lifl?i?andskoi( Rossii(skoi( imperii : 1853-1854 : arkhivnye materialy po istorii i genealogii evrei(skogo naroda (Niu-Iork : G. Deich, 1992.), page 130, entry 107
  3. Wolf Zeev Rabinowitsch, Studies in Pinsk Jewry (Haifa, 1983), p.20
  4. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
  5. Jewish Heritage Research Group (Minsk), "Report on Genealogical Research of Aizenberg Family from Pinsk/Karlin", 15 August 2014, , to Robert Jacobs, p. 3
  6. Wolf Zeev Rabinowitsch, Studies in Pinsk Jewry (Haifa, 1983), p.8
  7. Jewish Heritage Research Group (Minsk), "Report on Genealogical Research of Aizenberg Family from Pinsk/Karlin", 15 August 2014, , to Robert Jacobs, p. 4
  8. Jewish Heritage Research Group (Minsk), "Report on Genealogical Research of Aizenberg Family from Pinsk/Karlin", 15 August 2014, , to Robert Jacobs, p. 7; name found on Duma voters list

Tsipe Leah Gottleib

Female, #129, Deceased, b. 1825

Relationships2nd great-grandmother of Robert Cooper Jacobs
4th great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Family: Moishe Itzhak Kuperman (1831-)

Daughter*Dvoire Kuperman + (1858-1944)
Son*Ephraim Kuperman + (1859-1946)
Daughter*Beyla Kuperman (about 1864-)
Daughter*Ester Kuperman (1867-)
Son*Jankel Kuperman (1871-about 1942)


Charts and other referencesKuperman Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

MarriedTsipe Leah Gottleib was also known as Tsipa Leah Gottlieb Kuperman.
1825Birth nameShe was born in 1825 in Pogost Zarechny, Ukraine.1
MarriageShe married Moishe Itzhak Kuperman in Belarus.2
1858Birth of ChildHer daughter, Dvoire Kuperman, was born in 1858 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1859Birth of ChildHer son, Ephraim Kuperman, was born in 1859 in Pinsk, Belarus.
About 1864Birth of ChildHer daughter, Beyla Kuperman, was born about 1864 in Pinsk, Belarus.
1867Birth of ChildHer daughter, Ester Kuperman, was born in 1867.
1871Birth of ChildHer son, Jankel Kuperman, was born in 1871 in Belarus.
1873Residence (family)Moishe Itzhak Kuperman and Tsipe Leah Gottleib lived in Pinsk, Belarus in 1873.3
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Citations

  1. E-mail message, Debra J. Wolraich to RCJ 25 Feb. 2013. (attached report from the Zarechne Register books of 1850 and 1858)
  2. 1930 Fed'l Census, Efroem Kuperman
  3. Jewish Heritage Research Group of Belarus (13B Daumana Street, 220002 Minsk, Belarus), "Report on Genealogical Research of Kuperman Family from Shtetl Pogost-Zarechny and Pinsk", March 22, 2014, to Robert Jacobs, Privately circulated, 1858 Revision list, p.3, 1873 Supplemental Revision list of petty bourgeois Jews from Pinsk.
    Fond 333, opis 9, delo 871, p.123 overleaf
    ¹2. Movsha-Itsko son of Froim Kuperman, in 1873 – 42 years old
    His wife Tsipa 40
    His daughter Dvora 17

Leona Holmes

Leona Holmes — "Momo"
Female, #130, Deceased, b. 15 September 1898, d. 22 March 1991

RelationshipsGrandmother of Mollie Jean Edson
2nd great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

Father*David Christopher Holmes (1873-1955)
Mother*Lillie Beck (1880-1944)

Family: Cecil Evart Jenks (1896-1969)

Daughter*Janet Jean Jenks + (1926-2012)
Son*David Evart Jenks + (1935-1962)


Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

MarriedLeona Holmes was also known as Leona Jenks. her grandchildren called her "Momo".
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
1898Birth nameShe was born on 15 September 1898 in Iowa.1
1900ResidenceShe lived in Alvord, Iowa on 5 June 1900.2
1919MarriageShe married Cecil Evart Jenks in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington on 20 May 1919.3,4
1919OccupationOn 20 May 1919 Leona Holmes was a stenographer in Odessa, Washington.4
1919Residence (family)Cecil Evart Jenks and she lived in Odessa, Washington in 1919.3
1926Birth of ChildHer daughter, Janet Jean Jenks, was born on 22 January 1926 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
1930Residence (family)Cecil Evart Jenks and Leona Holmes lived at 6003 29th Avenue N.E. in Seattle, Washington on 26 April 1930.5
1935Birth of ChildHer son, David Evart Jenks, was born on 18 June 1935 in Washington.
1940Residence (family)Cecil Evart Jenks and she lived at 901 Spruce Street in Hoquiam, Washington on 11 April 1940. with their children.
1942Residence (family)Cecil Evart Jenks and she lived at 4305 East 38th in Seattle, Washington on 27 April 1942.6
1944Death of ParentHer mother, Lillie Beck, died on 27 June 1944 in Opportunity, Spokane County, Washington.
1950Residence (family)Cecil Evart Jenks and Leona Holmes lived at 4305 East 38th St. in Seattle, Washington on 14 April 1950.7
1955DeathShe was the informant for the death certificate of David Christopher Holmes in Seattle, Washington, on 13 June 1955.8,9,10
1962Death of ChildHer son, David Evart Jenks, died on 15 January 1962 in Seattle, Washington.
1969DeathShe was widowed by the death of Cecil Evart Jenks on 17 December 1969 in Seattle, Washington.11,12,13
1991DeathShe died of pneumonitis on 22 March 1991 at the Park Shore Retirement Home in Seattle.11,14
About 1991BurialShe was buried about 23 March 1991 in Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington.1,14
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Citations

  1. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
  2. 1900 Federal Census
  3. 1920 Federal Census
  4. 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.
  5. 1930 Fed'l Census, Cecil Jenks
  6. World War II Draft Registration Card, United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Cecil Evart Jenks, Local Bd. 6, Seattle, WA
  7. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 827; Sheet Number: 16; Enumeration District: 40-191
  8. Telephone Interview, Janet-JeanEdson & RCJ, 19 July 2009
  9. Newspaper, Obituary, Seattle Daily Times, 14 June 1955
  10. Washington State Digital Archives, Washington Death Certificate #11008, Date: 13 JUN 1955
  11. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  12. Newspaper, Seattle Daily Times obituary, 17 Dec 1969, p.89
  13. Death Certificate, Washingtonb Cert. #28597 (Washington Digital Archives), Date: 17 DEC 1969
  14. Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #1 08306 (Washington Digital Archives), Date: 22 MAR 1991

David Evart Jenks

David Jenks
Male, #131, Deceased, b. 18 June 1935, d. 15 January 1962

RelationshipsUncle of Mollie Jean Edson
9th cousin 3 times removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
3rd cousin 6 times removed of President John Adams
Great-granduncle of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
6th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents

Father*Cecil Evart Jenks (1896-1969)
Mother*Leona Holmes (1898-1991)


Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

1935Birth nameDavid Evart Jenks was born on 18 June 1935 in Washington.1,2
1940Residence (family)He and Janet Jean Jenks lived with Cecil Evart Jenks and Leona Holmes at 901 Spruce Street in Hoquiam, Washington on 11 April 1940. with their children.
1950Residence (family)David Evart Jenks lived with Cecil Evart Jenks and Leona Holmes at 4305 East 38th St. in Seattle, Washington on 14 April 1950.3
1953GraduationDavid Evart Jenks graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Washington, in 1953.4
From 1953 to 1957EducationHe studied at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California from 1953 to 1957.4
1955Psgr ListHis name was found on the manifest of the SS New York bound for England from New York on 24 June 1955.
From 1957 to 1959MilitaryHe served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1959. In 1961 he was listed as a Lt. (JG) in the Naval Reserve.5
1959OccupationIn 1959 David Evart Jenks was an investment firm counselor in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.4
1960Birth of ChildHis daughter, Jennifer A. Jenks, was born on 29 January 1960 in Burlingame, San Mateo County, California.
1962DeathHe died of brain tumor on 15 January 1962 at University Hospital in Seattle, Washington.6,4,2
About 1962BurnedHe was cremated about 17 January 1962 at Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Lake Forest Park. Mausoleum MN104 (Azalea), L-5, Niche 77.1,4
1969Death of ParentHis father, Cecil Evart Jenks, died on 17 December 1969 in Seattle, Washington.
1991Death of ParentHis mother, Leona Holmes, died on 22 March 1991 in Seattle, Washington.
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Citations

  1. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 25 October 2013.
  2. Washington State Digital Archives, Death Certificate #657, January 15, 1962
  3. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: 827; Sheet Number: 16; Enumeration District: 40-191
  4. Newspaper, Obituary, Odessa Record, January 25, 1962
  5. Abstracts of Military Service, Ancestry.com. U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  6. Telephone Interview, Mollie Edson & RCJ, 10/28/2013

Marilyn Louise Marshek

Female, #132, Living

Relationships3rd cousin 1 time removed of Allison ("Allie") Harkless



Parents

Father*Archibald Franklin Marshek (1902-1992)
Mother*Andrena Anderson (1904-1978)

Family 1: David Evart Jenks (1935-1962)

Daughter*Jennifer A. Jenks +

Family 2: Jack Hall Owens



Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 6 September 2025 07:26:17

Jennifer A. Jenks

Female, #133, Living

Relationships1st cousin of Mollie Jean Edson
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
4th cousin of Allison ("Allie") Harkless
3rd cousin 7 times removed of President John Adams
1st cousin 2 times removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin of Erik Anderson



Parents

Father*David Evart Jenks (1935-1962)
Mother*Marilyn Louise Marshek


Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:34:39

Robert Arthur Bohner

Male, #134, Living




Parents



Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:34:39

David Jenks Bohner

Male, #135, Living

Relationships1st cousin 1 time removed of Mollie Jean Edson
11th cousin 1 time removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
4th cousin 1 time removed of Allison ("Allie") Harkless
3rd cousin 8 times removed of President John Adams
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:34:39

Michelle Catherine Bohner

Female, #136, Living

Relationships1st cousin 1 time removed of Mollie Jean Edson
11th cousin 1 time removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
4th cousin 1 time removed of Allison ("Allie") Harkless
3rd cousin 8 times removed of President John Adams
2nd cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesJenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:34:39

Mary Ellen Edson

Female, #137, Living

RelationshipsSister of Mollie Jean Edson
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
3rd cousin 7 times removed of President John Adams
Grandaunt of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin of Erik Anderson



Parents

Father*James Edward Edson (1923-2005)
Mother*Janet Jean Jenks (1926-2012)


Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Jane Jenks Edson

Female, #138, Living

RelationshipsSister of Mollie Jean Edson
10th cousin 2 times removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
3rd cousin 7 times removed of President John Adams
Grandaunt of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin of Erik Anderson



Parents

Father*James Edward Edson (1923-2005)
Mother*Janet Jean Jenks (1926-2012)


Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

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Jon Grawn Hongladarom

Male, #139, Living




Parents

Father*Thaworn ("Ty") Hongladarom (1938-2016)
Mother*Gail Lesley Chapman (1935-2022)


Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Jake Edson Hongladarom

Male, #140, Living

RelationshipsNephew of Mollie Jean Edson
11th cousin 1 time removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
Son of Jon Grawn Hongladarom
3rd cousin 8 times removed of President John Adams
1st cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Karin Elise Hongladarom

Female, #141, Living

RelationshipsNiece of Mollie Jean Edson
11th cousin 1 time removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
Daughter of Jon Grawn Hongladarom
3rd cousin 8 times removed of President John Adams
1st cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 7 March 2025 10:23:35

Earl Grant Adolphson

Male, #142, Living




Parents

Father*Grant Wilhelm Adolphson (1919-1957)
Mother*Dorothy Marie Ihrig (1920-1993)


Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Grant Edson Adolphson

Grant Adolphson
Male, #143, Deceased, b. 4 August 1976, d. 11 May 2020

RelationshipsNephew of Mollie Jean Edson
11th cousin 1 time removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
Son of Earl Grant Adolphson
3rd cousin 8 times removed of President John Adams
1st cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

Person SourceGrant Edson Adolphson had person sources.1
1976Birth nameHe was born on 4 August 1976 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
2002GraduationHe graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, in 2002 with degree in business.2
From 2002 to 2020OccupationFrom 2002 to 2020 Grant Edson Adolphson was an insurance broker at Arthur J. Gallagher & Company in Seattle, Washington.3
2009Birth of ChildHis son, Blake Edson Adolphson, was born in September 2009 in Seattle, Washington.
2020DeathGrant Edson Adolphson died of gastrointestinal bleeding on 11 May 2020 in Seattle, Washington. At first his death was thought to be due to Covid-19, but an autopsy revealed otherwise. Grant was only 43. His loss was a dreadful shock to the whole extended family.2,4
About 2020BurnedHe was cremated about 24 May 2020 at Queen Anne Columbarium, Cremation Society Northwest, in Seattle.5
2020ObituaryHis obituary appeared in the Spokane Spokesman-Review on 20 May 2020 in Spokane.
Last Edited 6 September 2025 07:06:20

Citations

  1. Personal Interview, Madeleine Jacobs & RCJ, 12/6/2007
  2. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
  3. Newspaper, Obituary, Spokane Spokesman-Review, 24 May 2020
  4. Newspaper, Obituary, Spokane Spokesman-Review, May 20-24, 2020
  5. E-mail message, Todd Adolphson to RCJ, May 23, 2020

Anna Kristine Adolphson

Female, #144, Living

RelationshipsNiece of Mollie Jean Edson
11th cousin 1 time removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
Daughter of Earl Grant Adolphson
3rd cousin 8 times removed of President John Adams
1st cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:30:36

Todd James Adolphson

Male, #145, Living

RelationshipsNephew of Mollie Jean Edson
11th cousin 1 time removed of Kate Elizabeth Murphy Ristow
Son of Earl Grant Adolphson
3rd cousin 8 times removed of President John Adams
1st cousin 1 time removed of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark
7th cousin 1 time removed of Erik Anderson



Parents



Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart; Jenks Descendancy Chart

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Zetta G. ("Nana") Kampen

Etta Kampen Edson — "Nana"
Female, #146, Deceased, b. 9 June 1898, d. 3 June 1990

RelationshipsGrandmother of Mollie Jean Edson
2nd great-grandmother of Theodore Edson ("Theo") Clark



Parents

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

Family: Gale Merton Edson (1896-1985)

Son*James Edward Edson + (1923-2005)


Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

MarriedZetta G. ("Nana") Kampen was also known as Etta G. Edson.
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
1898Birth nameShe was born on 9 June 1898 at near Pullman in Whitman County, Washington.

The Edsonian gives her birth date as June 8, 1899. Etta Kampen may originally have been named Zetta (although Etta and Ettje are family names); she had four sisters, one of whom was the mother of Admiral Tom Kamm.2,3,4

1910ResidenceShe lived at Jackson Street in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington on 27 April 1910.5
From 1921 to 1985Residence (family)Gale Merton Edson and she lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington from 1921 to 1985.6
1921MarriageShe married Gale Merton Edson in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington on 25 November 1921. The marriage was witnessed by Agnes Helen Edson and Guy Erwin Sherwood.6,1
1923Birth of ChildHer son, James Edward Edson, was born on 16 November 1923 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1941Death of ParentHer mother, Gepke Bousma de Haan, died on 20 November 1941 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1947Residence (family)Gale Merton Edson and Zetta G. ("Nana") Kampen lived at 405 West Front Street in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington in 1947.7
1956Death of ParentHer father, Edo Albertus Kampen, died on 27 November 1956 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1985Death of SpouseHer husband, Gale Merton Edson, died on 24 September 1985 in Bellingham, Washington.
1990DeathShe died on 3 June 1990 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.8
About 1990BurialShe was buried about 5 June 1990 in Lynden Cemetery in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:22:12

Citations

  1. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
  2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  3. Washington Birth Index, 1891—1919
  4. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.44
  5. 1910 Federal Census, Edo A. Kampen
  6. 1930 Fed'l Census
  7. City Directory, Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. (Bellingham, 1947)
  8. Washington Death Index 1940-2014, Etta K. Edson

Agnes Helen Edson

Agnes Edson circa 1904
Female, #147, Deceased, b. 7 November 1891, d. 11 May 1978

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



Parents

Father*Edward Edson (1860-1944)
Mother*Mary Ellen Hamburg (1871-1949)

Family: Owen Hoffman Hadley (1891-1967)



Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

NameAgnes Helen Edson was also known as Agnes Helen Hadley.
1891Birth nameShe was born on 7 November 1891 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.1,2
1900Residence (family)She and Gale Merton Edson lived with Edward Edson and Mary Ellen Hamburg in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington on 21 June 1900.3
1910ResidenceAgnes Helen Edson lived at 706 Pike Street in Seattle, Washington on 27 April 1910 She was listed as a lodger in the 1910 census.4
1917MarriageShe married Owen Hoffman Hadley in Richland, Benton County, Washington on 21 April 1917.5,1
1921MarriageShe witnessed the marriage of Gale Merton Edson and Zetta G. ("Nana") Kampen on 25 November 1921 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.5,1
1930ResidenceAgnes Helen Edson lived at 3309 North 24th in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington on 14 April 1930.5
From 1930 to 1942Residence (family)Owen Hoffman Hadley and she lived at 3309 North 24th in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington from 1930 to 1942.5,6
1944Death of ParentHer father, Edward Edson, died on 17 December 1944 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1949Death of ParentHer mother, Mary Ellen Hamburg, died on 29 September 1949 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.
1957DeathAgnes Helen Edson was the informant for the death certificate of Edith Susan ("Susie") Everett in Seattle, Washington, on 8 November 1957.7
1967Death of SpouseHer husband, Owen Hoffman Hadley, died in November 1967 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
1978DeathAgnes Helen Edson died of accidental drowning on 11 May 1978 at 3309 North 24th in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington at the age of 86 years. It's believed that she slipped in the tub while drawing her bath.8,9
1978BurnedShe was cremated on 16 May 1978 at Bleitz Funeral Home in Seattle.9
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Citations

  1. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
  2. Washington Birth Index, 1891—1919, Ancestry has it as "Edison"
  3. 1900 Federal Census
  4. 1910 Federal Census, Agnes Edson
  5. 1930 Fed'l Census
  6. World War II Draft Registration Card
  7. Washington State Digital Archives, Death Certificate, File no. 21114, Date: 8 NOV 1957
  8. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  9. Death Certificate, Washington Cert. #11517, Date: 11 MAY 1978

Dennis Logan Harkless

Male, #148, Living

RelationshipsFather of Allison ("Allie") Harkless



Parents

Father*Arthur Logan ("Art") Harkless (1912-1997)
Mother*Gladys Claire Füzy (1914-1999)



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Barbara June Mary Ruegamer

Female, #149, Living

RelationshipsMother of Allison ("Allie") Harkless



Parents

Father*Maurice Burr Ruegamer (1906-1964)
Mother*Julia D. Podsiadlik (1910-1990)



Last Edited 4 November 2023 08:34:39

Owen Hoffman Hadley

Male, #150, Deceased, b. 5 August 1891, d. November 1967




Parents

Father*Urban Pope Hadley (about 1852-1912)
Mother*Harriet Collett (about 1862-1918)

Family: Agnes Helen Edson (1891-1978)



Charts and other referencesEdson Descendancy Chart

Biographical Details

NicknameOwen Hoffman Hadley was also known as Pood Hadley.1
Person SourceHe had person sources.2,3
1891Birth nameHe was born on 5 August 1891 in Napavine, Chehalis County, Washington.2,4,5
1910ResidenceHe lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington on 16 April 1910.6
1910OccupationOn 16 April 1910 Owen Hoffman Hadley was a telephone lineman in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.6
1912Death of ParentHis father, Urban Pope Hadley, died on 15 October 1912 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.
1917MarriageOwen Hoffman Hadley married Agnes Helen Edson in Richland, Benton County, Washington on 21 April 1917.2,3
1918Death of ParentHis mother, Harriet Collett, died on 24 May 1918 in Elma, Grays Harbor County, Washington.
From 1930 to 1942Residence (family)He and Agnes Helen Edson lived at 3309 North 24th in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington from 1930 to 1942.2,7
1939AnecdoteIn December 1939 Ed Edson, writing to George Burr on 10 December 1939, says "Received the distressing news last evening that my son-in-law living in Tacoma was struck by an auto and the Doc tells him he will have to count on staying in the hospital for a month. Broke his nose very badly, cracked his jaw and knocked out some teeth so he can hardly breathe or eat which are two functions that it is awkward to have to discontinue."8
1967DeathHe died in November 1967 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.4
1978Death of SpouseHis wife, Agnes Helen Edson, died on 11 May 1978 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
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Citations

  1. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
  2. 1930 Fed'l Census
  3. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
  4. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  5. Edson Genealogical Association, Edson, Family History and Genealogy, Volume III (Edson Genealogical Association), Gardner Martin Edson entry
  6. 1910 Federal Census, Owen H. Hadley
  7. World War II Draft Registration Card
  8. 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 Dec. 1939, "Received the distressing news last evening that my son-in-law living in Tacoma was struck by an auto . . ."