Nine Generations

Gisèle Garfinkiel

Gisèle Garfinkiel, May 1951

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1. E-mail message, Gisèle Garfinkiel to RCJ, 7/12/2008
2. E-mail message, Gisèle Rozenbaum to RCJ, 12 Mar 2011, You ask me which studies I did , I was a dental surgeon ,I retired some years ago.
3. Naturalization Petition, French citizenship application
4. E-mail message, Marc Rozenbaum to RCJ, 21 June 2014, My mother, Gisèle, passed away on december 14th (not 13th). I suppose
   my father made the mistake, because he was very upset at this time.
5. Death Certificate, Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (Insee); Paris, France; Fichier des personnes décédées; Roll #: deces-2013.txt; cert. #1709

Édith Simone Blanche Garfinkiel

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Cassie Leber

Cassie Leber

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1975	Birth	Cassie Leber was born on 17 June 1975 in the bedroom of Eric's house in Phillips, Franklin County, Maine. Eric wrote a memoir of her birth which is linked on the family website, https://genarchives.com/NineGenerations/up/index.htm.
1994	Illness	In 1994 Cassie Leber was paralyzed as the result of sky diving accident in California.1,2
2008	Death	She died by her own hand on 2 January 2008 at 3555 Knobcone Drive in Kelseyville, California. She had been paralyzed since 1994.1,3

Citations

1. Telephone Interview, Eric Leber to RCJ, 1/5/2008
2. Personal knowledge of Robert Jacobs
3. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

David Wolcott Daub¹

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1. Telephone Interview, David Daub & RCJ, August 5, 2021, Date: 5 AUG 2021, Learned that "W." stands for Wolcott

Ariana Leber Daub

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Lucas Leber Daub

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Willene Hatcher

Willene Hatcher

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1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. E-mail message, Art Grantz to RCJ, 9/23/2007
3. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Year: 1940; Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3973; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 99-78
4. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Arlington, Virginia; Roll: 734; Sheet Number: 12; Enumeration District: 7-86, Date: 8 APR 1950
5. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com
6. Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010)., Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
7. E-mail message, Arthur Grantz to RCJ, 6 July 2010, "Willene is receiving hospice care at her condominium in Cupertino, CA for metastasizing cancer under the auspices of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. The Kaiser people say her days are numbered but she has outlived their stated expectations and looks pretty good for a 79 year old with terminal cancer. Her next goal is to attend Sally's wedding on August 14."
8. Telephone Interview, Art Grantz & RCJ, 6 Aug. 2010

David Arthur Grantz

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Eric Grantz

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Sarah Lynn Grantz

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Carol Nina Grantz

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Samuel Sadin

Sam Sadin

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	Name	Samuel Sadin was also known as Samuel Sadowitz.
1918	Birth	He was born on 12 March 1918 in Brooklyn, New York.1,2
1925	Residence (family)	Abraham Richard ("Abe") Sadin, Michael Sadin, and Samuel Sadin lived with David ("Dave") Sadin and Anna Babkow at 363 Alabama Avenue in Brooklyn, New York on 1 June 1925.3
1939	Graduation	Samuel Sadin graduated from CCNY downtown — the Baruch School — in New York City in June 1939 with a bachelor's degree.4
1939	Occupation	In 1939 Samuel Sadin was an accountant with Eisner & Lubin in New York City.4
1940	Marriage Licence	He and Terry Cooper obtained a licence to marry on 26 September 1940 in the Bronx.5
1940	Marr-Partners	He married Terry Cooper on 6 October 1940 in the Bronx.6,5
	Military	He served in the Army as a private from 7 May 1942 to 1946 at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, in New York City. He was discharged with the rank of captain.7
1942	Physical Description	In 1942 the NARA Enlistee Database described him as weight 138, height 5' 8."7
1945	Birth of Child	His son, Robert Sadin, was born on 31 October 1945 in Bronx, New York.
	Occupation	From 1949 to 1950 Samuel Sadin was a proprietor of his own lumber trading company in New York City.4,8
1949	Birth of Child	His son, Arthur Sadin, was born on 19 February 1949 in Bronx, New York.
1950	Residence (family)	Samuel Sadin and Terry Cooper lived at 777 East 175th St., Apt. 1L, in the Bronx on 3 April 1950.8
1951	Residence (family)	He and Terry Cooper lived in New Hyde Park, Nassau County, New York in October 1951. on Long Island.
1952	Birth of Child	His daughter, Madeline Sadin, was born on 1 April 1952 in Bronx, New York.
1970	Death of Child	His daughter, Madeline Sadin, died on 17 August 1970 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California.
After 1970	Occupation	After 1970 Samuel Sadin was an established a program on the rights of the elderly at Hunter College in New York City.4
1973	Death of Parent	His father, David ("Dave") Sadin, died in February 1973 in Brooklyn, New York.
1979	Death of Parent	His mother, Anna Babkow, died in January 1979 in Bronx, New York.
2004	Death	Samuel Sadin died on 21 March 2004 in New Hyde Park, Nassau County, New York.9,10
About 2004	Burial	He was buried about 22 March 2004 in Beth-El Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.11
2009	Biography
2014	Death of Spouse	His wife, Terry Cooper, died on 15 February 2014 in New Hyde Park, Nassau County, New York.

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. E-mail message, Terry Cooper Sadin to RCJ, 6 Mar 2011, Sam was born in Brooklyn. Probably at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital which is no longer in existence.
3. 1925 New York State Census (Ancestry.com), Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 50; Assembly District: 02; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 77, Date: 1 JUN 1925
4. E-mail message, Terry Sadin to RCJ, 1/6/2009
5. New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Bronx License #10960
6. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
7. NARA, WW II Enlistee database, Samuel Sadin
8. 1950 Fed'l Census, Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1307; Sheet Number: 7; Enumeration District: 3-792
9. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
10. New York Times, New York, NY (July 31, 2006), Obituary, published March 22, 2004, SADIN--Sam. On March 21. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Terry Cooper Sadin, his sons Arthur and Robert, his grandson, Steven and Robert's companion Laura Pearlman. His much loved daughter, Madeline, died in 1970. Other surviving relatives include Anita and Dr. Gadiel Smith, Dan Cooper and his wife Doris Tanner, and Bea Sadin. His family, nieces, nephews, close cousins, many friends and colleagues, and the aides who lovingly cared for him for six years deeply mourn this remarkable man. He dedicated his life to causes for social justice from his student days at City College 23rd Street in the 30s. He served in World War II as a Captain in the Quartermaster Corps and after the war was an active member of the Jewish War Veterans. He ran a successful wholesale lumber business, Seaway Lumber. After the death of his daughter, he retired from the business and helped found the Institute on Law and Rights of Older People at the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College. He was an active participant on the boards of many major organizations and advocacy groups. He supported the NY Quarterly poetry magazine and Greenwich House Pottery. In the 60's he was cochairman of the Interracial Council on Business Opportunity. He was a man of enormous generosity of spirit; thoughtful, charming, and witty. He dedicated his life to his family, his friends, and to a just and ethical society. His brilliance, sense of commitment, leadership and creative thinking helped enrich the lives of the elderly and of all who were fortunate to know him. Services 11 am, Monday, at Riverside Nassau North Chapel in Great Neck, opposite the LIRR station. The family will sit Shiva at 6 Peter Lane, New Hyde Park through Sunday, March 28. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be madeto the Sadin Law Institute, 425 E. 25th St, New York, NY 10010; Hospice Care Network, 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury, NY 11590, or to a cause of one's choice.
11. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #234084715

Robert Sadin

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Arthur Sadin

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Madeline Sadin

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Biographical Details

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. California Death Index, 1940 -1997 (Ancestry.com)
3. Telephone Interview, Terry Cooper Sadin & RCJ, 12/21/2008
4. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #234060961

Chaim Eisenberg

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Biographical Details

Citations

1. Ancestry.com Public Family Trees, Sherman Family Tree (Ancestry on-line)
2. Jewish Heritage Research Group (Minsk), "Report on Genealogical Research of Aizenberg Family from Pinsk/Karlin", 15 August 2014, , to Robert Jacobs, p. 4
3. Passenger Manifest, SS Lituania arr NYC 2 Aug 1910
4. 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.

5. 1920 Federal Census, New York, New York, population schedule, New York, Enumeration District 327, sheet 10B, dwelling 26, family 205, National Archives micropublication T625-1191 (Hyman Eisenberg household).
6. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's typescript memoir (1986), n.p.
7. 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
8. 1930 Fed'l Census, Bronx, New York, population schedule, Bronx, Enumeration District 3-355, sheet 15B, dwelling 30, family 343, National Archives micropublication T626-1474 (Joe Calamito household).
9. Telephone Interview, Anita Cooper Smith & RCJ, 24 March 2014
10. E-mail message, Monte Sherman to RCJ, 12 Feb 2012, Hyman died 02/06/1952; Fanny died 10/22/1944.
11. Burial Index, Mt. Judah Cemetery (Hyman Eisenberg), EISENBERG, HYMAN 1-U-052-R06 SHOCH TOV A'PINSK

Gardner Martin Edson

Gardner Edson

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Biographical Details

	Aka	Gardner Martin Edson was also known as Martin Gardner Edson. Ed Edson, on his 1920 marriage certificate, enters his father's name as "Martin G. Edson," thus removing any doubt that the Martin Edson census and other records refer to Gardner M. Edson. Until 1856 all records refer to him that way. In 1854 he had lost both his first wife and his infant daughter within two days of one another. All records referring to him after 1856 render his name as "Gardner Martin Edson" or "Gardner M. Edson." Kansas and Missouri newspaper stories about him refer to him as "G.M. Edson." Like Superman and Clark Kent, Martin and Gardner are never seen together.1,2
1827	Birth	He was born on 29 July 1827 in New York.1
	Education	He studied at Beloit Seminary in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin from 1849 to 1850. His name is found on a list of students at the Seminary; his residence is stated as Batavia, NY.3
1850	Occupation	On 2 August 1850 Gardner Martin Edson was a blacksmith in Beloit; the census-taker recorded his name as "Martin G. Edson."4
1852	Marr-Partners	He married Leonora Viola Tisdell on 30 June 1852 in Harlem, Stephenson County, Illinois.5
1853	Birth of Child	His daughter, Eva Edson, was born on 27 March 1853 in Illinois.
1854	Death	He became a widower on the death of Leonora Viola Tisdell on 23 July 1854 in Illinois.
1854	Death	He was bereaved by the death of Eva Edson on 25 July 1854 in Illinois.6
1856	Occupation	In 1856 Gardner Martin Edson was a blacksmith (name rendered as "Martin G. Edsen") and a member of the militia in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. According to the check marks on the census form, Edson was a member of the militia and had been a resident of the state for "0" years. He was then 29 years old.7
1859	Marr-Partners	He married Mary Ellen Gillespie on 10 March 1859 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. "The first marriage in the township, tradition claims, was that of a man by the name of Edson who was united to Miss Gillespie, during the year 1859. They have since that event left the county." — 1884 History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. However, the original marriage record gives the location of the marriage as Cerro Gordo County.8,1,9,10,11
1860	Occupation	In 1860 Gardner Martin Edson was a farmer in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa. The Gillespies were the Edsons near neighbors.8
1860	Residence (family)	He and Mary Ellen Gillespie lived in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa on 20 July 1860.8
1860	Birth	His son, Edward Edson, was born in Elk Grove on 30 August 1860.12
1861	Birth of Child	His daughter, Jessie Edson, was born on 17 November 1861 in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa.
Before 1862	Arrest	A "G.M. Edson" was arrested for rape in Iowa before 17 May 1862. Bail was set at $1000. Nothing further has been learned, either about a trial or about dismissal of the charges.13
1863	Draft Registration	Gardner Martin Edson registered for the draft in June 1863 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa. the form lists him as a blacksmith; his birthplace is given as New York.14
1863	Occupation	In June 1863 Gardner Martin Edson was a blacksmith in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa. His occupation is recorded as blacksmith by "Martin" in 1850 and 1856 and by "Gardner" in 1863.14
1865	Misc	He was assessed $5.83 on income related to the Graham Nodaway Company in November 1865.15
1865	Occupation	In November 1865 Gardner Martin Edson was a physician in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.15
1866	Misc	He was assessed $3.45 on 1865 income related to Holt Company in May 1866.16
1866	Misc	His name appeared on a list "Registered Name — Continued, Denton Township" in the Holt County Sentinel on 30 November 1866.17
1870	Residence	He lived in Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri on 7 June 1870.18
1870	Occupation	On 7 June 1870 Gardner Martin Edson was a dentist in Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri.18
After 1870	Death of Parent	His father, [Unknown] Edson, died after 1870.
	Residence (family)	Gardner Martin Edson and Mary Ellen Gillespie lived in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas between 1871 and 1872. The Edson family settled briefly in Sabetha between 1871 and 1874, but long enough to help organize the library association. A note lists G. M. Edson: "Sabetha Library Association — In 1871, this association was organized, with S.W. Brooke, President; Emma Brady, Secretary. Its membership included, among others, J.T. Brady, G.M. Edson, Mr. and Mrs. Prof. Philbrook, H. Tarr, Samuel Slosson and D.L. Gebhart. About twenty books were donated and purchased as the nucleus to a library. Until 1879, no changes were made regarding the method of conducting the association. Its only income was the yearly fees and fines imposed. On January 1 of that year, the society was incorporated under the laws of the State, with a capital stock of $1,000, divided into shares of $10 each. The library, which occupied a part of Sherwood & Marshall’s drug store, consisted of 650 volumes in all departments of literature. Their use was free to its stockholders, but a yearly fee of $2.00 was charged to all others."19,20
About 1874	Anecdote (fam)	About 1874 The Edsons acquired land in Smith County, Kansas circa 1874.21
	Occupation	From 1875 to 1881 Gardner Martin Edson was a physician, coroner and farmer in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.22,23,24
	Residence (family)	He and Mary Ellen Gillespie lived in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas from 1875 to 1881. In 1880 the town was also called Centre Township.22,24
1876	Anecdote	On 14 January 1876. the Smith County Pioneer reported that Gardner Edson had been injured during the previous week by being thrown from his buggy; by January 14 he had recovered sufficently "to be able to be up and about again."25
1879	Occupation	In November 1879 Gardner Martin Edson was an elected county coroner in Smith County, Kansas.26
1880	Note	A Federal agricultural production census schedule for Centre Township showed that on Gardner Edson's farm of 170 acres, 70 acres were under cultivation and the remainder was unimproved or in woodlands or pasture. The value of the farm was reported to be $2500, of which livestock was valued at $500 and tools at $100.27,28
1881	Election	He was elected President of the County Agricultural Society on 12 April 1881 in Smith County, Kansas.29
1881	Death	He died of a suspected laudanum overdose on 20 October 1881 at the Kansas Central Hotel in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas. According to the Kansas Free Press, he had been suffering from epilepsy for some years.30,12,31,32,33
About 1881	Burial	He was buried about 22 October 1881 in Fairview Cemetery in Smith County. His headstone is found in Block 1, Section B, Row 10. "Dr. Edson" is the only inscription on it.12,34,35,36
1935	Death of Spouse	His wife, Mary Ellen Gillespie, died on 29 January 1935 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.

Citations

1. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff
2. 1850 Federal Census, Rock County, Wisconsin population schedule, Beloit, sheet 406A, dwelling 441, family 487, National Archives micropublication M432-1005 (J.P. Houston household).
3. Yearbooks, Ancestry.com. U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original publlished July 24, 1850
4. 1850 Federal Census, Rock County, Wisconsin population schedule, Beloit, sheet 406A, dwelling 441, family 487, National Archives micropublication M432-1005 (J.P. Huston household).
5. Marriage Index, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Vol. B, p.8, Lic. No. 309
6. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #74560161
7. 1856 Iowa State Census
8. 1860 Federal Census, Place: Madison, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: M653_323; Page: 609; Family History Library Film: 803323
9. Marriage Certificate, Iowa State Public Record Offices, 1834-1900 via Archives.com, Certificate copy apparently unavailable
10. Marriage Certificate, Cerro Gordo County marriage records, Vol. 1, p.6
11. History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa, Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Co, 1884, 696
12. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
13. Newspaper, Muscatine (Iowa) Weekly Journal, 23 May 1862, p.4
14. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
    Original data:
    
    Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. National Archives, Washington D.C., Gardner M. Edson, Fifth Congressional District, Iowa
15. U.S., IRS Assessment Lists, Holt County, Missouri, District 4, Ancestry.com., Monthly and Special lists, November 1865
16. U.S., IRS Assessment Lists, Holt County, Missouri, District 4, Ancestry.com., District 4 Annual List
17. Newspaper, Holt County Sentinel, Oregon, Missouri, p.3
18. 1870 Federal Census
19. 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."
20. Online Record, http://cityofsabetha.com/Other Early Enterprises.html
21. 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, 19 Jan 1941, You asked about our old Smith County holdings. I don't know and don't believe I ever did know just how my paternal acquired title to it. As I remember, he bought someone's relinquishment to start with. I don't believe he homesteaded it so he must have, I suppose, taken it under the Pre-emtion [sic] Act.
22. 1875 Kansas State Census, G.M. Edson
23. 1850 Federal Census, Smith, Kansas; Archive Collection Number: T1130; Roll 35; Page: 19; Line: 5; Agriculture Schedule.
24. 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).
25. Newspaper, Smith County (KS) Pioneer, 14 January 1876., Date: 14 JAN 1876
26. William G. Cutler, 1883, William G. Cutler, 1883, History of Kansas, Chicago: A.T. Andreas,, Chicago: A.T. Andreas, Kansas Historical Society Website, Smith County Chapter.
27. 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 Edson houshold).
28. 1880 Fed'l Census, , Agriculture, , ; ., Smith County, Kansas; Film T1130, Roll 35, Page 19, Line 5; Gardner Edson
29. Kansas Free Press, Smith Centre, Kansas, p.5, Date: 22 APR 1881
30. 1900 Federal Census, Edward Edson
31. 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
32. 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.
33. 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
34. 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.
35. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #120616358
36. Sarah Steward Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Tombstone Inscriptions, Smith County, KS, Vol. 2: Center Township Fairview Cemetery, N.p.: Anundsen Publishing, 1989, p.26

Mary Ellen Gillespie

Mary Ellen Gillespie

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	Married	Mary Ellen Gillespie was also known as Mary Ellen Edson.
1838	Birth	She was born on 27 March 1838 in Ohio.1
1840	Residence	She lived in Jackson, Wayne County, Ohio in 1840.2
1850	Residence	She lived in Guilford, Medina County, Ohio on 4 October 1850.3
1856	Residence	She lived in Taylor Township, Benton County, Iowa in 1856.4
1859	Marr-Partners	She married Gardner Martin Edson on 10 March 1859 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. "The first marriage in the township, tradition claims, was that of a man by the name of Edson who was united to Miss Gillespie, during the year 1859. They have since that event left the county." — 1884 History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa. However, the original marriage record gives the location of the marriage as Cerro Gordo County.5,6,7,8,9
1860	Residence (family)	Gardner Martin Edson and she lived in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa on 20 July 1860.5
1860	Birth	Her son, Edward Edson, was born in Elk Grove on 30 August 1860.10
1861	Birth of Child	Her daughter, Jessie Edson, was born on 17 November 1861 in Madison Township, Hancock County, Iowa.
1870	Residence	Mary Ellen Gillespie lived in Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri on 7 June 1870.11
	Residence (family)	Gardner Martin Edson and she lived in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas between 1871 and 1872. The Edson family settled briefly in Sabetha between 1871 and 1874, but long enough to help organize the library association. A note lists G. M. Edson: "Sabetha Library Association — In 1871, this association was organized, with S.W. Brooke, President; Emma Brady, Secretary. Its membership included, among others, J.T. Brady, G.M. Edson, Mr. and Mrs. Prof. Philbrook, H. Tarr, Samuel Slosson and D.L. Gebhart. About twenty books were donated and purchased as the nucleus to a library. Until 1879, no changes were made regarding the method of conducting the association. Its only income was the yearly fees and fines imposed. On January 1 of that year, the society was incorporated under the laws of the State, with a capital stock of $1,000, divided into shares of $10 each. The library, which occupied a part of Sherwood & Marshall’s drug store, consisted of 650 volumes in all departments of literature. Their use was free to its stockholders, but a yearly fee of $2.00 was charged to all others."12,13
About 1874	Anecdote (fam)	About 1874 The Edsons acquired land in Smith County, Kansas circa 1874.14
	Residence (family)	Gardner Martin Edson and she lived in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas from 1875 to 1881. In 1880 the town was also called Centre Township.15,16
1881	Death	She was widowed by the death of Gardner Martin Edson on 20 October 1881 at Kansas Central Hotel in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas.17,10,18,19,20
	Possessions	From 1882 to 1886 Mary Ellen Gillespie possessed the family land holdings in Smith County, Kansas. Her brother-in-law, David Clark, was given a power of attorney and managed the sales for her.14
1885	Residence	She lived in Saratoga Precinct, Holt County, Nebraska with Charles G. Gillespie, Jr., on 22 June 1885. she was keeping house for her father, both temporarily away from their spouses.21
1889	Residence	She lived in Whatcom County, Washington in 1889.22
	Residence	She lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington from 1889 to 1900.23,22
1903	Death of Parent	Her father, Charles G. Gillespie, Jr., died on 9 September 1903 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
1904	Death of Parent	Her mother, Maria Lutz, died on 10 December 1904 in Anderson, Shasta, California.
1905	Death of Child	Her daughter, Jessie Edson, died on 18 May 1905 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.
	Residence	Mary Ellen Gillespie lived at 228 East 76th Street in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon from 21 April 1910 to 1871. with her sister, Theresa Gillespie Mitchel,She was listed as the widow of Martin Edson.24,25
1920	Residence	She lived at 1601 I Street in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington on 3 January 1920.26
1930	Residence	She lived in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington on 11 April 1930.27,28
1935	Death	She died of coronary thrombosis on 29 January 1935 in Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington.28,10
About 1935	Burial	She was buried about 30 January 1935 in Lynden Cemetery in Lynden, Washington.29

Citations

1. One World Tree, Lawson Family Tree
2. 1840 Federal Census, (Charles Gillespie)
3. 1850 Federal Census, Place: Guilford, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 709; Page: 290A
4. 1856 Iowa State Census
5. 1860 Federal Census, Place: Madison, Hancock, Iowa; Roll: M653_323; Page: 609; Family History Library Film: 803323
6. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff
7. Marriage Certificate, Iowa State Public Record Offices, 1834-1900 via Archives.com, Certificate copy apparently unavailable
8. Marriage Certificate, Cerro Gordo County marriage records, Vol. 1, p.6
9. History of Kossuth, Hancock and Winnebago Counties, Iowa, Springfield, Illinois: Union Publishing Co, 1884, 696
10. Edson Family Association & Edson Genealogical Association, The Edsonian, Brewer, Maine: Edson Family Association, 1947 ff, Vol. 52, #3, Fall, 2000, p.37
11. 1870 Federal Census
12. 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."
13. Online Record, http://cityofsabetha.com/Other Early Enterprises.html
14. 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, 19 Jan 1941, You asked about our old Smith County holdings. I don't know and don't believe I ever did know just how my paternal acquired title to it. As I remember, he bought someone's relinquishment to start with. I don't believe he homesteaded it so he must have, I suppose, taken it under the Pre-emtion [sic] Act.
15. 1875 Kansas State Census, G.M. Edson
16. 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).
17. 1900 Federal Census, Edward Edson
18. 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
19. 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.
20. 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
21. 1885 Nebraska Census, 1885 Nebraska State Census, Holt County, Saratoga Township, p. 17; National Archives and Records Administration, M352., Edson misspelled as Edsen
22. Washington State and Territorial Census, 1857 - 1892, Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington:
23. 1900 Federal Census
24. 1910 Federal Census, Ellen G. Edson
25. City Directory, 1911 Portland City Directory. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
26. 1920 Federal Census, Ellen Edson
27. 1930 Fed'l Census, Ellen Edson
28. Rootsweb, Lawson Family Tree
29. Find A Grave database, Online: http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #6661150

Julius David Jasper

Parents

Biographical Details

Citations

1. Hannah Cooper Guterman, Hannah Guterman's holograph notebook, n.p.
2. E-mail message, Gabriel Jasper to RCJ, 31 July 2009
3. World War II Draft Registration Card, Max Jasper
4. BIRLS death list, Julius D. Jasper
5. NY State Marriage Indexes, 1881-1967, Ancestry.com [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017., Date: 11 JUN 1950
6. New York Times, New York, NY (July 31, 2006), Obituary, 12/6/2000
7. New York Jewish News, Obituary, Date: 6 DEC 2000
8. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
9. Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014, Accessed on Ancestry.com, 19 Feb 2019; no certficate number