Almrya Webber - Edson (1821 - 1882)
Almrya Webber was born in abt. 1821 in Maine, the daughter of William Webber and Susannah "Sukey". On April 6, 1841 Almyra at nineteen years old married thirty year old James W Edson at Washtenaw County, Michigan.
The couple resided in Saline, Michigan and before 1860 the family removed to Ypsilanti, Michigan.
In the 1850 census Almira's mother, Susannah, age 75 was residing in their home. Her father William Webber was not listed. He died after the 1840 census and before the 1850 census presumably in Washtenaw County, Michigan. His burial has not been located at this time.
Susannah Webber died before the 1860 census.
James died before 1880 census
Almrya died of Paralysis on November 10, 1882 at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Her burial is unknown.
Children of Almrya and James Edson:
i. Herbert James Edson, b. abt.1842, New York; Civil war,
ii. Josephine L Edson, b. abt. 1843, New York
iii. Elizabeth Edson, b. abt.1847, Michigan
iv. Alonzo Edson, b. March 1849, Michigan;d. 02 Feb 1901, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan; Married Ruth B. ; Children: Eugene Edson,? Arthur Edson
v. Franklin Edson, b. abt.1851, MI; Married Sarah Miner, (b. 1856, NY) before 1880, stepson, frank Miner, b 1874, Mi, residing with them in 1880 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan
vi. Stella Edson, b. 1865, Ypsilanti, Michigan; d. 05 Dec 1882, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
SOURCES:
EDSON, ALMYRA
Date of death: 10-Nov-1882
Ledger Page: 192
Record Number: 44
Place of death: YPSILANTI
County of Death: Washtenaw
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 61 years
Cause of Death: PARALYSIS
Birthplace: MAINE
Occupation: NONE
Father's Name: Weller, WILLIAM
Father's Residence: MAINE
Mother's Name: WELLER, SUKEY
Mother's Residence:
Date of record: 16-May-1883
name: Almira Edson
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
gender: Female
age: 29
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1821
dwelling house number: 28
family number: 28
line number: 34
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 364
film number: 443580
digital folder number: 004200039
image number: 00360
Household Gender Age Birthplace
James Edson M 41 New York
Almira Edson F 29 New York
Herbert Edson M 8 New York
Josephine L Edson F 7 New York
Elizabeth Edson F 3 Michigan
Alonzo Edson M 1 Michigan
Susannah Wilber F 75
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF85-MHR : accessed 12 June 2012), Almira Edson in household of Jas Edson, Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.
name: Almira Edson
residence: Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan
birthdate: 1823
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: Vermont, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 57 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0609
page: 424
page character: B
entry number: 1768
film number: 1254609
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Almira Edson F 57 Maine, United States
dau Stella Edson F 13 Michigan, United States
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1880," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW3K-14T : accessed 12 June 2012), Almira Edson, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan.
name: Stella Edson
gender: Female
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 05 Dec 1882
death place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
age: 17
birth date: 1865
birthplace: Ypsilanti, Mich.
occupation: Worked In Paper Mill
race: White
marital status: Single
spouse's name:
father's name: James Edson
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Almira Edson
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B59941-3
system origin: Michigan-EASy
source film number: 1377686
reference number: yr 1882
Source Citation
"Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHRS-N5Q : accessed 12 June 2012), Almira Edson in entry for Stella Edson, 1865.
name: Herbert Edson
rank: [BLANK]
company: B
regiment: 1
state: Michigan
arm of service: Infantry
date of filing:
state/arm of service:
company/regiment:
publication title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
nara publication number: T289
publisher: National Archives and Records Administration
collection title: Civil War Pensions
Source Citation
"United States, Civil War and Later Pension Files, 1861-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4YV-HYM : accessed 12 June 2012), Herbert Edson.
name: Herbert A. Edson
rank:
company: E
regiment: 31
state: Michigan
arm of service: Infantry
date of filing:
state/arm of service:
company/regiment:
publication title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
nara publication number: T289
publisher: National Archives and Records Administration
collection title: Civil War Pensions
Source Citation
"United States, Civil War and Later Pension Files, 1861-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4LC-1MV : accessed 12 June 2012), Herbert A. Edson.
name: James H Edson
residence: , Washtenaw, Michigan
ward: The 3d Ward In The City Of Ypsilanti
age: 17 years
estimated birth year: 1843
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
page: 155
family number: 1044
film number: 803563
dgs number: 4232716
image number: 00831
nara number: M653
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWD6-GJ5 : accessed 12 June 2012), James H Edson, , Washtenaw, Michigan.
name: James Edson
residence: , Washtenaw, Michigan
ward: The 3d Ward In The City Of Ypsilanti
age: 51 years
estimated birth year: 1809
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
page: 155
family number: 1044
film number: 803563
dgs number: 4232716
image number: 00831
nara number: M653
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWD6-GJG : accessed 12 June 2012), James Edson, , Washtenaw, Michigan.
EDSON, JAMES (1860 U.S. Census)
MICHIGAN , WASHTENAW, 3-WD YPSILANTE
Age: 51, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: NY
Series: M653 Roll: 563 Page: 827
name: Alonzo E Edson
gender: Male
burial date:
burial place:
death date: 02 Feb 1901
death place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
age: 51
birth date: 1850
birthplace: Michigan
occupation: Engineer
race: White
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: James Edson
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Elmira Weber
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B59943-8
system origin: Michigan-EASy
source film number: 1019063
reference number: v 3 p 2
Source Citation
"Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHR6-DZX : accessed 12 June 2012), James Edson in entry for Alonzo E Edson, 1850.
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EDSON, ALMYRA
Date of death: 10-Nov-1882
Ledger Page: 192
Record Number: 44
Place of death: YPSILANTI
County of Death: Washtenaw
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 61 years
Cause of Death: PARALYSIS
Birthplace: MAINE
Occupation: NONE
Father's Name: Weller, WILLIAM
Father's Residence: MAINE
Mother's Name: WELLER, SUKEY
Mother's Residence:
Date of record: 16-May-1883
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EDSON, ESTELLE J
Date of death: 5-Dec-1882
Ledger Page: 192
Record Number: 45
Place of death: Detroit Mich
County of Death: Washtenaw
Sex: Female
Race: WHITE
Marital Status: Single
Age: 2 years 5 months
Cause of Death: HEART DISEASE
Birthplace: MICHIGAN
Occupation: NONE
Father's Name: Edson, JAMES
Father's Residence: MICHIGAN
Mother's Name: EDSON, ELVIRA
Mother's Residence:
Date of record: 16-May-1883
