My Family Tree

New York, New York City Births
Name Myrtle Naomi Edwards
Event Date 17 Mar 1899
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Gender Female
Race White
Father's Name A. F. Edwards
Father's Birthplace Brooklyn
Father's Age 28
Mother's Name Fannie Chatfield Young Edwards
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Age 24
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Find A Grave Memorial# 150286559
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Understand she never married. Was "nannie" for the Compton family for many years.
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A Compton family member remembers her as follows:

"... Myrtle was always positive and was fun to be around. She would give me the best massages every night and tell me interesting stories. She always believed in taking a daily long walk and was ahead of her time when it comes to exercise. She took care of me when my mother went back to teaching when I was 4.

Myrtle loved to do sewing, knitting and crafts and I remember her making clothes for my Barbie doll. I think about her with fond and loving memories."
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It seems that family circumstances were such that Harry's granddaughter might not have known, or Harry's family might not have had any contact with Irving's family. They were in touch with Irving's sister Myrtle, presumably, since my family was. My great uncle Harwood "Eric" Fish, in a letter to me dated 7 Sep. 1979, said of Irving and Stanley Edwards: "... while I have met them, they were not very close to their sister nor very communicative as to the rest of the family. I have never had an address for either of them."

The name and address of "Elizabeth Paluscio" as Irving's "daughter", came from Rev. Frederick Jenkins, whose wife, I believe, was a Compton (the family Myrtle Edwards lived with). Myrtle died while visiting Rev. and Mrs. Jenkins in Irvington-on-Hudson, NY, and Myrtle's funeral service was held at his church there (Presbyterian). I've just spoken with a church staff member there, who offered to pass along my contact information to the late Rev. Jenkins's family. I'd like to know where Myrtle was buried so I can create a Find A Grave memorial for her. Perhaps they will know something.

Joe Klett

NB Rev. Dr. Frederick Jenkins was Pastor of the Irvington Presbyterian church from 1959-1984.
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USA Census, 1910
Name Myrtle Edwards
Event Place Brooklyn Ward 13, Kings, New York
Gender Male
Age 11
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Pupil
Birth Year (Estimated) 1899
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
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USA Census, 1920
Name Myrtle Edwards
Event Place East Orange Ward 3, Essex, New Jersey
Gender Female
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Race White
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Relationship to Head of Household Servant
Birth Year (Estimated) 1900
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Household
Edgar M Compton Head M 40 West Virginia
Mary E Compton Wife F 28 New Jersey
Alice G Compton Dau F 6 New Jersey
Mary E Compton Dau F 1 New Jersey
Myrtle Edwards Servant F 20 New York
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USA Census, 1930
Name Myrtle N Edwards
Event Place Belleville, Essex, New Jersey
Gender Female
Age 31
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Lodger
Birth Year (Estimated) 1899
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Household
Edgar M Compton Head M 52 West Virginia
Mary E Compton Wife F 38 New Jersey
Alice G Compton Daughter F 16 New Jersey
Mary E Compton Daughter F 11 New Jersey
Ruth W Compton Dau F 9 New Jersey
Myrtle N Edwards Lodger F 31 New York
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USA Census, 1940
Name Myrtle N Edwards
Event Place Ward 2, Belleville, Belleville Town, Essex, New Jersey
Gender Female
Age 40
Marital Status Single
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Adopted daughter
Birthplace New York
Birth Year (Estimated) 1900
Last Place of Residence Same House