Fourteenth Generation

3486. Fannie Chatfield Young was born about 1875 in Indiana, USA. She appeared in the census in 1880 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA. She died about 1908 at the age of 33. Fannie was buried in Greenfield Cmtry., Uniondale, Nassau Co., New York, USA. Place of birth from 1880 census.
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Find A Grave Memorial# 150251979

Fannie Chatfield Young and Alfred Francis "Alf" Edwards were married on 1 August 1892 in Kings Co., New York, USA. Alfred Francis "Alf" Edwards was born on 12 September 1870 in Brooklyn, New York City, Kings Co., New York, USA. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Richmond, Richmond Co., New York, USA. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Smithtown Town, Suffolk Co., New York, USA. Alf died in April 1942 at the age of 71 in Kings Park, Suffolk Co., New York, USA. He was buried in Greenfield Cmtry., Uniondale, Nassau Co., New York, USA. Parents:
James Price Edwards (1836 - 1872)
Theresa Leopoldina Kemp More (1843 - 1926)
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New York, New York City Births
Name: Alfred Francis Edwards
Event Date: 12 Sep 1870
Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: James Price Edwards
Mother's Name: Teresa Leopold Kemp
Reference ID: cn 3413 , GS Film Number: 1324347
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Find A Grave Memorial# 113201756
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Yes, I'm guessing Fannie had mental health issues, as did Alf later on, obviously (if not earlier).

Alf and his brother Harry were my great-grandmother's older half-siblings. Harry was a successful banker, and his only child LeRoy "Bill" Edwards was a successful mechanical engineer. My family knew Harry's branch quite well. Alf's and Fannie's family was more disconnected from the other Edwards relatives, for obvious reasons. My grandfather and his siblings knew Alf's three children, but not as well. The daughter Myrtle was a nanny/housekeeper for the Compton family in Bloomfield, NJ, and later Irvington-on-the-Hudson, NY, as you may know.

I'm not aware of any living descendants of Alfred and Fannie (Young) Edwards. But now, finding out about Irving's daughter Ruth Edwards (born about 1920), I wonder if there might be.
Thanks again!

Joe Klett
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USA Census, 1930
Name Alfred F Edwards
Event Place Richmond (Districts 1-250), Richmond, New York
Gender Male
Age 59
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1871
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
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USA Census, 1940
Name Alfred Edwards
Event Place Smithtown Town, Suffolk, New York
Gender Male
Age 70
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Inmate
Birthplace New York
Birth Year (Estimated) 1870
Last Place of Residence Same House

Fannie Chatfield Young and Alfred Francis "Alf" Edwards had the following children:

+5798	i.	Irving Chatfield Edwards.
5799	ii.	William Lynn Edwards was born about 1896 in Brooklyn, New York City, Kings Co., New York, USA. He died on 5 December 1898 at the age of 2 in 293 Marion St., Brooklyn, New York City, Kings Co., New York, USA. He was buried in Cypress Hills Cmtry., Brooklyn, New York City, Kings Co., New York, USA. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths Name William Lynn Edwards Event Type Death Event Date 05 Dec 1898 Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York Address 293 Marion Streety Gender Male Age 2 Marital Status Unknown Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1896 Birthplace Brooklyn Burial Date 09 Dec 1898 Cemetery Cypress Hill Father's Name Alford F. Edwards Father's Birthplace Brooklyn Mother's Name Faurie Edwards Mother's Birthplace Indiana --- Not know if buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery or Cypress Hills National Cemetery
5800	iii.	Paul Edwards was born on 20 June 1896 in Brooklyn, New York City, Kings Co., New York, USA. New York, New York City Births Name Paul Edwards Event Date 20 Jun 1896 Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York Gender Male Father's Name Alfred Francis Edwards Mother's Name Fannie Chatfield Young Edwards ===== Possibly died aged 3.
+5801	iv.	Francis Stanley Edwards.
5802	v.	Myrtle Naomi Edwards was born on 17 March 1899 in Brooklyn, New York City, Kings Co., New York, USA. She appeared in the census in 1910 in Brooklyn, New York City, Kings Co., New York, USA. She appeared in the census in 1920 in East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA. Myrtle died in June 1978 at the age of 79 in Irvington-on-Hudson, Westchester Co., New York, USA. She was buried in Asbury Methodist Church Cem., Asbury, Warren Co., New Jersey, USA. She appeared in the census 1930/1940 in Belleville, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA. 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 ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 150286559 ===== Understand she never married. Was "nannie" for the Compton family for many years. ----- 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." ----- 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. ----- 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 ----- 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 ----- 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 ----- 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