| Name} Samuels, Edith Margaret | Family History} Hancock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title} | Race} White | Sex} Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth: Date} Fam 30 Oct 1885 | Place} Blue Ridge, Napa, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marr.: Date} Exa 8 Sep 1907 | Place} Napa, Napa, California (Link) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death: Date} Exa 11 Mar 1965 | Place} Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial: Date} Exa 13 Mar 1965 | Place} Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grave Marker} Yes |
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| Parents: } George Washington Samuels & Lucy Mildred Coleman Relationship No.} 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Household No.} 84 = Blue Mountain, Napa County, Calif. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation 1} Housewife Occupation 2} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion/Church} Presbyterian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouses: Prime}
Land, Clyde Archibald Total Number of} 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: Edith was born in Napa County, California, in the Blue Ridge mountain area where her parents had a cattle ranch. She attended the old Monticello School. The photograph at the left below shows Edith circa 1904. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
She worked on the ranch until her parents decided to move in 1905 their two sons
and four daughters to 21 North Street in the town of Napa.Later she worked for the old Great Western Power Company. Edith married in 1907. The photograph at the right shows her in 1908. In 1913 Edith and her husband moved to Alberta, Canada, with their first three children. There they homesteaded land for six years. They returned to Napa County in 1920.
The photograph at the left below shows Edith during this period.Edith was registered as a Republican voter in Napa County in 1912 and from 1926 through 1944. Edith was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Napa for 60 years (she joined that Church on 1 Sep 1905) and was also a member of the Yountville Neighborhood Club. The photograph below shows her with her sisters and father circa 1942. Edith passed away in 1965 at age 79 after a long illness. During the last 28 years of her life she lived at the family home at 6392 St. Helena Highway, Yountville, California. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time of Birth} | Time of Death} | Fraternal/Social} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baptism Date} | Place} | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confirm. Date} | Photo} Edith circa 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigr'n Date} N/A | Port} N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education: Grade} or Top 2 Degrees} Napa Business College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military: Service} for the State of} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Health Condition} Cause of Death} |
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| Copyright © 2008 by Daniel W. Hancock. All Rights Reserved. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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