Emma Charlotte EDWARDS

Female 1902 - 1988  (85 years)


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  1. 1.  Emma Charlotte EDWARDS was born on 31 Aug 1902 in Mongaup, Sullivan Co., New York ; died on 30 Jul 1988 in Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York; was cremated in Sparrowbush Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, Orange Co., New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Living with parents in Lumberland, Sullivan Co., New York
    • Census: 1920, Living with parents in Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York

    Notes:

    Name:
    Married Everitt/Everett Leicht Jan 8, 1921 at Port Jervis. Wife of George Anderson (predeceased). Daughter of Stephen W. Edwards and Mary E. Hawkins.
    Known children:(Adopted)
    Mary (Paul Binder)
    John Anderson, Greenville
    Siblings:
    Alice (__Burrows), Port Jervis
    Edith ("Leroy"_Henry), Port Jervis
    George Edwards, Port Jervis
    obit Tri-State Gazette
    Marriage License

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    Tri State Gazette July 30, 1988:
    Port Jervis - Emma C. Anderson, 85, or RD 3 Huguenot Road, Port Jervis, died Saturday at her home after a long illness. A lifelong resident of the area, she was born in Mongaup Aug 31, 1902, the daughter of the late Stephen W. and Mary Hawkins Edwards. She married George Anderson, who predeceased her. She was a member of the Drew United Methodist Church, Port Jervis. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Binder of Montague; a son, John Anderson of Greenville; two sisters, Alice Burrows and Edith Henry, both of Port Jervis; a brother, George Edwards, of Port Jervis; two grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:30 A.M. at the Knight Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, with the Rev Carlton J. Curtin officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Cremation will be at Cedar Hill Crematory in Newburgh. Funeral arrangements are by the Knight Auchmoody Funeral Home.

    Gravesite Details
    cremation. 1904 on gravestone.

    Emma married Everitt LEICHT on 8 Jun 1921 in Orange County, New York. Everitt was born on 1 Sep 1894 in Milford, Pike Co., Pennsylvania; died on 25 Apr 1940 in Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York; was buried in Milford Cemetery, Milford, Pike Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: George Westly ANDERSON. George was born on 11 Oct 1904 in Hawley, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania; died on 7 Jul 1962 in Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York; was buried in Sparrowbush Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, Orange Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]