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Stillwell/Edison

Vicky_Valentine — 2010-01-30 16:07:31Z

I am related to Thomas Edison's first wife Mary Stillwell.
How I Am Related to Thomas Alva Edison, the Inventor.
By Vicky
vj.moon@yahoo.com
2010

Nicholas Stillwell and Abigail Hopton, two of my 10th great grandparents, and Mary Stillwell’s 5th great grandparents.

Nicholas Stillwell and Elizabeth Catherine Huyberts Van Keuren, two of my 9th great grandparents, and Mary Stillwell’s 4th great grandparents.

Thomas Stillwell and Ann Hubbard

Nicholas Stillwell and Martha?

John Stillwell and Mary Mulliner

Nicholas Stillwell and Jemima Aber

Nicholas Stillwell and Margaret Crane

Mary Stillwell and Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
Vicky
vj.moon@yahoo.com

Re: Edisons/Hedisons?

donnarobinson196 — 2009-12-30 20:45:39Z

Thanks for your help, u just may be right... I will check to make sure the first names and dates are all correct, which I am sure they are

Donna

Re: Edisons/Hedisons?

genobondo — 2009-12-24 03:48:19Z

I hope this helps. Without seeing the census, I believe it's a good one for your family if first names, age, etc... match up. A lot of census records were taken by uneducated people and even educated ones would write down what they heard, and many names, first and last ones, were misspelled. I have seen countless examples. If everything else seems okay regarding location, ages, etc... is probably a good one. Just the census taker wasn't doing a good job. FYI, I am a cousin to Thomas Alva Edison the inventor, and if you are in that family and doing research, can go to my Rootsweb tree for Edison information at ( http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bond_jens... ) amd is on Ancestry with pictures, etc... Gene Bond ( genobondo.com )

Edisons/Hedisons?

donnarobinson196 — 2009-12-22 10:26:10Z

I have been searching for family under my great grandfather's surname of Edison, however there also seems to be Hedison at some stage, are they the same? His parents are known as Hedison on one census and I have his parents as Edison in my family tree! Same first names, but slightly different surname

Help!

Edisons and Merrills?

bzold — 2009-11-20 02:48:09Z

I am a descendent of James Merrill and Huldah Edison. Huldah was the daughter of Adonijah Edison and Nancy Williams. John was raised "on Talbot street at Catfish creek" in Elgin County, Ontario and I found record of his father being named William. James & Huldah had a son named John who was born in London, Ontario. It appears that James moved to the U.S. with the Edisons (they seem to have lived in the same places), but Huldah was buried in Elgin, Ontario just a year later. John remarried and moved to Iowa, but I have found evidence that he tried to reclaim land he left behind in Ontario. My Grandmother left behind some notes where she speaks of "Ma Edison" visiting her in Iowa. I am looking for any information on connections between the two families, as well as whether there is any further information on the history of the Merrills in Canada.

Thanks!!

Brian

Re: Adonijah Edison

sarawoodall38 — 2009-07-09 17:05:24Z

I am looking for male descendants of T.A.Edison's uncles or great uncles with the name Edison for DNA tests with English Edisons to prove a theory that his ancestry could have been English rather than Dutch. I wonder if you can help at all in this matter?

Sara Woodall

Re: Nancy Williams Edison

sarawoodall38 — 2009-07-08 13:33:55Z

Do you know of any male Edisons alive today who are definately connected with Thomas Alva Edison?

Sara Woodall

Re: Edison Bros

emilyguthery1 — 2009-06-24 18:10:04Z

Hi Helen was my Grandmother but I only met her once. My father is Steve and my Grandfather is Simon. Did you know Helen? Can you tell me anything about her?

Re: Canadian Edisons

sarawoodall38 — 2009-06-22 09:39:56Z

I wonder if you could put me in touch with any direct male descendants of John Edison and Sarah Ogden?

Sara Woodall

re cornelius and marcellus edison

sarawoodall38 — 2009-05-04 16:32:29Z

Do you have any dates or any more information about Cornelius and Marcellus Edison? Were they the brothers of 'Tory' John Edison? Which one do you descend from?

Sara Woodall

EDISON Donald E 1930-1980

t42RoseHill — 2009-04-29 12:00:23Z

EDISON Donald E 1930-1980

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,283 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Adonijah Edison

baldevian — 2009-04-24 02:35:14Z

Any information about descendants of Cornelius or Marcellus that may have ended up in or around NYC would be much appreciated, or even ANY information about any possible connections would be great.

Thanks,
Dan Edison

Re: Canadian Edison Connection

sarawoodall38 — 2009-04-08 14:15:40Z

Can you let me know how accurate the information is that Thomas Edison's family were mill owners in Holland for several generations? Is there any information about where they were in Holland?
I am researching the possibility that they were originally from Yorkshire, England. My Eddison family were oil millers in Yorkshire from earlier times.

Would it be possible to see the early part of the notes that your father left you about the Edisons?
Sara Woodall

Re: Black Edisons In the United States

TRISHA_SHELTON — 2009-02-26 02:24:29Z

Are you related to Alonzo? I am Trisha from the Alabama Edisons.

Re: Black Edisons In the United States

elibedison — 2009-02-24 21:34:05Z

Hey, I was making sure that your post pertaining to Alonza EDISON was meant for me or someone else. I became a little confused. IF it is for me. Thank you very much for this. Im sure this will put me on a better road than I was traveling.

Re: Adonijah Edison

sarawoodall38 — 2009-01-13 16:44:18Z

I should be interested how you found out that John Edison b 1727 had two brothers, Marcellus and Cornelius. I am researching my Edison family and may have evidence that John Edison's father was Thomas, who was born in Yorkshire, UK. Any information about John Edison 1727 would be very helpful
Regards
Sara Woodall

Re: Samuel Ogden Edison 2nd wife Elizabeth YOKOM Widow COOK

sarawoodall38 — 2009-01-13 12:54:28Z

I wonder if you have any new information about the parents of John Edison 1727-1814? I am researching a possible Quaker, Yorkshire, link, and would be most grateful for any information about John's background. There are various discrepancies about the date of his birth, and the length of his life in the biographies of Thomas Alva Edison.

Any information at all would be most helpful.

Kind regards
Sara Woodall

Re: Edison, Slaughter, Grimes, Mays, Lewis, and Rouse Families

rousegirl — 2009-01-02 18:34:40Z

Hello- can you tell me how the Rouses are related to the Edisons, Slaughters, Grimes, Mays, and Lewis'?

Re: Black Edisons In the United States

geneman_53 — 2008-11-14 23:29:15Z

I would connect you with Alonza Edison in Detroit, Mi.

Re: Black Edisons In the United States

elibedison — 2008-10-30 20:36:16Z

I'm a Black Edison living in Baltimore, MD. I don't know too much about my Edison family origins because it's shrouded in ethnic mystery and different levels of apathy to historical records. I do know that my father (Enoch Edison) is one of a few siblings born to my grandfather (Earl S. Edison) who was one of at least three brothers (Donald Edison is one of them). My grandfather was born in Pennsylvania in 1930. And that's pretty much where the trail ends for my Edison family. My fathers sister (Peggy [Edison] Campos used to send us family letters that referenced to several first and second cousins of my own that I didn't even know about. All with the Edison name. Most of them were living in FL, NJ, NY, PA, MD and VA. I'm so excited about this research everyone is doing. It would have never occurred to me that so many Edisons hail from Alabama or Kentucky. Keep it coming

Eli

Re: Black Edisons In the United States

SharonRegina — 2008-08-10 05:28:16Z

It's been awhile since I've checked this board. I'm from a family of black Edison's as well. We're primarily from NJ though we're all over the place now.

Originally my great-grandfather came here from Delhi, India (settling in NY) and changed his name from Abdul Rahman to John Edison. He then married a black (possibly West Indian) woman and they had 3 sons (Anthony, Clarence & Bernard). Great-grandfather, and eventually the 3 sons came to Plainfield NJ. Some family stayed in Plainfield, NJ, some were in Piscataway, NJ.

I guess even with the name change we are still black "Edisons".
sharon.wethly@us.army.mil

Re: Black Edisons In the United States

TRISHA_SHELTON — 2008-04-11 18:05:14Z

Hello there, what part of the country do you live in. We are constantly trying to find the other Edisons.

Re: Black Edisons In the United States

mistyedison — 2008-04-10 23:16:36Z

I am a black Edison in the United States.

Edison, Slaughter, Grimes, Mays, Lewis, and Rouse Families

TRISHA_SHELTON — 2007-12-08 21:02:31Z

Searching for Edisons from Coosa, Etowah, Jefferson and Walker Counties in Alabama

Re: Nancy Williams Edison

genobondo — 2007-11-14 08:08:06Z

I am a decendant of Cortland Tote Edison on my maternal grandfather's side. He also grew up with an Uncle Charles Edison in Pine Island, Minnesota and went to school with Charles daughter in school. This line not too many people know about. I have in the past been in contact with other Edison relatives including Mr Southwick, Alex Collins, Margaret Nagy and others. Have been working hard lately to complete my geneology and am right now working to complete some of the Edison line. Would like to exchange information with anyone who wishes to. I would prefer contact through emails since hard to check all the different message boards I have been on. So feel free to email me Gene Bond _ genobondo@yahoo.com. I check this everyday.

Re: Looking for Leo Darmitz

lpojibwa — 2007-11-07 02:45:56Z

Just found this message.
What information are you looking for?
Leo

Emma R., wife of A.M. Edison

newtonmckinney — 2007-08-23 16:01:00Z

I am searching for family members of Emily R., wife of A.M. Edison who is buried in the Arvonia cemetery. She was born in 1852 and died in 1881.

I am working on a book for the Osage Co., KS Historical Society that will cover the people who are buried at the Arvonia Cemetery, located near Arvonia, KS. I would like to include birth-death-burial dates, parents & siblings, cause of death and any interesting family information; such as where they came from, military history, family lore, occupations, etc. I will NOT be listing any birth dates of living individuals and any information used will be the type that is easily accessible by anyone.

I have a list of burials that is a compiled list from two different sources but it only covers up through the early 1990’s. I hope to complete this list to include all burials up until now.

If you would like to add any information to your ancestor/family member’s listing, please contact me directly at newtonmac@msn.com . Please type “Arvonia Cemetery” in the subject line so I don’t miss your email. With 800+ burials, I cannot list all the names here so I’m listing the surnames. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to help. Keep in mind that most of the ladies are buried under their married names. If you’re not sure if your family member is buried in Arvonia, contact me and I’ll check for you.

Albert, Angles, Antrim, Atchison, Austin, Hart, Bailey, Barnett, Barr, Bebb, Behrendt, Benson, Blake, Bontz, Booth, Boring, Bosley, Botkin, Boyce, Briggs, Brower, Bugg, Campbell, Chambers, Clark, Clotfelter, Cosley, Cottrell, Cowden, Crabtree, Crippen, Davies, Davis, Decker, Dobson, Edison, Edwards, Elishan, Ellis, Evans, Felton, Ferguson, Frye, Funston, Gavin, Goodwin, Graham, Gray, Griffith, Griffiths, Hamman, Harris, Harvey, Hebbe, Henry, Herr/Haerr, Hilding, Hillis, Holmquist, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Hughes, Humphreys, Jenkins, Jennings, Jensen, Jeremy, Jernigan, Jessee, Jones, Kesler, King, Kirk, Knight, Larson, Leach, Lewis, Lloyd, Lowman, Maloney, Marker, Mays, Metzger, Miller, Mochamer, Monfort, Moore, Morgan, Morris, Moses, Near, Nesbitt, Newlee, Newman, Newton, Ormsby, Owens, Padgett, Parker, Parrey, Parry, Peterson, Pettay, Phillips, Pickens, Powell, Prentice, Price, Protheroe, Rees, Reynolds, Rich, Richards, Roberts, Robinson, Rouland, Rumph, Samuel, Sanderson, Schedel, Shepard, Shirley, Sloan, Small, Smith, Southworth, Spillman, Standiferd, Stephens, Sterrett, Still, Tankersley, Terril, Terrion, Thomas, Thompson, Trueblood, Umdenstock, Walker, Wallace, Ward, Watkins, Whaner, Whildin, White, Williams, Williamson, Wilson, Witherspoon, Woodin

Anita (Newton) McKinney
Colorado Springs, CO

Black Edisons

TRISHA_SHELTON — 2007-08-12 23:56:46Z

Looking from Black Edisons that came from Alabama and Kentucky.

Looking for Leo Darmitz

BRADISH — 2007-06-01 18:11:14Z

About two weeks ago I sent a message directly to Leo using his RootsWeb registered email address and it did not get through. Can anyone help me communicate with him? I would appreciate it very much.

Thank you... Peter Bradish

Re: J.H. Vail's obit regarding Thomas Edison

deborah22_1 — 2007-02-01 21:23:44Z

My grandmother was Lillian Olivia Vail. My father is her son, Normal Vail Luckey.

Re: Edison's

ewingjames_1 — 2006-12-31 13:02:40Z

How are you doing my name is James Edward Edison Ewing
my great grand father's name was Millard Edison he was born in Etowah County AL. in 1877. He married Laura Edison. My grandfather name is Major Edison he was born in Goodwater Coosa County AL. January 1913. He had several brothers and sisters: Odessa, Mittis, Ida, Ada, Della, William, Millard Jr., John A, J.D, and Lena, all of whom was born in Goodwater AL. Coosa County USA. In 1941 my grandfather moved to Detroit where he and my grandmother Marie Edison had eleven children. Major Jr., James, Ricki, Sheila, Gerald, Jerome, Carolyn, Gwen, Michael, Carnell, Dexter
My grandfather had three children before he got married one in Alabama now his name is Robert, one in Lancaster Pa. Mary, and one in Indiana name Dorthy Anne she would be the oldest, born in the early 1930's
If you have any info you can email me @ ewingjames1@comcast.net

Re: Samuel Ogden Edison 2nd wife Elizabeth YOKOM Widow COOK