The above photos are in the possession of one of my cousins. Since we have been able to find no direct lineage to connect her to my cousin, she has graciously offered these photos to any Edson family relatives I am able to find.
This beautiful young lady is Esther Edson. I have been able to find a little bit about her, but lose her after the 1910 census. She must have got married sometime between 1910 and 1920. My cousin's great-grandfather's brother, John Colborn was married to her great-grandmother's sister, Belle Jolls. The 1900 Loup, Merrick County, Nebraska Census has Esther Edson age 4 living with her parents Frank and Ida two houses down from John and Belle Colborn. At first I thought that she could have been a niece of my cousin's great-grandparents, that either Esther's mother Ida, or her father Frank Edson may have been a sibling to either Abraham Colborn or Jennie Jolls. but I haven't been able to find anything. I think we came to the conclusion that Esther's parents were just close family friends with either the Colborn or Jolls family. Then again, just because I can't find a family connection doesn't mean that there isn't. If anyone knows anything about these families, sure would appreciate any info.
Here is what I have been able to find:
Name: | Esther Edson | ||||||||||||||||
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Home in 1900: | Loup, Merrick, Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
Age: | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Birth Date: | Jul 1895 | ||||||||||||||||
Birthplace: | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
Race: | White | ||||||||||||||||
Gender: | Female | ||||||||||||||||
Relationship to head-of-house: | Daughter | ||||||||||||||||
Father's name: | Frank Edson | ||||||||||||||||
Father's Birthplace: | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
Mother's name: | Ida M Edson | ||||||||||||||||
Mother's Birthplace: | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
Marital Status: | Single | ||||||||||||||||
Household Members: |
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Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Loup, Merrick, Nebraska; Roll: T623_934; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 137.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Name: | Esther Edson | ||||||||||||||||
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Age in 1910: | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Estimated birth year: | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||
Birthplace: | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
Relation to Head of House: | Daughter | ||||||||||||||||
Father's name: | Frank R Edson | ||||||||||||||||
Father's Birth Place: | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
Mother's name: | Ida M Edson | ||||||||||||||||
Mother's Birth Place: | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
Home in 1910: | Wellington, Larimer, Colorado | ||||||||||||||||
Marital Status: | Single | ||||||||||||||||
Race: | White | ||||||||||||||||
Gender: | Female | ||||||||||||||||
Household Members: |
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Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Wellington, Larimer, Colorado; Roll: T624_121; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 237; Image: 1072.
Name: | Frank Edson | ||||||||||||
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Home in 1920: | Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah | ||||||||||||
Age: | 51 | ||||||||||||
Estimated birth year: | abt 1869 | ||||||||||||
Birthplace: | Nebraska | ||||||||||||
Relation to Head of House: | Self (Head) | ||||||||||||
Spouse's name: | Ida Edson | ||||||||||||
Father's Birth Place: | Ohio | ||||||||||||
Mother's Birth Place: | Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
Marital Status: | Married | ||||||||||||
Race: | White | ||||||||||||
Sex: | Male | ||||||||||||
Home owned: | Rent | ||||||||||||
Able to read: | Yes | ||||||||||||
Able to Write: | Yes | ||||||||||||
Household Members: |
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Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1867; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 161; Image: 248.
My cousin and I would love to reunite these beautiful photos with the proper family members. If that's you, please let me know.