Edward Lister Edge II

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Biography

Edward Lister Edge is the son of Edward Lister Edge, Jr. and Lillian Meigel. He is born 23 October 1926 in New York.^[1]

In 1930, the family lives at 20 Dow St, Central Islip, NY. His father, Edward Edge, age 28 (b. 1902), mother Lillian, age 29 (b. 1901), and Edward, who is three. Edward, the father, is a chauffeur for a coal company. All are born in New York.^[2]

The Edge family appears in the 1940 US Census of Islip Town, an unincorporated place in Central Islip, in Suffolk County, New York. According to this census, the family still lives in the same house they lived in on 1 April 1935.

Edward, age 38, is the head of the household and his wife Lillian, who answered the questions for this census, is 39. Their children are Edward, 13 (1926), and Catherine, who is six (c. 1934).

Edward's parents have completed seven years of education, while he has so far completed six. His father is a chauffeur for a lumber yard.^[3]

Military Service

22 June 1944, Edward, the younger, is in the New York State National Guard.^[4]

On 23 February 1945, Edward, who is still single, enlists for the duration of World War II. He is a Private in the Air Corps of the Army Reserves. ^[5]

In the 1950 federal census taken 15 April, Edward J. Edge, 48 (b. 1902), heads a household at 20 Suffolk Ave. with his wife, Lillian K., 49 (b. 1901), and children Edward K. Jr., 23 (b. 1927), and Catherine C., 16 (b. 1934), all born in New York. Edward Sr. is a carpenter and Edward Jr. is a laborer, both employed by a general contractor.^[6]

Marriage

On 28 May 1950, Edward marries Virginia Fandrey They live in Central Islip, near Edward's parents, and have two children together: Edward Lister III (1951) and Janice (1953).^[7]

Edward's residence is given as 44 Storey Ave, Central Islip, NY 11722 on 1 February 2002.^[8] This is the address where Edward and Virginia raise their children and live until their deaths. ^[9]

Death

Edward dies 25 December 1998 in Suffolk County, New York. He is 72.^[1]

His widow, Virginia, dies in 2005.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKR5-L6G : accessed 17 March 2016), Edward L Edge, 25 Dec 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ Transcribed 1930 Census accessed us-census.org 16 March 2016.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27843-1663-35?cc=2000219 : accessed 20 March 2016), New York > Suffolk > Islip Town > 52-114A [from 52-114]: Islip Town bounded by (N) Town Line; (E) Town Line; (S) Long Island Rail Road; (W) Town Line; also Brentwood (part), Central Islip (part), Hauppauge (part), Lake Ronkonkoma (part), Ronkonkoma (part), Ross Sanitarium > image 34 of 78; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012).
4. ↑ "New York Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJY-6D12 : accessed 17 March 2016), Edward L Edge, 22 Jun 1944; citing Military Service, Central Islip, , New York, United States, New York State Archives, Albany.
5. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PD-FRH : accessed 17 March 2016), Edward L Jr Edge, enlisted 23 Feb 1945, New York City, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
6. ↑ 1950 United States Federal Census. Central Islip, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 5885; Sheet Number: 26; Lines 22-25. Enumeration District: 52-186.
7. ↑ Fandrey, Warren. The Next Generations of Fandreys in America. Undated, unpublished manuscript. Mailed to Michelle Cascio from Hudson, Florida with postdate 9 October 2001.
8. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJZJ-1VQX : accessed 17 March 2016), Jr Edward L Edge, Residence, Central Islip, New York, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
9. ↑ Cascio-10 23:14, 16 March 2016 (EDT). Personal recollection.