Edison Metzger (1848 - 1915)

Born 17 Sep 1848 in Pickaway, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Dec 1915 at age 67 in Ozawkie, Jefferson, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Edison was born in 1848. He was the son of Jacob Metzger and Catherine Stout. He passed away in 1915.

Residence 1850

Jacob Metzger and his family are residing in Dwelling 139; Family 142 ^[1]

Jacob Metzger Male age 29 b. Ohio; Occupation; Farmer; Value $3,900

Catherine Metzger Female age 25 b. Ohio

John Metzger Male age 7 b. Ohio

Margarett Metzger Female age 5 b. Ohio

George Metzger Male age 3 b. Ohio

Edson Metzger Male age 2 b. Ohio

Obituary

The Valley Falls New Era

Thursday

January 6, 1916

Edson Boles METZGER was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, on September 17th, 1848, and died at his home near Ozawkie, Kansas, on December 31st, 1915, aged 67 years, 3 months and 14 days.

With his parents he came to Kansas in 1858.

In the year 1873 he was united in marriage with Sarah Ann TAYLOR; and to this union were born thirteen children.

He is survived by his companion, and nine sons and one daughter, Mrs. PRIDDY of Ozawkie; Charles and Harry of Oskaloosa; Walter, Arthur and Harvey of Valley Falls; Fred of Ozawkie, and Grover, Scott and Johnnie, who reside on the old home place; his brothers, Frank of Ozawkie and George of Golden Valley; and a sister, Mrs. BIGHAM of Topeka; and a host of other relatives and friends, who will miss his genial smile and citizenship.

He enlisted with his brother in the sixties and endured the hardships of a good soldier and received honorable discharge. :For about forty years he followed auctioneering; crying sales, far and near and often exposing himself to cold and storm to meet the demands the business made of him. He was considered on of the foremost in that line of work in his day.

He was County Commissioner of Jefferson County for a number of years and served as township trustee for a long time.

Mr. METZGER was a good father, a kind husband and his home seemed to be the most attractive place for all the members of the family even though they were scattered. It has been often remarked that there wasn't a family in all the community where there was more mutual interest and love manifested; in times of joy as well as when reverses came. He was interested in everything that was and the footprints he left behind will long be noticed. Though the end came suddenly, yet as he wished, many of the folks in the neighborhood will think of him as they come to town, and will miss his kindly face and genial inquiry into the welfare of the family. The members of the family and the relatives will have the sympathy of the whole community.

Funeral services were held in the U.B. church at Ozawkie Sunday, conducted by Rev. RANCH, He pastor, and Rev. G.M. HUFFMAN of Topeka, an old time acquaintance of the deceased.

Burial was in the Ozawkie cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQY-7C8 : Wed Oct 04 06:34:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Metzger and Catharine Metzger, 1850.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17643203/edson-b_olds-metzger: accessed 29 October 2023), memorial page for Edson B. Olds “Doc” Metzger (17 Sep 1848–31 Dec 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17643203, citing Ozawkie Cemetery, Ozawkie, Jefferson County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Nancy (contributor 46864547).

Research Note

per Dores Metzger info 4/7/88 Edson Metzger enlisted in the Eleventh Regiment, Kansas Volunteer Cavalry at Rock Creek, KS into sent to Cindy Duhamel