Edith V Beall (abt. 1881 - aft. 1959)

Born about Aug 1881 in Alton, Illinois, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

1881 Birth & Parentage

Edith Beall was born around Aug 1881 in Illinois, according to the 1900 Census. ^[1] No document has been located to verify a specific date of birth. Her birthplace was most likely Alton, Illinois, the home of her parents and the birthplace of her siblings.

She was the daughter of Charles B Beall and Anna Whitehead.

Census Reports

1900 Census: Edith Beall, age 18, born Aug 1881 in Illinois; living at Alton Ward 5, Madison, Illinois with parents Charles Beall, age 56, "Margaret Beall", age 55; and three siblings: Margaret, age 23; Edith, age 18; and Elizabeth, age 15. ^[1]

1910 Census: Edith B Browne, age 28; living at Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan, with husband Frederick D (sic) Browne, age 28, and two children: Katherine B Browne, age 2; and Frederick T (sic) Browne, age 1. ^[2]

1930 Census: Edith B Browne, age 48; living at Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, with husband Frederick O Browne (Sr.), and two children: Katherine B Browne, age 21, and Malcom E Browne, age 12. ^[3]

1940 Census: Edith B Browne, age 58; living at Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, with husband Frederick O Browne, age 60, also two sons, Frederick O Browne, Jr, age 31, and Maleslon (sic) E Browne, age 22; also, one servant and two lodgers. ^[4]

1907 Marriage

Edith Beall married Dr. Frederick O Browne, 7 Jan 1907 at Alton, Illinois.

"Alton young woman becomes bride of Dr. Fred Browne of New York as surprise, Recently, Dr. Fred O Browne, of New York City, a dentist, arrived from Hamilton, Ontario for a visit. Miss Beall graduated from a Philadelphia medical school and has a license to practice medicine, and it was while she was attending school that she that she met Dr. Browne at the home of a mutual friend in Philadelphia. The marriage of Miss Beall caused great surprise in Alton as few of her friends had more than a suspicion that she was engaged to be married." ^[5]

Children

Frederick and Edith Browne had children:

1. Katherine B Browne, age 21 in 1930; ^[3]
2. Frederick O Browne, Jr., age 31 in 1940 ^[4]
3. Malcolm E Browne, age 12 in 1930 ^[3]

In the Oct 1959 Obituary of Frederick O Browne, Sr, only one son is mentioned, Frederick O Browne, Jr.^[6]

Death

No document has been found with a date of death for Edith (Beall) Browne. There is no Find a Grave Memorial with information on birth and death.

She died sometime after 1959, when she was mentioned in her husband's notice of death on 5 Oct 1959, "BROWNE - Dr. Fred O, Oct 4. Husband of Edith (Beall); father of Fred O Jr; brother of Mrs. Eva von Sallett." ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com: 1900 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Alton Ward 5, Madison, Illinois; Roll: 325; Page: 20A; https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/105027422/person/380044840894/facts
2. ↑ Ancestry.com: 1910 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_679; Page: 16B (use same Ancestry.com link)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ancestry.com: 1930 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan; Page: 24A (use same Ancestry.com link)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com: 1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01798; Page: 4A (use same Ancestry.com link)
5. ↑ Newspapers.com - Miss Edith Beall Elopes to St. Louis; Alton Evening Telegraph - 8 Jan 1907 - Page 1; https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83118612/marriage-of-browne-beall/?xid=637
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press - 6 Oct 1959 - Page 25