Frederick Ede (1844 - 1896)

Born 1844 in England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1896 at about age 52 in Texas, United States

Biography

Born in England about 1844 and died 1896, buried Fairmount Cemetery San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA^[1]

Frederick Ede married Katherine Reynolds 02 Aug 1874, Travis Land District, Texas, United States^[2]

In 1880 he was a wool grower living in the Justice Precinct 5, Caldwell, Texas, United States with his wife Katie, three daughters and a possible relative Jay Ede^[3]

Research Notes

The town of Eden was named, in 1883, for "Frederick Ede, native of England and pioneer ranchman on whose land the town was located, and who donated land for this public square. Farming and ranching area."^[4]. He moved to Concho County in 1881 with his family. In 1882 he designated 40 acres of his land as a townsite.^[5], ^[6]. "Fred Ede was appointed as the first post master of Eden in 1883"^[7]. Fred is thought to have emmigrated to America in the 1870s^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Findagrave [1]
2. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZY-1396 : 28 November 2018), Frederick Ede and Katie Reynolds, 02 Aug 1874; citing Marriage, citing Travis Land District, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 978,165.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFR-ZWC : 30 December 2021), Fred Ede, Justice Precinct 5, Caldwell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 30, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
4. ↑ Historical Markers and War Memorials in Concho County, Texas [2]
5. ↑ Eden, Texas [3]
6. ↑ Eden, Texas [4]
7. ↑ History of Eden, Texas [5]
8. ↑ Texas Place Names, Edward Callary University of Texas Press, 2 June 2020, page 103