Edward Davidson Lancaster was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory in 1882, the son of Orson Lancaster and Hannah Annie Buckley.
In 1900, the Lancaster family lived in a rented house in Salt Lake City, Utah. The household included Orson H. Lancaster, 52, born in Indiana in February 1848 (father b. NC; mother b. Indiana), a teamster; his wife of 27 years, Anna, 46, b. England, August 1854 (parents b. England), who immigrated to the US in 1864. Anna had had seven children, four of whom were living; their four children, all b. Utah: Ida, 26, b. December 1874; Orson R., 22, b. March 1878, a livery teamster; Edward D., 18, b. March 1882, a grocery salesman; and Carl C., 8, b. May 1892. All could read and write except for Ida and Carl.[1]
Edward D. Lancaster and Gertrude Lee, both 22, were married on 20 September 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
Edward Lancaster, a grocer, born in Salt Lake City, and his wife Gertrude (née Lee) lived at 12 Iverson Court, Salt Lake City, Utah, when their first child, Gertrude Virginia Lancaster was born in 1906.[3]
1910 census data: SLC Utah, Ward 1. Edward Lancaster: Age 27, five yrs married. Butcher in a meat market, owned home/no mortgage. Could read and write. Residence 1093 S. 7th East, SLC. Lived with his wife Gertrude, and first child, Gertrude Virginia. [4]
When Edward registered for the WW1 Draft, he lived at 1093 S. 7th East, SLC, Utah with his wife Gertrude. Edward was a traveling salesman for Cudahay Packing Co, North SL, Davis, Utah. He was tall, of medium build with blue eyes and light brown hair. [5]
The house at 1093 South 7th East, Salt Lake City still stands. It is a small wood frame house, probably built in the very early 1900s. It is located across the street from Liberty Park, a very large recreational facility with a small lake. [6]
In 1920, the Lancaster family lived in a rented house at 408 Washington Street, Boise, Idaho. All members of the household were born in Utah. The household included Edward D. Lancaster, 37, traveling salesman for Folger Company; his wife Gertrude, 37, (both could read and write); their children: Virginia, 13, in school; Dorothy, 9, in school; and Edward, 1.[7]
The Lancaster house at 408 (West) Washington Street, Boise, Idaho no longer stands. The entire block is now the location of the Public Utilities Commission, and is about four blocks from the Idaho State Capital Building.[8] The Lancaster family lived nearby when the state capital building was finally finished. Construction began in 1905. In 1912, the main building was completed, and in 1920, the wings were finished. It is a magnificent structure made of granite, sandstone; and four colors of marble sourced in the United States and black marble from Italy. The building was extensively renovated in the 2010s.[9]
In 1930, the Lancaster family lived at 1949 9th East Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. They owned the home, valued at $6000, and also had a radio. All members of the household were born in Utah. The household included Edward D. Lancaster, 48, (father b. Indiana, mother b. England) not a veteran, salesman of coffee and spices; his wife, Gertrude, 47 (both married at age 22), whose f. was b. Michigan; m. b. France; and their son, Edward, 11.[10]
The house at 1949 9th East St, SLC was built in 1924. It is a three bedroom home located in the Sugar House Neighborhood of SLC. [11]
In 1940, the Lancaster family lived at 530 E. 1st Street South, Salt Lake City, Utah. Their rent was $57 per month. They had lived in the same city for at least five years. All members of the household were born in Utah. The household included Edward Lancaster, 58, who completed the 8th grade, an MJB Coffee salesman, whose 1939 income was $2400; his wife, Gertrude, 57, completed 8th grade; their daughter Dorothy, 29, completed four years of high school, a clerk in a bakery shop, whose 1939 income was $300; and son Edward, 21, completed two years of college, staff worker for Tribune & Telegram, $1200 1939 income.[12]
In 1952, Edward died at age 70 of pulmonary embolism (immediate), complicated by chronic pyelonephritis and prostatic hypertrophy at Holy Cross Hospital, SLC, UT. An autopsy was performed. He died at 10:45pm, and was last seen by his doctor earlier that day. His wife Gertrude was the informant to his death. They lived at 1759 Downington Avenue, SLC. At the time of his death, Edward was a salesman in the grocery industry. He was buried on 17 December 1952. [13]
Edward Davidson Lancaster, born 14 March 1882 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Orson Lancaster and Hannah Buckley, died on 15 December 1952 at Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City. Edwards occupation was grocery sales. He died of pulmonary embolism, complicated by other heath issues. He was survived by his wife Gertrude of 1759 Downington Ave., SLC.[14]
Edward is buried with family at Salt Lake City Cemetery, SLC, Utah. Three of his sisters died in infancy: Mary Elizabeth, 1873-74; Ella May, 1880-81; and Gladys Mamie, 1897. Surviving sister was Ida Eugenia, 1875-1917.[15]
Edward’s last residence, 1759 Downington Ave., SLC, Utah, was built in 1949. It is a red brick house with four bedrooms and two baths. [16]
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