Edmund Summerfield Yard Sr. (abt. 1820 - 1893)

Born about 1820 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Emmeline Frances (Carrigan) Yard — married about 1845 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Annie E. (Carrigan) Yard — married about 1867 in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1893 at about age 73 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Edmund was born in 1820 in Trenton, New Jersey. ^[1] He was the son of Edmund Yard and Jane McCurdy. Edmund married Emmeline Carrigan around 1845 in Pennsylvania. ^[2] They had five children together. After Emmeline died in 1864, Edmund was re-married to Annie Carrigan about 1867. ^[3] They had one child together. Edmund died on 1 July 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was buried in Mount Peace Cemetery ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFYS-V6Y
2. ↑ source needed
3. ↑ source needed
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLB-81P3

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFYS-V6Y : 8 March 2018), Edmund Yard, 01 Jul 1893; citing cn 111, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,870,648.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLB-81P3 : 2 July 2020), Edmund Summerfield Yard, 1893; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Children's Vital Records

• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWKM-V52M : 14 February 2020), Edmund Summerfield Yard in entry for Emmiline Yard, 1853.
• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBY6-WK9 : 25 September 2019), Edmund Yard in entry for Helen Virginia Yard, 22 Aug 1868; citing Birth, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, Pennsylvania.
• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHNX-CLH : 10 August 2020), Edmund S Yard, Sr in entry for Edmund Summerfield Yard, Jr and Sarah B Bell, 28 Jan 1886; citing Marriage, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.

Censuses

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CX-GPD : 4 April 2020), Edward S Yard, Northern Liberties ward 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States;
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5G-482 : 19 March 2020), Edmund Yard in entry for Edmund S Yard, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZP3-K72 : 19 March 2020), Edwin S Yard, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVM-ZXH : 16 July 2017), Edmand S Yard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States;

Research Notes

• Have not yet found evidence that two wives, Emmeline & Anne Carrigan were related, but seems likely, perhaps cousins.