Edith was the daughter of Delancy Kenyon and Laura White. She was the middle daughter of three sisters, and had a twin brother who died in infancy. Her early years were spent on a farm in Illinois. Her father had served briefly during the Civil War, and never fully recovered from the illness he contracted. In the 1880s the family decided to go to Pomona, California in the hopes this would improve her father's health. Later they went to Tacoma, as it was the end of a railroad, and there would be economic opportunity. Her parents opened a boarding house. Her father died in 1892.
While in Tacoma all three sisters married. Edith married George Shipton Jr. in 1891, and about a year later their daughter Edith was born.
In 1893, due to a nationwide panic and recession, George's business went bust, so they returned to his home in Massachusetts.
The 1900 census shows that George Jr. was employed as a stock keeper in a machine shop. Their second child, Clifford, was born in 1902. The 1910 Pittsfield census shows that George was employed as the foreman for the electrical shop. George died in 1910.
Edith and her children lived with her father-in-law until she remarried. In 1918 Edith remarried to Jesse O. Howard, a childless widower who lost his wife a few years earlier. When he died in 1940 Edith said her marriage to him had been the happiest years of her life.
In her later years Edith dabbled in oil painting. She also did spectacular hooked rugs. The designs were scenes of places that were important to her. The rug to the left was done of her childhood home in Illinois.
While in Tacoma all three sisters married. Edith married George Shipton Jr. in 1891, and about a year later their daughter Edith was born.
In 1893, due to a nationwide panic and recession, George's business went bust, so they returned to his home in Massachusetts.
The 1900 census shows that George Jr. was employed as a stock keeper in a machine shop. Their second child, Clifford, was born in 1902. The 1910 Pittsfield census shows that George was employed as the foreman for the electrical shop. George died in 1910.
Edith and her children lived with her father-in-law until she remarried. In 1918 Edith remarried to Jesse O. Howard, a childless widower who lost his wife a few years earlier. When he died in 1940 Edith said her marriage to him had been the happiest years of her life.
In her later years Edith dabbled in oil painting. She also did spectacular hooked rugs. The designs were scenes of places that were important to her. The rug to the left was done of her childhood home in Illinois.
Edith was the daughter of Delancy Kenyon and Laura White. She was the middle daughter of three sisters, and had a twin brother who died in infancy. Her early years were spent on a farm in Illinois. Her father had served briefly during the Civil War, and never fully recovered from the illness he contracted. In the 1880s the family decided to go to Pomona, California in the hopes this would improve her father's health. Later they went to Tacoma, as it was the end of a railroad, and there would be economic opportunity. Her parents opened a boarding house. Her father died in 1892.
While in Tacoma all three sisters married. Edith married George Shipton Jr. in 1891, and about a year later their daughter Edith was born.
In 1893, due to a nationwide panic and recession, George's business went bust, so they returned to his home in Massachusetts.
The 1900 census shows that George Jr. was employed as a stock keeper in a machine shop. Their second child, Clifford, was born in 1902. The 1910 Pittsfield census shows that George was employed as the foreman for the electrical shop. George died in 1910.
Edith and her children lived with her father-in-law until she remarried. In 1918 Edith remarried to Jesse O. Howard, a childless widower who lost his wife a few years earlier. When he died in 1940 Edith said her marriage to him had been the happiest years of her life.
In her later years Edith dabbled in oil painting. She also did spectacular hooked rugs. The designs were scenes of places that were important to her. The rug to the left was done of her childhood home in Illinois.
While in Tacoma all three sisters married. Edith married George Shipton Jr. in 1891, and about a year later their daughter Edith was born.
In 1893, due to a nationwide panic and recession, George's business went bust, so they returned to his home in Massachusetts.
The 1900 census shows that George Jr. was employed as a stock keeper in a machine shop. Their second child, Clifford, was born in 1902. The 1910 Pittsfield census shows that George was employed as the foreman for the electrical shop. George died in 1910.
Edith and her children lived with her father-in-law until she remarried. In 1918 Edith remarried to Jesse O. Howard, a childless widower who lost his wife a few years earlier. When he died in 1940 Edith said her marriage to him had been the happiest years of her life.
In her later years Edith dabbled in oil painting. She also did spectacular hooked rugs. The designs were scenes of places that were important to her. The rug to the left was done of her childhood home in Illinois.
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