Edith was born to a pioneering family of Annapolis, Sonoma, California. Both parents, George and Alice Ferguson Batt, were immigrants from England. They were ranchers and fruit growers. Edith was educated in the local high school, then graduated from Healds' Business College in San Francisco.
She married Ralph E. Chaney June 7, 1924 in Santa Rosa, California. They continued to make their home in Sonoma county and had one son, Ralph Emerson Chaney. Claude and Edith divorced in the mid 1930's. Their son Ralph was killed in 1945 serving during WW II when his bomber plane was shot down.
She remarried by 1937 to her life partner, Oscar Ingvald Stordalen. They made their home in San Bernardino County, California living on a ranch near Barstow in the Mohave Desert of Southern, California. They were blessed with two children, Ingval Perry and Virginia May. Edith was employed as U.S. Post Mistress. Oscar was a well digger and engaged in Christian ministry. As her children grew into adulthood, son, Perry made his home in Williams, Airzona and daughter, Virginia made her home in Costa Mesa, California living at times in Arizona. Husband, Oscar died in Costa Mesa, CA in 1985. His burial details are unknown to this contributor.
Edith removed to Williams, Arizona in her later years to be near children. She died there in 2003, at the age of 98 years having lived a full life with all it's trials and blessings. She was survived by her children and grandchildren.
~Christmas 1942 in Newberry Springs, California for the Stordalens
Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA). 31 Dec 1942, Pg 4:
"The holiday season brought out the honest-to-goodness old-time American spirit in a number of unique Christmas gifts...Mrs. Homer Morgan's offerings were pork sausages put up in sealed glass jars and home-made plum puddings...Oscar Stordalen made his little son Perry a very attractive and practical redwood wheelbarrow, painted brown with white trimmings...
Edith and Oscar Stordalen had Faith Dotters and Virgie Timmons as Christmas dinner guests. Besides roasted chicken and all that goes with it, Mrs. Stordalen served home-made mince pie and home-made cranberry sauce. The red handled knives, forks and spoons on the white table cloth made a very attractive picture. Also, the Santa Claus place cards and the long-stemmed glasses. In the living room was an Athel Christmas tree, hung with silver snow. And outside, perched on top of a tie fence post, was a tiny white bird house with a red roof made by Edith. A typical desert holiday setting..."
~Sources: U.S. Census records; U.S., S.S. Death Index; Newspaper Wedding Announcement, The Press Democrat, 11 Jun 1924, Pg 10; Various other newspaper clippings (newspapers.com)
She married Ralph E. Chaney June 7, 1924 in Santa Rosa, California. They continued to make their home in Sonoma county and had one son, Ralph Emerson Chaney. Claude and Edith divorced in the mid 1930's. Their son Ralph was killed in 1945 serving during WW II when his bomber plane was shot down.
She remarried by 1937 to her life partner, Oscar Ingvald Stordalen. They made their home in San Bernardino County, California living on a ranch near Barstow in the Mohave Desert of Southern, California. They were blessed with two children, Ingval Perry and Virginia May. Edith was employed as U.S. Post Mistress. Oscar was a well digger and engaged in Christian ministry. As her children grew into adulthood, son, Perry made his home in Williams, Airzona and daughter, Virginia made her home in Costa Mesa, California living at times in Arizona. Husband, Oscar died in Costa Mesa, CA in 1985. His burial details are unknown to this contributor.
Edith removed to Williams, Arizona in her later years to be near children. She died there in 2003, at the age of 98 years having lived a full life with all it's trials and blessings. She was survived by her children and grandchildren.
~Christmas 1942 in Newberry Springs, California for the Stordalens
Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA). 31 Dec 1942, Pg 4:
"The holiday season brought out the honest-to-goodness old-time American spirit in a number of unique Christmas gifts...Mrs. Homer Morgan's offerings were pork sausages put up in sealed glass jars and home-made plum puddings...Oscar Stordalen made his little son Perry a very attractive and practical redwood wheelbarrow, painted brown with white trimmings...
Edith and Oscar Stordalen had Faith Dotters and Virgie Timmons as Christmas dinner guests. Besides roasted chicken and all that goes with it, Mrs. Stordalen served home-made mince pie and home-made cranberry sauce. The red handled knives, forks and spoons on the white table cloth made a very attractive picture. Also, the Santa Claus place cards and the long-stemmed glasses. In the living room was an Athel Christmas tree, hung with silver snow. And outside, perched on top of a tie fence post, was a tiny white bird house with a red roof made by Edith. A typical desert holiday setting..."
~Sources: U.S. Census records; U.S., S.S. Death Index; Newspaper Wedding Announcement, The Press Democrat, 11 Jun 1924, Pg 10; Various other newspaper clippings (newspapers.com)
Edith was born to a pioneering family of Annapolis, Sonoma, California. Both parents, George and Alice Ferguson Batt, were immigrants from England. They were ranchers and fruit growers. Edith was educated in the local high school, then graduated from Healds' Business College in San Francisco.
She married Ralph E. Chaney June 7, 1924 in Santa Rosa, California. They continued to make their home in Sonoma county and had one son, Ralph Emerson Chaney. Claude and Edith divorced in the mid 1930's. Their son Ralph was killed in 1945 serving during WW II when his bomber plane was shot down.
She remarried by 1937 to her life partner, Oscar Ingvald Stordalen. They made their home in San Bernardino County, California living on a ranch near Barstow in the Mohave Desert of Southern, California. They were blessed with two children, Ingval Perry and Virginia May. Edith was employed as U.S. Post Mistress. Oscar was a well digger and engaged in Christian ministry. As her children grew into adulthood, son, Perry made his home in Williams, Airzona and daughter, Virginia made her home in Costa Mesa, California living at times in Arizona. Husband, Oscar died in Costa Mesa, CA in 1985. His burial details are unknown to this contributor.
Edith removed to Williams, Arizona in her later years to be near children. She died there in 2003, at the age of 98 years having lived a full life with all it's trials and blessings. She was survived by her children and grandchildren.
~Christmas 1942 in Newberry Springs, California for the Stordalens
Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA). 31 Dec 1942, Pg 4:
"The holiday season brought out the honest-to-goodness old-time American spirit in a number of unique Christmas gifts...Mrs. Homer Morgan's offerings were pork sausages put up in sealed glass jars and home-made plum puddings...Oscar Stordalen made his little son Perry a very attractive and practical redwood wheelbarrow, painted brown with white trimmings...
Edith and Oscar Stordalen had Faith Dotters and Virgie Timmons as Christmas dinner guests. Besides roasted chicken and all that goes with it, Mrs. Stordalen served home-made mince pie and home-made cranberry sauce. The red handled knives, forks and spoons on the white table cloth made a very attractive picture. Also, the Santa Claus place cards and the long-stemmed glasses. In the living room was an Athel Christmas tree, hung with silver snow. And outside, perched on top of a tie fence post, was a tiny white bird house with a red roof made by Edith. A typical desert holiday setting..."
~Sources: U.S. Census records; U.S., S.S. Death Index; Newspaper Wedding Announcement, The Press Democrat, 11 Jun 1924, Pg 10; Various other newspaper clippings (newspapers.com)
She married Ralph E. Chaney June 7, 1924 in Santa Rosa, California. They continued to make their home in Sonoma county and had one son, Ralph Emerson Chaney. Claude and Edith divorced in the mid 1930's. Their son Ralph was killed in 1945 serving during WW II when his bomber plane was shot down.
She remarried by 1937 to her life partner, Oscar Ingvald Stordalen. They made their home in San Bernardino County, California living on a ranch near Barstow in the Mohave Desert of Southern, California. They were blessed with two children, Ingval Perry and Virginia May. Edith was employed as U.S. Post Mistress. Oscar was a well digger and engaged in Christian ministry. As her children grew into adulthood, son, Perry made his home in Williams, Airzona and daughter, Virginia made her home in Costa Mesa, California living at times in Arizona. Husband, Oscar died in Costa Mesa, CA in 1985. His burial details are unknown to this contributor.
Edith removed to Williams, Arizona in her later years to be near children. She died there in 2003, at the age of 98 years having lived a full life with all it's trials and blessings. She was survived by her children and grandchildren.
~Christmas 1942 in Newberry Springs, California for the Stordalens
Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA). 31 Dec 1942, Pg 4:
"The holiday season brought out the honest-to-goodness old-time American spirit in a number of unique Christmas gifts...Mrs. Homer Morgan's offerings were pork sausages put up in sealed glass jars and home-made plum puddings...Oscar Stordalen made his little son Perry a very attractive and practical redwood wheelbarrow, painted brown with white trimmings...
Edith and Oscar Stordalen had Faith Dotters and Virgie Timmons as Christmas dinner guests. Besides roasted chicken and all that goes with it, Mrs. Stordalen served home-made mince pie and home-made cranberry sauce. The red handled knives, forks and spoons on the white table cloth made a very attractive picture. Also, the Santa Claus place cards and the long-stemmed glasses. In the living room was an Athel Christmas tree, hung with silver snow. And outside, perched on top of a tie fence post, was a tiny white bird house with a red roof made by Edith. A typical desert holiday setting..."
~Sources: U.S. Census records; U.S., S.S. Death Index; Newspaper Wedding Announcement, The Press Democrat, 11 Jun 1924, Pg 10; Various other newspaper clippings (newspapers.com)
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