The Evening Star Monday, July 9, 1923
Mrs. John J. Edson Dies Here Suddenly
Was Long Prominent in Church and Welfare Work of City
Mrs. John Joy Edson, prominent social and charity worker and resident of this city for more than fifty-five years, died suddenly last night at her summer home on the Rockville Pike, a few miles from this city. Her death was attributed in heart trouble.
Mrs. Edson has been suffering from heart trouble for some time, but her condition was not regarded as serious. Yesterday afternoon she visited Chevy Chase Club, where she and her husband were members and made plans with some friends for a dinner at her home this week. Upon returning home around 8 o’clock she was stricken and died two hours later.
Mrs. Edson was born in Rochester about seventy-five years ago. Before her marriage in Rochester, New York, in 1869 to Mr. Edson, she was Miss Elizabeth Berthrong. Immediately following her marriage she came to this city, where she had lived for several years before. Since that time she had been here continuously. Her home was at 1324 16th Street, but during the summers she had resided at her residence in Maryland.
For many years Mrs. Edson had been actively interested in charitable and church work. She was a member of the Church of the New Jerusalem, on 16th Street and was active in the affairs of that church. Her husband is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Washington Loan and Trust Company and President of the Equitable Building Association.
Surviving her are her husband, John Joy Edson of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Edson of this city; two brothers, Henry W. Berthrong of Boston, Massachusetts and Ithamar Berthrong of this city and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Church of the New Jerusalem Wednesday, the time not yet having been arranged. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Several Ancestral Lines Of Josiah Edson And His Wife, Sarah Pinney by Harriette Hyde Wells, Albany, New York, Joel Munsell’s Sons, Printers, 1901.
John Joy, born May 17, 1846, at Jefferson, Ohio married Elizabeth Berthrong at Rochester, New York. …..
His beautiful wife and daughter are fully equal to all the demands that are made upon them socially and their elegant home on Sixteenth Street is the scene of many delightful gatherings. Mrs. Edson is active in church and hospital work and a member of the Dolly Madison Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
John Joy Jr., born January 10, 1871, at Washington, D.C. After finishing his school course and taking a trip abroad, he entered Columbia College, where he graduated 1896. He was appointed by President McKinley Major and Paymaster in the Volunteer Army for the war with Spain, 1898. He subsequently returned to Washington and went into business with his father.
Frederick Wade, born May 8, 1874, died November 3 [30], 1880.
Elizabeth, born September 2, 1877. She finished her school course at LaSalle, near Boston, then went abroad for a year’s study of French and vocal music, the latter under the celebrated Madam Marchesi. Her mother accompanied her. Before returning her father joined them and they spent some months traveling on the Continent.
Mrs. John J. Edson Dies Here Suddenly
Was Long Prominent in Church and Welfare Work of City
Mrs. John Joy Edson, prominent social and charity worker and resident of this city for more than fifty-five years, died suddenly last night at her summer home on the Rockville Pike, a few miles from this city. Her death was attributed in heart trouble.
Mrs. Edson has been suffering from heart trouble for some time, but her condition was not regarded as serious. Yesterday afternoon she visited Chevy Chase Club, where she and her husband were members and made plans with some friends for a dinner at her home this week. Upon returning home around 8 o’clock she was stricken and died two hours later.
Mrs. Edson was born in Rochester about seventy-five years ago. Before her marriage in Rochester, New York, in 1869 to Mr. Edson, she was Miss Elizabeth Berthrong. Immediately following her marriage she came to this city, where she had lived for several years before. Since that time she had been here continuously. Her home was at 1324 16th Street, but during the summers she had resided at her residence in Maryland.
For many years Mrs. Edson had been actively interested in charitable and church work. She was a member of the Church of the New Jerusalem, on 16th Street and was active in the affairs of that church. Her husband is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Washington Loan and Trust Company and President of the Equitable Building Association.
Surviving her are her husband, John Joy Edson of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Edson of this city; two brothers, Henry W. Berthrong of Boston, Massachusetts and Ithamar Berthrong of this city and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Church of the New Jerusalem Wednesday, the time not yet having been arranged. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Several Ancestral Lines Of Josiah Edson And His Wife, Sarah Pinney by Harriette Hyde Wells, Albany, New York, Joel Munsell’s Sons, Printers, 1901.
John Joy, born May 17, 1846, at Jefferson, Ohio married Elizabeth Berthrong at Rochester, New York. …..
His beautiful wife and daughter are fully equal to all the demands that are made upon them socially and their elegant home on Sixteenth Street is the scene of many delightful gatherings. Mrs. Edson is active in church and hospital work and a member of the Dolly Madison Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
John Joy Jr., born January 10, 1871, at Washington, D.C. After finishing his school course and taking a trip abroad, he entered Columbia College, where he graduated 1896. He was appointed by President McKinley Major and Paymaster in the Volunteer Army for the war with Spain, 1898. He subsequently returned to Washington and went into business with his father.
Frederick Wade, born May 8, 1874, died November 3 [30], 1880.
Elizabeth, born September 2, 1877. She finished her school course at LaSalle, near Boston, then went abroad for a year’s study of French and vocal music, the latter under the celebrated Madam Marchesi. Her mother accompanied her. Before returning her father joined them and they spent some months traveling on the Continent.
The Evening Star Monday, July 9, 1923
Mrs. John J. Edson Dies Here Suddenly
Was Long Prominent in Church and Welfare Work of City
Mrs. John Joy Edson, prominent social and charity worker and resident of this city for more than fifty-five years, died suddenly last night at her summer home on the Rockville Pike, a few miles from this city. Her death was attributed in heart trouble.
Mrs. Edson has been suffering from heart trouble for some time, but her condition was not regarded as serious. Yesterday afternoon she visited Chevy Chase Club, where she and her husband were members and made plans with some friends for a dinner at her home this week. Upon returning home around 8 o’clock she was stricken and died two hours later.
Mrs. Edson was born in Rochester about seventy-five years ago. Before her marriage in Rochester, New York, in 1869 to Mr. Edson, she was Miss Elizabeth Berthrong. Immediately following her marriage she came to this city, where she had lived for several years before. Since that time she had been here continuously. Her home was at 1324 16th Street, but during the summers she had resided at her residence in Maryland.
For many years Mrs. Edson had been actively interested in charitable and church work. She was a member of the Church of the New Jerusalem, on 16th Street and was active in the affairs of that church. Her husband is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Washington Loan and Trust Company and President of the Equitable Building Association.
Surviving her are her husband, John Joy Edson of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Edson of this city; two brothers, Henry W. Berthrong of Boston, Massachusetts and Ithamar Berthrong of this city and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Church of the New Jerusalem Wednesday, the time not yet having been arranged. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Several Ancestral Lines Of Josiah Edson And His Wife, Sarah Pinney by Harriette Hyde Wells, Albany, New York, Joel Munsell’s Sons, Printers, 1901.
John Joy, born May 17, 1846, at Jefferson, Ohio married Elizabeth Berthrong at Rochester, New York. …..
His beautiful wife and daughter are fully equal to all the demands that are made upon them socially and their elegant home on Sixteenth Street is the scene of many delightful gatherings. Mrs. Edson is active in church and hospital work and a member of the Dolly Madison Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
John Joy Jr., born January 10, 1871, at Washington, D.C. After finishing his school course and taking a trip abroad, he entered Columbia College, where he graduated 1896. He was appointed by President McKinley Major and Paymaster in the Volunteer Army for the war with Spain, 1898. He subsequently returned to Washington and went into business with his father.
Frederick Wade, born May 8, 1874, died November 3 [30], 1880.
Elizabeth, born September 2, 1877. She finished her school course at LaSalle, near Boston, then went abroad for a year’s study of French and vocal music, the latter under the celebrated Madam Marchesi. Her mother accompanied her. Before returning her father joined them and they spent some months traveling on the Continent.
Mrs. John J. Edson Dies Here Suddenly
Was Long Prominent in Church and Welfare Work of City
Mrs. John Joy Edson, prominent social and charity worker and resident of this city for more than fifty-five years, died suddenly last night at her summer home on the Rockville Pike, a few miles from this city. Her death was attributed in heart trouble.
Mrs. Edson has been suffering from heart trouble for some time, but her condition was not regarded as serious. Yesterday afternoon she visited Chevy Chase Club, where she and her husband were members and made plans with some friends for a dinner at her home this week. Upon returning home around 8 o’clock she was stricken and died two hours later.
Mrs. Edson was born in Rochester about seventy-five years ago. Before her marriage in Rochester, New York, in 1869 to Mr. Edson, she was Miss Elizabeth Berthrong. Immediately following her marriage she came to this city, where she had lived for several years before. Since that time she had been here continuously. Her home was at 1324 16th Street, but during the summers she had resided at her residence in Maryland.
For many years Mrs. Edson had been actively interested in charitable and church work. She was a member of the Church of the New Jerusalem, on 16th Street and was active in the affairs of that church. Her husband is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Washington Loan and Trust Company and President of the Equitable Building Association.
Surviving her are her husband, John Joy Edson of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Edson of this city; two brothers, Henry W. Berthrong of Boston, Massachusetts and Ithamar Berthrong of this city and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Church of the New Jerusalem Wednesday, the time not yet having been arranged. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Several Ancestral Lines Of Josiah Edson And His Wife, Sarah Pinney by Harriette Hyde Wells, Albany, New York, Joel Munsell’s Sons, Printers, 1901.
John Joy, born May 17, 1846, at Jefferson, Ohio married Elizabeth Berthrong at Rochester, New York. …..
His beautiful wife and daughter are fully equal to all the demands that are made upon them socially and their elegant home on Sixteenth Street is the scene of many delightful gatherings. Mrs. Edson is active in church and hospital work and a member of the Dolly Madison Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
John Joy Jr., born January 10, 1871, at Washington, D.C. After finishing his school course and taking a trip abroad, he entered Columbia College, where he graduated 1896. He was appointed by President McKinley Major and Paymaster in the Volunteer Army for the war with Spain, 1898. He subsequently returned to Washington and went into business with his father.
Frederick Wade, born May 8, 1874, died November 3 [30], 1880.
Elizabeth, born September 2, 1877. She finished her school course at LaSalle, near Boston, then went abroad for a year’s study of French and vocal music, the latter under the celebrated Madam Marchesi. Her mother accompanied her. Before returning her father joined them and they spent some months traveling on the Continent.
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