Edna Louise Farnsworth Crary-Meyerhoeffer (1852-1917)

Edna Louise Farnsworth Crary-Meyerhoeffer

Birth

15 Jul 1852

Defiance County, Ohio, USA

Death

1 Jan 1917 (aged 64)

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

Burial

Forest Home Cemetery

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Edna was born to Oliver & Edna King Farnsworth in Milford Township, Defiance County, Ohio. She was raised on the farm. She married Orley Crary 14 Sept 1871 and they had two children Carrie and Daisy. Her husband died in 1886 and she later married 2) Samuel Meyerhoeffer.
They had one daughter, Virginia. They moved to Portland, Oregon in 1909 and are found in the 1910 Census:

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Edna L Meyerhoffer
[Edna L Meyerhoeffer]
Age in 1910: 58
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: New York (correction...bn Vermont)
Mother's Birth Place: New York (correction...bn: Mass
Spouse's name: Samuel R Meyerhoffer
Home in 1910: Portland Ward 8, Multnomah, Oregon
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel R Meyerhoffer 64
Edna L Meyerhoffer 58
Virginia Meyerhoffer 12
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Portland Ward 8, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll T624_1287; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 486.
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Headline: City News in Brief: article type: News/Opinion
Paper: Oregonian
Date 1-7-1917; Page 49; Location; Portland, Oregon

MEYERHOEFFER FUNERAL HELD....Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the chapel of the Portland Crematorium for Mrs. S. K. Meyerhoeffer, who died at her home, 2635 Forty-eight avenue Southeast, on New Year's day, at the age of 64. Mrs. Meyerhoeffer was born in Ohio in 1852 and came to Portland in 1909. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Carrie p. Grimm, Mrs. daisy M. Clark and Miss Virginia Meyerhoeffer and a brother, Nathan E. Farnsworth, all of this city. Two other brothers and three sisters also survive.