Edna Maude Barnhouse

1879 - 1971  (92 years)

• Name	Edna Maude Barnhouse  [1]
  Birth	24 Apr 1879	South Bloomingville, Hocking Co, Ohio   [1, 2]
  Christening	28 Aug 1881	Nelsonville, Athens Co, Ohio   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Aug 1971	Brush, Morgan Co, Colorado   [1]
  	Cause: Cause: Cardiac Arrest. Other significant condition: Generalized arteriosclerosis
  Burial	24 Aug 1971	Akron Cemetery, Washington Co, Colorado   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I30	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Ira Morgan Barnhouse,   b. 14 Aug 1848, Sharon, Morgan Co, Ohio d. 4 Apr 1914, Kansas City, Jackson Co, Missouri (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Francis Albin,   b. 20 Oct 1854, Laurelville, Hocking Co, Ohio d. 8 Jan 1924, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1875	Laurelville, Hocking Co, Ohio   [6]
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nelson Evans Sears,   b. 15 Aug 1876, Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois d. 17 May 1948, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1907	Akron, Washington Co, Colorado   [7]
  Children	1. Alva Raymond Sears,   b. 22 Mar 1910, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado d. 27 Aug 1984, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 74 years)   2. Margaret May Sears,   b. 23 May 1912, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado d. 18 Jan 1987, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado (Age 74 years)   3. Faye Eleanor Sears,   b. 8 Aug 1914, Akron, Washington Co, Colorado d. 3 Apr 1997, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, California (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2007

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Edna Maude Barnhouse, eldest daughter of Ira Morgan and Mary Francis Albin Barnhouse was born in 24 Apr 1879 in Bloomingville, Ohio and died 24 Aug 1971 in Brush, Colorado at the age of 92 years and 4 months. When two years old, she moved with her parents to Shelby, Nebraska, where she lived for the next five years. In the spring of 1887 she moved with her parents to a homestead near Abbott, Washington County, Colorado, 35 miles southwest of Akron, Colo, where in that locality she grew to womanhood. On Sept. 20, 1907 she was united in marriage to Nelson E. Sears of Aurora, Neb. In the fall of 1909 they moved from their homestead into the town of Akron, Colo., where their three children were born: One son, Alva Raymond (in the Armed Forces in England during World War II), and two daughters, Margaret May and Faye Eleanor. During these years Edna was an active member of the Presbyterian church and of the Rebecca lodge which she joined 2 Oct 1915 and of which she was a member for 46 years. She was a willing participant in many civic activities of the town. After her husband, Nelson E. Sears, died in May, 1948, she maintained her own home in Akron for a number of years, later living with her daughter, Faye Johnston, in San Francisco, Calif. She eventually returned to Akron where she stayed with her daughter Margaret Cooley and family before entering Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush, Colo., in July, 1969. As long as her health permitted, she lived a vital and active life, loved music [Tex Ritter], and was always greatly interested in current events. - Obituary in the Akron News Reporter. (Research):South Bloomingville is an unincorporated community in western Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43152. It is located at the intersection of State Routes 56 and 664, slightly west of Hocking Hills State Park. Note: In the Hocking County Births journal, "So. Bloomingville" was differentiated from "Benton Township". Also note that Edna's elder brother, two years earlier, was listed as having been born in Swan Twp, Vinton County (formed in 1850), bordering Benton Twp, Hocking Co (formed in 1818), on the southeast. However, the parents, in both cases, are listed as having resided in South Bloomingville. Nelsonville is a city in northwest York Township in Athens County, Ohio. It is 60 miles southeast of Columbus. The population was 5,373 in the 2020 US Census thus maintaining city status in the State of Ohio. First settled in 1814, Nelsonville became incorporated in 1838. The town became famous for its coal mining and brick industries.

  
  

• Sources

  [S357] State of Colorado, Colo Death Record, (State of Colorado, Colorado State Department of Public Health; State Registrar or Office of the Local Registrar of Vital Statistics ), State file nr 1179; Dist 162; Local File Number 173; died in Sunset Manor Nursing Home, Brush, Morgan Co, Colorado (Reliability: 3). [S407] County Clerk, Hocking County, Ohio, Ohio Hocking Co Births, (Hocking County Vital Records Office, Hocking County Clerk, 1 East Main Street, Logan OH 43138-1207 ), Page 284-5: Barnhouse, Edna Maud 1879 April 24, South Bloomingville (Reliability: 3). [S807] New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. (From various authors, Helen S. Ullmann, FASG, ed.) , Church records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.s., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: Vault Folio Bx 9211 .o35764 P71 (Reliability: 3). [S248] Daniel Berton Cooley, FHN, DBC photo (Reliability: 3). SEARS: Edna M. and Nelson E. [S566] Find A Grave website founder Jim Tipton, Findagrave, Memorial ID 59091656 managed by DBC (Reliability: 3). [S812] Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses , Ohio marriages1, (Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. ), Marriage application nr--78, nr42-- on 2 Aug 1875; Marriage solemnized 4 Aug 1875 (Reliability: 3). [S356] State of Colorado, Washington County, NES-EMS Marriage Cert, (20 Sep 1907).