Eddy, Elmer Albert

1855 - 1936  (81 years)

• Name	Eddy, Elmer Albert
  Birth	4 Mar 1855	Athol, MA
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jul 1936	Brattleboro, VT.
  Reference Number	3090
  Death	2 Jul 1936
  Person ID	I23165	Eddy Surname Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Mar 1997

  
  

  Father	Eddy, Albert,   b. 9 Dec 1826, Stratton, Vermont d. 19 May 1899, West Brattleboro, Vermont (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Rice, Chloe Ann,   b. 8 Aug 1830, Somerset, Vermont d. 30 Jul 1907, West Brattleboro, Vermont (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1851	Somerset, Vermont
  Family ID	F04075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pike, Inez Theodosia,   b. 12 Sep 1855, Stratton, Vermont d. 1 Nov 1928, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1880	Somerset, Vermont
  Children	1. Eddy, Hermon Elmer,   b. 13 Jun 1881, Stratton, Vermont d. 13 Feb 1917, Montpelier, Vermont (Age 35 years)   2. Eddy, Mabel Inez,   b. 6 Sep 1885, USA d. 16 Feb 1886, Stratton, Vermont (Age 0 years)   3. Eddy, Ethel Ann,   b. 16 Jan 1887, USA d. Aft 1964 (Age > 78 years)
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F14307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BRATTLEBORO REFORMER JULY 3, 1939 Elmer A. Eddy of Stratton Dies Formerly Carried on Extensive Lumbering Operations Twice Representative in Legislature Elmer Albert Eddy, 81, one of Stratton's most prominent citizens, formerly town clerk and selectman of that town for 27 and 40 years, respectively, died yesterday at 2:15 at the Western avenue home of his daughter, Miss Ethel A. Eddy. Mr. Eddy had been in ill health several years and five weeks ago suffered a slight cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Athol, Mass., on March 4, 1855, he was the oldest of five children of Albert and Chloe Ann (Rice) Eddy. Moving with his family to Stratton when a small boy he spent the rest of his life there with the exception of two years as a young man in Minnesota. Mr. Eddy married on June 6 1881, Miss Inez Pike of Stratton. Following Mrs. Eddy's death in 1928 Mr. Eddy came to Brattleboro to make his home with his daughter. During his active years Mr. Eddy had extensive lumber operations. He also was a well-known and successful farmer. He had retained his ownership of considerable land in Stratton. Mr. Eddy was twice representative from his town in the state legislature. He belonged to no fraternal organizations. Mr. Eddy leaves his daughter, Miss Ethel A. Eddy, district school supervisor; two brothers, Emery J. Eddy and Bert H. Eddy, both of this town and three grandchildren, Mrs. Doris E. Johnson of Stratton and Brattleboro, Miss Marjorie A. Eddy of New York city and Elmer H. Eddy of Stratton. He also leaves four great-grandchildren, Barbara , Stuart, Betty and Hermon Johnson Mr. Eddy?s only son Hermon E. Eddy, a Brattleboro attorney, died in February 1917. a daughter, Mabel, died in infancy. Mr. Eddy's sister, Lura wife of Charles Benson of this town, died in 1930, and a brother, Alner P., died here in 1923. Funeral services will be held at the farm home in Stratton Sunday at 3 p.m. (E. S. T.), Rev. V. G. Higgs, pastor of the First Baptist church of this town officiating. The burial will take place in the family cemetery, Pike Hollow, Stratton. Mr. Eddy possessed a fine sense of honesty and integrity which matched well the rugged constitution he displayed in his more active business career. Reliable, cheerful and friendly, he was an honor to his community, and his memory will be cherished by numerous friends and relatives.