Mary Caroline Findley timeline (fifth decade of life)

Life of Mary Caroline Findley

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The Edmands family, 1928
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Age 41: Husband, Ernest Carl Edmands, died in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, of Brights disease at the age of 44 years and 4 months. Mary had to pay funeral and burial expenses in installments over several years; she scrimped and saved from her meager wages at the Andover Press. Niece Addie Elizabeth Edmands, 23, daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen, married Curtis Upham Metcalf. Minerva "Babe" Russell, daughter of niece Minerva Ramsdell Russell, 22 (daughter of sister, Susie Catherine Findley Ramsdell and brother-in-law Harry A. ("H.A.") Ramsdell) and her husband, John Russell, born. 1928

Age 42: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Son Allan Christie Edmands I, 18, graduated from Punchard High School in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Began spending annual vacations at a resort in Jackson, NH. Florence Metcalf, daughter of niece Addie Elizabeth Edmands Metcalf, 24 (daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen) and her husband, Curtis Upham Metcalf, 31, born. Mariana Adele Passante, daughter of niece Florence Margaret Edmands Passante, 23 (daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen), and her husband, Antonio V. "Tony" Passante, 30, born. 1929

Allan in 1930
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Age 43: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Son Allan Christie Edmands I, 19, a sailor, attended Naval Academy Prep School in Norforlk, Virginia. 1930

Age 44: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Son Allan Christie Edmands I, 20, admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Oscar Melvin "Buzzy" Metcalf, son of niece Addie Elizabeth Edmands Metcalf, 26 (daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen) and her husband, Curtis Upham Metcalf, 33, born. 1931

Age 45: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Sister, Susie Catherine Findley Ramsdell, died in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, on the operating table of a perferated ulcer at the age of 50 years 6 months and 7 days. Just 17 days earlier, Susie's daughter, niece Eleanor Ramsdell, 20, married Edwin L. Tucker; their baby, Gordon Tucker, born that year. Daughter, Ethel Jean Edmands, 23, married in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, to Roland C. Weeks, 33, son of Charles Weeks and Emma Loveday Weeks of York Beach, Maine. 1932

Age 46: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Friend (and colleague at Andover Press) George Allan Christie died at the age of 64 years 6 months 28 days. Lester Hatch, husband of niece Elizabeth C. Edmands Hatch, daughter of brother-in-law Arthur Seymour Edmands and sister-in-law Edith G. Mansfield Edmands, died at the age of 40. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts. Susan Tucker, daughter of niece Eleanor Ramsdell Tucker, 21 (daughter of late sister, Susie Catherine Findley Ramsdell and brother-in-law Harry A. ("H.A.") Ramsdell) and her husband, Edwin Tucker, born. Joyce O'Donnell, daughter of niece Virginia Ramsdell O'Donnell, 28 (daughter of sister Susie and brother-in-law Harry) and her husband, Paul R. O'Donnell, born. 1933

Age 47: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Brother, John Arthur Findley, 54, died on a golf course in Rochester, New York. His wife returned to France. Ernest Metcalf, son of niece Addie Elizabeth Edmands Metcalf, 29 (daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen) and her husband, Curtis Upham Metcalf, 36, born. 1934

Age 48: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Son Allan Christie Edmands I, 24, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy. Son Ernest John Edmands, 18, graduated from Punchard High School, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; he then enlisted in the U.S. Navy. (Edwin) Byron Tucker, son of niece Eleanor Ramsdell Tucker, 23 (daughter of late sister, Susie Catherine Findley Ramsdell and brother-in-law Harry A. ("H.A.") Ramsdell) and her husband, Edwin Tucker, born. Richard "Dicky" O'Donnell, son of niece Virginia Ramsdell O'Donnell, 28 (daughter of sister Susie and brother-in-law Harry) and her husband, Paul R. O'Donnell, born. 1935

Age 49: Began keeping diary, recording events of each day for the rest of her life. Miss Ethel Howell, 48, best friend. Working for $28.42 per week as proofreader at the Andover Press (no paid vacations), which published the Andover Townsman and the Phillips Academy Bulletin (there was an attached bookstore as well). Beau was Jerry Sullivan. Had tumor removed. Was inoculated against typhus. Moved out of mortgaged Carmel Road house, renting it to Farraghers for $35 per month; moved into rented room at George and Nellie Carter's (both of them aged 60), Wolcott Avenue in Andover, paying between $5 and $7 a week for room and board. Voted for Alfred Landon for President and other Republicans for other offices. Traveled by train across continent (through "dust storm country" in Great Plains, wondering if Indians might attack) all the way to California to spend Christmas holidays and subsequent weeks with son Allan Christie Edmands I in Long Beach, CA, at Cedar and 3rd Streets. See her diary entries for 1936. 1936

Age 50: After two months in California visiting son Allan Christie Edmands I, 26, in Long Beach, CA, at Cedar and 3rd Streets, returned by train through the Southwest to El Paso and then up through Chicago. Still rooming at George and Nellie Carter's (Wolcott Avenue in Andover), while Farraghers continued renting Mary's mortgaged house on Carmel Road. Allan was married that year in San Diego, San Diego County, California, to Mary Anna Hawes, 20, daughter of Frederick Wilson Hawes and Anna Martha Franz Hawes of Centralia, Lewis County, Washington. Son Ernest John Edmands, 20, took entrance exams aboard the U.S.S. Utah and was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Louie Paine was Mary's nemesis at the Andover Press: (19 August) "Snapped at Louie. He's about as tactful as a clam. I wish something would happen to him so I'd never have to be near him again. He just makes me ugly." (8 September, after short vacation) "Back to work. Louie very tactful, wanted to know if I went on a drunk. I said none of your business." Beau was still Jerry Sullivan. Niece Elizabeth C. Edmands Hatch, 45, daughter of brother-in-law Arthur Seymour Edmands and late sister-in-law Edith G. Mansfield Edmands, drowned in a swimming pool in Saugus, Essex County, Massachuesetts, while her third child, John T. Hatch, 12, was swimming in another part of the pool. See her diary entries for 1937. 1937

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The Edmands family, 1928 (Click to enlarge)
Age 41: Husband, Ernest Carl Edmands, died in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, of Brights disease at the age of 44 years and 4 months. Mary had to pay funeral and burial expenses in installments over several years; she scrimped and saved from her meager wages at the Andover Press. Niece Addie Elizabeth Edmands, 23, daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen, married Curtis Upham Metcalf. Minerva "Babe" Russell, daughter of niece Minerva Ramsdell Russell, 22 (daughter of sister, Susie Catherine Findley Ramsdell and brother-in-law Harry A. ("H.A.") Ramsdell) and her husband, John Russell, born.	1928
Age 42: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Son Allan Christie Edmands I, 18, graduated from Punchard High School in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Began spending annual vacations at a resort in Jackson, NH. Florence Metcalf, daughter of niece Addie Elizabeth Edmands Metcalf, 24 (daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen) and her husband, Curtis Upham Metcalf, 31, born. Mariana Adele Passante, daughter of niece Florence Margaret Edmands Passante, 23 (daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen), and her husband, Antonio V. "Tony" Passante, 30, born.	1929
Allan in 1930 (Click to enlarge)
Age 43: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Son Allan Christie Edmands I, 19, a sailor, attended Naval Academy Prep School in Norforlk, Virginia.	1930
Age 44: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Son Allan Christie Edmands I, 20, admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Oscar Melvin "Buzzy" Metcalf, son of niece Addie Elizabeth Edmands Metcalf, 26 (daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen) and her husband, Curtis Upham Metcalf, 33, born.	1931
Age 45: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Sister, Susie Catherine Findley Ramsdell, died in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, on the operating table of a perferated ulcer at the age of 50 years 6 months and 7 days. Just 17 days earlier, Susie's daughter, niece Eleanor Ramsdell, 20, married Edwin L. Tucker; their baby, Gordon Tucker, born that year. Daughter, Ethel Jean Edmands, 23, married in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, to Roland C. Weeks, 33, son of Charles Weeks and Emma Loveday Weeks of York Beach, Maine.	1932
Age 46: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Friend (and colleague at Andover Press) George Allan Christie died at the age of 64 years 6 months 28 days. Lester Hatch, husband of niece Elizabeth C. Edmands Hatch, daughter of brother-in-law Arthur Seymour Edmands and sister-in-law Edith G. Mansfield Edmands, died at the age of 40. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts. Susan Tucker, daughter of niece Eleanor Ramsdell Tucker, 21 (daughter of late sister, Susie Catherine Findley Ramsdell and brother-in-law Harry A. ("H.A.") Ramsdell) and her husband, Edwin Tucker, born. Joyce O'Donnell, daughter of niece Virginia Ramsdell O'Donnell, 28 (daughter of sister Susie and brother-in-law Harry) and her husband, Paul R. O'Donnell, born.	1933
Age 47: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Brother, John Arthur Findley, 54, died on a golf course in Rochester, New York. His wife returned to France. Ernest Metcalf, son of niece Addie Elizabeth Edmands Metcalf, 29 (daughter of brother-in-law Oscar Melvin Edmands and sister-in-law Helena Louise "Lena" Moltzen) and her husband, Curtis Upham Metcalf, 36, born.	1934
Age 48: Working at Andover Press as proofreader. Son Allan Christie Edmands I, 24, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy. Son Ernest John Edmands, 18, graduated from Punchard High School, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts; he then enlisted in the U.S. Navy. (Edwin) Byron Tucker, son of niece Eleanor Ramsdell Tucker, 23 (daughter of late sister, Susie Catherine Findley Ramsdell and brother-in-law Harry A. ("H.A.") Ramsdell) and her husband, Edwin Tucker, born. Richard "Dicky" O'Donnell, son of niece Virginia Ramsdell O'Donnell, 28 (daughter of sister Susie and brother-in-law Harry) and her husband, Paul R. O'Donnell, born.	1935
Age 49: Began keeping diary, recording events of each day for the rest of her life. Miss Ethel Howell, 48, best friend. Working for $28.42 per week as proofreader at the Andover Press (no paid vacations), which published the Andover Townsman and the Phillips Academy Bulletin (there was an attached bookstore as well). Beau was Jerry Sullivan. Had tumor removed. Was inoculated against typhus. Moved out of mortgaged Carmel Road house, renting it to Farraghers for $35 per month; moved into rented room at George and Nellie Carter's (both of them aged 60), Wolcott Avenue in Andover, paying between $5 and $7 a week for room and board. Voted for Alfred Landon for President and other Republicans for other offices. Traveled by train across continent (through "dust storm country" in Great Plains, wondering if Indians might attack) all the way to California to spend Christmas holidays and subsequent weeks with son Allan Christie Edmands I in Long Beach, CA, at Cedar and 3rd Streets. See her diary entries for 1936.	1936
Age 50: After two months in California visiting son Allan Christie Edmands I, 26, in Long Beach, CA, at Cedar and 3rd Streets, returned by train through the Southwest to El Paso and then up through Chicago. Still rooming at George and Nellie Carter's (Wolcott Avenue in Andover), while Farraghers continued renting Mary's mortgaged house on Carmel Road. Allan was married that year in San Diego, San Diego County, California, to Mary Anna Hawes, 20, daughter of Frederick Wilson Hawes and Anna Martha Franz Hawes of Centralia, Lewis County, Washington. Son Ernest John Edmands, 20, took entrance exams aboard the U.S.S. Utah and was admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Louie Paine was Mary's nemesis at the Andover Press: (19 August) "Snapped at Louie. He's about as tactful as a clam. I wish something would happen to him so I'd never have to be near him again. He just makes me ugly." (8 September, after short vacation) "Back to work. Louie very tactful, wanted to know if I went on a drunk. I said none of your business." Beau was still Jerry Sullivan. Niece Elizabeth C. Edmands Hatch, 45, daughter of brother-in-law Arthur Seymour Edmands and late sister-in-law Edith G. Mansfield Edmands, drowned in a swimming pool in Saugus, Essex County, Massachuesetts, while her third child, John T. Hatch, 12, was swimming in another part of the pool. See her diary entries for 1937.	1937