Joanna Edson^{[1, 2]}

1843 - after 1910  (~ 68 years)

• Gender	Female
  Alias/AKA	Ann Edson; Johanna Edison; Johanna S Tait; Joanna Tait  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Residence	1850-60: Bradford,/Norwich McKean, PA; 1870: Marengo, McHenry, IL; 1880-1910: Webster St. 1-Wd Red Cloud, Webster, Neb  [2, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	October 1843	Norwich, McKean Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 5, 9]
  	1900 census implies Illinois
  Death	after 1910  [6]
  Person ID	I71099	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 June 2007

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Joseph Moffat Tait,   b. 30 May 1841, Kirkpatrick Durham, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 4 August 1912, Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	about 1872
  Divorce	before 1881  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Laroy Edson Tait,   b. 6 April 1874, Bradford, McKean Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 October 1951, King Co., Washington, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F49554	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joe didn't want to quit his blacksmith business, and furthermore he was in business deals with Mrs. Walker. He rented a house for his wife in town and she stayed there with the baby. Joe went to take the baby riding every day, but his wife wouldn't go along with them. Then she moved to Cuba [NY], even farther from Joe. Joe furnished the place. Ultimately they divorced. (Johanna’s mother and Mrs. Walker were probably to blame.) Johanna’s mother sold out and they all went west. The grandmother died in a dugout in Nebraska where they homesteaded. Later the family moved to Omaha [Lincoln, Nebraska] and Leroy grew to be a nice looking man. He was married and had four girls at Omaha last hearing [before 1930]. He wrote to Uncle Joe at times and even came to Bradford to see him once. Joe lived at Anderson [Indiana] and Leroy visited him there with his family. Joe always seemed to care for him. He refused him a bicycle once, but gave him $500 another time. But Joe left his son Leroy nothing after his death. Joanna Edson Age in 1860: 16 Birth Year: abt 1844 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1860: Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania Gender: Female Post Office: Port Allegany On July 9, 1860, Diana Edson (47, farmer) b. in NY was the head of the family in Bradford, McKean Co, Pa. Her children were Leander Edson (22) b. in PA and Joanna Edson (16) b. in PA. By 1870 the family had indeed gone “west,” but only as far as Illinois at first. The Johanna mentioned is probably Diana’s daughter. Johanna must have returned to PA to marry Joseph M. Tate shortly after 1870: 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Diana Edson Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813 Age in 1870: 57 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Marengo, McHenry, Illinois Family and neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Marengo On July 27, 1870, Diana Edson (57, Keeping House)b. in NY, was living on her son's farm in Marengo, McHenry Co, Illinois [northern Illinois, near Rockford]. Head of the house was L. A. Edson (32, farmer) b in PA and living on a $16,000 farm with $1680 in personal estate. Also with them is Edward Edson (29, farmer) and Johanna Edson [sic] (26) b. in PA and a farm hand, Alex Eastman (24, Farm laborer) b. in NY. 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Leroy Tate Age: 6 Estimated birth year: <1874> Birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: At School Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's birthplace: --- Mother's name: Johanna Tate Mother's birthplace: PA On Jun 9, 1880 Johanna Tate (36, keeping house) b. in PA of a Mass father and a NY mother was living in Red Cloud City, Webster, Nebraska. With here was her son Leroy Tate (6, at school) b. in PA of a [blank] father and a PA mother. 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Leroy E Tait Home in 1900: Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska Age: 26 Estimated birth year: 1874 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Son On June 6, 1900 Johanna S [?] Tait (56) divorced, b. Oct 1843, no places given, had given birth to one child who was still living and was living in Red Cloud City, Nebraska. With her was her son Leroy E. Tait (26, printer) single, b. April , 1874 of a [not entered] father and an Illinois mother. 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Joanna Tait Age in 1910: 66 Estimated birth year: abt 1844 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1910: 1-Wd Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska Neighbors: View Results Race: White Gender: Female On May 3, 1910 Joanna Tait (66, at home) widow B. In Pa of a Mass Father and a NY mother was living alone on Webster Street in Red Cloud City, Webster, Nebraska. The had given birth to one child, who was still living., , , , , [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1398] submitted by Alaric Faulkner, GEDCOM file from file “AdamMoffatDesends”. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1860: Bradford, McKean, PA. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1850: Norwich, McKean, PA. [S1362] Reminiscences of Elizabeth Tait Gallaher -- Notes of Estella Fox Beam. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1900: Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1910: 1-Wd Red Cloud, Webster, Neb. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1870: Marengo, McHenry, IL. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1880: Red Cloud, Webster, Neb. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1920: Lincoln Ward 5, Lancaster, Neb. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1880: Red Cloud, Webster, Neb.