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Edmund Cole Robertshaw

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Edmund Cole Robertshaw

Birth
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Death
24 Dec 1950 (aged 75)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.9488972, Longitude: -77.0133139
Plot
Section 6, Lot 096
Memorial ID
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Born Monday at 10 o'clock May 24, 1875, at Courtland Street in West Hoboken, N. J.

He was a talented Musician. Plate Printer for the Bureau of Engraving & Printing in 1900 - 1930 as was his bother, George, in 1910 & 1920. He took great pride in cleaning the plates by hand even after the task had been mechanized.

Married to Vera Mae Adkins on August 23, 1911 at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

World War I Draft Registration. Lived at 628 Washington Ave., Cherrydale, Alexandria, Virginia. Stated he had blue eyes, brown hair, and was a Plate Printer for the Bureau of Engraving & Printing.

At the time of the 1930 Census he lived at 319 Rock Creek Church Road. Vera's mother, Myra, and her grandmother, Lydia, were living with them.

Edmund Cole Robertshaw died December 24, 1950 and is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington D. C. Rock Creek Cemetery is owned by the Vestry, the governing body, of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish. The Church began as a mission on the Rock Creek Hundreds in 1712 and is the only surviving colonial church in what is now Washington, D.C.

Chicago Tribune December 26, 1950 Edmund C Robertshaw, formerly of 329 S Lombard Avenue, Oak Park, IL; beloved husband of Vera, Mae Adkins; dear father of John A of Washington, DC fond brother of Mrs. Ruth Cobelli of Hayward, Wisconsin; Mrs. Ida Wells of Antioch, IL and the late Lillian Gaylard, Herbert, and George Robertshaw, grandfather of two. Family at 319 Rock Creek Church Road, NW, Washington, DC. Burial in Washington, DC.

Born Monday at 10 o'clock May 24, 1875, at Courtland Street in West Hoboken, N. J.

He was a talented Musician. Plate Printer for the Bureau of Engraving & Printing in 1900 - 1930 as was his bother, George, in 1910 & 1920. He took great pride in cleaning the plates by hand even after the task had been mechanized.

Married to Vera Mae Adkins on August 23, 1911 at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

World War I Draft Registration. Lived at 628 Washington Ave., Cherrydale, Alexandria, Virginia. Stated he had blue eyes, brown hair, and was a Plate Printer for the Bureau of Engraving & Printing.

At the time of the 1930 Census he lived at 319 Rock Creek Church Road. Vera's mother, Myra, and her grandmother, Lydia, were living with them.

Edmund Cole Robertshaw died December 24, 1950 and is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington D. C. Rock Creek Cemetery is owned by the Vestry, the governing body, of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish. The Church began as a mission on the Rock Creek Hundreds in 1712 and is the only surviving colonial church in what is now Washington, D.C.

Chicago Tribune December 26, 1950 Edmund C Robertshaw, formerly of 329 S Lombard Avenue, Oak Park, IL; beloved husband of Vera, Mae Adkins; dear father of John A of Washington, DC fond brother of Mrs. Ruth Cobelli of Hayward, Wisconsin; Mrs. Ida Wells of Antioch, IL and the late Lillian Gaylard, Herbert, and George Robertshaw, grandfather of two. Family at 319 Rock Creek Church Road, NW, Washington, DC. Burial in Washington, DC.



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