Edson was the fourth child born to Marshall Hodson and his wife Mary Polly Carr. Around 1840 the family name was changed from Hodson to Hudson because the latter name was so common.
1851 Copies of Syracuse City Directories are held by the Onondaga (New York) Public Library at its Syracuse branch location. These were the forerunner of the modern telephone book. First in 1851 Edson was listed as a “daguerrian” whose place of business was 38 E. Genesee, upstairs.
…in 1852 Edson had been in Baldwinsville with a traveling daguerreotype gallery on wheels. The Syracuse Standard reported on August 31, 1852 “Mr. Hudson has had considerable experience in the best Galleries of this city, and we understand ranks high as an operator. His Gallery is built upon the most approved plan, and his instruments and chemicals are prepared in the most scientific style, and embracing all the modern improvements in the art of Daguerreotyping. Mr. Hudson is a gentleman of honor and integrity, and persons who entrust him with their business may rely upon the faithful performance of his promise. We advise Baldwinsvillians who wish for anything in his line, to call at his Gallery and see the specimens of his work.”
Later, as the technology for reproducing still images improved, Edson moved on to photography, again attempting to have a studio.
In 1854 Edson reappeared with a business in the Granger Block on Tremont.
In 1855 his place of business returned to 38 E. Genesee Street
6 June 1855 Ward 8, Syracuse, Onondaga, NY living in house of Polly Morris w Adelia, Marshall, Adora, and his mother Mary Hudson.
in 1856, December… the Standard mentioned that Edson had “located his Daguerrean Car at the North end of Warren St. Bridge.”
1857-58 - no business location listed.
1859 no separate busness address.
6/23/1860 Census Syracuse, Onondaga, NY
1861-62 Not listed in directories
In 1862 Hudson was in partnership with Dempster Moore in Moore’s Sunlight Picture Rooms at 12 South Salina over the Syracuse City Bank.
abt 1863 (?Step) dau Emma b. in Oswego Co, NY
1864 Edson appeared as a partner in Goff and Hudson in the Bastable block.
1865 Census Syracuse, Onondaga, NY w/ wife Adelia, Marshal A@14, Elisa @10. Marshall in time became the founder og the world-wide Baracca Philethea Bible Movement.
1866 Edson’s occupation was listed as “photographist.”
The following year he was listed as “artist.”
In 1868 and 1870 he was listed as a “shoemaker.”
He did not appear in the 1869 City Directory.
Beginning in 1868 Edson’s main occupation was as a shoemaker. These were the times which son Marshall Hudson recalled in his autobiography,
his father worked at his cobbler’s bench with his Bible open in front of him.
“It seemed asthoughwith every nail driven into a shoe a glance was reserved for the leather-bound Bible.” Hudson remarked that it was a rare cobbler who studied the Bible while he worked and kept the complete eight-volume set of Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire on the shelf in his shop. While working at this trade Edson tried to guide his son toward spiritual things. “On rainy days I was always with ‘Daddy,’ who explained the ‘Book of Life.’” 
1870 Edson not listed in census with Adelia
By 1871 only Adelia was listed—still occupying the family home at 32 Irving Street.
1875 Edson is in Fenton, Brooome, NY with wife Mandam Hudson & dau Emma @12
1880 Edson is in Fenton, Broome, NY with wife Judith Hudson
2/16/1892 Edson is in Binghamton, Broome, NY Listed: Edson@74, Amanda (Manda) Hudson @55, and Deborah Knight (Edson’s sister) @68
RELIGION:
1883 Edson was an Adventist and was convinced that Christ would return to earth as Lord and King. Hudson wrote later that although the Second Coming did not occur, Christ appeared as Lord and King in 1883—in Hudson’s own life. He wondered if his father had been prophetic in his belief in the importance of that year for the work of the Kingdom. 
Many groups at that time predicted a specific year in which the Second Coming was to occur. Although 1844 was the most publicized (followed by “The Great Disappointment” when the prophecy did not prove true), many groups continued to make such predictions through the time of the First World War. One group that predicted that Christ’s return in 1883 was the Jehovah’s Witnesses following the leadership of Charles Taze Russell. This group remains active today and publishes The Watch Tower magazine. (“Russell-JW Prophet”: an essay for the Australian College of Theology (no attribution) http://www.watchtowerin- formationservice.org/russellprophet.htm.
1851 Copies of Syracuse City Directories are held by the Onondaga (New York) Public Library at its Syracuse branch location. These were the forerunner of the modern telephone book. First in 1851 Edson was listed as a “daguerrian” whose place of business was 38 E. Genesee, upstairs.
…in 1852 Edson had been in Baldwinsville with a traveling daguerreotype gallery on wheels. The Syracuse Standard reported on August 31, 1852 “Mr. Hudson has had considerable experience in the best Galleries of this city, and we understand ranks high as an operator. His Gallery is built upon the most approved plan, and his instruments and chemicals are prepared in the most scientific style, and embracing all the modern improvements in the art of Daguerreotyping. Mr. Hudson is a gentleman of honor and integrity, and persons who entrust him with their business may rely upon the faithful performance of his promise. We advise Baldwinsvillians who wish for anything in his line, to call at his Gallery and see the specimens of his work.”
Later, as the technology for reproducing still images improved, Edson moved on to photography, again attempting to have a studio.
In 1854 Edson reappeared with a business in the Granger Block on Tremont.
In 1855 his place of business returned to 38 E. Genesee Street
6 June 1855 Ward 8, Syracuse, Onondaga, NY living in house of Polly Morris w Adelia, Marshall, Adora, and his mother Mary Hudson.
in 1856, December… the Standard mentioned that Edson had “located his Daguerrean Car at the North end of Warren St. Bridge.”
1857-58 - no business location listed.
1859 no separate busness address.
6/23/1860 Census Syracuse, Onondaga, NY
1861-62 Not listed in directories
In 1862 Hudson was in partnership with Dempster Moore in Moore’s Sunlight Picture Rooms at 12 South Salina over the Syracuse City Bank.
abt 1863 (?Step) dau Emma b. in Oswego Co, NY
1864 Edson appeared as a partner in Goff and Hudson in the Bastable block.
1865 Census Syracuse, Onondaga, NY w/ wife Adelia, Marshal A@14, Elisa @10. Marshall in time became the founder og the world-wide Baracca Philethea Bible Movement.
1866 Edson’s occupation was listed as “photographist.”
The following year he was listed as “artist.”
In 1868 and 1870 he was listed as a “shoemaker.”
He did not appear in the 1869 City Directory.
Beginning in 1868 Edson’s main occupation was as a shoemaker. These were the times which son Marshall Hudson recalled in his autobiography,
his father worked at his cobbler’s bench with his Bible open in front of him.
“It seemed asthoughwith every nail driven into a shoe a glance was reserved for the leather-bound Bible.” Hudson remarked that it was a rare cobbler who studied the Bible while he worked and kept the complete eight-volume set of Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire on the shelf in his shop. While working at this trade Edson tried to guide his son toward spiritual things. “On rainy days I was always with ‘Daddy,’ who explained the ‘Book of Life.’” 
1870 Edson not listed in census with Adelia
By 1871 only Adelia was listed—still occupying the family home at 32 Irving Street.
1875 Edson is in Fenton, Brooome, NY with wife Mandam Hudson & dau Emma @12
1880 Edson is in Fenton, Broome, NY with wife Judith Hudson
2/16/1892 Edson is in Binghamton, Broome, NY Listed: Edson@74, Amanda (Manda) Hudson @55, and Deborah Knight (Edson’s sister) @68
RELIGION:
1883 Edson was an Adventist and was convinced that Christ would return to earth as Lord and King. Hudson wrote later that although the Second Coming did not occur, Christ appeared as Lord and King in 1883—in Hudson’s own life. He wondered if his father had been prophetic in his belief in the importance of that year for the work of the Kingdom. 
Many groups at that time predicted a specific year in which the Second Coming was to occur. Although 1844 was the most publicized (followed by “The Great Disappointment” when the prophecy did not prove true), many groups continued to make such predictions through the time of the First World War. One group that predicted that Christ’s return in 1883 was the Jehovah’s Witnesses following the leadership of Charles Taze Russell. This group remains active today and publishes The Watch Tower magazine. (“Russell-JW Prophet”: an essay for the Australian College of Theology (no attribution) http://www.watchtowerin- formationservice.org/russellprophet.htm.
Edson was the fourth child born to Marshall Hodson and his wife Mary Polly Carr. Around 1840 the family name was changed from Hodson to Hudson because the latter name was so common.
1851 Copies of Syracuse City Directories are held by the Onondaga (New York) Public Library at its Syracuse branch location. These were the forerunner of the modern telephone book. First in 1851 Edson was listed as a “daguerrian” whose place of business was 38 E. Genesee, upstairs.
…in 1852 Edson had been in Baldwinsville with a traveling daguerreotype gallery on wheels. The Syracuse Standard reported on August 31, 1852 “Mr. Hudson has had considerable experience in the best Galleries of this city, and we understand ranks high as an operator. His Gallery is built upon the most approved plan, and his instruments and chemicals are prepared in the most scientific style, and embracing all the modern improvements in the art of Daguerreotyping. Mr. Hudson is a gentleman of honor and integrity, and persons who entrust him with their business may rely upon the faithful performance of his promise. We advise Baldwinsvillians who wish for anything in his line, to call at his Gallery and see the specimens of his work.”
Later, as the technology for reproducing still images improved, Edson moved on to photography, again attempting to have a studio.
In 1854 Edson reappeared with a business in the Granger Block on Tremont.
In 1855 his place of business returned to 38 E. Genesee Street
6 June 1855 Ward 8, Syracuse, Onondaga, NY living in house of Polly Morris w Adelia, Marshall, Adora, and his mother Mary Hudson.
in 1856, December… the Standard mentioned that Edson had “located his Daguerrean Car at the North end of Warren St. Bridge.”
1857-58 - no business location listed.
1859 no separate busness address.
6/23/1860 Census Syracuse, Onondaga, NY
1861-62 Not listed in directories
In 1862 Hudson was in partnership with Dempster Moore in Moore’s Sunlight Picture Rooms at 12 South Salina over the Syracuse City Bank.
abt 1863 (?Step) dau Emma b. in Oswego Co, NY
1864 Edson appeared as a partner in Goff and Hudson in the Bastable block.
1865 Census Syracuse, Onondaga, NY w/ wife Adelia, Marshal A@14, Elisa @10. Marshall in time became the founder og the world-wide Baracca Philethea Bible Movement.
1866 Edson’s occupation was listed as “photographist.”
The following year he was listed as “artist.”
In 1868 and 1870 he was listed as a “shoemaker.”
He did not appear in the 1869 City Directory.
Beginning in 1868 Edson’s main occupation was as a shoemaker. These were the times which son Marshall Hudson recalled in his autobiography,
his father worked at his cobbler’s bench with his Bible open in front of him.
“It seemed asthoughwith every nail driven into a shoe a glance was reserved for the leather-bound Bible.” Hudson remarked that it was a rare cobbler who studied the Bible while he worked and kept the complete eight-volume set of Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire on the shelf in his shop. While working at this trade Edson tried to guide his son toward spiritual things. “On rainy days I was always with ‘Daddy,’ who explained the ‘Book of Life.’” 
1870 Edson not listed in census with Adelia
By 1871 only Adelia was listed—still occupying the family home at 32 Irving Street.
1875 Edson is in Fenton, Brooome, NY with wife Mandam Hudson & dau Emma @12
1880 Edson is in Fenton, Broome, NY with wife Judith Hudson
2/16/1892 Edson is in Binghamton, Broome, NY Listed: Edson@74, Amanda (Manda) Hudson @55, and Deborah Knight (Edson’s sister) @68
RELIGION:
1883 Edson was an Adventist and was convinced that Christ would return to earth as Lord and King. Hudson wrote later that although the Second Coming did not occur, Christ appeared as Lord and King in 1883—in Hudson’s own life. He wondered if his father had been prophetic in his belief in the importance of that year for the work of the Kingdom. 
Many groups at that time predicted a specific year in which the Second Coming was to occur. Although 1844 was the most publicized (followed by “The Great Disappointment” when the prophecy did not prove true), many groups continued to make such predictions through the time of the First World War. One group that predicted that Christ’s return in 1883 was the Jehovah’s Witnesses following the leadership of Charles Taze Russell. This group remains active today and publishes The Watch Tower magazine. (“Russell-JW Prophet”: an essay for the Australian College of Theology (no attribution) http://www.watchtowerin- formationservice.org/russellprophet.htm.
1851 Copies of Syracuse City Directories are held by the Onondaga (New York) Public Library at its Syracuse branch location. These were the forerunner of the modern telephone book. First in 1851 Edson was listed as a “daguerrian” whose place of business was 38 E. Genesee, upstairs.
…in 1852 Edson had been in Baldwinsville with a traveling daguerreotype gallery on wheels. The Syracuse Standard reported on August 31, 1852 “Mr. Hudson has had considerable experience in the best Galleries of this city, and we understand ranks high as an operator. His Gallery is built upon the most approved plan, and his instruments and chemicals are prepared in the most scientific style, and embracing all the modern improvements in the art of Daguerreotyping. Mr. Hudson is a gentleman of honor and integrity, and persons who entrust him with their business may rely upon the faithful performance of his promise. We advise Baldwinsvillians who wish for anything in his line, to call at his Gallery and see the specimens of his work.”
Later, as the technology for reproducing still images improved, Edson moved on to photography, again attempting to have a studio.
In 1854 Edson reappeared with a business in the Granger Block on Tremont.
In 1855 his place of business returned to 38 E. Genesee Street
6 June 1855 Ward 8, Syracuse, Onondaga, NY living in house of Polly Morris w Adelia, Marshall, Adora, and his mother Mary Hudson.
in 1856, December… the Standard mentioned that Edson had “located his Daguerrean Car at the North end of Warren St. Bridge.”
1857-58 - no business location listed.
1859 no separate busness address.
6/23/1860 Census Syracuse, Onondaga, NY
1861-62 Not listed in directories
In 1862 Hudson was in partnership with Dempster Moore in Moore’s Sunlight Picture Rooms at 12 South Salina over the Syracuse City Bank.
abt 1863 (?Step) dau Emma b. in Oswego Co, NY
1864 Edson appeared as a partner in Goff and Hudson in the Bastable block.
1865 Census Syracuse, Onondaga, NY w/ wife Adelia, Marshal A@14, Elisa @10. Marshall in time became the founder og the world-wide Baracca Philethea Bible Movement.
1866 Edson’s occupation was listed as “photographist.”
The following year he was listed as “artist.”
In 1868 and 1870 he was listed as a “shoemaker.”
He did not appear in the 1869 City Directory.
Beginning in 1868 Edson’s main occupation was as a shoemaker. These were the times which son Marshall Hudson recalled in his autobiography,
his father worked at his cobbler’s bench with his Bible open in front of him.
“It seemed asthoughwith every nail driven into a shoe a glance was reserved for the leather-bound Bible.” Hudson remarked that it was a rare cobbler who studied the Bible while he worked and kept the complete eight-volume set of Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire on the shelf in his shop. While working at this trade Edson tried to guide his son toward spiritual things. “On rainy days I was always with ‘Daddy,’ who explained the ‘Book of Life.’” 
1870 Edson not listed in census with Adelia
By 1871 only Adelia was listed—still occupying the family home at 32 Irving Street.
1875 Edson is in Fenton, Brooome, NY with wife Mandam Hudson & dau Emma @12
1880 Edson is in Fenton, Broome, NY with wife Judith Hudson
2/16/1892 Edson is in Binghamton, Broome, NY Listed: Edson@74, Amanda (Manda) Hudson @55, and Deborah Knight (Edson’s sister) @68
RELIGION:
1883 Edson was an Adventist and was convinced that Christ would return to earth as Lord and King. Hudson wrote later that although the Second Coming did not occur, Christ appeared as Lord and King in 1883—in Hudson’s own life. He wondered if his father had been prophetic in his belief in the importance of that year for the work of the Kingdom. 
Many groups at that time predicted a specific year in which the Second Coming was to occur. Although 1844 was the most publicized (followed by “The Great Disappointment” when the prophecy did not prove true), many groups continued to make such predictions through the time of the First World War. One group that predicted that Christ’s return in 1883 was the Jehovah’s Witnesses following the leadership of Charles Taze Russell. This group remains active today and publishes The Watch Tower magazine. (“Russell-JW Prophet”: an essay for the Australian College of Theology (no attribution) http://www.watchtowerin- formationservice.org/russellprophet.htm.
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