Mrs Edna B <I>Grosvenor</I> Saul

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Mrs Edna B Grosvenor Saul

Birth
Glenn, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
Death
30 Mar 1940 (aged 52)
Glenn, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
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Glenn, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
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Edna Grosvenor, was born into relatively comfortable circumstances. As the sixteenth and last child of Parker Grosvenor, she was pampered in her early years by a family of prosperous farmers. In 1904 she married Fred Saul and they went on their honeymoon to the Worlds' Fair in St. Louis. Of the wonders they saw there, the most memorable was the automobile and they took a spin in it. The honeymoon over, they headed for home by boat down the river to Chester where family members were supposed to meet them. And didn't. So they walked home, 20 miles down the under-construction Missouri-Pacific railroad track carrying their luggage and souvenirs and presents for both families.
There followed almost a quarter century of prosperity and happiness. Fred and Edna had seven healthy children with nary a loss. They engaged in the social life of the community. Edna was deeply envolved with the Royal Neighbors of America. The Sauls acquired an automobile and Edna leared to drive. There was a telephone, a radio, a hand-cranked music machine. But then her life went awry. The Great Depression, floods, a severe hailstorm, causing crop losses forced the family to near-poverty. Edna developed cancer of the head and face. Her final battle with the disease did not go unnoticed by the community. Her funeral procession could be seen from Glenn cemetery stretching nearly back to the church at Raddle.
Edna Grosvenor, was born into relatively comfortable circumstances. As the sixteenth and last child of Parker Grosvenor, she was pampered in her early years by a family of prosperous farmers. In 1904 she married Fred Saul and they went on their honeymoon to the Worlds' Fair in St. Louis. Of the wonders they saw there, the most memorable was the automobile and they took a spin in it. The honeymoon over, they headed for home by boat down the river to Chester where family members were supposed to meet them. And didn't. So they walked home, 20 miles down the under-construction Missouri-Pacific railroad track carrying their luggage and souvenirs and presents for both families.
There followed almost a quarter century of prosperity and happiness. Fred and Edna had seven healthy children with nary a loss. They engaged in the social life of the community. Edna was deeply envolved with the Royal Neighbors of America. The Sauls acquired an automobile and Edna leared to drive. There was a telephone, a radio, a hand-cranked music machine. But then her life went awry. The Great Depression, floods, a severe hailstorm, causing crop losses forced the family to near-poverty. Edna developed cancer of the head and face. Her final battle with the disease did not go unnoticed by the community. Her funeral procession could be seen from Glenn cemetery stretching nearly back to the church at Raddle.

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