Edwin Judson Peabody
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Husband: Edwin Judson PEABODY died at age 69 1 Colorado Division of Vital Statistics, Marriage Record Report #52059 |
1848 May 9: He was born at Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co., NY, to Benjamin Bigelow and Maria (Wright) Peabody.
1868 He moved to Colorado with brother Benjamin (born 1 Jan 1830 at Ohio, NY).
====== Ottawa and Muskegon Co., MI ======
1870 Mar 27: He married Almeda Deborah Smith in Polkton Twp., Ottawa Co.
1871 Feb 20: Their daughter Cecilia Rosetta was born in Ravena (Ravenna), Muskegon Co. She died in 1943.
1872 Oct 2: Their son Marshall Ellsworth was born in Ravenna. (He died 9 Feb 1885 in Golden, CO and was buried in the Golden Cemetery.)
1873 May 10: The Edwin Peabody Book was created in Casanovia, Kent Co., MI
====== Summit Co., CO ======
1873 They moved to Preston, traveling over Boreas Pass.
1877 May 11: Their daughter Linnie May was born at Preston (a mining camp a few miles NE of Breckenridge)
====== Jefferson Co., CO ======
18?? They moved to Golden.
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1880 Federal census, Colorado, Jefferson Co. (p.244 - Golden) |
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NAME |
AGE |
OCCUP. |
BORN |
F BORN |
M BORN |
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Peabody, Edwin |
32 |
Laborer |
NY |
NY |
? |
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Almeda |
26 |
Keeping house |
OH |
OH |
? |
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Cecelia |
9 |
At school |
MI |
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Marshall |
7 |
At school |
MI |
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Linnie |
3 |
At home |
CO |
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1881 April: Rosetta Peabody was in Room #2, North Golden School for the month of April. [Foothills Inquirer, v5, p72]
1884 Dec 25: Their son Elmer Clifton was born in Golden. He died in 1956. (Two children, born after Elmer Clifton, died in infancy.)
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1885 Colorado State Census, Jefferson Co. |
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Last Name |
First Name |
Age |
Birthplace |
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Peabody |
Edwin |
37 |
New York |
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Almeda |
31 |
Ohio |
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Linia |
14 |
Michigan |
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Clifton |
8 |
Colorado |
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Rosetta |
?/12 |
Colorado |
(There is a census mix-up above in the children's names. They should be (reading down): Rosetta (Cecelia), Linnie, and Clifton.)
====== Park Co., CO ======
18??: They moved to Como (his brother, Lelon, operated a placer mine near Como at the foot of Boreas Pass).
====== Summit Co., CO ======
1893 (?): They moved to Breckenridge where they owned and ran the Colorado House, a boarding house, from the late 1890s through the 1930s. The Colorado House existed in 1861, but in the Colorado Business Directories the first entries for it were in 1892-93 when it was being run by the Rodgers sisters; there were no entries for 1894-96, but it was back in 1897 (A D Peabody, Prop.) and in 1898 (Peabody & Co., Prop.).
1895 March 16: "There were a couple of tramps in town the fore part of the week. They were insulting and bold and the city marshal advised them to take a walk. This is a poor place for tramps and we would advise people to report to the marshal the presence of any such individuals." [Summit Co. Journal]
1896 Oct 5: Their daughter Linnie May married Henry York in Breckenridge.
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1900 Federal Census, Colorado, Summit Co., Breckenridge |
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Last Name |
First Name |
Relation |
Age |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
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Peabody |
Edwin J |
head |
52 |
New York |
Miner |
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Almeda D |
wife |
46 |
Ohio |
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Clifton S |
son |
14 |
Colorado |
At school |
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Oakley |
Cecelia |
daughter |
29 |
Colorado |
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Jessie |
son-in-law |
27 |
New Jersey |
Miner |
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Clyde |
grandson |
2 |
Colorado |
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Melvin |
grandson |
3/12 |
Colorado |
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Sadie |
servant |
16 |
New Jersey |
Servant |
Considering her last name and birthplace, Sadie was probably Jessie's sister. The census also included one more servant (Maggie Armstrong) and seven lodgers (four Miners, a Teamster, a Day laborer, and a Pi????? Dealer?).
1906 April 9: Benjamin Peabody, Edwin's oldest brother, died in Breckenridge.
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1910 Federal Census, Colorado, Summit Co., Breckenridge |
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NAME |
RELATION TO HEAD |
AGE |
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Ed J. |
himself |
61 |
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Almeda |
wife |
55 |
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Clifton |
son |
25 |
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Oakley, Jess G. |
son-in-law |
37 |
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Celia |
daughter |
39 |
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Clyde |
grandson |
12 |
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Melvin R. |
grandson |
10 |
The census listing also included four boarders and one servant, Mabel Williams living at the Colorado House.
1917 April 14: [Summit Co. Journal]
April 28:
May 12:
August 11:
1918: Edwin died on January 17th at Breckenridge and was buried in the Valley View (Breckenridge) Cemetery:
FINAL CALL COMES FOR ANOTHER PIONEER
(Summit County Journal, Jan. 19, 1918)
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With the death of Edwin J. Peabody on Thursday, January 17, the roll call of the early pioneers in Breckenridge has been reduced by one more, the cause of his death being paalysis [sic]. He first came to Breckenridge in the fall of 1868 and spent the summer at Gold run. He returned to Michigan that fall and was married to Miss Almeda Smith, on March 27, 1870, who still survives him. Mr. and Mrs. Peabody then came to Gold Run during the placer boom of 1873, and have made this their home most of the time since. He was engaged in placer mining during the boom days, and of late years acted as police magistrate for the town and Justice of the Peace for the county. The surviving members of his family are a wife and three children, Mrs. J. G. Oakley, Mrs. Harry York, and Clifton Peabody, all of whom are residents of Breckenridge with the exception of Mrs. Oakley, but who has been at the bedside of her father during the past couple of weeks. The funeral will be held from the G. A. R. hall tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon. |
1933: Almeda Smith Peabody died in Breckenridge.
1940: April 18 [obituary in the PCRFF for Melvin Oakley, Edna York's cousin, who died at his home at 589 S. Emerson St. in Denver on Tuesday, April 9, 1940, from a sudden heart attack]:
Melvin Roy Oakley
Melvin Roy Oakley was born February 16, 1900, at Breckenridge, Colorado, being the younger son born to the union of Justin G. Oakley and Cecelia R. Peabody.
Melvin Oakley lived at Breckenridge, attending the grade and high schools there, until the year 1912, when his parents moved to Spry, Utah, and lived there until 1919, except for short periods when he returned to Breckenridge to work in the mines. In the year 1919 he went to Kansas City where he studied auto mechanics. Later he joined his parents who had moved to Emmet, Idaho, where he remained until 1921, at which time the family returned to Spry, Utah, and lived there until September 1922. Then that family returned to Breckenridge, and Melvin went to Denver where he secured employment in the Union Pacific Railroad shops.
He was later employed by the Alexander Aircraft Corporation. He was employed by them at the time of the disaster at their plant, in which several lost their lives, missing that incident by only an hour as he did not go on duty until later in the day. He went with the company to Colorado Springs when they moved to that city. He remained with them until 1930, at which time he moved to Alma, Colorado. He was employed by the London Gold Mines Company, at Alma [during the time when Sydney Gateley was the superintendent of the London], until he moved to Denver, in 1936, where he was employed as welder for the General Iron Works of Denver and Englewood up to the time of his death.
Mel, as he was known to all of his friends, was always popular because of his good nature and humorous disposition. He was always ready to do more than his part on all occasions, never put his work on other workmen, and worked on the day before he passed away.
He is survived by his wife, Irene, his parents, Mr. And Mrs. J. C. Oakley, of Breckenridge, his brother, Clyde Oakley, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a sister, Rosetta Oakley, of Denver.
Episcopal funeral services were conducted at Olinger's Mortuary Friday morning, April 5, 1940, at eleven o'clock giving his many friends a last opportunity to be with Mel.
His body was then brought to Breckenridge and on Sunday Masonic burial services were conducted by the Fairplay Masonic Lodge in the Breckenridge Masonic Lodge rooms.
Many beautiful floral offerings, from friends, fellow workmen and neighbors and a large gathering of friends attested to his popularity.