Person:Edward Fenimore (3)

Edward Marvel FENIMORE was born on 6 Sep 1875 in Neosho, Newton, Missouri. He appeared on the census in 1910 in Potlatch, Latah, Idaho. Edward is listed in the Census as age 34, birth in Missouri, page 158 with wife Edna and son Lloyd He was working as a Milwright between 1920 and 1950 in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington. Edward worked for Weyerhauser Paper Mill as a milwright. He was issued this SSAN 534-01-8357 before 1951 in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington. He was buried in 1967 in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington. Burial was in Mt Brynion Cemetery. He died on 7 Jan 1967 in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington. He was endowed on 16 Jun 1990 in the Portland Oregon LDS temple. He was baptised into the LDS church on 16 Jun 1990 in the Portland Oregon LDS temple. He was Methodist life in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington. He has reference number 16. Occupations: Furniture builder for Dornbecker Furniture in Portland, Oregon @@ 1907. Apprentice Plumber in Kelso, Washington @@ 1929 Millwright in Longview for Weyerhauser in Longview, Washington. Edwards Daughter-In-Law Sylvia described Edward as an even tempered man who was soft spoken. After leaving Ohio Edwards family moved from Missouri where he was born and landed in Kansas for a while and then moved to New Mexico for one winter. During the Spanish American War Edward and some other men rounded up wild horses for the Army in and area called Horse Heaven located somewhere in eastern Oregon. He then went to Austin County in eastern Washington State. Edward for a while lived in Humbolt, County in northern California in the Redwood trees where he and his brother Levi logged for a while. His sister Dora was living there. There used to be pictures of the huge stumps and the axes and saws used to fell the trees. Edward also lived in Clark County, Washington near the town of La Center which is located in southwest Washington. . Edward moved to Potlatch, Idaho in 1907 and lived there until his wife died on the 14th of July in 1910 from being administered the wrong medication from a doctor. In 1910 Edward was living on a 360 acre homestead in Mussel shell county, Montana around 17 miles from the town of Roundup. Of the 360 acres only 80 of it was plowable. The first year on the homestead he lived with a family in their log cabin and the second year he and his children lived in a tent on the homestead. Then a cabin 14 feet by 16 or 20 feet was built. In 1916 he sold the homestead to a Mr Joe Nose and moved to Battle Ground, Washington. In 1927 Edward and his family moved from Battle Ground, Washington to Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington where he began working for Long Bell and then later Weyerhauser. His son Lloyd said that Edward always dressed in a shirt and a tie in his latter years and would wear a shirt and tie even on the weekends. There are few pictures of him without him wearing tie on. SSAN:534-01-8567

Edward was made Guardian of Stella and Wallace on 3 Sep 1903 by order of Eureka, California Court Parents: Aaron FENIMORE and Nancy Elizabeth SHARP. He was married to Edna Ora Belle FESSENDEN in 1906 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. Children were: Lloyd Edward FENIMORE, Selma FENIMORE.

He was married to Claudia Mae FARMER on 18 Nov 1918 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington. In 1918 Cluadia was in Idaho visiting with her parents. Claudia started corresponding to Edward with Matrimony on her mind. In 1918 Edward sent for for and her two sons and two daughters. Children were: Ruth Stella FENIMORE.