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Editha Wells Pumphrey

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Birth	:	18 Oct 1783 Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA
Death	:	20 Oct 1857 Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Glen Eden Memorial Gardens, West Saint Paul, Selkirk Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	50.0088600, -97.0515900
Inscription	:	" Asleep in Jesus Blessed Sleep, from which none ever wake to weep"
Description	:	Editha is the wife of Joshua C Pumphrey. ------- Contribution from C Roth from the "Elizabeth Ross Chapter DAR". Thanks. C Roth # 47864882 Mrs. Edith Wells Pumphrey Edith (or Editha) Wells was born October 18, 1783, in Wellsburg, Virginia, to Henry Wells and Jemimia Coe/Cole. Edith's father was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War who served in Col. Burgess Ball's Company, the First Virginia Regulars commanded by Richard Parker. Edith married Joshua Pumphrey. Edith Pumphrey and her son Serene were among the first settlers in the Absecum, Iowa area. They moved to Des Moines Township in 1846 and erected a two-room log house. In 1849... Read More	Editha is the wife of Joshua C Pumphrey. ------- Contribution from C Roth from the "Elizabeth Ross Chapter DAR". Thanks. C Roth # 47864882 Mrs. Edith Wells Pumphrey Edith (or Editha) Wells was born October 18, 1783, in Wellsburg, Virginia, to Henry Wells and Jemimia Coe/Cole. Edith's father was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War who served in Col. Burgess Ball's Company, the First Virginia Regulars commanded by Richard Parker. Edith married Joshua Pumphrey. Edith Pumphrey and her son Serene were among the first settlers in the Absecum, Iowa area. They moved to Des Moines Township in 1846 and erected a two-room log house. In 1849 Serene Pumphrey operated a freight line from Keokuk to Fort Dodge and built two more log houses at the village of Absecum. One of the houses replaced the original log house which was destroyed by fire. She died October 29, 1858, and is buried at the Gonterman Cemetery in Jefferson County, Iowa, near Batavia. The Elizabeth Ross Chapter DAR dedicated a marker at her grave site in 1936. Note - (Gonterman Cemetery is also known as Rominger Cemetery).

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Where is Editha Wells Pumphrey's memorial?
Editha Wells Pumphrey's memorial is located at: Glen Eden Memorial Gardens, West Saint Paul, Selkirk Census Division, Canada.
When did Editha Wells Pumphrey death?
Editha Wells Pumphrey death on 20 Oct 1857 in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Editha Wells Pumphrey's memorial?
Latitude: 50.0088600
Longitude: -97.0515900

Family Members:

Children

Matilda Pumphrey Phillips

(1802 - 1862)

Lovina C. Pumphrey

(1810 - 1865)

Rachel Amanda Pumphrey Bower Flower

(1816 - 1894)

Caleb R Pumphrey

(1817 - 1900)

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Coordinate: 50.0107300, -97.0509400

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