Edith Hemming Berg

  Research Notes:

1. Holly Tomren data

- indicates 5 children, 'living'

2. Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co, NY ----- abt 100 kms south of Buffalo; small town of abt 3000 population

3. Family Tree Maker data

- gives names of children, BUT no data on births/residence etc

4. 1925 New York State Census Buffalo, NY

- David age 26, born in US, works - Planning dept Employee [likely, but handwriting is difficult to read]
- Edith, age 26, born in US
- David Jr, age 2 mos [?] <Apr 1925> --- NOTE: assumption - difficult to read - 2 1 od ?, referrs to 21 days ?


5. 1930 US Census Kenmore Village, Tonwanda Twp, Eri Co, New York

- David S, age 30, born in WI; 24 yrs at 1st marriage <1923>, Superintendent, Tire Plant; rents home at $55; address - 118 Stillnell Ave
- Edith, age 30 born in WI, 24 yrs at 1st marrige
- David C, age 5 <1925> born in WI
- Edith C, age 2 yrs 9 mos <Jul 1927>
- John S, age 1 yr 2 mos <Feb 1929>



6. 1940 US Census Tonwanda Twp, Erie Co, New York [ suburb of Buffalo ]

- David Mowatt, age 40, born in WI, 2 yrs of College; worked 44 hrs the wk of Mar 24, usual job as a Manager of Plant Manufacture - Tire Manufacture; worked 52 wks in 1939 earning $4000; owns home with value of 10,000; address - 109 Sea Hurst Parkway [? not located on google map - 6 June 2012 ]
- Edith, wife, age 40 born in WI, 4 yrs of High School; no work
- David Jr, son, age 15 <1925> born in WI, grade 8
- Edith, daughter, age 12 < born in NY, grade 6
- John, son, age 11 < born in NY, grade 5
- Charles, son, age 4 < born in NY
- Grace, daughter, age 2 < born in NY
- Clara Berg, mother-in-law, age 75 born in IL, widow

- address in 1935 - same house


7. Obit, The Buffalo News, 1994

- born in Ashland; marriage etc
- during WW II worked with Curtis-Wright Aircraft
- survived by 3 sons: John of Harris Hill [ abt 15 kms east of Buffalo ], Charles of Savona [ abt 200 kms south east of Buffalo ] and David B [ no location given -- Franklinville ? ]; survived by 2 daughters, Edith Jesernig of Fairport [ abt 100 kms east of Buffalo, just a bit east of Rochester ] and Grace of Oswego [abt 100 kms east of Rochester ]; survived by 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren


8. US City Directories

- 1930, 1931, 1933 - David S (Edith) at 118 Stillnell Ave --- [ 6 June 2012 - not recorded on later dates]
- 1956 and 1957; John Mowatt (Virgina), factory worker, res Mullberry; Edith C Mowatt, comptometer opr COOP CLF Exhange, res Kenmore


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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence - 1925, 1 Jun 1925, Buffalo, Erie Co, New York, United States. ⁴⁰⁸⁰

2. Residence - 1930, 1 Apr 1930, Kenmore, Tonawanda Twp, Erie Co, New York, United States. ⁴⁰⁸¹ Enumeration on 21 Apr 1930; address 118 Stillnell Ave

3. Residence - 1935, 1 Apr 1935, Tonawanda Twp, Erie Co, New York, United States. ⁴⁰⁸²

4. Residence - 1940, 1 Apr 1940, Tonawanda Twp, Erie Co, New York, United States. ⁴⁰⁸² Enumeration on 29 Apr 1940; most likely address - 109 Sea Hurst Parkway

Edith married David S Mowatt in 1923 in Buffalo, Erie Co, New York, United States ^922,4077.^,4079 (David S Mowatt was born on 1 Jul 1899 ⁹²² and died in Apr 1974 in Franklinville, New York, United States ⁹²².)