Monday Madness: Remember that Mystery? Blanche Philippi continues

Editor's note: Today's post was written by Sandra Gardner-Benward


This is the second post for Blanche Philippi............  to refresh click: Blanche Philippi August 26, 2015 post

.........and of course the challenge, the goal is to find living relative to return the original picture found of Blanche PHILIPPI. We are not there yet. It is harder to find a living relative than you might think.......  and takes time too. Lynne Roberts, our detective/ researcher has been hard at work trying to solve this mystery and is soooooo close. So read through what we have and see if any of it might ring a bell .......... we are hoping that someone out there may recognize the photo and/or the additional family information Lynne has gathered............  Thank You in advance. If you have some information please contact us

           DESCENDANTS OF JACOB SMITH PHILIPPI

FIRST GENERATION
Jacob Smith PHILIPPI was born in 1848 in Pennsylvania. He lived in Center Twp., Sacramento, California in 1875. He lived in Azusa, Los Angeles, California on 10 Aug 1888. Jacob died on 11 Nov 1937 at the age of 89 in Los Angles, California. He did marry.

The couple had the following children:
    * Blanche PHILIPPI, born Dec 1873, Pennsylvania 
    * Louis A PHILIPPI was born in 1877 in Pennsylvania


SECOND GENERATION
Blanche PHILIPPI- born December 1873 in Pennsylvania. She married George Avery EDGAR 14 Jul 1897, Sacramento, Sacramento California. She died 29 Jun 1908 at the age of 34 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California.  She was buried at Irvington Memorial Cemetery Fremont, Alameda, CA.

Blanche PHILIPPI and George Avery EDGAR were married 14 Jul 1897 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California. They appeared in the census in 1900 in Washington, Alameda, CA.  George Avery EDGAR was born in May 1869 in Ill.

George Avery EDGAR and Blanche PHILIPPI had the following child:
George P. EDGAR, born 1899, San Jose, Santa Clara, California; died 1972


THIRD GENERATION
George P. EDGAR was born in 1899 San Jose, Santa Clara, California. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Washington, Alameda, California.

George P EDGAR and Rachel K Meek were married in 1925 in Hawaii. They appeared in the census in 1930 in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory. Rachel M was born in 1903 in Hawaii; she died in 1994.

George P EDGAR and Rachel M had the following children:
      Merrill EDGAR, born 10 Nov 1924, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory; died 20 December 2006
      Blanche R. EDGAR, born 1928, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory


FOURTH GENERATION
     *Merrill Avery EDGAR born 10 Nov 1924, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory; died 20 December 2006
OBIT: Merrill Avery Edgar 
Dec. 20, 2006 Merrill Avery "Bud" Edgar, 82, of Kailua, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard fuel operator, died at Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sylvia; sons Robert and Phil; daughters Merryl Arndt, Susie Kehano and Jan Harrington; sister Blanche Futrell; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
    
     *Blanche R. EDGAR, born 1928, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory. She married Louis Willard FUTRELL, Col., 26 August 1955, Fresno, Fresno, CA; died in 2009. Louis was born in 1923 and died in 2010. (obituary discovered for FUTTRELL, Louis Willard; 87; CA; PortervilleRecorder; 2010-8-25-with the names of all his children & grandchildren plus spouses  HOOOORAY!!!!)


Looks like we maybe closing in on our challenge .... this is so exciting (sure wish I could have this luck with my DIETZ family)..... messages have now been sent out and now just waiting for replies.

                                       If you have any information please contact me.


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