Brief Life History of Della Martha
When Della Martha Edsall was born on 1 January 1861, in Columbiana, Ohio, United States, her father, Nathan Edsall, was 28 and her mother, Susannah H Pearson, was 27. She married Charles Edward Cory on 1 February 1883, in Marshall, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Gibbon, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years and Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1930. She died on 17 April 1938, at the age of 77, and was buried in Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Della Corey in household of Charles E Corey, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Della Edsell, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Della Cory, "BillionGraves Index"
Spouse and Children
1855–1946 Male
1861–1938 Female
Children (2)
1886–1976 Female
1896–1970 Female
Parents and Siblings
1832–1913 Male
1833–1900 Female
Siblings (3)
1858–1945 Male
1861–1938 Female
1868– Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 2
1871
Age 10
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Hampshire): variant of Edser, a habitational name from High Edser in Ewhurst (Surrey), probably from an Old English personal name Ecgi + haga ‘enclosure’, or the Old English personal name Ecga+ sceaga ‘small wood’.
It is possible that in some cases the name may be an Americanized form of German Etzel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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