Edith Fern Ashbrooke

1909–1982 (Age 73)
Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States

The Life of Edith Fern

When Edith Fern Ashbrooke was born on 17 March 1909, in Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States, her father, Howard Rosco Ashbrooke, was 41 and her mother, Anna Belle Crittenden, was 27. She married Joseph Clide Rademaker on 12 November 1927, in Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Washington Township, Miami, Indiana, United States in 1930. She died on 4 July 1982, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Cass, Indiana, United States.

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Edith Fern Ashbrooke
1909–1982
Joseph Clide Rademaker
1904–1964
Marriage: 12 November 1927
Robert Joseph Rademaker
1928–1976

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
12 November 1927
Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States
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World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 1

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America

Age 1

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1929

Age 20

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

1 English: habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Estbroce, from Old English ēast + brōc ‘nook’.2 In some instances, the surname may be a literal translation of German Eschbach .

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Edith Rodemaker in household of Joseph Rodemaker, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Edith F Ashbrook in household of Howard R Ashbrook, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Edith F Ashbrook in household of Howard R Ashbrook, "United States Census, 1910"

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