Individual Record 29

Name}   Samuels, Edith Margaret		Family History} Hancock
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Fam 30 Oct  1885	Place} Blue Ridge, Napa, California
Marr.: Date} Exa    8 Sep  1907	Place} Napa, Napa, California     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa  11 Mar 1965	Place} Queen of the Valley Hospital, Napa, California
Burial: Date} Exa  13 Mar 1965	Place} Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1}   19 = 1900 USA cen Source 2} 214 = Marriage rec Source 3} 1068=1910 USA cen Source 4} 827 = 1930 USA cen Source 5} 234 = Obituary Source 6} 240 = Obituary Source 7} 247 = Church recrd Source 8} 735 = Photograph Source 9} 751 = Photograph Source 10} 1070=Photographs Source 11} 1075=Voter records Source 12}   90 = Death record Source 13}   30 = Cemetery rec Source 14}   13 = Family history Source 15}   85 = Family history
Parents: } George Washington Samuels & Lucy Mildred Coleman    Relationship No.}     7
1st Household No.}   84 = Blue Mountain, Napa County, Calif.
Occupation 1} Housewife        Occupation 2}
Religion/Church} Presbyterian
Spouses:   Prime} Land, Clyde Archibald  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Edith Margaret Samuels was born 30 Oct 1885 in the Blue Ridge mountain area of Napa, California, where her parents had a cattle ranch.  She was the second of seven children of George Washington Samuels and Lucy Mildred Coleman.
In the 1900 U.S. census, Edith M. Samuels, 14, was living with her mother, Lucy, 35, on Blue Mountain, Knox Twp., Napa.  Her father, George, 36, was living in Vacaville, Solano.  The family was counted in both places.  Her siblings were Walter Samuels, 16, Alma C., 12, Bessie E., 10, Nora A., 8, Millie, 5, and Gerna B., 2.  Gerna Belle, died on 13 Nov 1900 at age 1 year and 4½ months.  Her brother Osmond was born about 1902.  Edith attended the old Monticello School.  The photograph at the left below shows Edith circa 1904. Edith worked on the ranch until her parents decided to move in 1905 to 21 North Street in the town of Napa.  Later she worked for the old Great Western Power Company.  Edith married Clyde Archibald Land 8 Sep 1907 in Napa.  The photograph at the right shows her in 1908. In 1913 Edith and her husband moved to Alberta, Canada, with their first three children.  There they homesteaded land for six years.  They returned to Napa County in 1920.  The photograph at the left shows Edith during this period. Edith was registered as a Republican voter in Napa County in 1912 and from 1926 through 1944. Edith was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Napa for 60 years (she joined that Church on 1 Sep 1905) and was also a member of the Yountville Neighborhood Club.  The photograph below shows her with her sisters and father circa 1942. Edith passed away in 1965 at age 79 after a long illness.  During the last 28 years of her life she lived at the family home at 6392 St. Helena Highway, Yountville, California.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photo} Edith circa 1942
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade}              or Top 2 Degrees} Napa Business College
Military: Service}                   for the State of}
Health Condition}    Cause of Death}	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated}   1 Jan 2024 Date Created}  23 Jun  1994
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