Edman, Ethel and Dorothy

[Björn Edman]

I am searching for information about the two sisters Ethel, born Edman in Massachusetts about 1915, and Dorothy, born about 1916 in New York. Their parents were Joseph Edman (born 1889 21 Oct in Gothenburg, Sweden) and Esther(born in Sweden about 1895). Later Joseph was a pilot of the harbor in New York. He died 1960 11 May in New York. According to the census of 1930 the family lived in Westchester, NY. Probably there was a son of Joseph called Paul Edman.
 
I am glad for any information of these persons and descendants.
 
Thanks
Björn Edman

[Kay Engman]

Björn,
 
If no one comes forth with some concrete information for you, you could try this-
 
Since you know Joseph's death date, I think you could get some good information about his family if you got a copy of his newspaper obituary.  He might still have been living in Westchester when he died.  (Westchester County is located just north of New York City)  On U.S. Genweb's New York webpage I found a connection to the Westchester County Genealogy Society's Newspaper archive Collection:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/wcgsrs10.htm
 
Check out their webpage or write to this address and ask if they can search for his obituary in the newspaper archives (and what is the cost):
 
Westchester County Genealogical Society  
P.O. Box 518
White Plains, NY 10603-0518
 
The obituary from the local paper will probably list the surviving childrens names (daughter's married names) and where each lived at the time.
 
Kay

[Kay Engman]

Björn,
 
In the U.S. Social Security Death Index, there are 5 Paul Edmans listed.  Only 3 look like the right time period (if the sisters were born 1915, 1916), although in 1912 Esther would only have been 17 years old-
 
PAUL EDMAN   born 24 Nov 1924  died Feb 1976
Last residence:  Oakdale, Suffolk County, New York
 
PAUL R. EDMAN  born 27 Apr 1912  died 20 Jul 2001
Last residence:  Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois
 
PAUL A. EDMAN  born 27 Feb 1919  died 24 Apr 2001
Last residence:   Warren, Marshall County, Minnesota
 
If you are willing to pay $27. you can order a copy of a deceased person's Social Security application form, which will list his parents' names on it.  It takes a couple of months to get it.  More information on that here:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm
 
And again, if one of these above looks like a good possibility, you could just get the newspaper obituary from the public library in the town or city where he was living when he died.  Obituaries usually tell the names of the deceased person's parents, so you will know if it's the right Paul.
 
Kay

[Björn Edman]

Kay,
 
Thank you very much för your rapid information. I will try these ways.
 
Björn

[Laura Bonde]

Hi Björn,  
 
I found this obit on Ancestry.com. It appears to be your Dorothy.
 
Dorothy Edman Opstrup Nelson
   
March 26, 2004 Greenwich Times, Greenwich,Connecticut  
 
Dorothy Edman Opstrup Nelson, 88, of Allentown, Pa., a former Cos Cob resident, died Monday, March 8, at Phoebe Home, a nursing facility in Allentown.
 
She died of natural causes, according to her family.
 
Born Jan. 6, 1916, in New Rochelle, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Esther Edman.
 
Mrs. Nelson was a chiropractor who practiced for 20 years in New York City before her retirement in 1977.
 
She was a parishioner of Stamford Baptist Church for more than six decades and was a member of its Mary Martha and Crafty Ladies societies for more than two decades. She moved to Allentown in 1997.
 
She is survived by her husband of seven years, E. William Nelson of Allentown; a son, Peter Opstrup of Cambridge, Vt.; two daughters, Lynnea Branco of Fairfax, Va., and Jevney Barrett of Chesterfield, Mo.; a stepson, E. Warren Nelson of Allentown; two stepdaughters, Lorene Bowers of Maytown, Pa., and Ranee Nelson of Allentown; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.
 
She was predeceased by her first husband, Rudolph Opstrup.
 
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Stamford Baptist Church, 602 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905.
 
Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 W. Highland St., Allentown, handled arrangements.  
 
Social Security  Death Index for first husband Rudolph Opstrup and Dorothy:
 
Name:    Rudolph Opstrup  
SSN:    057-01-2051  
Born:    12 Mar 1909  
Died:    21 Jun 1974  
State (Year) SSN issued:    New York (Before 1951  
 
Name:    Dorothy Nelson  
SSN:    040-05-7546  
Last Residence:    18104  Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania  
Born:    6 Jan 1916  
Died:    8 Mar 2004  
State (Year) SSN issued:    Connecticut (Before 1951  
 
 
 
Also at Ancestry a Connecticut Death Index Reference to an Ethel Edman:
 
Name:    ETHEL V CARLSON  
Father's Surname:    EDMAN  
Death Date:    23 June 1995  
Death Place:    Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut  
Age:    80 Years  
Birth Place:    999, Massachusetts  
Birth Date:    25 August 1914  
Marital Status:    Widowed  
Spouse:    EDWIN  
State File #:    12135  
Occupation:    HOMEMAKER  
Industry:    OWN HOME  
Education:    Primary/Secondary  
Residence:    Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut  
Address:    7 SALEM ST ,    
Gender:    Female  
Race:    White  
Hispanic Origin:    No  
 
Social Security Death Index:
Name:    Ethel E. Carlson  
SSN:    040-05-5047  
Last Residence:    06807  Cos Cob, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America  
Born:    25 Aug 1914  
Died:    23 Jun 1995  
State (Year) SSN issued:    Connecticut (Before 1951 )  
 
Regards,  
Laura

[Björn Edman]

Laura,
 
Thank you very much for all your information,
 
Regards
Björn

[Björn Edman]

Is it possible to get further information about Joseph Natanael Edman, too? He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden 1889 21/10 and died in New York 1960 11/5. His (first?) wife Esther was born in Sweden about 1895. Maybe ha was married a second time (with Harriet?). Perhaps Paul Edman (dead in New York in February 1976 was her son.  
Thank you
Björn Edman