Edwin Albert Mead

1851 - 1932  (81 years)

• Name	Edwin Albert Mead  [1, 2]
  Birth	18 Mar 1851	Williamston, Ingham, Michigan   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jun 1932	Albion, Calhoun, Michigan   [4, 7, 8]
  Burial	10 Jun 1932	Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan   [7]
  Person ID	I27681	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Albert Cyrus Mead,   b. Dec 1825, New York
  Mother	Sarah Branch,   b. 9 Apr 1823, Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts d. 15 Dec 1914, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1847  [9]
  Family ID	F16523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carolyn Green,   b. 22 Jan 1852, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan d. 22 Jun 1932, Albion, Calhoun, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1873	Lansing, Ingham, Michigan   [10]
  Children	1. Angeline Alma Mead,   b. 21 Mar 1881
  Family ID	F16519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  According to his obituary in the Detroit Free Press, he was a compositor for them (1880-1890), not a proofreader as reported in his granddaughter Edythe Alma (Pearsall) Palmer's undated letter quoted in our entry on his mother. From 1890 until his retirement in 1926, he was a customs officer in Detroit. According to Edythe Alma (Pearsall) Palmer, he was also an amateur Shakespeare scholar. He must have been well-liked; obituary notices appeared for him in newspapers in Detroit, Lansing, and Battle Creek.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1080] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, on ancestry.com. [S3936] Undated letter from Edythe Alma (Pearsall) Palmer, addressed "Dear Marjorie", copy in the possession of Ada Palmer. [S3937] U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959, on ancestry.com., state only. [S3938] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, on ancestry.com. [S3934] "Former Free Press Printer, 81, Is Dead." Detroit Free Press 9 Jun 1932, p. 11., year only. [S3935] "Albion Man, Retired Customs Officer, Dies." Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, 8 Jun 1932, p. 12., date, county, and state only. [S3934] "Former Free Press Printer, 81, Is Dead." Detroit Free Press 9 Jun 1932, p. 11. [S3935] "Albion Man, Retired Customs Officer, Dies." Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, 8 Jun 1932, p. 12. [S3929] A History of the Leading Branch Families in America, 1638-1904 by A. E. (Branch) Paulson. Ashtabula, Ohio, 1904. [S2792] Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, on ancestry.com.