I have always enjoyed these lists so much but hesitate to participate because the memory does go after a certain number of years but I remember asking my mother if Dr Edward Edelen might be related to us and that is why I spoke up. My grandparents were William Jordan and Mary Ellen (Dyer) Middleton. I grew up on a farm between Waldorf and Bryantown during the depression days. My grandmother was the daughter of Thomas Berry Dyer and Elizabeth (Reader) Dyer. Her sister was Frances, the wife of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd. I was next to the youngest of 10 children so I do not remember my grandparents. My grandmother lived with my parents during her last years of life. I only remember my mother talking about Aunt "Frank" and stories about Dr Mudd while he was in prison. At one time my mother had one of the rare books which contained letters from Dr Mudd to his wife while he was a prisoner but she gave it to my younger brother for a paper he was doing in college and the book disappeared. The years during the depression were not the best years but we lived on a farm and knew we didn't have money but we had a great family life. Under the 1880 census, we found my grandparents had 2 orphan children which we believe might have been adopted during the "Orphan Train" days when so many children were sent out of New York. Is there anyone who might have any knowledge of these children coming to Charles County? Mary R. (Middleton) Simmons -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) I had replied to Mary off the list, and in that reply, suggested that she probably had great stories of growing up in Southern Maryland and possibly of many of our families, too. Can she share those on the list, or should I ask her to email me off the list with any stories she might be willing to share? Thanks for the direction - Mur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) Thanks for your update on Dr Edelen's wife - my children usually keep me up to date on the deaths of people we knew in Charles County but guess I had forgotten. I moved out of Waldorf in 1971 but we have children, nieces and nephews and family members there and we made many trips back to MD. Yes, Dr Edelen's family is the Bryantown family. Mary Mary R.(Middleton) Simmons 2761 Knollwood Dr Montgomery, AL 36116-3816 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of wpsc Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) I don't know if these two different lines are connected or not. I think they probably are. I do know that Dr. Edelen's wife died in 1990. And, his Edelen family was from the line in Bryantown. Mary Simmons wrote: > I have been very interested in the messages/comments concerning the > Sunnyside Farm and the Edelen family. When I grew up in Waldorf, > Charles County, my mother always told me there were two separate > Edelen family lines although they may have been distantly related in > the very early years. The Edelen family who lived in Bryantown area > were mainly Bowlings, Boarmans, and Edelens, for example. Dr Edward > Edelen whose widow still lives in Port Tobacco was a friend of mine as > he was on the board of directors of the savings and loan assn where I > worked when my children were small. He also sewed up one of my son's > heads with about 30 stitches after he fell down some steps - The other > Edelen family lived in the Prince George's county area, Clinton, > Piscataway, and the Berry Road area where David Middleton Edelen's > family lived. These are the Middleton relatives - not the Edelens of > Bryantown area - I visited these Edelen members often when I visited > my sister who lived in Piscataway. I am now 82 years young and > memories do fade but if there are others who have more definite > information I will be very happy to be updated with new information. > Mary R.(Middleton) Simmons, [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) > > > I do believe that Vivian Boone Edelen (who must be her eighties now) > still lives at Sunnyside Farm in Charles Co. She compiled a > manuscript on the Bowling family of Charles, Prince George's and St. > Mary's Co. -- that is the only reason I know of her still being there. > > Shirley > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 7:59 PM > Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) > > > No one mentioned Sunnyside, but as I was browsing the names I saw > Edelen and > > thought David or someone might be interested. > Shirley > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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Thanks Mary, this is great. I had Thomas Benjamin Dyer and Elizabeth Reeder as the parents of "your" Aunt Frank, but I didn't have Molly connected. Thank you for the connection. I don't remember where I got Thomas Benjamin, but are you comfortable that it was Thomas Berry? I know Reeder and Reader were spelled interchangeable in the area so I don't know about spelling--where I got that spelling. I did review some of the Mudd geneology work and this may be where I got the spelling of those names. Thanks again Mary for sharing. Patty Mary Simmons wrote: > I have always enjoyed these lists so much but hesitate to participate > because the memory does go after a certain number of years but I remember > asking my mother if Dr Edward Edelen might be related to us and that is why > I spoke up. My grandparents were William Jordan and Mary Ellen (Dyer) > Middleton. I grew up on a farm between Waldorf and Bryantown during the > depression days. My grandmother was the daughter of Thomas Berry Dyer and > Elizabeth (Reader) Dyer. Her sister was Frances, the wife of Dr. Samuel A. > Mudd. I was next to the youngest of 10 children so I do not remember my > grandparents. My grandmother lived with my parents during her last years of > life. I only remember my mother talking about Aunt "Frank" and stories about > Dr Mudd while he was in prison. At one time my mother had one of the rare > books which contained letters from Dr Mudd to his wife while he was a > prisoner but she gave it to my younger brother for a paper he was doing in > college and the book disappeared. The years during the depression were not > the best years but we lived on a farm and knew we didn't have money but we > had a great family life. Under the 1880 census, we found my grandparents had > 2 orphan children which we believe might have been adopted during the > "Orphan Train" days when so many children were sent out of New York. Is > there anyone who might have any knowledge of these children coming to > Charles County? > > Mary R. (Middleton) Simmons > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) > > > I had replied to Mary off the list, and in that reply, suggested that she > probably had great stories of growing up in Southern Maryland and possibly > of many of our families, too. Can she share those on the list, or should I > ask her to email me off the list with any stories she might be willing to > share? > > Thanks for the direction - > Mur > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 1:53 PM > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) > > > Thanks for your update on Dr Edelen's wife - my children usually keep me up > to date on the deaths of people we knew in Charles County but guess I had > forgotten. I moved out of Waldorf in 1971 but we have children, nieces and > nephews and family members there and we made many trips back to MD. Yes, Dr > Edelen's family is the Bryantown family. Mary > > Mary R.(Middleton) Simmons > 2761 Knollwood Dr > Montgomery, AL 36116-3816 > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of wpsc > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) > > > I don't know if these two different lines are connected or not. I think > they probably are. I do know that Dr. Edelen's wife died in 1990. And, > his Edelen family was from the line in Bryantown. > > Mary Simmons wrote: > >> I have been very interested in the messages/comments concerning the >> Sunnyside Farm and the Edelen family. When I grew up in Waldorf, >> Charles County, my mother always told me there were two separate >> Edelen family lines although they may have been distantly related in >> the very early years. The Edelen family who lived in Bryantown area >> were mainly Bowlings, Boarmans, and Edelens, for example. Dr Edward >> Edelen whose widow still lives in Port Tobacco was a friend of mine as >> he was on the board of directors of the savings and loan assn where I >> worked when my children were small. He also sewed up one of my son's >> heads with about 30 stitches after he fell down some steps - The other >> Edelen family lived in the Prince George's county area, Clinton, >> Piscataway, and the Berry Road area where David Middleton Edelen's >> family lived. These are the Middleton relatives - not the Edelens of >> Bryantown area - I visited these Edelen members often when I visited >> my sister who lived in Piscataway. I am now 82 years young and >> memories do fade but if there are others who have more definite >> information I will be very happy to be updated with new information. >> Mary R.(Middleton) Simmons, [email protected] >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:43 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) >> >> >> I do believe that Vivian Boone Edelen (who must be her eighties now) >> still lives at Sunnyside Farm in Charles Co. She compiled a >> manuscript on the Bowling family of Charles, Prince George's and St. >> Mary's Co. -- that is the only reason I know of her still being there. >> >> Shirley >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 7:59 PM >> Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) >> >> >> No one mentioned Sunnyside, but as I was browsing the names I saw >> Edelen and >> >> thought David or someone might be interested. >> Shirley >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of >> the message >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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