In my previous post I transcribed the Will of my GGG grandfather, Ezra Fairchild Condit dated 12 Oct 1882. He willed all his positions to his youngest son, Emmons Nelson Condit. He died 3 years later on 20 October 1885 at the age of 71yrs, 7 mo.
A few people were mentioned in his Will for future research ..... executor of the Will, Morris B. Lindsley, and two witnesses to the signing of the Will, Henry B. Whiteboure and Edger Williams. Plus I wanted to find out why everything went to Emmons. This is what information I learned.
Morris B. Lindsley b: 1838 was in the real estate and insurance business. His father, John P. Lindsley was born act. 1812. Which would make John P. about the same age as Ezra F. born 1814. My take on this is possibly John P and Ezra were acquaintances or friends enough for Morris, being in the real estate and insurance business, knew enough to be executor of Ezra F. Condit's will.
Henry B. Whiteboure - I could not find any information on through Ancestry.com
Edger Williams - I only found in the 1895 New Jersey State Census as being between the ages of 10-50 and was married to a Mary Williams.
Some information on Ezra Fairchild Condit.
1814 - born in New Jersey
1834 - 20 - married to Phebe K Cobb
1835 - 21 - birth for first son - Asa F.
1839 - 25 -birth of second son - Ezra W.
1850 - 35 -census - lists his occupation as a shoe maker in the Township of Caldwell, Essex, NJ
1852 - 37 -birth of fourth son - Emmons Nelson
1860 - 45 - Fed Census shows him in the Township of Caldwell, Essex, NJ, real estate = 1500
1867 - 52 - Newark City Directory showed him living at 47 Bleecker as a turner
Note: this is also the year his wife Phebe died
1869 - 54 - living at 47 Bleecker, Newark NJ as a turner
1870 - 55 - living at 79 Bleecker, Newark NJ as a turner
Note: he was living with his second son, Ezra W.(31) and so was Emmons Nelson(18)
somewhere between 1860 and 1870 he seems to have lost everything
1871 - 56 - living at 79 Bleecker, Newark NJ as a turner
1872 - 57 - living at 79 Bleecker, Newark NJ as a turner
1874 - 59 - living at 20 School st, Newark NJ as a spoke turner
Note: this is Asa F.'s address - Ezra F. is now living with his first son
1876 - 61 - living at 77 Wilsey, Newark NJ as a spoke turner
Note: this is also Asa's address - Ezra is still living with his first son
1877 - 62 - living at 276 Bank, Newark NJ as a spoke turner - not sure who lives here besides Ezra
Note: Ezra F is diagnosed with Psoriasis which he lived with for 8 more years
1880 - 65 - Fed Censes has Ezra F living at 36 Charlton St., Newark, NJ
Note: Exra F is "living at home" with Asa F. (not working)
1882 - 66 - wrote up a Will
1883 - 68 - Death of first son, Asa F (48 yrs)
Note: this is when he must have moved in with Emmon Nelson
1885 -71 - Death of Ezra Fairchild Condit
- New Jersey State Census has Ezra living with Emmons wife (Harriet Squire) and
5 children but Emmons is not listed with them
- because of Asa's death in 1883, Ezra W and Emmons were the only relatives left
Summary
-1867 to 1869 Ezra F. lived at 47 Bleecker, Newark
-1870 to 1872 Ezra F. lived with his son Ezra W. at 79 Bleecker, Newark
-1874 to 1880 Ezra F. lived with his son Asa at 20 School, 77 Wilsey, 276 Bank and
36 Charlton St., Newark
- 1882 Ezra F. wrote up his will for his estate to go to only his son Emmons Nelson Condit
- 1883 - 1885 Ezra F lived with Emmons Nelson till his death
I want to make note here that Ezra F's second son, Ezra W. by trade was a carpenter from 1867 - 1872 in Newark, NJ and was in the insurance business from 1882 - ? in New York. In 1895 he was an agent for Manhattan Life Insurance Co.
So Asa died and Ezra W. was living and working in New York, Emmons Nelson was the only son left to take care of Ezra F. He is the only one named in the Will.
Ending note - I researched to find out what a turner/spoke turner was and the only thing I came up with was a person that turned wood to make spokes for wagons. They did travel by wagons in those days. I suppose when Ezra F lost his estate ( or maybe when Phebe died) he had to go back to work at the age of 52 and worked as a spoke turned till 1880 age 65.
