REUNION OF A.G. EDIE FAMILY
Mills County Tribune
November 17, 1904
Sunday, November 13, 1904, at the home of A.G. Edie, two miles southwest of Emerson, (where he has lived for 48 years) occurred a very pleasant family reunion, it being his 75th birthday anniversary.
Some weeks ago his good wife determined to have a family reunion. All the children were present, besides other relatives and old time friend numbering in all about 75.
About 1 o'clock the guests began to arrive. Father Edie was not aware of what it meant until he was asked how old he was. He was so completely surprised that he hardly recognized his own children as they came in.
After a short time spent in greetings and hand shaking, S.B. Hutchings in a few well chosen words and in behalf of the children presented Father Edie an elegant leather upholstered Morris reclining chair
and Mother Edie a beautiful cane rocker.
An elaborate dinner was served. This was the first time the younger children could remember seeing the entire family seated about the table at one time.
The combined weight of the parents and ten children is 2440 pounds an average of 204. Am Emerson photographer took a family group and also a picture of the entire assemblage.
After a few hours spent in visiting and indulging in old time reminiscences the guests began to disperse, wishing Father and Mother Edie many returns of such joyous occasions.
The names and addresses of children are as follows: L.I. Edie, Forest City, Mo., Mrs. May David, Darlington, Mo., Harvey Edie, Bucklin, Mo., Mrs. Minerva Bushnell, Fremont, Neb., Mrs. Belle Bowen,
Craig, Neb., Mrs. Jennie Black, Red Oak., Rev. I.R. John, Frank and Scott, all of Emerson.
EDIE FAMILY REUNION
Glenwood Opinion Tribune
July 19, 1928
Sunday a family reunion was held at the home of Dale Edie near Hastings. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edie and children, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Winters and children, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Winters and children. An enjoyable day was spent which will be remembered for a long time.
PIONEER FAMILIES REUNION AND PICNIC AT WAYSIDE LAKE
Malvern Leader
July 28, 1932
107 Members of Gustin, Watson, and Edie Families Enjoy Big Day.
Wayside Lake, two miles east of Hastings, was the scene of a jolly reunion and family picnic Tuesday of last week, July 19, when the families and descendants of the Gustin, Watson, and Edie families, all pioneer residents of Indian Creek township, gathered from far and near for a happy day together.
W.S. Edie, who is operating the Wayside Lake resort this year welcomed all who came and these in turn gave a joyful welcome to all the others and if anyone failed to receive a glad hand or didn't have a good time it was his own fault.
They came from the east and from the west, from the north and from as far south as Arkansas--107 was the number when they had all registered.
They had a great day with a picnic dinner at noon that couldn't be beaten, for either quantity or quality. There was no sign of a depression in the eats or the appetites.
The picnic was held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Abbott and daughter, Dora May, of Bethel, Ohio, and Archie D. Prather of Felicity, Ohio, who are making an extensive automobile tour of the central western states. Mr. Abbott and family left Ohio on June 12 and expect to return about the middle of August. While in Emerson they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I.R. Edie.
Mr. Abbott of Clearmont County, Ohio is the official historian of the Jacob Jones reunion association. He gave a very interesting talk in which he told of his work as historian.
The genealogy of the family he had compiled and the line of descent of the Guston and Watson families of Mills County from Jacob Jones, one of the pioneer settlers of Clearmont County, Ohio. The genealogy Mr. Abbot has compiled includes all the Gustin and Watson descendants that could be located and in all lists about twenty-seven hundred.
This genealogy has not been published and cannot be published but Mr. Abbott has prepared a typewritten copy which is for free circulation among the relatives who may be interested.
A message of greeting from Mrs. Julia (Gustin) Marsh of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, secretary of the Gustin reunion of Lebanon, Ohio, was read by Linton Edie of Arkansas, who with his wife had driven up from his home especially for this occasion. During the World War, Linton served in the Central Records office at Bourges, France, with Clyde M. Abbott, son of A.S. Abbott, but they had never met each other.
One of the noteworthy features of the event was a very large and beautifully decorated cake, marked with the words, Abbott, Watson in colored icing, which was made by Miss Hazel Osler of Council Bluffs. Miss Ida D. Osler, a sister of Hazel, donated a very fine and well arranged vase of flowers.
Rev. I.R. Edie, a great grandson of Amos Gustin, made the introductory speech, in which he told of the immense, noble, long continued work done by Mr. Abbott, in his searching out and putting on record the names of more than 2,700 people. To get some idea of this work he illustrated by taking the first generation where Mr. Abbott began with the Jones family which was not very far back. This family was composed of ten. Now if each of those families should be made up of ten it would reach into the hundred mark. Taking that as a ratio what would it be for the number of generations from 1735 down to the present time? Get the answer to this problem and it will give you some idea of the matchless work done by Mr. Abbott.
Those who missed this picnic sure missed a treat.
After the speech it was suggested by I.R. Edie that we give Mr. and Mrs. Abbott and daughter and Mr. Prather a rousing cheer of three hurrahs as a souvenir for their memory chest and of our appreciation of their work and visits among us.
One striking thing about this gathering was that it was not altogether local. It reached far and wide. They came from the North, and from the south, and from the East and from the West in a radius of more than one hundred miles. The writer of this report would like to give the names and addresses of those who came from a distance but was unable to get them all. Anyway there were more than fifty strong.
One thing that was of much interest to all who was the presence of Uncle Crawford Carey, 92, of Griswold, Ia. He is quite feeble and helpless but felt that he must be at this gathering. All were glad to see him and complimented him on making the thirty mile ride in order to be one among us. His wife was a granddaughter of Amos Gustin. He was married to Evelyn Gustin near Emerson, November 28, 1858. There were four at the picnic who settled here in 1850 to 1856--Crawford Carey, Alpheum J. Gustin, I.R. Edie, and John A. Edie, pioneers of the Gustin line.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent in various games and sports, swimming and boating and by many, just visiting and reminiscing over old times.
It was a big day for these families and one largely enjoyed.
