Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT
1902 - 1930 - Albion, Lincoln, Rhode Island

"In 1902, Erdman moves his family to an approximate 300 acre farm in the Albion section of Lincoln, RI. which I assume was a lease. In 1905, Erdman purchases the farm outright from the owner, Henry Hartwell Jencks. Edward W. leaves home in 1905 at age 16. Works
at farms in Uxbridge, MA; Rutland, VT; Keene, NH. From there, he enlisted in the Navy. (See copy of letter May 1, 1965 to Elaine which details Uncle Ed’s travels)."

"I do believe Louise Johanna lived with the family while at the Morris Avenue farm and did move to Albion. In the May 1, 1965 letter Uncle Ed states that "when he wrote to his sister Louise, his Dad intercepted the letter and asked him to return home" ...so at what point or why does, Louise Johanna move to Middletown, CT to live with Aunt Anna Slade (Erdman’sister), who is a nurse. One thing, Louise had what was referred to as "hip disease" and walked with a limp. Perhaps Aunt Anna was to care for her. We do know that Louise’s daughter Elizabeth is born in 1903 in Middletown. Eventually, Louise marries Edgar Mason in Attleborough, MA, lives in Warwick and has three more children."

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