Cyrus Leslie Edy (abt. 1883 - abt. 1966)

Biography

• Cyrus was born October 22, 1883 at Port Huron, Michigan. He died January 17, 1966 in London, and is buried in Woodland Cemetery, London. True to the Edy lack of concern for the spelling of the name he was Christened Eddy. The name was changed back to Edy when Cyrus was in his teens. Cyrus met Florence "Bunty: Adelaide Rowland on May 19, 1904, and were married on June 28, 1910, in London, Ontario. They had tree children: Marjorie Adelaide, Robert Rowland and Donald Leslie Edy. Cyrus was known by his children and grand-children as "Pop".

• The following information is taken from notes by Jane Edy Hughes. "During this period of time (1901-1906) Pop enjoyed sports such as tennis, football and canoeing. He thought nothing of taking the train and steam ferry to Detroit or Toronto for a weekend. Vacations were spent taking the train to Thedford or Ravensburg, at Ipperwash cottages, or earlier, tenting. And buggy trips to Grand Bend were mentioned as well. Dances at each others homes, canoe trips up the Thames to Springbank and the short trip by rail to Port Stanley filled his leisure hours. He boarded most of the time with his grandfather, William Daniel Edy and spent many evenings visiting with his uncle Les (Eli Leslie).

• "He worked at Southam Printing and the London Advertiser, which both gave him glowing testimony as an artist. 'He was a reporter and cartoonist for the Free Press. He drew under the pen name of Peck. Cyrus then left the newspaper business and joined Somerville Industries Ltd. as a commercial artist. He retired in 1965 as the company's sales manager.

• "Pop and Bunty lived at 306 Oxford for 42 years and then built a house on the hill overlooking the corner of Commissioners Road and Springbank Drive in 1953, where we, the grandchildren, had a wonderful time playing in the woods. After that they moved to 383 Cedar Ave." (Source: Jane (Edy) Hughes and the book "Climbing Down the Eddye-Eddy-Edy Family Tree", by Eric Johnstone, 2009-10

Birth

• Birth of Cyrus L Eddy^[1]
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Place: Port Huron, Saint Clair, Michigan
  • Birth Date: 3 Oct 1883
  • Father's Name: Lorenzo Eddy
  • Mother's name: Maggie Eddy

Marriage

• Marriage between Cyrus Leslie Edy and Florence Adelaide Rowland^[2]
  • Date: June 28, 1910
  • Place: Middlesex, Ontario
• Groom: Cyrus Leslie Edy
  • Birth Year: 1884 (26)
  • Residence: London, Ontario
  • Occupation: Travelling Salesman
  • Religion: Presbyterian
  • Father: Lorenzo Daniel Edy
  • Father's Profession: Manufacturer
  • Mother: Margaret Hastings Edy
• Bride: Florence Adelaide Rowland
  • Birth Year: 1885 (25)
  • Residence: London, Ontario
  • Occupation: Housekeeper
  • Religion: Presbyterian
  • Father: Malcolm Henry Rowland
  • Father's Profession: Accountant
  • Mother: Emma Webster Rowland
• Witnesses: Wm. George Patterson, 474 Queen's Ave., London, Ontario; Constance Elinor Rowland, 486 Queens Ave, London, Ontario.

Census Data

• 1901 Canadian Census^[3] - London, Middlesex, Ontario

• • L. D Edy - 46 (Feb 9, 1855) B. USA; Immigration: 1870; R. Brethren; O. Broom Maker; Earnings $500

• • Margeret Edy - 47 (Oct 22, 1853) B. Ontario

• • Cyrus Edy - 17 (Oct 22, 1883) B. Ontario; O. Office Lithographer; Earnings $150

• • Robert R R Edy - 12 (Nov 2, 1888) B. Ontario

• 1911 Canadian Census - 306 Oxford, London, Ontario^[4]

• • Cyrus Edy - 27 (October 1883) b: USA; Immigration year: 1894; Naturalized: 1905

• • Florence Edy - 26 (October 1884) b: Ontario

• 1921 Canadian Census - 306 Oxford St., London, Ontario^[5]

• • Cyrus Eddy - 37 (1884) b. Ontario; o. Salesman; Earnings: $1500

• • Florence Eddy - 36 (1885) b. Ontario

• • Marjory Eddy -10 (1911) b. Ontario

• • Robert Eddy - 6 (1915) b. Ontario

• • Donald Eddy - 3 (1918) b. Ontario

• • Freland Schroeder (female lodger) - 18 (1903) b. Ontario; o. Stenographer; Earnings: $600

Death

• Death of Cyrus Edy
  • Date: ABT 1966
  • Place: Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario

Death Notice

• First Free Press Cartoonist, Cyrus 'Cy' Edy, 82, Dies in Hospital

• London's first newspaper cartoonist, Cyrus Leslie (Cy) Edy, of 383 Cedar Ave., died yesterday in Victoria Hospital. He was 82.

• Mr. Edy was born in Port Huron, Mich., but lived in London for more than 70 years.

• He was a reporter on the now defunct London Advertiser, and later worked as a reporter on The London Free Press, becoming its first cartoonist.

• Sixty years ago he left the newspaper business and joined Somerville Industries Ltd. as a commercial artist. He also was the company's sales manager for 25 years, retiring Oct. 1, 1965.

• Mr. Edy was a member of London's Intermediate ORFU championship team 55 years ago, a city team partly made up of Western University students. In later years he was an avid golfer, curler and bowler.

• He was one of the first members of the Kiwanis Club of London and was a member of the Hermitage Club.

• He had many stories to tell about the early days in London and in many cases it was a first-hand report. One of his early experiences was as a teen-ager. He happened to be standing beside Constable Michael Toohey when the policeman was shot down by "Peg Leg" Brown, who was later executed for murder.

• Mr. Edy was a member of First St. Andrew's United Church.

• He is survived by his wife, the former Florence Rowland; two sons, Robert and Donald, and daughter Marjorie, all of London.

• Service will be held at 2 pm Thursday at the A. Millard George funeral home, Ridout Street, with Rev. A. J. Farquhar, of First St. Andrew's officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Source: The London Free Press, January 18, 1966.

Burial

• Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada^[6]
  • Leslie Eli Edy (1864-1919) Section N, Row 13
  • Alma Mary Moore Edy (1866–1933) Section N, Row 13
  • Irene Edy Shotwell (1889-1919) Section N, Row 13
  • Donna Elaine Edy Hammond (1891-1976) Section Q
  • Cyrus Leslie Edy (1883–1966) Section P, FindaGrave Memorial ID: 219049263
  • Florence Adelaide Rowland Edy (1884–1989) Section P
  • Marjorie A Edy (1911-1990) Section P
  • Donald Leslie Edy (1917–2017)
  • Leslie Jane Edy (1946-2021) Section P

Note

• Occupation:Artist/Salesman
• Lived at 306 Oxford Street, London at the time of Marjorie's birth in 1911.

• An entry in what is believed to be Helen (Edy) Brown's address book indicates a Cy Edy lived at 306 Oxford St, London, Ont.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Edy-25 created through the import of Haviland-Descendants.ged on Feb 10, 2012 by Graeme MacKay. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Graeme and others.

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. ↑ Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833 (149), 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. Registration #015607
3. ↑ 1901; Census Place: London (City/Cité) Wards/Quartiers No 3 and 4, Middlesex (east/est), Ontario; Page: 19; Family No: 208.
4. ↑ Year: 1911; Census Place: , London City, Ontario; Page: 23; Family No: 66.
5. ↑ Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 71; Census Place: Ward 4, London, Ontario; Page Number: 13.
6. ↑ FindaGrave entry for Edy Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario