Born in Perry Florida Taylor County SE of Tallahhassee.
living in 1920: Oklawalha, a small town near Bushnell, Sumter Co FL living in 1910: Perry Florida left there when Estelle was a baby (1913) and
moved to LaBelle Lee Co. Moved to Lee County in 1928 again,
after living in Lakeland FL a number of years.Had three sisters, named Carry, Irene, and Ethel. They lived in Perry FL.
This information from his dauther Estelle 20 Jul 1993. Telcom.
Said he left Florida when the family was still young, and probably died "Up in
Alabama". Farmed in Florida during the depression.Estelle (telcom of Jul 22 1993):
(Note from Martha Estell to HDE dated 5 Jan 1994: "All of this information
here is about Edward Vernon Ethington, son of P.G. Ethington. This is not to
be confused as for P.G. Ethington. He was my grandfather.""Daddy went north to Alabama to try and find work. He had some connections
up there. He wrote to Momma and asked her to get the truck fixed, and come on
up, but Momma didn't think it sounded all that good, so didn't go.
That was
the last we heard of Daddy. We just don't know what happened to him." This was
in 1929 during the depression.Census:
1910 Census of Lee County FL ED 78 Fam 1 shows:Ethington, E.V. Head Male White age 26 Married (first time) 1 yr b. AL
Father born AL, mother born FL.
Ethington, Lena Wife F White age 18 Married (first time) 1 yr b. FLno children.
Was working in Lee county on the river boat prior to their marriage in 1909. On
the Caloosahatchee river - runs from Ft Myers to Lake Okeechobbee in South
Florida.
From Shirley Burnett, wife of Albert Meryl: "I think I heard that Ed Vernon
Ethington died in the Chatahoochi State mental hospital...". [note from
Estelle: "This has not been substantiated."]Per Estelle, Edward Vernon joined the Baptist church in about 1922, in Lakeland
Florida.
Known as "Lena". See Peter G. Ethington heirs deed.
Death date and place from Estelle Ethington.