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Manuscripts, American -- Illinois

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Eden-Martin family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Eden
Abstract

Papers pertaining to the family of Illinois U.S. Representative John R. Eden (1826-1909). The majority of the material primarily concerns John R. Eden’s daughter Rose, her husband Ivory J. Martin, and their children. The papers also contain correspondence and material relating to the Taylor and Pifer families, who were the in-laws of Rose and Ivory’s son, Robert W. Martin. (Robert Martin married Ruth Pifer, daughter of Hattie Taylor and Finley Pifer).

Dates: approximately 1827-1961