Edna Halter

   Cause of her death was Uraemia and sepsis due to vesico vaginal fistula.

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Newton Township, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, ED# 21, page 80A records Edna Halter (May 1882) boarding as a servant in the home of Joseph L. (April 1873) and Lizzie (Jan 1875) Miller. Nearby are her parents and siblings.


The 1920 Federal Census for Erie (Ward 4), Erie Co., PA, District 93, page 175A records Samuel (39 - PA/PA/PA) and his wife Edna (37) Overcash with children Anna (4 2/12), Samuel (2 9/12), Dessie (1 6/12), and Grace (4/12) renting at 413 Walnut Street. Samuel is a Machinist.

The 1930 Federal Census for Wesleyville, Erie Co., PA, District 147, page 251A records Samuel (49 - PA/PA/PA) and his wife Edna (44) Overcash (indexed as Overcast at ancestry.com) with children Anna (14), Samuel K. (12), Dessie (11), and Grace (10) living at 2416 Taggert Street. Samuel is working in the Receiving Department at the Iron Works. Samuel reports being married at age 32 while Edna reports age 28.


The Obituary for Edna Halter Overcash appears in newspaper in Erie, PA on 7/29/1944
The Erie Conty public library reveals obituary records at their website: http://www.erielibrary.org/research-services/obituary-listings/ [This is the date of the obituary, not the actual date of death]

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Edna Halter Overcash [Edna Halter Halter]
Residence: 2416 Taggart Street, Wesleyville, Erie Co., PA
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 62
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1881
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 29 Jul 1944
Death Place: Saint Vincents Hospital, Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania
Burial: Aug 1, 1944 at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Erie Co., PA
Father Name: David Halter
Father Birth Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Mother Name: Clara Forest
Mother Birth Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Spouse Name: Samuel M Overcash
Certificate Number: 62949
Informant: S. M. Overcash [husband] of 2416 Taggart Street, Wesleyville, Erie Co., PA

Edna married Samuel Miley Overcash, son of Samuel K. Overcash and Annie Elizabeth Rule, circa 1913. (Samuel Miley Overcash was born on 11 Apr 1880 in Altoona, Blair Co., PA and died on 27 Dec 1968 in Wesleyville, Erie Co., PA.)