 1912 - 1941 (28 years)
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| Name |
William Boyd Edenhart |
| Birth |
20 Dec 1912 |
Ridgeley, West Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1941 |
Panama Canal Zone |
| Notes |
- William served as a Private in the U.S. Army.
He resided in Allegany County, Maryland prior to being in the service.
He died in the "Line Of Duty" prior to World War II.
Service # 6993853
Below Articles found by: Charles Riend
EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 9, col. 6:
~~Monday, June 23, 1941~~
William Boyd Edenhart
Private First Class William Boyd Edenhart, son of the late John and Katherine Edenhart, of Ridgeley, W. Va., met death by drowning in the Panama Canal last week where he was stationed with the guard and service company at Port of Corozal. Notice of his death was received from the War Department Saturday by Private Edenhart's sister, Mrs. Fred E. Ryan, of 137 Arch Street. While a student at Pennsylvania Avenue High School, Private Edenhart was a member of the drum corps and distinguished himself as a baseball player. He joined the Army here about two years ago and was transferred to the Canal Zone after a short training period at Fort Slocum, N. Y.
Besides Mrs. Ryan, he is survived by other sisters, Mrs. Rudolph Judy, Cresaptown; Mrs. Delbert Tiehnell, Washington, and Mrs. L. F. McKenzie and Mrs. Frank Galbraith, Jr., both of Pittsburgh, Pa., and one brother, Charles E. Edenhart, this city. The body is to be cremated and the ashes sent here for burial.
EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 13, col. 2:
~~Thursday, July 3, 1941~~
William B. Edenhart
The cremated body of Pvt. William Boyd Edenhart, 28, drowned at the Panama Canal June 20, arrived here today and was taken to Stein's chapel, where services will be conducted Saturday by the Rev. Edward P. Heinze, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.
Pvt. Edenhart was a son of the late John and Katherine Edenhart, of Ridgeley, and attended Pennsylvania Avenue High School.
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| Person ID |
I00073 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
John Edward Edenhart, b. 2 Feb 1877, Sinclairville, West Virginia d. 17 Jul 1922, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 45 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mary Catherine Burke, b. 25 Jan 1877, Maryland d. 23 Sep 1918, Ridgely, Mineral County, West Virginia (Age 41 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
29 Nov 1899 |
| Family ID |
F00022 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | Photo of Boyd Edenhart and Newspaper Clipping Concerning His Death
Circa 1942 |
 | Photo of Edenhart Siblings (brothers and sisters of Clara Belle Edenhart McKenzie b. 1904)
Gertude, Dorothy, Clara Belle, Ann, Charles "Bud", Mary and Boyd |
 | Photo of Lester Franklin McKenzie, Clara Belle McKenzie and Boyd Edenhart
House on Carnival Way, Pittsburgh |
 | 55 Blocker Street, Ridgeley, West Virginia
This is the Edenhart house located at 55 Blocker Street in Ridgeley, West Virginia. The author visited the house in 1999. It surprisingly still looked quite similar to this picture which was taken at the turn of the 1900's. |
 | Photo of Dorothy Edenhart, Carmy (Rudy) Judy, Jim Judy, Charles (Bud) Edenhart, Mary Edenhart and William Boyd Edenhart Circa 1922
Dorothy Edenhart (b. 1907) holding baby, James E. Judy (b. 1922), Carmy Rudy Judy (adult) standing next to Dorothy, children (L-R) are Mary Edenhart (b. 1916), William Boyd Edenhart (b. 1912) and Charles (Bud) Edenhart (b. 1909) |
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