Her father and grandfather are listed as being buried in the family tomb, but it does not appear that Marcia is buried with them. Cemetery records show a seperate listing for: Spring, Marcia W, 1901. It is known that Marcia and her sister Annie are "buried in a grove behind the house in the family cemetery."
Inscription
Cemetery transcriptions are inaccurate. She is erroneously listed as Marcia F (correct dates), with her mother being listed as Marcia Winter Anderson Spring, but also listed under the name Spring with the correct dates.
Marcia is the daughter of John Farwell and Marcia Bowman (Winter) Anderson, and granddaughter of the Hon. John Anderson, Maine politician.
It is said that that "Marcia was the better of the family – lovely to look at, gay and charming and outgoing and kind."
On November 28, 1877, Marcia married Farwell James Edmands, who came from a well to do, prominant family in Newton, Mass. His father, John Wiley Edmands, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Massachusette's 3rd district. Ironically, he took office the same year Marcia's grand-father died, 1953, who was a representative for the state of Maine. Within a year or two of the birth of their daughter Annie in 1878, Farwell took sick. He died in 1884.
One of her old beaus, Mr. Spring, came and took both Marcia and Annie to Portland, ME. He died after only a couple of years of marraige, leaving them alone again. They eventually ended up back in Newton, where she died in 1901 from cancer.
Edith "Edie" Thacher Dane, 89, died Sunday, June 23, 2002 at the home of her daughter in San Jose, Calif. She was born May 4, 1913 in Ojai on the campus of The Thacher Preparatory Boys School, where her father, William Larned Thacher, was associate head master and her uncle, Sherman Day Thacher, was head master.
She attended Vassar College in New York, and married and settled in Sierra Madre, Calif., where her mother, Hilda Blumer Thacher, was born. Her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John George Blumer, were of the original group of residents of Sierra Madre when they arrived in 1886.
Mrs. Dane lived in Sierra Madre for more than 60 years and was an active and dedicated volunteer in her community throughout her adult life. She received numerous honors and awards for her service in the areas of early childhood development, the "War on Poverty," and a variety of human rights and social justice initiatives. She was active in the Democratic Party and, in her later years, was active in efforts to preserve the hillside of her hometown. As a social activist, she was committed to the health and well-being of all members of society and to her local communities of Sierra Madre, and surrounding Pasadena-area cities.
She is survived by her children, Bill Dane of Albany, Calif., Frank Dane of Forestville, Calif., and Nancy Dane Peña of San Jose, Calif.; daughter-in-law Nancy Dulberg; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and several cousins and in-laws.
Memorial services will be held Aug. 16, 2002 in Sierra Madre.
Joseph Cushing Edmands
Residence Newton MA; a 19 year-old Clerk.
Enlisted on 10/4/1861 as a 1st Sergeant.
On 10/9/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. MA 24th Infantry
He was discharged for promotion on 7/30/1862
On 7/30/1862 he was commissioned into "K" Co. MA 32nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/1/1865
He was listed as:
* Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
* POW 12/17/1863 Sangster's Station, VA (Confined at Macon, GA)
* Paroled 3/11/1864 (place not stated)
* Wounded 6/18/1864 Petersburg, VA
* Wounded 9/30/1864 Poplar Springs Church, VA
Promotions:
* Capt 7/30/1862 (As of Co. K 32nd MA Inf)
* Major 12/29/1862
* Lt Colonel 6/29/1864
* Colonel 6/30/1864
* Colonel 9/30/1864 by Brevet
* Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet
Other Information:
born 3/26/1842 in Boston, MA
Member of GAR Post # 62 (Charles Ward) in Newtonville, MA
Held GAR Offices:
* Post Commander # 62
died 12/28/1879 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mt Auburn Cemetery, Arlington, MA.