Alma Gertrude Edgar (1881 – 1975)

Alma Gertrude Edgar was born on April 8, 1881, in Fishing Creek Township, Pennsylvania. Her early life was rooted in a strong family environment that shaped her values and future endeavors. Alma married Charles Oliver Stauffer. Together, they built a life in Stillwater, Pennsylvania, before moving to Buchanan, Virginia, and eventually settling in Asheville, North Carolina, where they became prominent members of the community. The couple had three children, and Alma’s role as a mother and wife was central to her identity.

Alma Gertrude Edgar Stauffer, April 8, 1974

Alma visits her half-sister, Miss Hattie Edgar

The earliest record found for Alma is a notice in the Tribune of Scranton, Pennsylvania on September 17, 1895. A 14-year-old Alma visited her half-sister, Miss Harriet Edgar, in West Pittston, Pennylvania.1

1898 Marriage to Charles Oliver Stauffer

Alma married Charles Oliver Stauffer, of Stillwater, Pennsylvania, on July 9, 1898, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Charles was a laborer from Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, and Alma was a lady from Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Alma had turned 17 two months before the wedding, and she had permission from her mother to marry as a minor.2

Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

1900 United States Census

In 1900, Alma G., 19 (born April 1881), lived with her husband, Charlie O. Stauffer, 23 (born December 1976), and her daughter, Beatrice E., 1 (born October 1898), in a rented house in Stillwater Borough, Fishing Creek Township, Pennsylvania. Alma and Charlie had been married for a year, and Alma had given birth to one child. Everybody was native to Pennsylvania. Charlie was a logger. Everybody but the baby could read, write, and speak English. Name listed: Alma G Stauffer3

Stillwater Borough, Fishing Creek Township, Pennsylvania

1910 United States Census

In 1910, Alma E., 29, and Charles O. Stauffer (misspelled Staufer), 33, lived with their children Beatrice E., 11, and Grayden F., 4, in a rented house in Buchanan, Virginia. Alma and Charles had been married for 12 years and had two children. Charles was a laborer at a sawmill, and both children had attended school. Everybody in the household was native to Pennsylvania, and they could read, write, and speak English. Name listed: Alma E Staufer4

Buchanan, Virginia

1911-12 Roanoke Virginia City Directory

Alma and Charles lived in Roanoke, Virginia from 1911 to 1912 at 706 Bullit Avenue SE, Roanoke, Virginia with their family. Charles worked at a planing mill and Grady was a cabinet maker.5

706 Bullit Avenue SE, Roanoke, Virginia

Their house is no longer standing. The only thing that remains is the sidewalk leading to what would have been the front door.

1920 United States Census

In 1920, Alma, 39, and Charles O Stauffer, 42, lived with their children Graydon F, 18, and Dorothy E, 2 ½, and Alma’s mother, Martha Edgar, 61, a widow, in a rented home in Asheville, North Carolina. Charles was a self-employed lumberman. Graydon had not attended school that year. Everybody was native to Pennsylvania except Dorothy, who was born in Virginia. Everybody could read, write, and speak English. Name listed: Alma Stauffer6

Asheville, North Carolina

Women’s Suffrage Movement

The women’s suffrage movement, culminating in the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, was a pivotal development during Alma’s early adulthood. This granted women the right to vote and marked a significant shift in women’s roles in society. Alma’s active involvement with the Harriet Jones Foundation in the late 1920s suggests that she was a strong supporter of women’s rights.

1921-1931 Asheville City Directories

By 1921, Alma and her family lived at 116 Woodward Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina. In 1921, Charles was the superintendent and general manager at the Williams-Brownell Planing Mill Company. By 1923 Charles and Grady were woodworkers at the Biltmore Casket Company. By 1926, they were working at Stauffer Planing Mill.7

116 Woodward Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina

116 Woodward Avenue has been absorbed by a much larger estate on an adjoining street.

1930 United States Census

In 1930, Alma E, 49, and Charles O Stauffer, 53, lived with their children Grady F, 28, and Dorothy, 12, at the home they owned, 116 Woodward Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina, valued at $8,000. Charles and Alma had been married since Charles was 22 and Alma was 18. Charles was the proprietor of a planing mill, and Grady was a laborer at the mill. Everybody could read, write, and speak English, and Dorothy had attended school in the previous year. Everyone was native to Pennsylvania except for Dorothy who was born in Virginia. Neither Charles nor Grady were veterans. They owned a radio. Name listed: Alma E Stauffer8

1929-1944 Social News

  • On April 9, 1929, Alma and Mrs. R.L. Spaulding hosted a luncheon for the Harriet-Jones Federation of the First Christian Church. Harriet Jones9 was a doctor, politician, and suffragette from West Virginia who lobbied for women’s voting rights and the well-being of young women.10
  • On November 27, 1937, Alma attended a Thanksgiving-themed bridge luncheon honoring former Asheville resident Mrs. S.G. Otstot of Raleigh that took place in the home of her neighbor, Mrs. R.L. Spalding, 34 Woodward Avenue, Norwood Park, Asheville, South Carolina.11
  • On November 29, 1939, Alma co-hosted a covered dish luncheon with her neighbor, Mrs. R. L. Spaulding to follow a meeting for the second circle of the First Christian Church at Mrs. Spaulding’s home.12
  • On October 10, 1944, Alma hosted a business women’s meeting at her church with Mrs. Larimar Williams and Mrs. L.L. Froneberger.13

1932-1940 Asheville City Directories

Beginning in 1932, Alma and Charles lived at 62 Woodward Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina.14

1940 United States Census

In 1940, Alma (59) and C.O. (Charles) Stauffer lived at 62 Woodward Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina, with their son G.F. (Grady) Stauffer (39), his wife Nell (32), their granddaughter Elizabeth (1), and their daughter Dorothy McMillen (22) and her husband Robert. The family paid $32 per month in rent. Charles, Alma, and Grady were born in Pennsylvania; Nell, Elizabeth, and Robert were born in North Carolina; and Dorothy was born in Virginia.

Five years earlier, in 1935, Charles, Alma, Grady, and Nell had been living at the same address. Meanwhile, Robert was residing in Asheville, and Dorothy was living in Washington, DC. The census record from 1940 shows some transcription errors but noted that Charles, Alma, Grady, and Nell were employed as woodworkers in a wood shop, Robert worked as a clerk in a restaurant, and Dorothy was a secretary at an electric fixture store. However, Charles and Alma had been unemployed for 65 weeks, and Grady and Alma had missed four weeks of work. All adults in the household were self-employed except for Robert, who earned $780, and Dorothy, who earned $312.

Regarding their education, Charles completed the 6th grade, Alma the 8th grade, Grady had three years of college education, while Nell and Robert finished the 12th grade, and Dorothy completed two years of college.15

62 Woodward Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina

Their home was built in 1915. It is now a multi-family house, and it most recently sold in 2017 for $725,000.16

1940 Transfer of Properties

On May 1, 1940, Charles and Alma purchased properties in Biltmore and Asheville from Grady and Nell Stauffer.17

Standing: Charles Stauffer, Sitting L-R: Martha Edgar, Elizabeth Stauffer, and Alma Stauffer

1943 Asheville City Directory

In 1943, Alma and Charles lived at 37 Colonial Place, Asheville, North Carolina.18

37 Colonial Place, Asheville, North Carolina

Built in 1927, the house most recently sold in 2012 for $292,000. A description of the property then:

“Asheville steal!! 1920’s charm, built for entertaining. Pvt backyard w/ mtn views and inground pool. Spiral staircase winds to luxurious ma suite w/ whirlpool tub and pvt balcony w/ mtn view. 2nd br suite, on 3rd level offers pvt balc and mtn views. Media and bonus rooms w/ full ba in finished bsmt w/ magnificent stone work will remind you of the spa at the grove park inn. Bsmt sf just below 7″.19

Alma with granddaughter, Elizabeth

1950 United States Census

In 1948, Charles Stauffer purchased 119 Dodge Street, Asheville, North Carolina from David Lawter.20 Alma sold it to R.L. McBrayer in 1961, after he had passed away.21

In 1950, 68-year-old Alma E and Charles O (73) Stauffer lived with their daughter, Dorothy S. McMillan, 32, and now divorced, and grandson, Robert A. McMillan, 7 at 119 Dodge Street, Asheville, North Carolina. In a unit upstairs, their son, Grady F., 48, and his wife, Anice F., 42. Another unit was rented to the family of James B. Lyda. Charles, Alma, and Grady were born in Pennsylvania, Dorothy in Virginia, Robert in Washington, DC, and Anice in Alabama. Charles and Grady worked at a woodworking plant with Charles directing workmen and Grady operating the machinery. Dorothy was a stenographer for the welfare office, and Anice was a saleslady at a department store.22

In 1950, Charles was the superintendent of Symms Millworks and Supplies. In 1953, he was working for Stauffer Millwork. Alma lived at 119 Dodge Street in Asheville for the rest of her husband’s life, list listed in the directory in 1960, when she was listed as Charles’ widow.23

119 Dodge Street, Asheville, North Carolina

Credit: Biltmore Village Inn.24

The house that Alma lived in throughout the 1950s is now called the Biltmore Village Inn, a bed and breakfast in Asheville, near Biltmore.25

1952 Hosting the Spauldings

In 1952, Alma received a week-long visit from her close friend, Mrs. R.L. Spaulding, with whom she had previously hosted events in the 1930s and 40s. Mrs. Spaulding and her family had moved to Burlington.26

January 6, 1959 Death of Husband, Charles Oliver Stauffer

Obituary transcript for Charles O. Stauffer, from the Morning Press, Bloomsburg, PA, on January 8, 1959:

"Charles O. Stauffer Dies At Age 92 - Charles O. Stauffer, eighty-two, Asheville, N.C., former Stillwater resident died at his home in Asheville Tuesday morning of complications. He had been ill approximately five years. He was born in Bloomsburg, and was engaged in the lumber business. He at one time operated the Stillwater Paper Mill. He moved from Stilwater to Clifton Forge, Va., in 1910, and from there to Asheville.
  "Surviving are his wife, the former Alma Edgar; a son, Graydon, Asheville, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Maney, Orlando, Fla.; a half-sister, Mrs. Bertha Sterner, Bloomsburg; two half-brothers, Alvin Stauffer, Espy, and Si Stauffer, Bloomsburg; two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
  "Funeral services will be held tomorrow at three o'clock from the Baker Funeral home, Bloomsburg, with Rev. Kenneth Gould, pastor of the Church of Christ, Bloomsburg, officiating. Burial will be in Stillwater cemetery."27

1966-68 Traveling Home to Pennsylvania

In 1966 and 1968, Alma and her sister, Madge Morris, of Fredericksburg, VA traveled to Stillwater, PA to spend several weeks at a time with John McHenry and Helen Pringle. Alma is descended from the McHenrys and these people were likely her cousins. In 1966, Alma was living in Florida, but by 1968 she was back in Asheville.28

Death of Alma Gertrude Edgar Stauffer – September 22, 1975

Credit: Find a Grave29

Alma died on September 22, 1975, at the age of 94 in her home in Florida after suffering from an illness for four months. Her obituary was published in newspapers in Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. She had been living in Grand Island, Florida for the last five years of her life. She was survived by her son, Grady, daughter, Dorothy, and two grandchildren. Her funeral was held in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and she was buried in the Stillwater cemetery next to her husband.30

Grand Island, Florida

Obituaries of Alma Stauffer

From the Asheville Citizen-Times, September 24, 1975

"Mrs. C.O. Stauffer , formerly of Asheville, died Monday at her home in Eustis, Fla., according to word received here Tuesday. 
  "She was the widow of C.O. Stauffer.
  "Survivors include a son, Grady Stauffer of Asheville; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Payne of Eustis; two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
  "Services and burial will be held Friday morning in Stillwater, Fla."

From the Morning Press, Bloomsburg, PA, September 23, 1975

"Alma E. Stauffer: Mrs. Alma E. Stauffer, 94, Grand Island, Fla., died at 3 p.m. Monday at her home. She had been ill for four months.
  "Born in Fishing Creek twp., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Martha Golder Edgar. She lived in Stillwater for a number of years before moving to Ashville, N.C. For the past five years she lived in Grand Island.
  "She was a member of the First Christian Church in Asheville, N.C.
  "Her husband, Charles O. Stauffer, died January 9, 1959.
  "Surviving are a son, Grady F. Stauffer, Ashville, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Dorothy S.) Payne, Grand Island, Fla.; two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Madge Morris, Fredericksburg, Va.
  "Funeral will be held Friday Morning at ten at the Dean W. Kriner Funeral Home, 246 West Main street, Bloomsburg, with the Rev. Joel M. Stauffer, pastor of the Stillwater Christian Church, officiating. Burial will follow in the Stillwater Cemetery."

From the Orlando Sentinel, September 24, 1975

"Mrs. Alma E. Stauffer, 94, Grand Island, died Monday. Born in Columbia County, Pa., She had lived in Grand Island for five years. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Asheville, N.C. Survivors: son, Grady F., Asheville; daughter, Mrs. Dorothy S Payne, Grand Island; sister, Mrs. Madge Morris, Fredericksburg, Va.; and two grandchildren. Hamlin and Hilbish Inc., Zeller, Kennedy, and Hamlin Funeral Home, Eustis."

Alma Gertrude Edgar Stauffer’s life encapsulates a period of substantial change in American history. From the Women’s Suffrage Movement of the early 20th century, through the economic challenges of the Great Depression, to the social upheavals of the Civil Rights Movement, her experiences reflect the broader historical context of the times.

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