The Milon Eddy Family
of
Theresa, Jefferson County, N. Y.
Mrs. Eddy was the former Mary Hasner Eddy.
More about her ancestors may be learned by clicking here.
Note by Sitehost (April 2008): During the past few weeks I was honored to make the acquaintance of a descendant of Milon and Mary Hasner Eddy. My lifelong interest in this family came about because Milon and Mary Hasner Eddy were my mother’s uncle and aunt. Many were the times my mother spoke of her visits to Theresa when she was young. Mother considered Uncle "Mi" her favorite uncle. I have to assume that because my mother drove a car at age 12 (1916) she was frequently enlisted to drive her Dad (George Hasner) of Glen Park, out to Theresa for visits with his sister and her husband.
Milon Eddy is not new to my website. My newly found cousin requested that I not use her name; however I am indebted to her for the many photos that I plan to place in this section. For insight into Milon’s character you won’t want to miss Ernest G. Cook’s (Watertown Daily Times journalist) article about cornhusking which appears on this site and also on Nan Dixon's Jefferson County (NY) GenWeb site.
An interview of Mary Hasner Eddy by Ernest G. Cook.
An article written after Milon's funeral appeared in the March 7, 1927 edition of the Watertown Daily Times, one which brought recall of a lightening strike involving Milon Eddy. HIT BY LIGHTENING
BUT SURVIVED IT
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PASSING OF MILAN EDDY RE-
CALLS STORY
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COMPANION WAS KILLED OUTRIGHT
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Man Whose Funeral Was Held Sun-
day Was Struck By Lightning
Half Century Ago--Could Always
Tell Afterward When Storm Was
Coming
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Theresa, March 7, -- The funeral services Milan Eddy, which were held from the home of his son, Arthur Eddy at Hyde Lake on Sunday afternoon, were largely attended. Rev. T. W. Carling of the Methodist church here preached the funeral sermon and had charge of the service.
The passing of Mr. Eddy recalls the almost forgotten fact that he was one of the very few people struck by lightning and who lived to tell the story. It all happened back 50 or 51 years ago one Sunday morning when Mr. Eddy was working for Samuel Strough, owner of the Strough homestead, at Strough's crossing.
Mr. Eddy had started with the milk for the Stills Corners cheese factory, a mile or so distant. In the south and west heavy black clouds were forming and the distant thunder was making the earth tremble. It was a question of which was the better plan, -- to go quickly with the milk and maybe get home before the worst of the storm struck, or to await the first hard rush of the storm before starting. It was decided to start at once and Mr. Strough himself was the deciding factor, as he stated he would go with Mr. Eddy and the trip would be over.
Driving fast they had come within a fourth of a mile of the factory and were directly in front of the Rappole farm and the Yost farm--now owned by George T. McNeill. In the Rappole home the people were watching from the window the hurry (sic) milk rig. The storm had struck with all its mad fury. As the people from the home watched there came a blinding flash, fire seemed to roll in a circle from the tires on the wheels of the wagon, the horse fell to the ground and a man was seen to be hurled high over the wheel and almost to the fence.
Rushing out it was discovered that Mr. Strough had been killed instantly and Mr. Eddy was plucked up limp and supposedly dead. The lightning had melted the solder on the cover of the milk-can, had curdled the milk, had run along the shafts to the horse and pretty near made a complete ruin of the outfit.
Mr. Eddy was carried in the house and little by little began to recover. In two days he began to act normal, although having pains in his side. For years after he stated that he suffered during thunder storms and often would tell a day or so ahead the coming of a thunder storm by the feelings he had in his body. It was a narrow escape, but he lived many years after to tell the story.
Mary's obit was found in the March 6, 1941 issue of the Watertown Daily Times MRS. MARY EDDY --------------------- (Special to The Times) THERESA -- March 6. Mrs. Mary Hosmer Eddy, 88, died at 11 this morning in the Central Hospital. She had been in the Hospital since Tuesday suffering from pleurisy. Death was attributed to complications and old age. Mrs. Eddy was born in Alexandria on August 4, 1852, a daughter of Archibald and Minerva Hosner. She was married to Milan Eddy on January 1, 1869, and they settled in West Theresa. Surviving are two brothers, George M. Hosner, Clayton, and Arthur Hosmer, Theresa and a sister, Mrs. Fred C. (Cora E.) Snell, 1138 Academy St. Funeral services will be held at 2 Sunday afternoon from the Gilt (sic) Funeral Home in Theresa. Burial will be made in the family plot in Oakwood cemetery. Note: The text of the obit is erroneous and misleading for those studying this family. As a Hasner-Hosner researcher, it is apparent that Mary was survived by three children, George Eddy, Mrs. Cora (Fred) Snell, and Arthur Eddy. She was survived by only one sibling, being a brother, Edward C. Hosner of Inyo County, CA. Perhaps there was a more accurate obit in another newspaper. PHOTOGRAPHS
AGE 88, EXPIRES
A photo of Milon Eddy with a musket. Note: Photo is clearer is one goes to the unframed photo.
A second photo of Milon Eddy (b. 1848) taken between 1860-1865. Note: Photo is clearer if one uses the unframed photo.
A tintype of Mary Hasner Eddy & Baby about 1871 Note: Photo is clearer if one uses the unframed photo.
A photo of Mr. & Mrs. Milon Eddy as a young couple. Note: Photo is clearer if one uses the unframed photo.
A photo of Mr. & Mrs. Milon Eddy in later life. Note: Photo is clearer if one uses the unframed photo.
A photo of two of the grandchildren of Milon and Mary Hasner Eddy, and other students who attended Hyde Lake School in the Theresa-Redwood area of Jefferson County, N. Y.
A photo of the Children of Arthur and Emma Eddy. Note: Photo is clearer is one goes to the unframed photo.
A photo Aunt Mary Eddy and son, Arthur with the chickens on their farm near Theresa, N. Y. Note: Photo is clearer is one goes to the unframed photo.
