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Martha H Eddy

Person ID
178795
About
White Female born in 1881

Martha Henning Eddy was born in Saratoga Springs in 1881. She was appointed to the Cornell faculty in 1932 after the death of her husband, Edward D. Eddy, who was county attorney for Saratoga County. During World War II, Mrs. Eddy directed the Women's Land Army in New York State. At her retirement in 1949 she was an administrative extension specialist and a roving ambassador for the College of Home Economics. After her retirement from Cornell, Governor Dewey appointed Mrs. Eddy as women's director of the New York State Fair. See 1957 obituary at https://ithacajournal.newspapers.com/clip/119879076/obituary-for-martha-henning-eddy-died/

Census Records
YearNameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
1940Eddy, Martha HHead215 Fall Creek Dr58WhiteNew YorkWidowedTeacher
1950Eddy, Martha HHead380 The Parkway68WhiteNew YorkNever MarriedNone
Relatives in 1940 US Census
NameRelation to HeadAddressAgeRacePOBMarriageOccupation
Eddy, Marjorie LDaughter215 Fall Creek Dr21WhiteNew YorkSingleNone
Eddy, Edward DSon215 Fall Creek Dr18WhiteNew YorkSingleNone
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