Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameAlice Emily EDMUNDS 
Death14 Aug 1972, Cold Spring, Washoe County, Nevada2700
Burial15 Aug 1972, Mountain View Cemetery, Washoe County, Nevada
Memocremated
OccupationTeacher; Mother of 4 children
EducationUniversity of Nevada
ReligionUnitarian
FatherFrank Marion EDMUNDS (1845-1906)
MotherGertrude BARRON (1846-1925)
Spouses
Baptism6 Apr , Reno Trinity Parish, Reno, Nevada4233
MemoSponsors: mother and Geo. J. Becker
Burial9 Jul 1966, Mountain View Cemetery, Washoe County, Nevada
Memocremated
FatherAndrew (Andreas) SAUER (1829-1908)
MotherKatherine BECKER (1838-1919)
ChildrenGertrude E. (1907-1991)
Myra (Twin) (1912-1999)
Jean (Twin) (1912-1993)
Alice Louise (1917-2002)
Census notes for Alice Emily EDMUNDS
1880 Nevada, Storey County, Virginia City, E.D. 46, page 2B (taken 7 Jun 1880)
78 South Howard St., dwelling 19, family 22
Edmunds, Frank M., white, male, age 35, head, married, engineer, born New Hampshire, parents born New Hampshire
————-, Gertrude, white, female, age 32, wife, married, keeping house, born New Hampshire, father born Massachusetts, mother born New Hampshire
————-, Cora, white, female, age 4, daughter, single, at home, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
————-, Alice, white, female, age 2, daughter, single, at home, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
————-, Amie, white, female, age 1, daughter, single, at home, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
1900 Nevada, Washoe County, Washoe Precinct, E.D. 43, sheet 3A
dwelling 49, family 53
Winters, Theodore, head, white, male, Sept 1823, age 76, widower, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born S. Carolina, farmer
———-, Lewis, son, white, male, Oct 1867, age 32, single, born Nevada, father born Illinois, mother born Scotland, foreman
———-, Neva, daughter, white, female, Mar 1872, age 28, single, born Nevada, father born Illinois, mother born Scotland, bookkeeper
———-, Archie, son, white, male, Aug 1874, age 25, single, born Nevada, father born Illinois, mother born Scotland, farm laborer
———-, Theo, daughter, white, female, Mar 1878, age 22, single, born Nevada, father born Illinois, mother born Scotland
Edmund, Alice, visitor, white, female, Oct 1877, age 22, single, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire, teacher
other boarders and workers listed after this
1910 Nevada, Washoe County, Franktown Precinct, E.D. 66, sheet 1B
Reno to Carson City Road, dwelling 7, family 7
Sauer, Frederick Wm, head, male, white, age 32, married once for 3 years, born Nevada, parents for Germany, stock farmer
-------, Alice, wife, female, white, age 32, married once for 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
-------, Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 2, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Gorman, Le, hired man, male, white, age 45, widow, born Virginia, miner at Ophir mine
Satori, Antone, hired man, male, white, age 40, single, born Switzerland, parents born Switzerland, dairyman
1920 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno Township, E.D. 58, sheet 8A, stamped page 192
Farm, dwelling 139, family 141
Sauer, William F., head, rents, male, white, age 41, married, born Nevada, parents born Germany, farmer
-------, Alice, wife, female, white, age 41, married, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
sheet 8B
Sauer, Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Myra, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Jean, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Alice L., daughter, female, white, age 2 6/12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Banta, Philip S., servant, male, white, age 44, single, born California, father born New York, mother born Pennsylvania, farm labor
1930 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno township, Reno city, ward 2, E.D. 16-28, sheet 2A, stamped page 63
67 Washington St., dwelling 41, family 43
Sauer, Wm. F., head, rent $93, no radio, male, white, age 52, married at age 29, born Nevada, parents born Germany, rancher
-------, Alice E., wife, female, white, age 52, married at age 29, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
sheet 2B
Sauer, Myra, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Jean, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Alice L., daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Belli, Rosie O., lodger, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Switzerland
1940 Nevada, Washoe County, Washoe Valley, E.D. 16-22, sheet 11A, stamped page, 352
Washoe Valley, household 240
Sauer, William F., head, male, white, age 62, married, 2 years college, born Nevada, farmer, lived in same house in 1935
-------, Alice E., wife, female, white, age 62, married, 4 years college, born Nevada, lived in same house in 1935
78 South Howard St., dwelling 19, family 22
Edmunds, Frank M., white, male, age 35, head, married, engineer, born New Hampshire, parents born New Hampshire
————-, Gertrude, white, female, age 32, wife, married, keeping house, born New Hampshire, father born Massachusetts, mother born New Hampshire
————-, Cora, white, female, age 4, daughter, single, at home, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
————-, Alice, white, female, age 2, daughter, single, at home, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
————-, Amie, white, female, age 1, daughter, single, at home, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
1900 Nevada, Washoe County, Washoe Precinct, E.D. 43, sheet 3A
dwelling 49, family 53
Winters, Theodore, head, white, male, Sept 1823, age 76, widower, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born S. Carolina, farmer
———-, Lewis, son, white, male, Oct 1867, age 32, single, born Nevada, father born Illinois, mother born Scotland, foreman
———-, Neva, daughter, white, female, Mar 1872, age 28, single, born Nevada, father born Illinois, mother born Scotland, bookkeeper
———-, Archie, son, white, male, Aug 1874, age 25, single, born Nevada, father born Illinois, mother born Scotland, farm laborer
———-, Theo, daughter, white, female, Mar 1878, age 22, single, born Nevada, father born Illinois, mother born Scotland
Edmund, Alice, visitor, white, female, Oct 1877, age 22, single, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire, teacher
other boarders and workers listed after this
1910 Nevada, Washoe County, Franktown Precinct, E.D. 66, sheet 1B
Reno to Carson City Road, dwelling 7, family 7
Sauer, Frederick Wm, head, male, white, age 32, married once for 3 years, born Nevada, parents for Germany, stock farmer
-------, Alice, wife, female, white, age 32, married once for 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
-------, Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 2, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Gorman, Le, hired man, male, white, age 45, widow, born Virginia, miner at Ophir mine
Satori, Antone, hired man, male, white, age 40, single, born Switzerland, parents born Switzerland, dairyman
1920 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno Township, E.D. 58, sheet 8A, stamped page 192
Farm, dwelling 139, family 141
Sauer, William F., head, rents, male, white, age 41, married, born Nevada, parents born Germany, farmer
-------, Alice, wife, female, white, age 41, married, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
sheet 8B
Sauer, Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Myra, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Jean, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Alice L., daughter, female, white, age 2 6/12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Banta, Philip S., servant, male, white, age 44, single, born California, father born New York, mother born Pennsylvania, farm labor
1930 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno township, Reno city, ward 2, E.D. 16-28, sheet 2A, stamped page 63
67 Washington St., dwelling 41, family 43
Sauer, Wm. F., head, rent $93, no radio, male, white, age 52, married at age 29, born Nevada, parents born Germany, rancher
-------, Alice E., wife, female, white, age 52, married at age 29, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
sheet 2B
Sauer, Myra, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Jean, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Alice L., daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Belli, Rosie O., lodger, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Switzerland
1940 Nevada, Washoe County, Washoe Valley, E.D. 16-22, sheet 11A, stamped page, 352
Washoe Valley, household 240
Sauer, William F., head, male, white, age 62, married, 2 years college, born Nevada, farmer, lived in same house in 1935
-------, Alice E., wife, female, white, age 62, married, 4 years college, born Nevada, lived in same house in 1935
Obituary notes for Alice Emily EDMUNDS
Clipping in Myra Ratay’s mementos
Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada) 15 August 1972 p. 2
Alice Sauer
Alice Edmunds Sauer, 94, of 709 Cleveland Ave. died Monday in a local rest home.
Born Oct. 7, 1877, in Virginia City to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edmunds, she attended the Fourth Ward School there.
She graduated from the University of Nevada in Reno in 1897 and taught at the North Truckee School and in Butte, Mont. before marrying William F. Sauer, Washoe Valley rancher, in 1907. She returned to teaching in the valley in the 1930s.
The couple lived in the valley until he died in 1966.
Mrs. Sauer then moved to Reno.
She was active in the farm bureau, the Reno PTA, the Leisure Hour Club in Carson City and was member of the First Unitarian Fellowship in the 1890s in Reno.
She was preceded in death by sisters Mrs. Marion Cahlan and Amy Edmunds.
Surviving are daughters Jen [sic] Fry and Alice L. Lohse of Reno, Myra Ratay, Denver and Gertrude Leary, San Francisco and grandchildren William K. Lohse, Douglas G. Lohse, Gayle Lohse, and Mack, Robert and Stanley Fry of Reno. A private funeral will be held today at the O’Brien-Rogers and Crosby Funeral Home. Cremation will be at the Mountain View Crematory.
Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada) 15 August 1972 p. 2
Alice Sauer
Alice Edmunds Sauer, 94, of 709 Cleveland Ave. died Monday in a local rest home.
Born Oct. 7, 1877, in Virginia City to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edmunds, she attended the Fourth Ward School there.
She graduated from the University of Nevada in Reno in 1897 and taught at the North Truckee School and in Butte, Mont. before marrying William F. Sauer, Washoe Valley rancher, in 1907. She returned to teaching in the valley in the 1930s.
The couple lived in the valley until he died in 1966.
Mrs. Sauer then moved to Reno.
She was active in the farm bureau, the Reno PTA, the Leisure Hour Club in Carson City and was member of the First Unitarian Fellowship in the 1890s in Reno.
She was preceded in death by sisters Mrs. Marion Cahlan and Amy Edmunds.
Surviving are daughters Jen [sic] Fry and Alice L. Lohse of Reno, Myra Ratay, Denver and Gertrude Leary, San Francisco and grandchildren William K. Lohse, Douglas G. Lohse, Gayle Lohse, and Mack, Robert and Stanley Fry of Reno. A private funeral will be held today at the O’Brien-Rogers and Crosby Funeral Home. Cremation will be at the Mountain View Crematory.
Notes for William Frederick & Alice Emily (Family)
Marriage Certificate gives the names of the parents including maiden names.
Unknown newspaper; clipping in Sauer scrapbook
Nevadans Married
At Butte City, Montana
Miss Alice Edmunds Becomes the Wife of Mr. Wm. Sauer of Washoe Valley
Two well known Nevada people were made happy at Butte City, Montana, recently when Miss Alice Edmunds, a prominent instructor in the public schools at that place was united in marriage to Mr. William Saner [sic], a prosperous farmer of Washoe.
Mr. and Mrs. Saner [sic] have returned to Nevada and will reside at the home of the groom in Washoe Valley. They have hosts of friends in this vicinity to wish them a happy married life.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. A.W. Cahlan of Reno and a graduate of the Nevada State university. She spent her childhood in Virginia City and before going to Butte was the teacher of the North Truckee school near this city. She also taught the Washoe school, and at that time the romance commenced which culminated in the happy event at Butte. She is a young lady of high accomplishment and noble traits of mind and Mr. Saner [sic] is to be congratulated for his successful choice of such a wife.
The groom was born and raised in Nevada and was also a students at the state university. He made many many friends in Wadsworth a few years ago where he held a position with the Southern Pacific Railroad. He has resided in Reno a portion of the time during the past few years but is at present devoting his attention to his interests in Washoe valley. Wherever he is known Mr. Saner [sic] has won many friends by his sterling charcter and genial disposition.
Unknown newspaper; clipping in Sauer scrapbook
Nevadans Married
At Butte City, Montana
Miss Alice Edmunds Becomes the Wife of Mr. Wm. Sauer of Washoe Valley
Two well known Nevada people were made happy at Butte City, Montana, recently when Miss Alice Edmunds, a prominent instructor in the public schools at that place was united in marriage to Mr. William Saner [sic], a prosperous farmer of Washoe.
Mr. and Mrs. Saner [sic] have returned to Nevada and will reside at the home of the groom in Washoe Valley. They have hosts of friends in this vicinity to wish them a happy married life.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. A.W. Cahlan of Reno and a graduate of the Nevada State university. She spent her childhood in Virginia City and before going to Butte was the teacher of the North Truckee school near this city. She also taught the Washoe school, and at that time the romance commenced which culminated in the happy event at Butte. She is a young lady of high accomplishment and noble traits of mind and Mr. Saner [sic] is to be congratulated for his successful choice of such a wife.
The groom was born and raised in Nevada and was also a students at the state university. He made many many friends in Wadsworth a few years ago where he held a position with the Southern Pacific Railroad. He has resided in Reno a portion of the time during the past few years but is at present devoting his attention to his interests in Washoe valley. Wherever he is known Mr. Saner [sic] has won many friends by his sterling charcter and genial disposition.