Ebdy Street
| Ebdy Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill South |
| Origin of name | Maria L. Ebdy |
Ebdy Street was laid out in 1918 by Maria L. Ebdy in the Ebdy Orchard plan of lots.[1] The opening grade was established by a city ordinance in 1919,[2] and the street was officially accepted, opened, and named by an ordinance in 1920.[3]
Ebdy was born on October 16, 1850, in Pittsburgh's Sixth Ward.[4] She owned a parcel of land at the location of modern Ebdy Street at least as early as 1890.[5] She was a charter member of the Mary S. Brown Memorial Methodist Church on Beechwood Boulevard and turned the first shovelful of earth at the ceremony launching its construction in 1908.[4][6] She died on December 16, 1939.[4][6]
The most recent gravestone in the nearby Turner Cemetery is that of Edward Schenley Ebdy,[7] who died April 21, 1880, in his 23rd year of age.[8] The relationship between Edward Schenley Ebdy and Maria L. Ebdy, if any, is unclear.
References
- ↑ "Ebdy Orchard plan of lots: Situate in 14th Ward Pittsburgh Pa.: Laid out for Maria L. Ebdy." Laid out May 1918; recorded Feb. 10, 1920, Plan Book 23, p. 123. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3783364. [view source] ebdy-orchard-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the opening grades on Caton street, Ebdy street, Maria way, Shady avenue and Victory way as laid out and proposed to be dedicated as legally opened highways by Maria L. Ebdy Plan of Lots called 'Ebdy Orchard Plan.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1919, no. 427. Passed Dec. 22, 1919; approved Dec. 29, 1919. Ordinance Book 31, p. 8. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1919, appendix, p. 308, Eureka Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1919). [view source] ordinance-1919-427
- ↑ "An ordinance approving the 'Ebdy Orchard Plan of Lots,' in the Fourteenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh, laid out by Maria L. Ebdy; accepting the dedication of Caton street, Ebdy street, Maria way and Victory way, as shown thereon, for public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same and establishing the grades on Caton street, Ebdy street, Maria way and Victory way." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1920, no. 26. Passed Jan. 26, 1920. Ordinance Book 31, p. 111. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1920, appendix, p. 16, Eureka Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1920). [view source] ordinance-1920-26
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Mrs. Maria Ebdy dead at 89." Pittsburgh Sunday Sun-Telegraph, Dec. 17, 1939, part 2, p. 4. Newspapers.com 523795665. [view source] ebdy-obit-sun-telegraph
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 4. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-4-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-vol-4
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Obituaries: Ex-minister's wife dies here in kin's home: Funeral for Mrs. Leah Hetche will be held Tuesday." Pittsburgh Press, Dec. 17, 1939, p. 15. Newspapers.com 141364531. [view source] obits-press-1939-12-17
- ↑ "Ebdy." Turner Cemetery/Mary S. Brown Memorial – Ames United Methodist Church Historical and Genealogical Website. https://www.turnercemetery.org/welcome/list-of-burials-in-turner-cemetery/edward-schenley-ebdy/. [view source] edward-schenley-ebdy
- ↑ "Edward Schenley Ebdy (1857–1880)." Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45381656/edward-schenley-ebdy. [view source] edward-schenley-ebdy-findagrave
