Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Budd, Edna B. VanSickle, 1890-1982
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Edna VanSickle
- Edna Budd
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1890-1982
History
Edna Buck Van Sickle Budd was born in 1890 to Walter N. Van Sickle and Theresa Buck in Unionville, NY. Shortly after, the family moved to Wantage, NJ. She attended the New Jersey State Normal School in Trenton where she was president of the class of 1911, a member of Gamma Sigma literary society, and a member of the short-lived social club the “Sacred Nine.” She taught 6th grade in Chatham, NJ schools for three years before marrying Merritt L. Budd (1887-1952) in 1914. After her children were born, she was active in their school’s Parent Teacher Association, as well as a wide array of religious, civic, and history organizations. She also remained active in the Trenton State College, Gamma Sigma Nu alumni group. She died in 1982.