Edmund Lee Goldsborough, Jr.

1903 June 25–1961 May 25

young man in dress military uniform holding his hat, white gloves and a pointing stick — E. Lee Goldsborough, Jr. taught English at Valley Forge Military Academy, 1933-37

My dad was born June 25, 1903, in Washington, DC. He and Mom married August 1, 1933, in Oil City, PA. She was 23. They lived in a two-story apartment, still standing, on West Wayne Ave. in Wayne, PA. In the fall of 1933, Dad began teaching English at Valley Forge Military Academy, when he was 30.
There's a JOKE about me and this military uniform: When I was a kid about 1945 in Narberth School, many of the fathers of my classmates were in WW II. I had seen my father's military uniform in our attic, so I assumed he was in the military. When asked by my classmates if he was, I replied, "Yes, at Valley Forge."
No one laughed, they didn't know. The teacher who overheard this did not correct me, but told Mother. They got a good laugh!

—E. Lee Goldsborough, III (Ted), 20 March 2023

Updated September 2, 2025.

U. S. Census

Census	Age	Race	Gender	Marital	Relation	Address	Immigrated	Birthplace	Father's	Mother's	As transcribed		Note
1940	36	White	Male	Married	Head	9 Narbrook Park		Washington DC			Edmund Goldsborough	9 Narbrook
1950	47	White	Male	Married	Head	9 Narbrook Park		Washington D.C.			E Lee Goldsborough	9 Narbrook	Drexel Univ., then still D Inst. Tech?

Census Households

Census	Name	Relation	Age	Own	Race	Marital	Birthplace	Business	Trade	Note
1940	Edmund Lee Goldsborough, Jr.	Head	36	Own	White	Married	Washington DC	Private College	English Teacher
	Jean Esther Tome Reid Goldsborough	Wife	29		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Jean Lee Goldsborough	Daughter	4		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Edmund Lee Goldsborough, III	Son	0		White	Single	Pennsylvania
	Rebecca Cooper	Maid	40		Negro	Single	West Virginia
1950	Edmund Lee Goldsborough, Jr.	Head	47		White	Married	Washington D.C.	College	Teacher	Drexel Univ., then still D Inst. Tech?
	Jean Esther Tome Reid Goldsborough	Wife	39		White	Married	Pennsylvania
	Jean Lee Goldsborough	Daughter	14		White	Never	Pennsylvania
	Edmund Lee Goldsborough, III	Son	10		White	Never	Pennsylvania

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