Edith Lucy JOHNSON
- Born: 15 Feb 1904, Michigan
- Married: 5 Apr 1923, Cooks, Inwood township, Michigan
- Died: 11 Mar 1990, Michigan
 Another name for Edith was Edith Luccile Adeline.
General Notes:
According to Edith's daughter Helen. If anybody left a tip on the table of a resteraunt, Edith would grab it on the way out the door. She did not belevee in leaving tips. She recalled several occasions, when Alexander (husband) would leave a tip on the table. Edith would go back in the restaraunt and pocket the tip.
Edith's name is typically listed as "Edith Lucy Fluette", but according to her daughter Helen, she would make up names. Edith Luccile Adeline Fluette is most likely one of those creations.
Birth Notes:
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Edith married Alexander FLUETTE, son of Alexander FLUETTE and Sarah BOUCHER, on 5 Apr 1923 in Cooks, Inwood township, Michigan. (Alexander FLUETTE was born on 2 Jun 1901 in Marquette, MI, christened on 5 Jun 1901 in Marquette, MI, died on 1 Jul 1984 in Manistique, Michigan and was buried in Isabella, Michigan.)
Marriage Notes:
They got married in 1923, then divorced a few years later. Edith moved to Chicago with her cousins for work. They worked for a rich house- mostly in the kitchen. She went there with Gerry and Peggy. She returned to Isabella, MI a short time later and remarried to Alexander.
Helen recalls stories from Edith. When they first started working in the kitchen of a rich family: the lady of the house asked them to prepare a baked chicken and they should first draw out the chicken. The ladies then discussed who was the best artist(drawing), since they had no idea what they had been requested. Helen explained that this might be part of the reason they only lasted a short time in Chicago.
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