Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Edward Zea papers, 1850-1912. Accession 54234. Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Jim Greve, Madison, Wisconsin.

Biographical Information

Edward Zea was born in 1829 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He became a merchant, first as part of Zea and Pirkey and then as Zea, Crawford and Company. Zea married Sarah Willie McCord (1838-1896) 29 April 1858 and they had nine children. Zea died 6 February 1904 in Shenandoah County and is buried in the Strasburg Presbyterian Church cemetery.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1850-1912, of Edward Zea (1829-1904) of Shenandoah County, Virginia, containing accounts, invoices, letters, orders, promissory notes, and tax records documenting Zea's occupation as a merchant. Includes accounts and correspondence of Henry R. McCord (1834-1923) of Harrison County, (West) Virginia, as guardian for Catharine L. McCord (1836-1921) and Sarah W. McCord (Zea) (1838-1896). Also includes sermon notes, possibly by Reverend John Pirkey (1816-1887), who was also a business partner of Edward Zea.