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Elijah Edwards 1870–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAR 1870

Birth Location: Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 27 JAN 1940

Death Location: Metcalf, Edgar, Illinois, USA

Father: Elijah Edwards

Mother: Jane Baumgartner

Spouse(s): Nellie Roberts

Children(s): Oscar Edwards, Leone Edwards, Golden Edwards, Elmer Edwards, Clyde Edwards, Nina Edwards, Iva Edwards, Helen Edwards

In 1870, Elijah Edwards entered the world in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA, born to Elijah Edwards And Jane Baumgartner. Elijah Edwards married Nellie Mae Roberts, and had children including Clyde Edwards, Doyle Edwards, Elmer Edwards, Golden Wayne Edwards, Helen Jean Edwards, Iva Dale Edwards, Leone Edwards, Nina Irene Edwards, Oscar Edwards, Rufus Edwards. Elijah Edwards passed away in 1940 in Metcalf, Edgar, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1870, Elijah Edwards entered the world in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA, born to Elijah Edwards And Jane Baumgartner.
  • Elijah Edwards married Nellie Mae Roberts, and had children including Clyde Edwards, Doyle Edwards, Elmer Edwards, Golden Wayne Edwards, Helen Jean Edwards, Iva Dale Edwards, Leone Edwards, Nina Irene Edwards, Oscar Edwards, Rufus Edwards.
  • Elijah Edwards passed away in 1940 in Metcalf, Edgar, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Edwards
1829–1905
Birth Location: Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Jane Baumgartner
1834–1913
Birth Location: Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nellie Roberts
1877–1948
Birth Location: Cumberland, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Oscar Edwards
1905–1967
Birth Location: Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
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Leone Edwards
1903–1970
Birth Location: –
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Golden Edwards
1911–1975
Birth Location: –
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Elmer Edwards
1901–1980
Birth Location: –
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Clyde Edwards
1908–1908
Birth Location: –
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Nina Edwards
1918–1997
Birth Location: –
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Iva Edwards
1903–1980
Birth Location: –
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Helen Edwards
1913–1982
Birth Location: –
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Elijah Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Edwards
1870–1940
Birth Place: Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
Parents
Elijah Edwards
1829–1905
Delaware, Ohio, USA
Jane Baumgartner
1834–1913
Franklin, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Edwards
1790–1867
New York, Bronx, New York, United States
Ruth Young
1792–1850
Morris, Otsego, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli Edwards
1764–1873
Hannah Wilsey
1772–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1746–1829
Hannah Meeker
1747–1793

Elijah Edwards's Descendants

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Elijah Edwards (4 MAR 1870–27 JAN 1940) m. Nellie (Mae) Roberts (22 MAY 1877–10 MAR 1948)
  1. 1. Oscar Edwards 1905–1967
  2. 2. Leone Edwards 1903–1970 m. Chandler Mitchell 1903–1966
  3. 3. Golden (Wayne) Edwards 1911–1975
  4. 4. Elmer Edwards 1901–1980
  5. 5. Clyde Edwards 1908–1908
  6. 6. Nina (Irene) Edwards 1918–1997
  7. 7. Iva (Dale) Edwards 1903–1980
  8. 8. Helen (Jean) Edwards 1913–1982

Elijah Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1870
4 MAR 1870
Birth of Elijah Edwards in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
1940
27 JAN 1940
Age 70
Death of Elijah Edwards in Metcalf, Edgar, Illinois, USA
Metcalf, Edgar, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1870
    Event Place: Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 JAN 1940
    Event Place: Metcalf, Edgar, Illinois, USA
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