William Neilson Edwards1

#19511, (February 1887 - 4 January 1941)
Relationship3rd cousin of Estelle Rose Roche
Father*Richard Stanislaus Edwards1 (c 1850 - 1899)
Mother*Lucy Brook Neilson1 (c 1857 - )

Family

Dorothea Karow b. 1896, d. 1931
Child 1.Dorothea Karow Edwards12 (1919 - )
Birth*February 1887He was born in February 1887 at PennsylvaniaG.1 
6 June 1900He appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 in the household of Sarah _____ at 2316 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.2 
8 April 1910He appeared on the census of 8 April 1910 in the household of Lucy Brook Neilson at 2117 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; nei. Kate H Edwards (57), wid., fam. 74, 2115 Locust St.3 
Marriage*6 July 1918He married Dorothea Karow, daughter of Edward William Karow and Anna Belle Wilson, on 6 July 1918 at Savannah, Georgia.4,5 
21 January 1920He and Dorothea Karow appeared on the census of 21 January 1920 at 1527 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.6 
1925He appeared on the census of 1925 at 829 Park Avenue, New York, New York.7 
Marriage26 February 1927He was the best man at the wedding of Delia B Brown and Edward Mitchell Edwards on 26 February 1927 at Calvary Church, Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaG.8,9 
30 April 1930He and Dorothea Karow appeared on the census of 30 April 1930 at Red Bank, Monmouth Co., New JerseyG.10 
Death*4 January 1941He died on 4 January 1941 at age 53.11 

Citations

  1. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Mrs. William Neilson (67), wid., b. PA Mar 1833, father b. VA, mother b. PA, 9 children, 4 living. Also servants Katherine Doherty (26), Mary Harley (19), Samual Mchugh (18) and Cassie Kelly (19).
  3. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Lucy B (53), wid., b. and mother b. PA, father b. England, 5 [sic] children, 4 living, own income.
  4. [S1658] U.S. Passport Applications, Jan. 2, 1906 - Mar. 31, 1925, Publication M1490, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, Year 1924, Application No. 460400, 17 Jul 1924, img. 63/813. Mrs. Dorothea Karow Edwards, b. Savannah GA 14 Nov 1896; marr., Savannah Ga 6 Jul 1918, William Neilson Edwards, b. Philadelphia PA 4 Feb 1887; res. Rumson Parkway, Red Bank NJ.
  5. [S1658] U.S. Passport Applications, 1906 - 1925; M1490, NARA, online Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, Year 1923, Application No. 342056, 21 Sep 1923, img. 329/855. William Neilson Edwards, b. Philadelphia PA 4 Feb 1887; res. Rumson Parkway, Red Bank NJ; marr., Savannah Ga 6 Jul 1918, Dorothea Karow, b. Savannah GA 14 Nov 1896.
  6. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Neilson Wm (32), b. and parents b. PA, banker; Dorothy K (25), b. GA, father b. Germany, mother b. Germany.
  7. [S358] 1925 New York State Census. Neilson (38), banker; Dorothea (28), house wife.
  8. [S1575] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951, online FamilySearch.com, Edward M Edwards and Delia B Brown, marr. 1927, lic. no. 541129.
  9. [S1812] The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa.
  10. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Neilson (43), b. and father b. PA, mother b. NY [sic], banker; Dorothea (22), b. and mother b. GA, father b. Germany.
  11. [S1411] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com, Neilson Edwards, SSN 090-10-0873, b. Merion PA 4 Feb 1887, d. 4 Jan 1941.
  12. [S1733] Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, online Ancestry.com, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, Montgomery Co. PA, img. 906/1425. Baptisms, p. 18. Dorothea Karow, b. 9 May 1919, dau. of Wm Neilson and Dorothea (Karow) Edwards; bapt. 19 Mar 1920 by NB Groton, witn. L Lester Randolph, Arrienta S Karow and E M Edwards.