Richard Stanislaus Edwards Jr.1

#19510, (17 February 1885 - 2 June 1956)
Relationship3rd cousin of Estelle Rose Roche
Father*Richard Stanislaus Edwards1 (c 1850 - 1899)
Mother*Lucy Brook Neilson1 (c 1857 - )
U. S. Naval Academy,1907. Source: Ancestry.com

Family

Hallie Ninan Snyder b. 1881, d. 1959
See exhibit for complete biography.2
Birth*17 February 1885He was born on 17 February 1885 at PennsylvaniaG.1,3 
6 June 1900He appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 in the household of Sarah _____ at 2316 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.4 
1903He began military service in 1903 at U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.2 
Marriage*circa 1919He married Hallie Ninan Snyder, daughter of Albert Snyder and Ninan J Moore, circa 1919.2 
7 January 1920He and Hallie Ninan Snyder appeared on the census of 7 January 1920 at 120 Virginia Street, Vallejo, Solano Co., CaliforniaG.5 
2 April 1940He and Hallie Ninan Snyder appeared on the census of 2 April 1940 at Groton, New London Co., ConnecticutG.6 
January 1946He was designated Commander Western Sea Frontier, a command which embraced a huge sea area off the United States West Coast, extending northward almost to Alaska, westward almost to Hawaii and southward almost to South America. in January 1946.2 
1 July 1947He ended military service on 1 July 1947.2 
Death*2 June 1956He died on 2 June 1956 at Naval Hospital, Oakland, Alameda Co., CaliforniaG, at age 71.7,2 
Burial*6 June 1956He was buried on 6 June 1956 at Arlington National Cemetery, VirginiaG.8 

Citations

  1. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S1946] Naval History and Heritage Command, online \www.history.navy.mil\, Modern Biographical Files in the Navy Department Library for Richard S Edwards. Hereinafter cited as Naval History and Heritage Command.
  3. [S1775] Pennsylvania Births, 1709-1940, online FamilySearch.com, Richard S Edwards, b. Philadelphia 17 Feb 1885, son of --- S and Lucy Edward [sic].
  4. [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).
  5. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Richard S (36), b. and parents b. PA, Navy commander; Hallie (34), b. and parents b. VA.
  6. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Richard S (55), b. PA, US Navy Captain, no 1935 res.; Hallie N (54), b. IL, res. Newport RI in 1935.
  7. [S384] California Death Index, 1940-1997, online Ancestry.com, Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Richard Stansilaus Edwards, b. PA 18 Feb 1885, son of --- Edwards and --- Neilson, d. Alameda Co. 2 Jun 1956.
  8. [S1778] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, online Ancestry.com, img. 450/967. Adm. Richard S Edwards, b. 18 Feb 1885, d. 2 Jun 1956, interred 6 Jun 1956, Arlington National.