Edward Mitchell Edwards1

#19513, (December 1896 - 9 August 1987)
Relationship3rd cousin of Estelle Rose Roche
Father*Richard Stanislaus Edwards1 (c 1850 - 1899)
Mother*Lucy Brook Neilson1 (c 1857 - )

Family

Delia B Brown b. c 1905, d. 1993
Child 1.William Neilson Edwards11 (c 1935 - 2005)
Birth*December 1896He was born in December 1896 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 
between September 1917 and 30 September 1921He was between September 1917 and 30 September 1921.4 
10 January 1920He appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 in the household of Lucy Brook Neilson at 2117 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, age 24, b. PA, insurance salesman.5 
Baptism19 March 1920He sponsored the baptism of Dorothea Karow Edwards on 19 March 1920 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery Co., PennsylvaniaG.6 
Marriage*26 February 1927He married Delia B Brown, daughter of Reynolds Driver Brown, on 26 February 1927 at Calvary Church, Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaG.7,8 
18 April 1930He and Delia B Brown appeared on the census of 18 April 1930 at 326 West Willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.9 
15 April 1940He and Delia B Brown appeared on the census of 15 April 1940 at 8208 Seminole Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.10 
Death*9 August 1987He died on 9 August 1987 at Dunwoody Village, Newtown Square, Delaware Co., PennsylvaniaG, at age 90.8 

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. [S1576] Pennsylvania WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948, online Ancestry.com, Army> Eckert, Joseph J - Edwards, Frank L (118), img. 3037/3931. Application 307768, 29 Mar 1934. Edward Mitchell Edwards, b. Philadelphia PA 24 Dec 1896, res. 326 W. Willow Grove Ave., Philadelphia PA; dependants Delia Brown Edwards, Lucy Brooke Edwards and Frances Brodhead Harris Edwards; enlisted 15 Jun 1917, service 1 Sep 1917 - 12 Mar 1918 (Aviation, signals) and 25 Apr 1918 - 3 Jan 1919 (U S Naval Reserve), disch. 30 Sep 1921.
  5. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Lucy (63), wid., b. and parents b. PA. Also Weir Mitchell (27), cousin, and Alva Guthrie (29), servant.
  6. [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.
  7. [S1575] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951, online FamilySearch.com, Edward M Edwards and Delia B Brown, marr. 1927, lic. no. 541129.
  8. [S1812] The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa.
  9. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Edward M (33), b. and parents b. PA, insurance broker; Delia B (25), b. and parents PA.
  10. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Edward M (43), b. PA, insurance broker; Delia (34), b. PA.
  11. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census.