Charles EDWARDS & Laura Plutina EDWARDS & Sarah Anna SHIRK

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Charles EDWARDS
Laura Plutina EDWARDS
Sarah Anna SHIRK

Husband: Charles "Charley / Charlie" EDWARDS
Birth: Aug 1880 [9 May 1881?], Carroll Co., VA
Death: 9 Oct 1973, Denver Co., CO
Occupation: farmer
Father: Amos Herbert EDWARDS (1855-1938), s/o Francis B. EDWARDS & Anna HORTON
Mother: Mary Melissa EDWARDS (1857-1936); m. 11 Nov 1880, Surry Co., NC

Marriage-1: 26 Jun 1902, Carroll Co., VA

Wife-1: Laura Plutina EDWARDS
Birth: 4 Jul 1883, Carroll Co., VA
Death: 28 Oct 1974, Crystal, Mercer Co., WV
Disposition: buried Little Hope Cemetery, Elliston, Montgomery Co., VA
Occupation: homemaker
Other Relationships:

p1. ca. Jan 1900, Unproven, but said to be Jesse MITCHELL
p2. ca. Mar 1907, Abraham NEWMAN
m2. 1911/2, Thomas E. CARRICO
m3. bef. 1946, Mr. HARTWELL
m4. aft. 1946, Mr. BLANKENSHIP

Stepfather: Joshua SUMNER
Father: James Currin EDWARDS
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth EDWARDS

Marriage-2: 6 Oct 1910, Polo, Caldwell Co., MO

Wife-2: Sarah Anna "Sadie" SHIRK
Birth: 9 Jul 1887, Herrington, Dickinson Co., KS
Death: 30 Apr 1940, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO
Occupation: homemaker
Father: David Henry SHIRK (1861-1945)
Mother: Anna M. ULFERS (1861-1946)

Child with Laura EDWARDS — born in Grayson Co., VA:

1. George Fulton EDWARDS, b. 2 Jun 1903; d. Apr 1971; last residence, Mayer, Yavapai Co., AZ

. John EDWARDS - CARRICO, b. 24 Dec 1907

Court records show Charles sued Laura for divorce on the grounds of adultery and that she was pregnant with John at the time. Abraham NEWMAN was named correspondent.

Children with Sarah SHIRK:

— born in New York Twp., Caldwell Co., MO:
2. Thomas David EDWARDS, b. 2 Feb 1913; d. 12 Aug 1990, Mesa, Maricopa Co., AZ
3. Anna Malissa Marie EDWARDS, b. 4 Jul 1914; d. 28 Sep 2000, Denver Co., CO

— born in Ordway, Crowley Co., CO:
4. Edward Harvey "Eddie" EDWARDS, b. 15 Feb 1918; d. 30 Sep 1994; last residence Canon City, Fremont Co., CO
5. Benjamin Franklin EDWARDS, b. 24 Feb 1920

— born in Ordway, Crowley Co., CO, or Lincoln Co., CO:
6. Alice Clara Marie EDWARDS, b. 6 Jan 1922; d. Dec 1988, Denver Co., CO

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Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Charley EDWARDS
Birth: 10 Aug 1881, Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia; Death: 09 Oct 1973
Father: Amos Herbert EDWARDS; Mother Mary Melissa EDWARDS
Source: patron submission

2. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

3. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Charles EDWARDS (æ 19, b. Aug 1880, VA) is living in Piper Gap Dist., Carroll Co., VA (p. 131B), with his parents, Herbert A. EDWARDS (æ 40, b. Mar 1860, VA) & Mary M. (æ 43, b. Jan 1857, VA), plus siblings. Laura P. EDWARDS (æ 16, b. Jul 1883, VA) is living in Piper Gap Dist., Carroll Co., VA (p. 137A), with her mother and stepfather (q.v.).

4. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Charles EDWARDS (æ 26, b. VA; single) is living in New York Twp., Caldwell Co., MO (p. 158B), as a "hired man" with a farm family. He is listed next to David H. SHIRK (æ 49, b. KS), his wife, Anna (æ 49, b. IL), and their children, including daughter Sadie SHIRK (æ 22, b. KS). No sign of George Fulton. Cannot find Laura or any of her three sons (Bert, George Fulton, or John).

5. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23 of 24): Lake Ave., Ordway Town, Pct. #3, Crowley Co., CO, Roll T625_157, p. 231B, SN 12B, SD 3, ED 44, enumerated 24 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28

113 118 Edwards Charlie Head R? M W 39 M Y Y Y VA VA VA Y Farmer Gen Farm OA

_______ Sarah Wife F W 31 M Y Y KS KS PA Y None

_______ Fulton Son M W 16 S N Y Y VA VA VA Y Laborer Gen Farm W

_______ Thomas? D? Son M W 6 S Y MO VA KS None

_______ Anna Dau F W 5 S N MO VA KS None

_______ Eddie Son M W 1 11/12 S CO VA KS None

Not only was the enumerator's handwriting horrible, the image quality was poor.

6. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 10): Pct. 17, Lincoln Co., CO, Roll 246, p. 89A, SN 2A, ED 37-19, SD 7, enumerated 16 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

25 25 Edwards Charley Head R Y M W 49 M 20 N Y VA VA VA Y farmer rented farm O Y N 23

_______ Sadie Wife F W 42 M 23 N Y KS KS IL Y none

_______ Thomas D Son M W 17 S N Y MO VA KS Y farm laborer father's farm W Y N

_______ Anna M Dau F W 15 S Y Y MO VA KS Y none

_______ Edward H Son M W 12 S Y Y CO VA KS Y none

_______ B Franklin Son M W 10 S Y Y CO VA KS Y none

_______ Alice C Dau F W 8 S Y CO VA KS none

7. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name Birth Death Last Residence SSN Issued Post-em

Laura BLANKENSHIP 04 Jul 1883 Oct 1974 24720 (West Virginia) 235-80-0134 WV No

George EDWARDS 02 Jun 1903 Apr 1971 86333 (Mayer, Yavapai, AZ) 526-14-0924 AZ No

John CARRICO 24 Dec 1907 12 Feb 1993 24737 (Montcalm, Mercer, WV) 236-10-1971 WV No

Thomas D EDWARDS 22 Feb 1913 12 Aug 1990 85205 (Mesa, Maricopa, AZ) 524-10-8538 CO No

Edward H EDWARDS 15 Feb 1918 30 Sep 1994 81212 (Canon city, Fremont, CO) 524-10-8507 CO No

8. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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