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

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.

— 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

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).