Edwards Cemetery ~ Eva Edwards ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon

Edwards, Eva

LAST: Edwards		FIRST: Eva	MID:

GENDER: F	MAIDEN NAME: Kinsey		TITLE:

BORN: 27 Jan 1878	DIED: 18 Apr 1949	BURIED: 21 Apr 1949 (Edwards Cemetery)

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BIRTH PLACE: Kings Valley, Benton Co., Oregon

DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon

NOTES: 1900 OR CENSUS - Eva Edwards, age 21, b. Jan 1879 in Oregon, is enumerated with her husband of 2 years, Lewis L., age 23, occupation farm laborer, b. Jul 1876 in Oregon, and son Samuel, age 1, b. Nov 1898 in Oregon, in the home of her in-laws Joseph, age 72, occupation farmer, b. Oct 1827 in Michigan, and Missouri, age 60, mother of 13 children 10 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Missouri, along with Henry, age 20, b. Jun 1879 in Oregon, Allen A., age 17, b. Dec 1882 in Oregon, and Lafayette, age 14, b. Jul 1885. 1930 OR CENSUS - Louis [Lewis] A. Edwards, age 52, occupation logger, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Eva, age 51, b. Oregon, along with Samuel, age 30, single, occupation logger, b. Oregon, Zelda, age 20, b. Oregon, Hattie, age 17, b. Oregon, Nettie, age 9, b. Oregon, and Arthur, age 7, b. Oregon.

OBITUARY: Mrs Eva Edwards, 71, of Kings Valley died in a Salem hospital Monday after a four months’ illness. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2 pm from the Henkle and Bollman chapel with Rev B. William Elmer officiating. Burial will be in the Edwards cemetery at Pedee. Mrs Edwards was born January 27, 1878, at Kings Valley, the daughter of Jacob and Carolina Kinsey. She was married to Lewis Edwards, member of a pioneer family, on April 30, 1898, at Independence. Mrs Edwards made her home in the Pedee community most of her life. Mr Edwards died May 10, 1946. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs Alta Oleman and Mrs Bertha Ogle, both of Corvallis, Mrs Zelda Edwards and Mrs Hattie Edwards, both of Monmouth and Mrs Nettie Graves of Independence; two sons, Sam of Philomath and Arthur of Newport; two sisters, Mrs Ida Wellman of Dallas and Mrs Hettie Dickason of Hoskins; a brother, Walter Kinsey of Dallas and ten grandchildren. Itemizer Observer, Thursday, April 21, 1949

INSCRIPTION: Edwards Eva 1878 - 1949 [shares marker with Lewis]

SOURCES: Saucy Survey & Photographs OSBH DC (Marion County 1949) #4132 1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, ED 176, sheet 5A) 1930 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Pedee, ED 22, sheet 1B) IO, 21 Apr 1949

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