Ernest Benjamin Gillis Family History
Edward Edwards[1, 2]

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Name Edward Edwards [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] Alt. Birth 17 Oct 1856 Born 19 Oct 1856 Brock, Ontario, Ontario, Canada [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Gender Male Arrival 1859 [10] Arrival 1866 [9] Arrival 1867 [7] Arrival 1867 [7] FindaGrave Memorial ID 156881430 Residence 1871 Ontario, Canada [6]
Residence 1880 Orangeville, Wyoming, New York, United States [12]
Residence 1895 First Ward, Iowa [8]
Residence 1900 Alliance, Blinsmon & Enterprise Townships, Moody, South Dakota [10]
Residence 1910 Sioux Ward 5, Woodbury, Iowa [9]
Residence 1915 Sioux City [4]
Residence 1920 Sioux City Precinct 2, Woodbury, Iowa [7]
Residence 1920 Sioux City Precinct 2, Woodbury, Iowa [7]
Residence Jan 1925 Sioux City [5]
Residence 1930 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa [11]
_UID 08200E283A7246D28D15E0DAAA34B0919D9A Died 18 Sep 1932 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States [3, 13]
Buried 20 Sep 1932 Logan Park, Sioux City, Iowa Person ID I215 Ernest Benjamin Gillis Last Modified 5 Jan 2024
Father Charles Henry EDWARDS, b. 4 Mar 1831, Brock, Ontario, Canada , d. 3 Feb 1907, Grand View Cemetery, Batavia, Genesse County, New York
(Age 75 years)
Mother Jane Elizabeth SPROUL, b. Dec 1839, Brock, Ontario, Canada , d. 1907, Grand View Cemetery, Batavia, Genesse County, New York
(Age ~ 67 years)
Married 24 Nov 1852 Brock, Ontario, Canada [3]
Family ID F20 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Agnes M. Jardine, b. 16 Nov 1857, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Nov 1928, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa
(Age 71 years)
Married 1878 Canada [3, 10]
- After marrying Edward Edwards, Agnes and Edwards lived on a farm near Batavia, New York; then, to Washington, D.C., then Sioux City, Iowa; Jasper, and Tracy, Minnesota, then back to Sioux City. Edward was a teamster. [3]
Children 1. Jennie EDWARDS, b. 9 Nov 1879, Orangeville, Wyoming, New York, United States , d. 20 Feb 1880 (Age 0 years)
2. Della Mae Edwards, b. 23 Oct 1895, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA , d. 1 May 1983, Snohomish, Snohomish, Washington, United States Of America
(Age 87 years)
3. Henry Frank EDWARDS, b. 7 Aug 1881, Orangeville, Wyoming, New York, United States , d. 1930, Sodus Township, Lyon, Minnesota, United States
(Age 48 years)
4. Charles C. EDWARDS, b. 30 Jul 1883, Orangeville, Wyoming, New York, United States , d. Mar 1884, Orangeville, Wyoming, New York, United States
(Age 0 years)
5. Mary Margaret EDWARDS, b. 25 Oct 1885, New York , d. 25 Jun 1974, Lyon County
(Age 88 years)
6. Ada Pearl EDWARDS, b. 23 Sep 1888, Sioux City, Iowa , d. 5 Jun 1965, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
(Age 76 years)
7. Anna Laura EDWARDS, b. 9 Feb 1891, Sioux City, Iowa , d. 6 Feb 1992, Sioux City, Iowa
(Age 100 years)
8. John EDWARDS, b. 26 Jun 1893, Sioux City, Iowa , d. 1919 (Age 25 years)
9. Robert S. EDWARDS, b. 9 Apr 1898, Sioux City, Iowa , d. Dec 1941 (Age 43 years)
10. Agnes E. EDWARDS, b. 20 Apr 1901, Amiret, Lyon, Minnesota, United States , d. 29 Jul 1965 (Age 64 years)
Last Modified 26 May 2014 Family ID F64 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Agnes, d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 29 Jan 2013 Family ID F1108 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos AgnesJardineEdwardEdwards_i.jpg
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Notes - Edward Edwards was born 10/17/1856 in Ontario, Canada, the son of Henry Edwards and Jane Sproul Edwards. His death certificate lists his birth as 10/19/1866, but his age as 75 yrs, 10 mo, 29 days and since he died on 9/18/1932, it is likely that the 1866 and the date of the 19th is a typographical error. Also, he listed his age as 23 during the 1880 Census, further confirming his birth year to be 1856.
In the 1870 U.S. Census, Edward lived in the town of Hamburg in Erie County, New York with his parents and his sister, Elizabeth (11 yrs), and younger brother Charles (8). The census reports that he, his siblings, and both parents were born in Canada. Edward was 13.
Edward married Agnes M. Jardine in 1878 in Canada. Edward and Agnes first lived on a farm near Batavia, New York (while living with his parents). From there they moved to Washington, D.C.; then Sioux City, Iowa; Jasper, Minnesota; Tracy Minnesota; then back to Sioux City, Iowa where they lived the rest of their lives.
In the 1880 U.S. Census taken in Orangeville, Wyoming County, New York*, Edward stated his occupation as farmer.Edward and his wife Agnes were living with his parents, Henry and Jane, and his younger brother, Charles at the time of the census. Edward and Agnes' oldest child, Jennie, born 11/9/1879, died when she was eleven months old. She is not listed on the census.
Edward was a drayman (a driver of a dray, a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads) for shippers in New York and in Washington, D.C. His daughter, Della always related to her grandchildren that her father "was a teamster."
In the 1895 Iowa state census, the family was living in Sioux City with Harry, 13, Mary, 9, Ada, 6, Anna, 3, and John, 1. Edward was listed as a teamster with no religious affiliation; Agnes indicated she was Presbyterian. In the 1910 Iowa state census, Henry, 28, was also working as a teamster. Anna, 19, was living with them and Della, 14, Robert, 12, and Agnes, 9 were in school.
In the 1925 Iowa census Edward and Agnes indicated they had lived in Iowa 40 years and paid $20/month for rent. They were living in Woodbury, IA and their son, Robert (27 years old) was living with them. Edward indicated he had completed 5th grade and Agnes 4th in rural schools; and Robert completed 8th grade in a grade school.
Edward was retired and living at 119 George Street, Sioux City Iowa, at the time of his death 9/18/1932. His cause of death is listed as "Carcinoma of the left buccal cavity involving the pharynx" which was first diagnosed in Feb. of 1929. Treatment on his death certifcate included Radium. He was buried at Logan Park, Sioux City, Iowa, on 9/20/1932.
*1880 Census data from: Family History Library Film 1254948, NA Film Number T9-0948, Page 205A. [3]
- Edward Edwards was born 10/17/1856 in Ontario, Canada, the son of Henry Edwards and Jane Sproul Edwards. His death certificate lists his birth as 10/19/1866, but his age as 75 yrs, 10 mo, 29 days and since he died on 9/18/1932, it is likely that the 1866 and the date of the 19th is a typographical error. Also, he listed his age as 23 during the 1880 Census, further confirming his birth year to be 1856.
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