Rutherford Oliver Edwards is the son of Joseph Edwards and Mary Margaret Tussing. He was born 28 February 1879 in Hancock County, Ohio. He died 12 January 1954 at age 74. He is buried at Selden Cemetery, Selden, Sheridan, Kansas.

• On 12 April 1903, he married Delia Catherine Hockman. She is the daughter of Daniel I. Hockman and Nancy Ann Moyer. She was born 20 February 1876 in Horton, Brown, Kansas. She died 17 September 1921 at age 45 in Hoxie, Sheridan, Kansas. She is buried at Selden Cemetery, Selden, Sheridan, Kansas. She was previously married to John Mason Hatten.
• He is thought to have married again after Delia's death.

Children of Rutherford Oliver Edwards and Delia Catherine Hockman:

1. Nola I. Edwards was born 23 November 1903 in Kansas.
2. Joseph Clifford Edwards was born about 1906 in Kansas.
   • He married Esther.
3. Marguerite Marie Edwards was born 14 June 1908 in Kansas.
4. Irene P. Edwards was born about November 1909 in Kansas.
5. Donald D. Edwards was born about 1913 in Kansas. He is thought to have died in 1949 at age 36.
6. Helen E. Edwards was born about 1915 in Kansas.
   • She married Al Atwood.
   • She married Smokey Bassett.
7. Paul E. Edwards was born about November 1916 in Kansas.
   • He married Bernice.

Sources

Rutherford:

• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Rutherford Oliver Edwards; Residence: Selden, Sheridan, Kans; County: Sheridan; State: Kansas; Birth Date: 28 Feb 1879; Race: White; FHL Roll Number: 1643853; Nearest Relative: Mrs. Delia Edwards, Selden, Sheridan, Kans; Registered: 9/12/1918].
• Birth, Death and Burial from the Selden Cemetery index.

Delia: Birth, Death and Burial from the Selden Cemetery index.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Rutherford: 1880 census. Blanchard, Hancock, OH. p. 9.
• Rutherford: 1900 census. Indiana, Graham, KS. p. 8.
• 1910 census. Parnell, Sheridan, KS. p. 5.
• 1920 census. Parnell, Sheridan, KS. p. 4.