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Roy W. Edwards, a well
known jeweler
of Moberly, and a veteran
of
the World War, is a native
of Nebraska.
He was born at Dubois,
Neb.,
March 12, 1891, and is the
son of
William Henry and Julia
(Downs)
Edwards. William Henry
Edwards was a
native of Newcastle, Pa.
He
went to Nebraska when he
was 21 years
of age, where he worked
at his
trade, which was that of a
jeweler
and watchmaker and spent
the re-
mainder of his life there.
He died Dec.
19, 1911, and his remains
was
buried at Dubois, Neb. His
wife was
a native of Connecticut
and they
were married in Nebraska.
She died
in 1890 and is also buried
at Dubois.
Roy W. Edwards is one
of the following
children born to his
parents;
Andrew W., who served
in the United States
navy in the Atlantic fleet,
enlisting in 1917, and
served until
the close of the war, now
residing at
Lincoln, Neb.; Chole,
married Robert Whithorne,
and died at Vallejo,
Cal.; and Roy W., whose
name introduces
this sketch.
Mr. Edwards was
educated in the public
schools of Alva, Okla. and
the Northwestern Normal
School. He learned
the trade of jeweler at
the Bradley Polytechnic at
Peoria, Ill.,
and since 1910, he has
worked
at that trade with the
exception of the
period spent in the United
States
Army during the World
War. He enlisted at
Moberly, March 17, 1918,
in the 56th Engineers, and
was sent to
Washington Barracks,
Washington, D. C.
for training. His unit sailed
for
France, July 8, 1918, and
on
July 22, 1918, he landed at
Brest, France. After five
weeks training,
near Paris, they were sent
to the front
and spent 20 days on the
front
line. Mr. Edwards was in
searchlight work
and was stationed near the
Meuse at the time the
armistice was signed.
He remained in France
until March 14, 1919,
when he returned
to America and received
his
honorable discharge at
Camp Taylor, Ky.,
March 27, 1919, and is
now
connected with the
Burklund Jewelery Store at Moberly.
Mr. Edwards was married
July 22, 1914
to Miss Estell J. Graft, of
Ashland, Ill. She is a
daughter of
Frank Graff, of Ashland.
Mrs Edwards was a
charter member of
Theodore Bazan Post, No.
6,
American Legion and was
the first treasurer
of the local organization
and the second
commander of the Post,
which position he holds at
the
present time.He is a
member of the
Knights of Pythias of
Michigan
City, Ind and the Ancient
Free and
Accepted Masons of
Moberly. He is
a progressive young man
and has a
wide acquaintance and
many friends
in Moberly and Randolph
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