James Lawrence Edwards is the son of Margaret Rhodes and Lemuel L. V. Edwards. He was born 26 January 1881 in Nebraska. He died in May 1972 at age 91 in Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa, California.

• About 1905, he married Lillian Belle Terry. She was born 10 February 1886 in Kansas. She died 5 October 1955 at age 69 in Alameda county, California.

Children of James Lawrence Edwards and Lillian Belle Terry:

1. Orval Terry Edwards was born 24 August 1905 in Kansas City, Leavenworth, Kansas.
2. Dorothy Edwards was born about 1907 in Nebraska.
3. Vern Edwards was born about 1909 in Nebraska.
4. Benjamin Edwards was born about March 1911 in Nebraska.

Sources

James:

• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: James Lawrence Edwards; Residence: Beatrice; County: Gage; State: Nebraska; Birth Date: 26 Jan 1881; Race: White; FHL Roll Number: 1711529; DraftBoard: 0; Nearest Relative: Lillian Belle Edwards, wife; Registered: 9/12/1918].
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: James Edwards; SSN: 506-09-0535; Last Residence: 94523 Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa, California; Born: 26 Jan 1881; Died: May 1972; SSN issued: Nebraska (Before 1951)].

Lillian:

• Birth and Death from the California Death Index [Name: Lillian Belle Edwards; Social Security #: 506145768; Sex: FEMALE; Birth Date: 10 Feb 1886; Birthplace: Kansas; Death Date: 5 Oct 1955; Death Place: Alameda; Mother's Maiden Name: Singleton; Father's Surname: Terry].

Census Listings

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

• James: 1885 Nebraska census. Beatrice, Gage, NE p. 47.
• 1910 census. Beatrice, Gage, NE p. 7.
• 1920 census. Beatrice, Gage, NE p. 3.