Bert Leroy Edwards is the son of Emins Howe Edwards and Abbie Harriet Davis. He was born 7 May 1889 in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska. He died 10 August 1933 at age 44. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Breckenridge, Caldwell, Missouri.

• He married Hope Fanny Sturgis. She is the daughter of W. J. Sturgis and Minnie. She was born in October 1896 in Texas.

Children of Bert Leroy Edwards and Hope Fanny Sturgis:

1. Mary Frances Edwards was born 7 February 1920 in Versailles, Morgan, Missouri. She died 16 March 2008 at age 88 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska. She is buried at Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Nebraska.
   • On 31 December 1941, she married Melvin Russell McArtor in Swanton, Saline, Nebraska. He is the son of Joseph Wesley McArtor and Hattie Plumma Reid. He was born 28 August 1910 in Pickrell, Gage, Nebraska. He died 5 October 1966 at age 56 in Denver, Colorado.
   • In 1975, she married Arthur Murray Rodman. He was born 1 December 1921. He died in February 1986 at age 64 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.

Sources

Bert:

• Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Bert Leroy Edwards; City: Breckenridge; County: Caldwell; State: Missouri Birthplace: Beatrice, Nebraska; Birth Date: 7 May 1889; Race: Caucasian (White); Roll: 1683154; DraftBoard: 0; Registered: 6/5/1917].
• Birth, Death and Burial from his grave marker.

Mary:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Mary Frances Rodman; SSN: 508-68-8888; Last Residence: 68521 Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Born: 7 Feb 1920; Died: 16 Mar 2008; SSN issued: Nebraska (1966)].

Melvin:

• Birth, Death and Burial from his obituary in the Lincoln Evening Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, 10/5/1966.
• Additional information when he was honored posthumously as reported in the Lincoln Evening Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, 12/15/1967.

Arthur:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Arthur Rodman; SSN: 448-10-1214; Last Residence: 68506 Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Born: 1 Dec 1921; Last Benefit: 68506 Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Died: Feb 1986; SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)].

Census Listings

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

• Bert: 1900 census. Breckenridge, Caldwell, MO. p. 2.
• Bert: 1900 census. Gomer, Caldwell, MO. p. 8.
• Bert: 1910 census. Breckenridge, Caldwell, MO. p. 7.
• Bert: 1920 census. Breckenridge, Caldwell, MO. p. 3.