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Joseph Edwards

Alpheus Edwards

Norman Ulysses Edwards (Sr.)

William Joseph Edwards

Alpha Earl Edwards

Alpha Earl Edwards and Emma Adatha (Clauson) Edwards

Alpha Earl Edwards is the son of William Joseph Edwards and Ella May Cassingham. Earl, as he is known, was born 9 Apr 1896 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California and died 17 Dec 1948 at age 52 in Los Angeles, California. He is buried at La Verne Cemetery, La Verne, Los Angeles, California.

• About 1920/1921, at age 23, he married Emma Adatha Clauson, who was about age 17. Emma was raised by her mother and step-father, James R. Pierce and Rose. She was born 8 Jul 1903 in Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado. She died 19 Sep 1950 at age 47 in Los Angeles county, California. This marriage had ended in divorce.
• On 6 February 1947, at age 50, he married Hazel Marjorie Chapman, who was age 36, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Marjorie, as she is known, is the daughter of Benjamin F. Chapman and Marjorie Emma Gray. She was born 10 April 1910 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California. She died 13 February 2005 at age 94 in Pomona, Los Angeles, California.

Children of Alpha Earl Edwards and Emma Adatha Clauson:

1. Robert Earl Edwards was born 26 December 1920 in Nevada.
2. Leonard James Edwards was born 10 Dec 1925 in California.
3. David Allyn Edwards was born 8 Apr 1934 in Los Angeles County, California. He died 10 Apr 1994 at age 60 in Los Angeles County, California.
   • On 13 Jul 1958, he married Settie Joy Berro in Clark County, Nevada. She was born 9 Aug 1937 in Los Angeles County, California. This marriage apparently ended in divorce before 1961.

Children of Alpha Earl Edwards and Hazel Marjorie Chapman:

4. Alpha Earl Edwards (Jr.) was born in 1947 in California.

(l-r in back) Marjorie's son from a previous marriage (perhaps Jerrold Gage), Marjorie (Chapman) Edwards, Leroy Edwards, Ida (Edwards) Essick, Grace Edwards (Leroy's wife) (standing in front of Marjorie) Marjorie's daughter from an earlier marriage (perhaps Marjorie Annette), Alpha Earl Edwards (Jr.)

Notes

Earl's niece, Ida (Essick) Sargent reports: Earl served in WWII in the Navy Seabees in the Pacific. His son, Bob, was a Marine fighter pilot and son, Lenny, served in the Merchant Marine because he couldn't pass the physical for other services because of damage to an eardrum.

Sources

Alpha:

• Birth from WWI draft card [Name: Alpha Earl Edwards; City: Redondo Beach; County: Los Angeles; State: California; Birthplace: Redondo Beach, California; Birth Date: 9 Apr 1896; Race: Caucasian (White); Roll: 1531194; DraftBoard: 4; Marital Status: Single; Dependents: Support of Mother].
• Birth and Death from California Deaths, 1940 - 1997[Name: Alpha Earl Edwards; Social Security #: 551099214; Sex: MALE; Birth Date: 9 Apr 1896; Birthplace: California; Death Date: 17 Dec 1948; Death Place: Los Angeles; Mother's Maiden Name: Cassingham; FATHER'S SURNAME: Edwards].
• Birth, Death and Burial from his grave marker [Alpha Earl Edwards; California; MMI USNR; World War II; Apr. 9, 1896; Dec. 17, 1948].
• Marriage to Hazel from the marriage license and marriage certificate.

Emma:

• Birth and Death from the California Death Index [Name: Emma Adatha Edwards; Social Security #: 547347568; Sex: FEMALE; Birth Date: 8 Jul 1903; Birthplace: Colorado; Death Date: 19 Sep 1950; Death Place: Los Angeles; Father's Surname: Clauson].

Hazel:

• Birth and Death from her obituary.
• Marriage to Alpha from the marriage license and marriage certificate.

David:

• Birth from the California Birth Index [Name: David Allyn Edwards; Birth Date: 8 Apr 1934; Gender: Male; Mother's Maiden Name: Pierce; Birth County: Los Angeles].
• Marriage from the Nevada Marriage Index.
• Death from the California Death Index [Name: David Allyn Edwards; Social Security #: 557409411; Sex: MALE; Birth Date: 8 Apr 1934; Birthplace: California; Death Date: 10 Apr 1994; Death Place: Los Angeles; Mother's Maiden Name: Pierce].

Settie: Birth from the California Birth Index [Name: Settie Joy Berro; Birth Date: 9 Aug 1937; Gender: Female; Mother's Maiden Name: Meshulam; Birth County: Los Angeles].

Census Listings

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

• Alpha: 1900 Census. Redondo, Los Angeles, California. Page 8.
• Alpha: 1910 Census. Redondo, Los Angeles, California. Page 10.
• Alpha: 1920 Census. Redondo, Los Angeles, California. Page 106.
• 1930 Census. Redondo, Los Angeles, California. Page 7.