Descendants of Joseph Edwards
| Descent |
| Joseph Edwards |
| Alpheus Edwards |
| Norman Ulysses Edwards (Sr.) |
| Mary Malinda (Edwards) Swaim |
| Thirza May Swaim |
 Five Generations (Back l-r) Yvonne Irene (Salladay) Barron, Irene Pearl (Winterowd) Salladay (Front l-r) Thirza May (Swaim) Winterowd, Mary (Edwards) Swaim is holding Katherine Yvonne Barron [Photo taken in 1955 provided courtesy of Bobbie Jean Barron] |
Thirza May Swaim is the daughter of Mary Malinda Edwards and Andrew Jackson Swaim. She was born 7 October 1890 in Hill City, Graham, Kansas. She died 4 October 1962 -- just days shy of her 72nd birthday -- in Hill City, Graham, Kansas. She was buried on her birthday, 7 Oct 1962, at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Hill City, Graham, Kansas.
On 11 April 1911, she married Ira James Winterowd in Hill City, Graham, Kansas. He is the son of Noah Brooks Winterowd and Mary Luisa Trader. He was born 11 April 1885 in Legrande, Tama, Iowa. He died 4 May 1983 in Plainville, Rooks, Kansas. On 9 May 1983, he was buried at Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Graham, Kansas.
Children of Thirza May Swaim and Ira James Winterowd:
- Irene Pearl Winterowd was born 1 March 1913 in Hill City, Graham, Kansas.
- Helen May Winterowd was born 24 July 1914 in Hill City, Graham, Kansas.
- Arthur James Winterowd was born 30 September 1917 in Hill City, Graham, Kansas. He died 25 February 1934 at age 16 in Hill City, Graham, Kansas.
- Edith Flora Winterowd was born 11 September 1919 in Hill City, Graham, Kansas.
- Allene Rachel Winterowd was born 22 March 1923 in Hill City, Graham, Kansas.
Sources
Ira:
- Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Ira James Winterowd; Residence: Hill City, Graham, Kan; County: Graham; State: Kansas; Birth Date: 11 Apr 1885; Race: White; FHL Roll Number: 1643518; Nearest Relative: Thieza May Winterowd, Hill City, Graham, Kan; Registered: 9/12/1918].
- Birth and Death are from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Ira Winterowd; SSN: 509-18-0231; Last Residence: 67642 Hill City, Graham, Kansas; Born: 11 Apr 1885; Died: May 1983; SSN issued: Kansas (Before 1951)].
Census Listings
The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.
- Thirza: 1900 census. Gettysburg, Graham, Kansas. Page 2.
- Thirza: 1910 census. Indiana, Graham, Kansas. Page 3.
- 1920 census. Hill City, Graham, Kansas. Page 5.