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Orrin Edwards is the son of
Starling Edwards and Phebe. He was born 18 Nov 1845 in
Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. He died 13 Oct 1920 at age 74 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.
- On 25 Nov 1974, he married Sarah Jane Butterfield in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska.
She is the daughter of Charles Emerson Butterfield and Isabelle Stebbins. She was
born 17 Apr 1855 in Nebraska. She died 12 May 1898 at age 43 in
Fort Crook, Sarpy, Nebraska.
- Sometime after the 1910 census, he married Francesca Clarissa
Butterfield. Francesca is Sarah's older sister and was
previously married to Jacob Monninger. She was
born 17 December 1852 in Iowa City, Allamakee, Iowa. She died 16 June 1936
at age 83 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. On 19 June 1936, she was buried at
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.
Children of Orrin Edwards and Sarah Jane Butterfield:
- Oscar Levi Edwards was born 8 Nov 1875 in Nebraska.
- About 1896, he married Kate Dixon. She was born in December 1873 in Iowa.
- Elton E. Edwards was born 25 June 1877 in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska. He died 26 August 1878 at age
14 months in Nebraska.
- Mary I. Edwards was born 28 September 1879 in Sarpy county, Nebraska.
- Harry E. Edwards was born 21 February 1882 in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska. He died 27 February 1909 at age 27.
- On 6 December 1903, he married Freda in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska. She was born about 1882.
- Nellie E. Edwards was born 17 Feb 1884 in Nebraska.
- Albert Royal Edwards was born 24 Mar 1886 in LaPlatte, Sarpy, Nebraska.
- George Aldolphus Edwards was born 24 July 1888 in La Platte, Sarpy, Nebraska.
- Jesse S. Edwards was born in Oct 1891 in Nebraska.
- In about 1919, he married
Rose. She was born about 1892/93 in Pennsylvania.
- Francisca Edwards was born 25 January 1898 in Nebraska. She died 3 June 1898 at age
4 months in Nebraska.
Sources
Orrin: Marriage to Sally from Nebraska Marriage Index [Bride:
Sarah Jane Butterfield; Groom: Orrin Edwards; Date: 25 Nov 1874; County:
Sarpy].
Oscar: Birth from his WWI
draft card [Name: Oscar Levi Edwards; City: Omaha; County: Douglas;
State: Nebraska; Birth Date: 8 Nov 1875; Age: 42; Race: White; Roll:
1711761; DraftBoard: 4; Nearest Relative: Orrin Edwards, Ft. Crook, Sarpy
County, Nebraska; Registered: 9/12/1918].
George: Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: George Adolphus
Edwards; City: Seattle; County: King; State: Washington; Birthplace:
LaPlatte, Nebraska; Birth Date: 24 Jul 1888; Race: Caucasian (White); FHL
Roll Number: 1991893; DraftBoard: 6; Where Employed: Thane, Alaska; Marital
Status: Single; Registered: 6/13/1917; (Handwritten note: "Father: Orrin
Edwards, Fort Crook, Neb. Arrived SS Alki from Alaska 6/13/17")].
Census Listings
The individuals in this family appear in the following census
listings.
- Orrin: 1850 census. Mt. Carroll, Carroll, IL. p. 359.
- Orrin: 1860 census. Mt. Carroll, Carroll, IL. p. 1061.
- Sarah and Francesca: 1860 census. Bellevue, Sarpy, NE. p. 807.
- Sarah and Francesca: 1870 census. Bellevue, Sarpy, NE. p. 22.
- 1880 census. Bellevue, Sarpy, NE. p. 10.
- 1900 census. Bellevue, Sarpy, NE. p. 22.
- 1910 census. Bellevue, Sarpy, NE. p. 4.
- Oscar: 1910 census. Omaha, Douglas, NE. p 6.
- Jesse: 1910 census. Bellevue, Sarpy, NE p. 3.
- 1920 census. Omaha, Douglas, NE. p. 3.
- Oscar: 1920 census. Omaha, Douglas, NE. p. 8.
- Oscar: 1930 census. Omaha, Douglas, NE. p. 16.
- Jesse: 1930 census. Chehalis, Lewis, WA p. 7.
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