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Reuben Brumfield Edwards is the son of Harmon Edwards
and Missouri Gilmore. He was born 3 Jul 1845 in Salem, Carroll, Illinois. He died 19 Jun 1900 at
age 54 in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois. He is buried at Mount Olive Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois.
- On 13 Sep 1868, he married (1)
Emma Rank in
Woodland, Carroll, Illinois. She was born in 1848/49 in Pennsylvania. This marriage ended in divorce.
- On 22 Jan 1884, he married (2)
Mary Quinby Whitenack in
Stephenson County, Illinois. She was born in Feb 1858 in Monmouth, Warren,
Illinois. She died about 1927 at about age 68.
Children of Reuben Brumfield Edwards and Emma Rank:
- Harry Elmer Edwards was born in Feb 1870 in Illinois. He may
have died about 1876 at age 6.
- Flavy Frank Edwards was born in May 1874 in Woodland, Carroll, Illinois.
Children of Reuben Brumfield Edwards and Mary Quinby Whitenack:
- Kenneth Pearce Edwards was born 8 Nov 1886 in Mount Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.
- Merle Edwards was born 14 Dec 1891 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois.
- By 1917, his WWI draft registration card indicates he is married with 2
children.
- About 1929, he married (2) Sylvia H. (unknown).
She was born about 1907 in Michigan.
Sources
Reuben:
- Birth from Carroll County Illinois Birth Index [Name: EDWARDS,
Reuben Brumfield; Date: 03 Jul 1845; Father: Harmon Edwards; Mother:
Missouri Gilmore].
- Marriage to Emma from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index [Groom:
EDWARDS, REUBEN B; Bride: RANK, EMMA; Date: 09/13/1868; ID: B/ 12 455;
County: CARROLL].
- Marriage to Mary from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
[Groom: EDWARDS, REUBEN BRUMFIELD; Bride: WHITENACK, MARY QUINBY; Date:
01/22/1885; ID: / 8; County: STEPHENSON].
Merle: Birth from his WWI
draft registration card.
Census Listings
The individuals in this family appear in the following census
listings.
- Reuben: 1850 census.
Salem, Carroll, IL. p. 375.
- Reuben: 1860 census.
Woodland, Carroll, IL. p. 849.
- 1870 census.
Woodland, Carroll, IL. p.10.
- 1880 census.
Woodland, Carroll, IL. p. 613.
- 1900 census.
Urbana, Champaign, IL. p.26.
- 1910 census.
St. Joseph, Champaign, IL.
- Merle: 1930 census.
Flint, Genesee, MI. p. 4.
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