Freeman Grant Edwards is the son of Harmon Edwards and Missouri Gilmore. He was born 1 Nov 1863 in Woodland, Carroll, Illinois. He died 13 Dec 1960 at age 97. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.

• On 28 Sep 1887, he married (1) Arminta J. White in Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. She is the daughter of Allen F. White and Anna Dorothea Bucher. She was born 17 Apr 1869. She died 15 Sep 1899 at age 30 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. She is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.
• On 24 Sep 1906, he married (2) Nora C. Bailey in Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. She is the daughter of Ansel Bailey and Catherine Balcon. She was born 9 Jun 1870 in Illinois. She died 28 Jan 1957 at age 86. She is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. She had previously been married to a Mr. Fowler.

Children of Freeman Grant Edwards and Arminta J. White:

1. Lee Floyd Edwards was born 8/9 Feb 1889 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. He died 25 Sep 1890 at age 19 months presumably at Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.
2. Harold Jean Edwards was born 7 Jan 1891 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.
3. Helen G. Edwards was born 10 Jun 1894 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.

Notes

Read about the Edwards & Hartman Drug Store as well as Freeman's earlier store.

Sources

Freeman:

• Birth from the Carroll County Illinois Birth Index [Name: EDWARDS, Freedom Grant; Date: 01 Nov 1863; Father: Harmon Edwards; Mother: Missouri Gilmore].
• Marriage to Arminta from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index [Groom: EDWARDS, FREEMAN G; Bride: WHITE, ARMINTIE; Date: 09/28/1887; ID: B/ 82 3257; County: CARROLL].
• Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index.
  
• Birth, Death and Burial frrom his Grave Marker.

Arminta:

• Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index.
• Birth, Death and Burial her Grave Markers (monument and plaque).

Nora:

• Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index.
  
Birth, Death and Burial from her Grave Marker.

Lee:

• Birth from Carroll County Birth Certificates Index [Father: EDWARDS, FREEMAN; Mother: EDWARDS, ARAMITTA; Child: EDWARDS, LEE FLOYD; Certificate: 3176; Sex: M; Date: 2/9/1889; Location: MT. CARROLL].
• Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index.
Birth, Death and Burial from his Grave Markers (monument and plaque)..

Census Listings

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

• Freeman: 1870 census. Woodland, Carroll, IL. p.10.
• Freeman: 1880 census. Woodland, Carroll, IL. p. 613.
• 1900 census. Salem, Carroll, IL. p. 6.
• 1910 census. Mt. Carroll, Carroll, IL. p. 8.
• 1920 census. Mt. Carroll, Carroll, IL. p. 19.
• 1930 census. Mt. Carroll, Carroll, IL. p. 2.