Mary Josephine Edwards is the daughter of Ernest Alpheus Edwards and Gertrude Bell Ashburn. She was born 1 Jul 1910 in Council Grove, Morris, Kansas. She died 2 Sep 2001 at age 91 in Lake Isabella, Kern, California.

She married David Roosevelt Kitchen. He is the son of Charles and Mary Kitchen. He was born 28 Sep 1904 in Arden, Orange, New York. He died 9/10 Feb 1976 at age 71 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California.

Children of Mary Josephine Edwards and David Roosevelt Kitchen:

1. Gertrude Mary Kitchener was born in 1935 in California.
2. Dorothy Ann Kitchener was born in 1944 in California.
3. Erma Lea Kitchener was born in 1946 in California.

Notes

I am not sure of the explanation for the change in spelling of the Kitchen(er) surname. Clearly, the death records for both David and Mary give the surname as Kitchen, as does David's 1920 census record. But the California birth index entries for the three daughters gives the surname as Kitchener.

Sources

Mary: Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Mary J. Kitchen; SSN: 549-09-4222; Last Residence: 93240 Lake Isabella, Kern, California; Born: 1 Jul 1910; Died: 2 Sep 2001; SSN issued: California (Before 1951)].

David:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: David Kitchen; SSN: 552-16-9593; Last Residence: 90277 Redondo Beach, Los Angeles; Born: 28 Sep 1904; Died: Feb 1976; SSN issued: California (Before 1951)].
• Birth and Death from California Deaths, 1940 - 1997 [Name: David R Kitchen; Social Security #: 552169593; Sex: MALE; Birth Date: 28 Sep 1904; Birthplace: New York; Death Date: 9 Feb 1976; Death Place: Los Angeles].

Census Listings

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

• Mary: 1920 census. Redondo, Los Angeles, CA. p. 82.