Elmira C. Edwards is the daughter of Harmon Edwards and Missouri Gilmore. She was born 17 Sep 1850 in Carroll County, Illinois. She died 26 May 1927 at age 76 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. She is buried at Council Bluffs Soldiers Home Cemetery, Marshalltown, Iowa.

On 11 Apr 1869, she married Alexander Wallace in Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. He is the son of Alex Wallace and Sara Van Beber. He was born 22 Sep 1846 in Illinois. He died 30 Dec 1921 at age 75. He is buried at Iowa Soldiers Home Cemetery, Marshalltown, Iowa.

Children of Elmira C. Edwards and Alexander Wallace:

1. Robert Alexander Wallace was born 26 Mar 1871 in Illinois.
2. Eunice Ada Wallace was born 7 Mar 1883 in Jackson County, Iowa.
   • On 2 Nov 1902/1907, Ada, as she is known, married Arthur Raymond Leffingwell in Carroll County, Illinois. He is the son of Charles Henry Leffingwell and Mary Helen Westbrook. He was born 1 Nov 1876 in Clinton County, Iowa. They apparently have no children.

Sources

Elmira:

• Birth from the Carroll County Illinois Birth Index [Name: EDWARDS, Elmira; Date: 17 Sep 1850; Father: Harmon Edwards; Wife: Missouri Gilmore].
• Marriage from Illinois Statewide Marriage Index [Groom: WALLACE, ALEXANDER; Bride: EDWARDS, ELMIRA C; Date: 04/11/1869; ID: B/ 15 573; County: CARROLL].

Alexander: Death and Burial from Iowa Civil War Soldiers Burials [Name: Alexander Wallace; Rank: Corporal; Unit: IL 12 Inf D; Birth Information: IL; Death Information: 30 Dec 1821; Cemetery: Iowa Soldiers Home; Cemetery Location: Marshalltown Marshall IA; Comments: muster 24 Aug 1861 res Port Byron re-enl as veteran remuster 01 Jan 1864 m.o; Corporal 10 Jul 1865; death age 75y].

Arthur: Birth from his WWI draft registration card.

Census Listings

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

• Elmira: 1860 census. Woodland, Carroll, IL. p. 849.
• 1870 census. Woodland, Carroll, IL. p.21.
• 1880 census. Sabula, Jackson, IA. p.14.
• 1885 Iowa state census. Union, Jackson, IA. p. 647.
• 1900 census. Clinton, Clinton, IA. p. 19.
• 1910 census. Clinton, Clinton, IA. p. 8.
• Eunice: 1910 census. Clarion, Wright, IA. p. 4.
• Eunice: 1920 census. Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA. p. 10.