The Shemwell Family

Robert Solon EdwardsAge: 71 years18941965

Name
Robert Solon Edwards
Given names
Robert Solon
Surname
Edwards
Birth April 3, 1894 29 24
Birth of a brotherJohn Wesley Edwards
August 25, 1896 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterElsie Mae Edwards
1899 (Age 4 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Marriage of a parentGeorge Alonzo ThomasIda Mae ShemwellView this family
October 1907 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherWesley P Edwards
June 1909 (Age 15 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam David Shemwell
August 26, 1913 (Age 19 years)
Address: Confederate Home
Cause: Cancer of the Liver
Military
WW1 Draft
June 5, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Note: Working for step father George Thomas
Military
WWI Transport Listing
June 5, 1918 (Age 24 years)
MarriageVirginia Jane HornerView this family
July 17, 1923 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Robert Wesley Edwards
June 30, 1925 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLucy Elizabeth Platt
March 11, 1929 (Age 34 years)
Census May 7, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Death of a wifeVirginia Jane Horner
August 11, 1945 (Age 51 years)
MarriageCatherine Gill IrwinView this family
after 1945 (Age 50 years)

Death of a brotherByron Edwards
February 4, 1947 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Mark Wayne Edwards
May 21, 1952 (Age 58 years)
Death of a grandsonMark Wayne Edwards
May 31, 1952 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Wesley Edwards
April 22, 1954 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherIda Mae Shemwell
August 5, 1959 (Age 65 years)
Death December 31, 1965 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ridge Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 28, 1889Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder brother
Byron Edwards
Birth: May 8, 1890 26 20Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1947St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Elsie Mae Edwards
Birth: 1892 27 22Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: 1899Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
Robert Solon Edwards
Birth: April 3, 1894 29 24Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 31, 1965Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Wesley Edwards
Birth: August 25, 1896 32 26Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: April 22, 1954Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with George Alonzo Thomas - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: October 1907Saline, Missouri, United States
Family with Virginia Jane Horner - View this family
himself
Robert Solon Edwards
Birth: April 3, 1894 29 24Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 31, 1965Saline, Missouri, United States
wife
Virginia Jane Horner
Birth: October 29, 1904 32 24Napton, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: August 11, 1945Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 17, 1923
23 months
son
Robert Wesley Edwards
Birth: June 30, 1925 31 20Napton, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: November 8, 1999Saline, Missouri, United States
Family with Catherine Gill Irwin - View this family
himself
Robert Solon Edwards
Birth: April 3, 1894 29 24Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 31, 1965Saline, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: after 1945

Robert Solon Edwards has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Wesley P Edwards - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wesley P EdwardsheadWMMay186436M11MOINVALaborer Farm
Ida Mae EdwardswifeWFNov187029M1133MOKYMO
Byron EdwardssonWMMay189010SMOMOMOAt School
Solon EdwardssonWMApr18946SMOMOMOAt School
John EdwardssonWMSep18963SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Eralus Dunn Smith - Household

Arrow Rock Road Lamine, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Smith, DumpheadMW48WdMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Smith, MarydaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Smith, RaysonMW7SMOMOMO
Smith, Eddie LsonMW4SMOMOMO
Edwards, ByronnephewMW20SMOMOMOFarm LaborWorking out
Edwards, SolonnephewMW16SMOMOMOFarm LaborWorking out
Higgerson, Mary mother in lawFW73MMOVAKY
Higgerson, Jimmyson in lawMW36SMOKYMOFarm LaborWorking out
Higgerson, Susiedaughter in lawFW34SMOKYMO

Susie's age is off - CC's census has Not Named, maybe another daughter -b

Military
Working for step father George Thomas
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Solon Edwards - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, MO

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Edwards, R SolonheadMW36M29MOMOMOTruck DriverOil
Edwards, Virginia JwifeFW25M18MOMOMO
Edwards, Robert WsonMW4-10mS20MOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Horner - Household

625 North Allen Marshall, Saline, Missouri

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Horner, John TheadMW68MMOSame HouseDock HandIce Plant
Horner, Betty BXwifeFW60MMOSame House
Edwards, Solonson in lawMW46MMORSalineMOCarpenterBuilding Construction
Edwards, VirginiadaughterFW36MMORSalineMO
Edwards, Robert Wgrand sonMW14SMORSalineMO