Robert Solon EdwardsAge: 71 years1894–1965
- Name
- Robert Solon Edwards
- Given names
- Robert Solon
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | April 3, 1894 29 24 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Ann Eliza Hooper February 11, 1896 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John Wesley Edwards August 25, 1896 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Elsie Mae Edwards 1899 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | George Alonzo Thomas — Ida Mae Shemwell — View this family October 1907 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | Wesley P Edwards June 1909 (Age 15 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William David Shemwell August 26, 1913 (Age 19 years) Address: Confederate Home Cause: Cancer of the Liver |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 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) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 23 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | Virginia Jane Horner — View 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 grandmother | Lucy Elizabeth Platt March 11, 1929 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | May 7, 1930 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a wife | Virginia Jane Horner August 11, 1945 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Marriage | Catherine Gill Irwin — View this family after 1945 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Byron Edwards February 4, 1947 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Mark Wayne Edwards May 21, 1952 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Mark Wayne Edwards May 31, 1952 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | John Wesley Edwards April 22, 1954 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida Mae Shemwell August 5, 1959 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 31, 1965 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ridge Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Wesley P Edwards Birth: May 1864 39 38 — Missouri, United States Death: June 1909 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 28, 1889 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Byron Edwards Birth: May 8, 1890 26 20 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1947 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Elsie Mae Edwards Birth: 1892 27 22 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: 1899 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years himself |
Robert Solon Edwards Birth: April 3, 1894 29 24 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 31, 1965 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Wesley Edwards Birth: August 25, 1896 32 26 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: April 22, 1954 — Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with George Alonzo Thomas |
| step-father |
George Alonzo Thomas Birth: June 28, 1875 — Bates, Missouri, United States Death: March 15, 1949 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 1907 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Virginia Jane Horner |
| himself |
Robert Solon Edwards Birth: April 3, 1894 29 24 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 31, 1965 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Virginia Jane Horner Birth: October 29, 1904 32 24 — Napton, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: August 11, 1945 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 17, 1923 — |
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23 months son |
Robert Wesley Edwards Birth: June 30, 1925 31 20 — Napton, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 8, 1999 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Catherine Gill Irwin |
| himself |
Robert Solon Edwards Birth: April 3, 1894 29 24 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 31, 1965 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Catherine Gill Irwin Birth: July 12, 1912 — Missouri, United States Death: September 27, 2000 |
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Marriage: after 1945 — |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Wesley P Edwards - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Eralus Dunn Smith - Household
Arrow Rock Road Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
Susie's age is off - CC's census has Not Named, maybe another daughter -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military | Working for step father George Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Solon Edwards - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, MO
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Horner - Household
625 North Allen Marshall, Saline, Missouri
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