The Shemwell Family

Byron EdwardsAge: 56 years18901947

Name
Byron Edwards
Given names
Byron
Surname
Edwards
Birth May 8, 1890 26 20
Birth of a sisterElsie Mae Edwards
1892 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a brotherRobert Solon Edwards
April 3, 1894 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Wesley Edwards
August 25, 1896 (Age 6 years)
Death of a sisterElsie Mae Edwards
1899 (Age 8 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parentGeorge Alonzo ThomasIda Mae ShemwellView this family
October 1907 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherWesley P Edwards
June 1909 (Age 19 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam David Shemwell
August 26, 1913 (Age 23 years)
Address: Confederate Home
Cause: Cancer of the Liver
Military
WW1 Draft
June 5, 1917 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1Myrtle Edwards
January 21, 1918 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2Dorothy Edwards
January 29, 1924 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLucy Elizabeth Platt
March 11, 1929 (Age 38 years)
Census April 21, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1Charles Edward Hand
August 18, 1941 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2John David Hand
1947 (Age 56 years)
Death February 4, 1947 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 28, 1889Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
13 months
himself
Byron Edwards
Birth: May 8, 1890 26 20Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1947St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Elsie Mae Edwards
Birth: 1892 27 22Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: 1899Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
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 Helen Green - View this family
himself
Byron Edwards
Birth: May 8, 1890 26 20Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1947St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
wife
daughter
Myrtle Edwards
Birth: January 21, 1918 27 21Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: November 21, 1987St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
6 years
daughter
Dorothy Edwards
Birth: January 29, 1924 33 27Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
Death: June 25, 2005
daughter
Private

Byron 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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Byron Edwards - Household

Lafayette, Dover, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Edwards, ByronheadMW39M26MOMOMOAsst. SuperintendentInstitution
Green, HelenwifeFW33M19MOMOMO
Edwards, MyrtledaughterFW12SMOMOMO
Edwards, DorothydaughterFW6SMOMOMO

Death