Brief Life History of Robert Luther
When Robert Luther Edwards was born on 3 January 1887, in Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, United States, his father, James David Anderson Edwards, was 25 and his mother, Frances Emaline Brindle, was 21. He married Olive Myrtle Ireland on 17 December 1913. He lived in Chester, Thayer, Nebraska, United States in 1930 and Chester Election Precinct, Thayer, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 21 February 1957, in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Chester Cemetery, Chester, Thayer, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Robert L Edwards, "United States Census, 1930"
- Robert L Edwards, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- Robert Luther Edwards, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1887–1957 Male
1890–1943 Female
Parents and Siblings
1861–1947 Male
1865–1906 Female
Siblings (12)
1885–1939 Male
1887–1957 Male
1889–1918 Male
1891–1924 Female
1893–1934 Female
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 3
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Age 7
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 19
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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