Brief Life History of Richard H.
When Richard H. Edge was born on 13 March 1900, in New Berlin, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, John William Edge, was 20 and his mother, Ida Rosella Baldwin, was 25. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Laura Sybil Molen. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Racine, Wisconsin, United States in 1930 and Farmersville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States for about 26 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 6 June 1985, in Macoupin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Asbury Cemetery, Raymond Township, Montgomery, Illinois, United States.
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- Richard H Edge, "United States Census, 1930"
- Richard H Edge, "Find A Grave Index"
- Richard in entry for Lora Sybil Edge, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1907 · Law Passed for Child Employment
The maximum hours for children to work were set to 55 per week.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English egge ‘edge, ridge’ (Old English ecg), denoting someone who lived near a prominent edge or ridge of a hill, or a habitational name from Edge (Cheshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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