Paul Edwards

Brief Life History of Paul

When Paul Edwards was born in September 1891, in Redlands, San Bernardino, California, United States, his father, James Simon Edwards, was 34 and his mother, Alice P Porter, was 28. He lived in Redlands Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1900.

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Family Time Line

James Simon Edwards
1857–1933
Alice P Porter
1863–1957
Ruth Mathilda Edwards
1888–1987
Paul Edwards
1891–
Russell W Edwards
1896–1935
Edwards
1897–

Sources (2)

  • Paul T Edwards in household of James G Edwards, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Paul Edwards in household of James S Edwards, "United States Census, 1910"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

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 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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