Eli Edwards (1887-1909)

EDWARDS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/1/2010 at 22:32:07

Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, August 12, 1909

DIED-

EDWARDS-Eli Edwards, eldest son of Luke and Mary Jane Edwards, was born Sept. 21, 1887, in Jackson County, Iowa, and was drowned in the North Fork of the Maquoketa River, on August 8, 1909, while in bathing. He was 21 years, 10 months and 17 days old. He was a well liked young man wherever he was known, and counted his friends by his acquaintances. He leaves to mourn his loss besides his father and mother, two sisters, Pearl and Angeline, and three brothers, Lawrence, Dewey and Elmer.