William was born in 1881 to Andrew Edwards and Amanda Garrett. He married twice, the first time at age 24, and was widowed by his first wife. He started out in Arkansas, moved to Oklahoma around 1927, and then moved with his second wife to California after 1940. William passed away in 1964 at the age of 82.
Timeline with Sources
1881 Sep 23 - Birth - Harmony Johnson County Arkansas
1900 United States Federal Census[1] - Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Household members: Andrew J Edwards 43; Amanda A Edwards 41; William A Edwards 18; Jame E Edwards 14; David W Edwards 12; Powel C Edwards 12; Lillie M Edwards 9; Frank O Edwards 8; Charley A Edwards 6; Clem Edwards 5; Jasper C Edwards 3; Annie J Edwards 1
1906 Jan 14 - Marriage to Minnie Emma Odom - Johnson, Arkansas - Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957[2]
1910 United States Federal Census[3] - Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law; Occupation: Farm Laborer - Household members: (mother-in-law) Mary E Odom 44; Vestal Odom 18; W A Edwards 29; (Emma) Newell Edwards 3
1918 Sep 12 - Johnson, Arkansas - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918[4]
1920 United States Federal Census[5] - Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas - Marital Status: Widow; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer - Household members: William A Edwards 38; Emma Edwards 12; Mary E Odom 55
1927 Aug 13 - Birth of son William Anderson Edwards Jr - Oklahoma
1930 United States Federal Census[6] - South Cement, Caddo, Oklahoma - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Oil field pumper - Household members: William A Edwards 48; Ama Edwards 24; William Edwards 3
1934 Jan 26 - Birth of daughter Wynne M Edwards - Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #131973202
1938 May 16 - Birth of son Charles Donald Edwards - Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #36331671
1940 United States Federal Census[7] - South Cement, Caddo, Oklahoma - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Oil field pumper; Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade - Household members: William A Edwards 58; Neoma Edwards 32; William Edwards 12; Wynne M Edwards 6; Donald Edwards 1; brother-in-law Murice A Schaeffer 29
1953 - Residence: San Leandro, California - U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995[8]
1964 Apr 5 - Death - Livermore, Alameda County, California - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014[9]
1964 Apr - Burial - IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery, Livermore, Alameda County, California - Find A Grave: Memorial #11189541
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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