Marion was born in Arkansas in 1900, the son of Thomas Edwards and Sarah Garrett. His mother died when he was 6, and his father never remarried. Marion married at age 18 in Arkansas but moved his family to Oklahoma in 1929, where he remained the rest of his life. He worked as a farmer, and passed away in 1949 at 48 years old.
Note: His year of death has different documented dates. WWI draft shows 1900; WWII draft shows 1899; the 1900 US Census, enumerated on June 4, lists him as 2 years old, born in 1898; his headstone shows 1900.
Timeline with Sources
1900 May 17 - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas
1900 United States Federal Census[1] - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Household members: Thomas E Edwards 39; Liza Edwards 29; Walter M Edwards 12; Lizzie L Edwards 9; (Selma Ira) Ina C Edwards 6; Earlin M (Marion Earl) Edwards 2
1910 United States Federal Census[2] - Revilee, Logan, Arkansas - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Occupation: Home farm laborer - Household members: Thomas E Edwards 47; Lizzie L Edwards 18; Selma A Edwards 15; Marian E Edwards 11; Lester H Edwards 7
1918 Sep 12 - McIntosh, Oklahoma - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [3]
1918 Dec 8 - Marriage to Julia Belle Dobbs - Johnson, Arkansas - Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957[4]
1920 Jul 31 - Birth of son Thomas Charles "TC" Edwards - Clarksville, Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #35992309
1922 Aug 21 - Birth of son Earlen Edwards - Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #29480653
1924 Sep 28 - Birth of daughter Gladys Lennett Edwards - Clarksville, Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #80124540
1926 Jul 28 - Birth of son Cecil Udell Edwards - Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #116657680
1928 - Birth of son Hafford Edwards - Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas (died in 1933)
1929 - Move to Oklahoma (From TC Edwards Find A Grave profile)
1930 United States Federal Census[5] - Simpson, McIntosh, Oklahoma - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer - Household members: Earl Edwards 29; Belle Edwards 29; S C Edwards 10; Earlin Edwards 8; Gladys Edwards 6; Cecil Edwards 4; Haford Edwards 1
1931 Sep 5 - Birth of son Harold Dean Edwards - Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #175174331
1933 Aug 04 - Birth of daughter Trobie Louise Edwards - Lenna, McIntosh, Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #77856701
1935 Jul 02 - Birth of son Ausley Edwards - Stidham, McIntosh, Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #137574212
1938 Feb 15 - Birth of daughter Billie Kathryn Edwards - Stidham, McIntosh, Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #68400655
1940 United States Federal Census[6] - Simpson, McIntosh, Oklahoma - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer; Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade - Household members: Earl Edwards 39; Bell Edwards 38; T C Edwards 19; Earlen Edwards 17; Gladys Edwards 15; Cecil Edwards 13; Dean Edwards 8; Trobie Edwards 6; Ausly Edwards 4; Billie Kathryn Edwards 2; (Earlen's wife) (Flora Gillen) Edwards 15
1940 Jul 04 - Birth of daughter Willie Mae Edwards - Stidham, McIntosh, Oklahoma (died 1941) - Find A Grave: Memorial #29480580
1942 Feb 14 - Residence: Lenna, Mcintosh, Oklahoma - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Earl Marion Edwards
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 42
Relationship to Draftee: Self
Birth Place: Clarksville, Arkansas, USA
Birth Date: 17 May 1899
Residence Place: Lenna, Mcintosh, Oklahoma, USA
Registration Date: 14 Feb 1942
Employer: Self
Weight: 194
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: Belle Edwards
1942 Jun 08 - Birth of daughter Carolyn June Edwards - Stidham, Oklahoma - Find A Grave: Memorial #23467807
1949 Apr 26 - Death - Lenna, McIntosh County, Oklahoma - Burial: Lenna Cemetery - Find A Grave: Memorial #29480607
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marion by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Marion: