Benjamin F Edwards Sr (1823)

Born 12 Jul 1823 in Madison County, New York, USA

Space

This profile is part of the Eastern Sangamon County Townships One Place Study.

Biography

Origins

Benjamin F Edwards was born in Madison county, New York 12 Jul 1823 to Peter Edwards and Mary B Anderson.

Arrival

Early Life

Benjamin F Edwards left NY 1 Aug 1847 and arrived in Springfield 1 Sep 1847. That same year he obtained land in DeWitt County. The land in Buffalo Hart was acquired from William R Constant whose grandfather John Constant originally obtained.

Family

Benjamin F Edwards married Mary C Cass 31 Mar 1858 in Sangamon County.^[1]

Mary C Cass Edwards died 20 Apr 1881. 6 children were born to the couple. Benjamin F Edwards lives on Sec 27 in Buffalo Hart Township.

On 3 Jun 1870, Benjamin T Bice, Ass't Marshal, for Buffalo Hart Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, reports Benjamin F Edwards Sr in between W H Clinkenbeard and L A Lanham households.^[2]
B F Edwards 46 (1824, male, white) b. New York; Benjamin is a farmer with Real Estate valued at $20,000 and personal property valued at $2,000.
M C Edwards 37 (1833, female, white) b. Illinois; Mary is keeping house with the help of M J Green.
G C Edwards 11 (1859, male, white) b. Illinois; Gaylord is at home
J R Edwards 8 (1862, male, white) b. Illinois; John Pope is at home.
B F Edwards 2 (1868, male, white) b. Illinois.
M C Edwards 3 mos (1870, daughter, single) b. Illinois.
M J Green 23 (1847, female, white) b. Ohio; Domestic Servant.
Henry Gulf 27 (1843, male, white) b. Ohio; Henry was a farm laborer.
E Rowland 20 (1850, male, white) b. New York; E was a farm laborer.

On 1 Jun 1880, John E Constant, the enumerator for Buffalo Hart Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, reported the Benjamin F Edwards Sr household in between Horace B Enos household and John Masterson household.^[3]
Benjamin Edwards Sr 57 (1823, self, married) b. New York; both parents born in Massachusetts. Benjamin is a farmer.
Mary C Edwards 47 (1833, wife, married) b. Illinois; both parents born in Kentucky. Mary is keeping house with the help of Hester Sinsebaugh.
Gaylord C Edwards 21 (1859, son, single) b. Illinois; father born in New York and mother born in Illinois. Gaylord is at home
John Pope Edwards 17 (1863, son, single) b. Illinois; father born in New York and mother born in Illinois. John Pope is at home.
Benjamin F Edwards 12 (1868, son, single) b. Illinois; father born in New York and mother born in Illinois. Benjamin F Jr is at school.
Mary B Edwards 10 (1870, daughter, single) b. Illinois; father born in New York and mother born in Illinois. Mary B is at School.
Hester J Sinsebaugh 35 (1845, housekeeper, single) b. Ohio; father born in Pennsylvania and mother born in Vermont. Hester was a housekeeper.
Henry Lenthoust 30 (1850, border, single) b. Hesse Darmstatt; no parent's location listed. Henry was a Laborer.

Military

Education

He was educated at Madison County NY.

Occupation

He farms and deals stock. Mr. Edwards was a drover and shipper of cattle but left that business for farming once married.

Politics/Civic

He was a Republican and active about the time of President Fillmore's administration.

Religion

Death & Legacy

Obituary

Timeline

Sources

1. ↑ State of Illinois, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. (http:www.cyberdriveillinois.com : accessed 28 Jun 2015) Edwards, Benj F and Cass, Mary C, 31 Mar 1885; Vol. 3, p. 248, no lic #; Sangamon County.
2. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Sangamon County, Illinois, Buffalo Post Office, p. 9 (written), dwelling 56, family 61, Benjamin F Edwards Sr household, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WJ-C55 : accessed 31 May 2015), and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2015); citing p. 9, family 61, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,780.
3. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, Sangamon County, Illinois, population schedule, Buffalo Hart Township, p 206, enumeration district 200, sheet 1 (written), dwelling 8, family 8, Benjamin Edwards Sr household, index, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKX-V1Q : accessed 30 April 2015), and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 30 April 2015); citing enumeration district 200, sheet 206A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0248; FHL microfilm 1,254,248.

• Inter-state Publishing Company (Chicago, Ill.). 1881. History of Sangamon County, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships ... portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois. Chicago: Inter-state Pub. Co.