During the Civil War he served as a drummer and was killed. (McMakin, 9)
Residence
In 1850, after the death of his father, he was living with his siblings Matilda and Thomas under his step-mother Isabella whose four children also lived under the same roof. (1850 census)
1850 Census for Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M432_134; Page: 402A; Image: 214. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
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