Edwin was born on 26 January 1836 in Stockland, Devon, England. He was the son of John Pike.[1][2][3]
He was baptised on 19 Feb 1837 at Stockland, Devon, England, listing his parents as John (Labourer) and Jemima Pike.
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When Edwin was 23 he married Diana Sumption on 10 April 1859 (or 1860) in Axminster, Devon, England.
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The couple had 12 children:
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Albert Pike, Son, Male, Age: 14, Birthplace: England
Edith Pike, Daughter, Female, Age: 12, Birthplace: England
Fred Pike, Son, Male, Age: 9, Birthplace: England
Kate May Pike, Daughter, Female, Age: 7, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
Emily Jane Pike, Daughter, Female, Age: 6, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
William Pike, Son, Male, Age: 4, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
Edwin Pike, Son, Male, Age: 1, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
Lucy Turner, Daughter, Female, Age: 19, Birthplace: England
William Turner, Son-in-law, Male, Age: 21, Birthplace: England
Willie Turner, Grandson, Male, Age: 0, Birthplace: Iowa, United States
Matt Freenland, Other, Male, Age: 19, Occupation: Laborer, Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
In 1895 Edwin (age about 58) was living in Deek Creek, Worth, Iowa.[6][6]
In 1900 Edwin (age about 63) was living in Barton & Deer Creek Townships, Worth, Iowa.[6][12]
In the 1910 census Edwin (age 74) was living in Deer Creek, Worth, Iowa.[9][13][6]
In 1913 Edwin (age about 76) was living in Worth, Iowa.[6]
Edwin died at the age of 83 on 23 October 1919 in Deer Creek, Worth, Iowa, USA.[14][6]
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↑1900 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900,
Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Deer Creek, Worth, Iowa; Roll: T623_468; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 143; FHL microfilm: 1240468.
Record for Alice M Pike.
↑Family Tree record for Alice Myrtie Pike: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Alice Myrtie Pike.
↑ "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M3-W518 : 15 March 2018), Edwin Pike, Stockland, Devon, England; citing Baptism, The Devon Record Office, Exeter.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DWV-YC2 : 13 December 2014), Edwin Pike, 1860; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1860, quarter 2, vol. 5B, p. 31, Axminster, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ 6.06.16.26.36.46.56.66.76.86.9Family Tree record for Edwin Roy Pike: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Edwin Roy Pike.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7PW-J19 : 3 March 2021), Edwin Pike, Stockland, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 9.09.11910 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Date: 2006,
Page: Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Deer Creek, Worth, Iowa; Roll: T624_429; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0167; Image: 155; FHL microfilm: 1374442.
Record for Edwin Pike Sr..
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLR-5KK : 19 February 2021), Edwin Pike, Deer Creek, Worth, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 243, sheet 430A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,371.
↑Residence: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Date: 2007,
Page: Database online. Record for Alice Finch.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9G3-Z5Q : accessed 24 July 2021), Edwin Pike, Barton & Deer Creek Townships, Worth, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 143, sheet 5A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,468
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG95-JMG : accessed 24 July 2021), Edwin Pike Sr., Deer Creek, Worth, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 167, sheet 10A, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 429; FHL microfilm 1,374,442
FreeBMD Title: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index 1837-1915
General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, London, England: General Register Office
"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQY7-38V : 24 May 2019), Edwin Pike in household of John Turner, Stockland with Dalwood, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.