Martha Belle (Smallwood) Edwards (1865 - 1940)

Born 14 Nov 1865 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Jefferson Edwards — married 5 Aug 1886 in Lane, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1940 at age 74 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Martha (Smallwood) Edwards was an Illinoisan.

from Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Name Martha Belle Edwards Event Date 23 Jun 1940 Event Place Weldon, DeWitt, Illinois Gender Female Race White Age 74 Birth Year (Estimated) 1866 Birth Date 14 Nov 1865 Birthplace Decatur, Ill. Father's Name Gideon Smallwood Father's Birthplace Ill. Mother's Name Sarah Cross Mother's Birthplace Ill. Occupation Housework Residence Place Weldon, DeWitt, Ill. Spouse's Name Thos. J. Edwards Burial Date 25 Jun 1940 Burial Place Nixon Twp., DeWitt, Ill. Cemetery Weldon

from Illinois, County Marriages Name Thomas J. Edwards Event Type Marriage Event Date 05 Aug 1886 Event Place De Witt, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original) Clinton, De Witt, Illinois Gender Male Age 24 Marital Status Single Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1862 Birthplace Ohio Father's Name Saml Edwards Mother's Name Catherine Borg Spouse's Name Mattie Smallwood Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 22 Spouse's Marital Status Single Spouse's Race White Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1864 Spouse's Birthplace De Witt Co., Ills Spouse's Father's Name Gideon Smallwood Spouse's Mother's Name Sallie Cross

Mrs. Martha Belle Smallwood Edwards, 75, died in her home early Sunday after an extended illness.

Martha Belle Smallwood, daughter of Gideon and Sarah Cross Smallwood, was born at Decatur, Illinois, November 14, 1865, and was married to Thomas J. Edwards at Lane, Illinois August 05, 1886. He died January 28, 1924.

Surviving are the following children: Clifford, Samuel, Bonnie Shinneman, Fern Robinson, Annie Larry, and Icy Persons. There are also 22 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the Weldon Methodist church.

Funeral services were held from the Weldon Methodist church. Pall bearers were: Kenneth Edwards, T.J. Shinneman, Carrol Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Sheldon Robinson, and Frances Edwards. Mrs. Ruth Smallwood was the solist, accompanied by Cassie Reeves.

Burial: Nixon Township Cemetery Weldon DeWitt County Illinois, USA

Sources

Citing this Record "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N38Z-YKV : 27 December 2014), Gideon Smallwood in entry for Martha Belle Edwards, 23 Jun 1940; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,831,999. No image available Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MXY7-Y8V : accessed 2017-02-11), entry for Martha Belle Smallwood.