Yolo-Colusa-Fresno County CA Archives Biographies.....Edwards, James R. 1862 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com January 13, 2006, 11:55 pm Author: Tom Gregory (1913) JAMES R. EDWARDS Another Kentuckian who is making his mark in Yolo county, Cal., is James RE. Edwards, supervising janitor of the grammar and high school at Woodland. Mr. Edwards was born in the city of Louisville, August 18, 1862, a son of H. H. and Lucretia (Corneal) Edwards. His father was born in North Carolina, and was a contractor and builder in Kentucky and Indiana. He was a soldier in the federal army in our Civil war. In 1880 he came to Colusa county, Cal., and from there he moved to Woodland two years later. Here he lived and labored at his trade and business until he died. Lucretia Corneal, who became his wife, was born in Kentucky and is now living in Woodland. Of the seven children she bore her late husband four survive. James R., next to the youngest of them, lived and went to school in Evansville, Ind., till he was twelve years old, when he came with his parents to California, later settling in Woodland. Here he completed his studies and learned the moulder's trade, except for some supplementary experience and instruction which he received at Fresno, where he was employed in the Fresno Agricultural Works six years. Returning to Woodland, he engaged in carpentering, which he followed until 1904, when he was elected by the board of education supervising janitor of the Woodland grammar and high school. So satisfactory have been his labors in this capacity that he has been continued in the office as, emphatically, the right man in the right place. In this employment he finds his knowledge of mechanics, plumbing and carpentering very valuable. In Woodland, Mr. Edwards married Miss Mary Leonora Purcell, a native of Yolo county. Their daughter Edna is Mrs. C. T. Riner, of Woodland. Mr. Edwards is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and a member of the S. O. O. M. In his politics he is a Democrat, devoted to the principles of his party and active in its local work. His public spirit is so well developed that he is among the leaders at Woodland in all movements having for their object the public good. Additional Comments: Extracted from HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA WITH Biographical Sketches OF The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth and Development From the Early Days to the Present HISTORY BY TOM GREGORY AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/bios/edwards351bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb