Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Eli August 8, 1909 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com December 2, 2010, 4:32 am Jackson Sentinel, Aug. 12, 1909 Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, August 12, 1909 DIED- EDWARDS-Eli Edwards, eldest son of Luke and Mary Jane Edwards, was born Sept. 21, 1887, in Jackson County, Iowa, and was drowned in the North Fork of the Maquoketa River, on August 8, 1909, while in bathing. He was 21 years, 10 months and 17 days old. He was a well liked young man wherever he was known, and counted his friends by his acquaintances. He leaves to mourn his loss besides his father and mother, two sisters, Pearl and Angeline, and three brothers, Lawrence, Dewey and Elmer. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jackson/obits/e/edwards632nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb