The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Bessie Grace Ensminger was born on 9 April 1880 in Starr Township, Hocking Co., Ohio.^2,4 She was born in June 1880 in Ohio.⁵ She and Relna Don "Rell" Kirkendall were married in September 1903 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.¹ She died on 28 November 1931, at age 51, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^1,2 She was buried in Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.²

Bessie Grace Ensminger was also known as Besse Grace Enminsger.^6,2 She had reference number 9992. She was enumerated on the census in Franklin County, Ohio (1900); Cook County, Illinois (1930.) GRAVE MARKER

GRANDMOTHER
BESSE G. KIRKENDALL
1880 - 1931

Note: It appears that the spelling of Bessie's given name changed to "Besse" during her life.

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S3987] Death Records - Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 (Ancestry.com or LDS)
[S1608] 1930 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S2755] Birth Records - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774 - 1973 (Ancestry.com), Source Medium: Book
[S613] 1900 Census, Ohio, Franklin County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Simon Dennis or Daniel "Si" O'Donnell^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #9729, b. 26 January 1891, d. about 29 June 1951

Parents

Father	William J. O'Donnell
Mother	Henrietta F. Birchall

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Simon Dennis or Daniel "Si" O'Donnell was born on 26 January 1891 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^2,3 He and Harriet Don Kirkendall were married before 1940.² He died about 29 June 1951 in Probably Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁸ He was buried in Probably, Saint Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois.⁸

Simon Dennis or Daniel "Si" O'Donnell had reference number 9993. He was enumerated on the census in Cook County, Illinois (1900 - 1920, 1940.) He was a Plumber - plumbing company (1910); plumber - heating company (1920); plumber (1940.)^2,6,7 The obituary for Simon's father, William J. O'Donnell says that his mother's maiden name was Henrietta McCune. There is also another tree on Ancestry.com where Henrietta's name is given as Henrietta McCune.

Simon was previously married to Ann Unknown.

OBITUARY - Chicago Tribune; Chicago, Illinois; Sunday, July 1, 1951; Page 24

O'DONNELL - Simon O'Donnell, son of the late William J. and Henrietta, brother of William J. O'Donnell. Funeral Tuesday, july 3, at 8:30 a.m., from funeral home, 301 S. 5th avenue, Maywood, to St Eulalia's church at 9:30 a.m. Interment St. Joseph's, Maywood 100.

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S2091] 1940 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
[S12722] World War I Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com)
[S8595] Letter from Caroline (Shannon) O'Grady dated November 9, 2016
[S774] 1910 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S1152] 1920 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S3966] Death Notice - Simon Dennis or Daniel "Si" O'Donnell

Family Explorer

Oral Detmer Shannon^1,2,3,4

M, #9730, b. 6 January 1902, d. March 1954

Parents

Father	Enos Clifton Shannon
Mother	Harriet Alma Heaven

Pedigree Link

Family: Harriet Don Kirkendall (b. 3 November 1904, d. 29 November 1944)

Daughter	Caroline "Carol" Shannon+ (b. 7 November 1923)
Son	Charles Detmer Shannon+ (b. 12 June 1925, d. 27 August 1985)

BASIC FACTS

Oral Detmer Shannon was born on 6 January 1902 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,5,6 He and Harriet Don Kirkendall were married on 19 July 1923 in Spencer, Clay Co., Iowa.⁵ He and Harriet Don Kirkendall were divorced before 1930. He died in March 1954, at age 52.³ He was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa.³

Oral Detmer Shannon was also known as Theodore Shannon.⁷ He had reference number 9994. He was enumerated on the census in Polk County, Iowa (1920, 1925.) GRAVE MARKER

ORAL D. SHANNON
1902 - 1954.

Citations

[S3987] Death Records - Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 (Ancestry.com or LDS)
[S1512] 1925 Census, Iowa, Polk County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S6482] Genealogy prepared by kendrarboatright (Ancestry.com)
[S8948] Marriage Records - Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880 - 1937 (Ancestry.com)
[S6477] Genealogy prepared by kellkellykell (Ancestry.com)
[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd

Family Explorer

Elizabeth N. Fisher^1,2,3

F, #9731, b. 16 February 1878, d. 25 June 1954

Parents

Father	Peter L. Fisher
Mother	Nancy Jane Radikan

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth N. Fisher was born on 16 February 1878 in Gallia Co., Ohio.^2,3 She and Frank Elmer Kirkendall were married on 15 September 1899 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.¹ She died on 25 June 1954, at age 76, in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.¹ She was buried in Green Lawn Abbey Mausoleum, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.³

Elizabeth N. Fisher had reference number 9995. She was enumerated on the census in Franklin County, Ohio (1930.)

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd
[S1364] 1920 Census, Ohio, Franklin County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Edna Williamson¹

F, #9732

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Edna Williamson and Frank Elmer Kirkendall were married in August 1935.¹

Edna Williamson had reference number 9996.

Citations

[S5810] Genealogy prepared by Donald L. Boyd

Family Explorer

Mary Unknown¹

F, #9733, b. about 1806

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Mary Unknown was born about 1806.^1,2 She and David Kitzmiller were married on 12 November 1890.^1,2

Mary Unknown had reference number 9997. Mary was previously married to Unknown Brown.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S9241] Newspaper Article - The Comet; Johnson City, Tennessee; October 5, 1893; Image 3 (Website: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/)

Family Explorer

William Bruce Bachman^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #9734, b. 25 November 1852, d. 9 September 1922

Parents

Father	Samuel Tittsworth Bachman (b. 28 December 1819, d. 24 September 1889)
Mother	Sarah Kitzmiller (b. 20 April 1827, d. 24 August 1893)

Pedigree Link

Family 1: Sarah Drake Stover (b. 27 June 1857, d. 22 March 1886)

Son	Andrew Johnson Bachman (b. 13 June 1882, d. 26 January 1955)
Son	Samuel Bernard Bachman (b. 13 May 1884, d. 3 April 1914)

Family 2: Lula May Peterson (b. 21 March 1870, d. 24 June 1958)

Son	Robert Bruce Bachman+ (b. 22 May 1894, d. 13 September 1979)
Son	James Ewing Bachman (b. 1 March 1896, d. 3 July 1931)
Son	Charles William Bachman (b. 13 March 1899, d. April 1985)
Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Bachman (b. 22 January 1901, d. 29 September 1974)

BASIC FACTS

William Bruce Bachman was born on 24 November 1852.⁷ He was born on 25 November 1852 in Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.² He was born in 1853 in Tennessee.¹ He and Sarah Drake Stover were married on 7 June 1881 in Knox Co., Tennessee.^2,8 He and Lula May Peterson were married on 19 September 1892 in Tennessee.^2,9 He died on 9 September 1922, at age 69, in Bluff City, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.² He was buried in Morning View Cemetery, Bluff City, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^2,10

William Bruce Bachman had reference number 9998. He was educated Received a B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee (1877.)⁹ He was a Served in the Tennessee legislature (1882-1883); lumberman - dealer (1910.)^9,6 He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1860, 1870, 1910, 1920.) GRAVE MARKER

BACHMAN
WILLIAM BRUCE LULA MAY PETERSON
NOV. 25, 1852 -- SEPT. 9. 1922 MAR. 21, 1870 -- JUNE 24, 1958.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S7479] Genealogy prepared by Tracy Verba, Source Medium: Book
[S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
[S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S126] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S5302] Genealogy prepared by Betty Tannahill Johnson and Carmen M. Johnson
[S9064] Marriage Records: Tennessee, Knox County (Internet)
[S7604] Genealogy prepared by Wil Bachman (email address)
[S2954] Cemetery Records - Morning View Cemetery, Bluff City, Sullivan Co., Tennessee

Family Explorer

R. Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Bachman^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #9735, b. 25 November 1856, d. 17 May 1947

Parents

Father	Samuel Tittsworth Bachman (b. 28 December 1819, d. 24 September 1889)
Mother	Sarah Kitzmiller (b. 20 April 1827, d. 24 August 1893)

Pedigree Link

Family: Andrew F. Martin (b. 7 February 1852, d. 6 March 1927)

Son	Bruce Ingram Martin (b. 21 January 1879, d. 3 May 1903)
Son	Pierce Bachman Martin+ (b. 22 June 1884, d. 17 May 1947)
Daughter	Sarah Lois Martin (b. 19 May 1890, d. 21 October 1977)

BASIC FACTS

R. Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Bachman was born on 25 November 1856 in Tennessee.^2,6 She was born in 1857 in Tennessee.¹ She and Andrew F. Martin were married on 14 February 1878.² She died on 17 May 1947, at age 90, in Bristol, Sullivan Co., Virginia.^2,7 She was buried in East Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee.⁸

R. Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Bachman had reference number 9999. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1860.) GRAVE MARKER

ELIZABETH BACHMAN
MARTIN
1856 - 1947. Three of the children of Henry Addison Martin and Matilda Brown (Andrew F. Martin, William K. Martin and Laura Adelaide Martin) married descendants of Henry Dewald.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S7479] Genealogy prepared by Tracy Verba, Source Medium: Book
[S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
[S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S126] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S4021] Death Records - Tennessee "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914 - 1955" (LDS)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller^1,2,3,4

F, #9736, b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883

Parents

Father	David Kitzmiller (b. 11 October 1799, d. 3 July 1895)
Mother	Elizabeth "Eliza" Hughes (b. 21 October 1800, d. 20 June 1888)

Pedigree Link

Family: Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)

Daughter	Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Edwards (b. 4 February 1846, d. 9 May 1885)
Daughter	Elizabeth Ann Edwards+ (b. 12 March 1848, d. 22 March 1899)
Son	Joshua Polk Edwards+ (b. 28 July 1849, d. 7 February 1931)
Son	David Kitzmiller Edwards+ (b. 7 August 1851, d. 2 July 1932)
Son	Abel Arthur Washington Edwards+ (b. 15 March 1855, d. 3 July 1938)
Daughter	Julia A. Edwards (b. 13 August 1857, d. 18 May 1877)
Daughter	Nancy Louise "Nannie" Edwards+ (b. 1 October 1859, d. 22 August 1939)
Son	Samuel Judson Edwards (b. 1 January 1865, d. 8 April 1894)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller was born on 6 September 1822 in Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,5 She and Samuel Erwin Edwards were married on 2 March 1845 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,6 She died in May 1883, at age 60, in Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She died on 27 September 1883, at age 61, in Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁵ She was buried in Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹

Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller had reference number 10000. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1850 - 1870.) Several genealogies, including Newland's genealogy, show an Elijah Edwards as a child of this marriage. This appears to be the result of a census taker's error. The 1860 Census for Washington County, Tennessee shows the third child as Elijah A. Edwards, age 12. I believe that this is really Elizabeth A. "Eliza" Edwards who was age 12 in 1860. Eliza is not shown in the 1860 Census.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S59] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0

Family Explorer

Samuel Erwin Edwards^1,2,3,4,5

M, #9737, b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878

Parents

Father	Joshua Edwards (b. 11 August 1781, d. 18 March 1859)
Mother	Nancy Erwin (b. 27 May 1784, d. 22 February 1838)

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Daughter	Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Edwards (b. 4 February 1846, d. 9 May 1885)
Daughter	Elizabeth Ann Edwards+ (b. 12 March 1848, d. 22 March 1899)
Son	Joshua Polk Edwards+ (b. 28 July 1849, d. 7 February 1931)
Son	David Kitzmiller Edwards+ (b. 7 August 1851, d. 2 July 1932)
Son	Abel Arthur Washington Edwards+ (b. 15 March 1855, d. 3 July 1938)
Daughter	Julia A. Edwards (b. 13 August 1857, d. 18 May 1877)
Daughter	Nancy Louise "Nannie" Edwards+ (b. 1 October 1859, d. 22 August 1939)
Son	Samuel Judson Edwards (b. 1 January 1865, d. 8 April 1894)

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Erwin Edwards was born on 20 September 1803 in Indian Creek, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.⁶ He was born on 22 November 1803 in Indian Creek, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^7,6,8 He and Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller were married on 2 March 1845 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^7,5 He died on 6 April 1876, at age 72, in Tennessee.⁵ He died on 6 April 1878, at age 74, in Tennessee.⁷ He was buried in Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁸

Samuel Erwin Edwards had reference number 10001. He was a Blacksmith (1850, 1860); farmer (1870); large land owner.^8,2,3,9 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1850 - 1870.) Several genealogies say that Samuel was first married to Elizabeth Jobe (1805 - 1844).

According to Frederick Russell DeVault, Samuel Edwards owned the land the "Boone Tree" was on. (There is a marker there today.)

In 1839, at the removal of the Cherokees to Oklahoma, he assisted and was a 2nd Sergeant of the Volunteer Militia.

Samuel was a prominent member of the Old Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church. He was Chariman of the committee that accepted the resignation of Rev. Martin V. Kitzmiller, the fourth pastor of the church (1847-1851), who was a cousin of Samuel's wife, Mary Elizabeth (Kitzmiller) Edwards. Samuel had a large burial plot in the Old Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, where he and Mary Elizabeth are buried. It is 36 feet long, 10 feet wide, surrounded by a stone wall 3 feet high and has a small iron railing on top. Also buried in the plot are Samuel and Mary Elizabeth's first child, "Lizzie" Edwards and a grandson, Ernest Morrell, who died in infancy. Several genealogies, including Newland's genealogy, show an Elijah Edwards as a child of this marriage. This appears to be the result of a census taker's error. The 1860 Census for Washington County, Tennessee shows the third child as Elijah A. Edwards, age 12. I believe that this is really Elizabeth A. "Eliza" Edwards who was age 12 in 1860. Eliza is not shown in the 1860 Census.

Citations

[S2840] Book: The National Cyclopedia of American Biography
[S59] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S209] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S8536] I.G.I. Version 5.0
[S2838] Book: The History of Tennessee, Goodspeed, 1887, pages 1300 - 1307
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Edwards^1,2,3,4,5

F, #9738, b. 4 February 1846, d. 9 May 1885

Parents

Father	Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Edwards was born on 4 February 1846 in Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She died on 9 May 1885, at age 39, in Gray's Station, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She was buried in Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee (Edwards Plot.)¹

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Edwards had reference number 10002. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1850 - 1870.)

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S59] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Elizabeth King^1,2

F, #9739, b. 7 June 1813, d. 1875

Pedigree Link

Family: Alfred E. Carr (b. 8 April 1808, d. 30 March 1888)

Son	James M. Carr+ (b. about 1838, d. 1912)
Daughter	Louisa Carr (b. about 1838)
Son	Henry Harrison Carr+ (b. 29 November 1839, d. 29 March 1914)
Son	Richard Tilton Carr (b. 1842, d. 1931)
Daughter	Martha J. Carr (b. 1844, d. 1886)
Daughter	Lydia A. Carr+ (b. November 1844)
Daughter	Susan E. Carr (b. about 1848)

BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth King was born on 7 June 1813 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,3 She died in 1875, at age ~62.¹

Elizabeth King had reference number 10003.

Citations

[S2845] Book: Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, by Charles M. Bennett, Source Medium: Book
[S6871] Genealogy prepared by Nathan Olsen (email address)
[S5779] Genealogy prepared by Diane Midkiff (email address)

Family Explorer

Elizabeth Ann Edwards^1,2,3,4,5

F, #9740, b. 12 March 1848, d. 22 March 1899

Parents

Father	Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Pedigree Link

Family: John Wesley Morrell (b. October 1851, d. 1900)

Son	Jonathan Edwards "Ed" Morrell+ (b. 18 February 1875, d. 22 February 1963)
Daughter	Julia Lavenia Morrell+ (b. 11 May 1877, d. 3 October 1933)
Daughter	Flora Mary Morrell+ (b. 24 May 1879, d. 20 October 1946)
Son	Rivers Judson Morrell+ (b. 6 June 1881, d. 26 December 1945)
Son	Ernest Morrell (b. 11 May 1883, d. 8 July 1885)
Daughter	Amy Morrell (b. 10 October 1885, d. 22 July 1978)

BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth Ann Edwards was born on 12 March 1848 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,2,6 She and John Wesley Morrell were married on 5 March 1874 in Washington Co., Tennessee.⁷ She died in 1897, at age ~49.¹ She died on 22 March 1899, at age 51, in Gonzales, Monterey Co., California.⁶ She was buried in Gonzales Cemetery, Gonzalles, Monterey Co., California.^8,9

Elizabeth Ann Edwards had reference number 10004. She resided in Gonzales, Monterey Co., California.¹ She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1850 - 1880.) GRAVE MARKER

IN LOVING MEMORY
MRS. ANNIE EDWARDS MORRELL
BORN TENN. MAR. 12, 1848
DIED MAR. 22, 1899.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S59] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S5863] Genealogy prepared by dwizak (Ancestry.com)
[S9007] Marriage Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Joshua Polk Edwards^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

M, #9741, b. 28 July 1849, d. 7 February 1931

Parents

Father	Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Pedigree Link

Family: Amy Louise McFarlin (b. 14 July 1859, d. 29 November 1941)

Son	Alfred W. Edwards (b. January 1890)

BASIC FACTS

Joshua Polk Edwards was born on 28 July 1849 in Tennessee.² He was born on 28 July 1849 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ He and Amy Louise McFarlin were married about 1884.⁴ He died on 7 February 1931, at age 81.¹ He died on 27 February 1931, at age 81.⁹ He was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California (Edwards Plot.)⁹

Joshua Polk Edwards had reference number 10005. He resided in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles Co., California (1873.)^1,9 He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1850 - 1870); Los Angeles County, California (1900 - 1930.) He was a Works on farm (1870), farmer (1900.)^4,5 GRAVE MARKER

E. H. E. D. K. E. E. R. E. D. R. E.
(foot stones)

DAVID RIVERS DAVID KITZMILLER S. JUDSON
EDWARDS EDWARDS EDWARDS
1894 - 1896 1851 - 1932 1865 - 1894

EDITH RIVERS EDITH HADLEY JOSHUA POLK
EDWARDS EDWARDS EDWARDS
1855 - 1898 1859 - 1949 1848 - 1931

AMY McFARLIN
EDWARDS
1859 - 1941

(main stone) (main stone) (main stone)
(left side) (center) (right side)

S. J. E. J. P. E. A. Mc. E.
(foot stones.)

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S59] 1850 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S413] 1900 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S734] 1910 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S1107] 1920 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

David Kitzmiller Edwards^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #9742, b. 7 August 1851, d. 2 July 1932

Parents

Father	Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Pedigree Link

Family: Edith A. Rivers (b. 1855, d. 12 December 1898)

Daughter	Hazel Florence Edwards+ (b. 22 June 1882, d. 17 March 1968)
Son	David Rivers Edwards (b. 21 March 1894, d. 21 April 1896)

BASIC FACTS

David Kitzmiller Edwards was born in January 1850 in Tennessee.³ He was born on 7 August 1851 in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁸ He was born on 7 August 1851 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.¹ He and Edith A. Rivers were married in January 1881 in San Jose, California.⁸ He and Sarah Edith "Edith" Hadley were married on 14 November 1900 in Auburn, New York.^9,8 He died on 2 July 1932, at age 80, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.⁸ He died on 3 July 1932, at age 80, in Canton, Stark Co., Ohio.¹ He was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.⁹

In the will of David's father, Samuel E. Edwards, dated 14 Jan 1878, is this statement "In consideration of educational advantages, before the other children became of age, my son, David K. Edwards, requested that he be allowed nothing in the estate." A better description of his character than mere words can state.

BIOGRAPHY - The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. 32, pages 371-372 plus photo page

EDWARDS, David Kitzmiller, grain merchant, was born near Jonesboro, Washington co., Tenn., Aug. 7, 1851, son of Samuel Erwin and Mary (Kitzmiller) Edwards. He was educated at a district school on Boone's Creek, Tenn., and at Holston Institute in Jonesboro. After teaching school for two years in his native state he taught for a year and a half in Texas, returning to Tennessee in 1873. In 1874 he removed to California and for six years taught school in Monterey county. He then entered the grain and warehouse business in the Salinas Valley, forming a partnership with Thomas W. Faw under the firm name of Faw & Edwards. In 1887 he removed to Los Angeles where in 1889 he formed with Max N. Newmark the firm of Newmark & Edwards, wholesale grain dealers and warehousemen, with headquarters in Los Angeles and warehouses in Redondo, Wiseburn, Northam, El Toro and Compton. He retired from active business in 1906. Edwards was a director of the Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles. From 1906 to 1909 he was a member of the Los Angeles board of public works and inspector of public works, one of his assoiates on the board being Gen. Adna R. Chaffee (q.v.). During this period was begun the great Los Angeles aqueduct, 250 miles in length, which cost $25,000,000. From 1911 to 1914 he was chairman of the Los Angeles county highway commission, which built 300 miles of good roads. For twenty years he was a director of the Y.M.C.A. of Los Angeles, to which he contributed liberally. He was a member of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce, the Masonic order and the California and San Gabriel Valley Country clubs. He also held various positions of honor and responsibility in the Temple Baptist Church, Los Angeles. Among the outstanding attributes of his character were love of his fellow man, a deep sense of personal responsibility as a citizen and a keen pleasure in the simple routine of his daily life. He radiated kindness and friendliness and his time, energy and financial resources were at the disposal of any worthy cause. He was married twice: (1) in San Jose, Calif., in January 1881, to Edith, daughter of Henry Rivers of Ontario, Canada; she died in 1898, leaving a daughter, Hazel Florence Edwards, who married James Roy Pinkham; (2) in Auburn, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1900 to Sarah Edith Hadley of Los Angeles. He died in Los Angeles, Calif., July 2, 1932.

OBITUARY - The Los Angeles Times, July 4, 1932, by Fred Hogue

D. K. EDWARDS PIONEER, DIES
FORMER MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL SUCCUMBS
Former Grain Merchant Had Varied Interests
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Role Played in Developing Great Aqueduct
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Banking and Church Work Among Activities
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David K. Edwards, on of the ablest and most loved of the rapidly diminishing group of Los Angeles pioneers, died suddenly and peacefully at his home on Westmorland Boulevard yesterday afternoon from an attack of cerebral hemorrhage.
Born in Washington county, Tennessee, in 1857 [1851]. Mr. Edwards went with Thomas F. Fall [Faw] to the Salinas Valley in Central California in 1874. There he taught school, married Edith Rivers of San Jose, engaged in the grain business and attracted by the fame of the great boom here of 1886, made his way south and became a resident of Los Angeles.
Mr. Edwards was typical of the best that the boom brought. After a brief and not wholly detectable experience as a real estate agent, he became again a grain merchant and established the pioneer firm of Newmark & Edwards, grain dealers.
POPULATION LEAPS
When he arrived in Los Angeles, the permanent population was estimated at something less than 50,000; when the "pallid messenger" summoned him yesterday to depart, the population was estimated at something less than 1,500,000.
Only two months ago, at the time of the death of W. B. Mathews, who was City Attorney when Mr. Edwards was a member of the first municipal Board of Public Works, he called me on the phone to meet him for luncheon at the California Club, that we might talk over old times. I was City Hall reporter for The Times during the years he served on the Board of Public Works. His body was then feeble, but his brain was active and his memory unimpaired. To listen to him talk was like reading a history of the growth and development of Los Angeles during his formative years; for few men in Los Angeles had been so active in unremunerative public service as "Deacon" Edwards.
After about twenty years in active business he had retired, and for the next twenty-five years he devoted himself unselfishly to the public welfare, to the municipality, the church and the State. A brief resume of the public activities in which he engaged serves well as an object lesson to the present generation.
ON FIRST BOARD
When the bonds for the Owens River Aqueduct that brought a second river to Los Angeles were voted, the charter was amended and a board of public works was created, to be intrusted with Aqueduct affairs. There was a deadlock between Mayor and Council, for the politicians were looking after their own. Finally a citizens' committee was appointed to recommend three men to the Mayor and Council, and D. K. Edwards was the first man selected. With his associates, J. A. Anderson and A. A. Hubbard, he formed the first Board of Public Works. Anderson was succeeded at the end of the "short term" by Gen. Chaffee, and under the supervision of Chaffee, Edwards and Hubbard the Owens River Aqueduct was constructed.
Later, he served for four years on the Board of Education and was chairman of the Los Angeles Highway Commission. In 1906 Mr. Edwards became a member of the Chamber of Commerce and was one of the staunch supporters of Frank Wiggins, its most noted secretary.
For twenty-five years he was a director of the Merchants' National Bank and of the Fidelity Savings and Loan Association. He was a Baptist when he came to Los Angeles and a Baptist when he died. For an unbroken period of twenty years he was director-secretary of the Southern California Baptist Convention, and his death creates a vacancy on the board of directors.
BACKER OF Y.M.C.A.
He was deeply interested in the growth of the Young Men's Christian Association movement and was for many years a member of the board of directors of the Los Angeles Y.M.C.A.
Mr. Edwards was new in politics when he entered the old City Hall in 1906, but he brought with him a sterling character that was always above suspicion. In my last conversation with him he said to me. "I never believed the tales of graft and corruption in the old City Hall that malicious tongues used to relate. I served on the Board of Public Works for ten years or more and during that whole time no one ever approached me with an offer of a bribe or cut in on any public work, although the Aqueduct and the first outfall sewer were big jobs."
I smiled at his naive honesty that almost approached credulity; for I, too, knew the City Hall of those days; and while there were lobbyists of doubtful integrity and unmoral politicians, none was so stupid as to offer "Deacon" Edwards a bribe.
MARRIED TWICE
He was twice married, but he leaves no sons to carry on. The pride and concern of his last years centers about his two grandsons, the sons of his only daughter Hazel and her husband, J. Roy Pinkham.
Mr. Edwards married Edith Rivers of San Jose in 1881. She died in Los Angeles in 1891 and, a few years later he married Edith Hadley of Los Angeles, whom he leaves. Mrs. Hadley is well known here for the part she has taken in the growth and development of the Y.W.C.A.
Funeral services will be conducted in Francis Chapel of the First Baptist Church on Westmoreland Boulevard at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Rev. Dr. John Snape will preside.
As a final tribute to "Deacon" Edwards and his associates at the old City Hall, I recall a remark I heard one day in the press room "When one goes in to the the Board of Public Works, one doesn't need to carry a lantern to find an honest man."

GRAVE MARKER

E. H. E. D. K. E. E. R. E. D. R. E.
(foot stones)

DAVID RIVERS DAVID KITZMILLER S. JUDSON
EDWARDS EDWARDS EDWARDS
1894 - 1896 1851 - 1932 1865 - 1894

EDITH RIVERS EDITH HADLEY JOSHUA POLK
EDWARDS EDWARDS EDWARDS
1855 - 1898 1859 - 1949 1848 - 1931

AMY McFARLIN
EDWARDS
1859 - 1941

(main stone) (main stone) (main stone)
(left side) (center) (right side)

S. J. E. J. P. E. A. Mc. E.
(foot stones.) David Kitzmiller Edwards was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1860, 1870); Monterey County, California (1880); Los Angeles County, California (1900 - 1920.) He was affiliated with Secretary of the Southern California Baptist Convention.⁹ He was educated District school in Boone's Creek, Tennessee; Holston Institute in Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁸ He was a works on farm (1870); school teacher in Tennessee, Texas and California (1880); later in the grain and insurance business for 20 years; a director of the Merchant National Bank for 25 years; grain merchant (1900.)^9,8,3,6 He resided in Tennessee; Texas; Salinas, California (April 1874); Gonzales, California; Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.^9,8 He had reference number 10006.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S413] 1900 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S734] 1910 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S1107] 1920 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S226] 1880 Census, California, Monterey County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S2840] Book: The National Cyclopedia of American Biography
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Abel Arthur Washington Edwards^1,2,3

M, #9743, b. 15 March 1855, d. 3 July 1938

Parents

Father	Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Pedigree Link

Family 1: Mary Catherine Dungan (b. 16 August 1850, d. 26 August 1887)

Daughter	Bessie Myrtle "Myrtle" Edwards (b. 19 September 1882, d. 2 August 1959)
Daughter	Bertha Mary Longmire "Lonnie" Edwards+ (b. 24 February 1884, d. 31 January 1970)
Son	William Dungan Erwin Edwards+ (b. 2 October 1885, d. 28 September 1918)

Family 2: Sarah E. "Virginia or Jennie" Copenhaver (b. 17 December 1862, d. 14 June 1935)

Daughter	Edith Lillian Edwards (b. 18 August 1890, d. 17 November 1892)
Daughter	Nancy Mae "Mae" Edwards+ (b. 10 January 1893, d. February 1969)
Son	David Judson Edwards+ (b. 5 July 1895, d. January 1980)

BASIC FACTS

Abel Arthur Washington Edwards was born on 15 March 1855 in Washington Co., Tennessee.^4,5 He was born on 15 March 1855 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.⁶ He and Mary Catherine Dungan were married on 13 July 1881 in Carter Co., Tennessee.⁷ He and Sarah E. "Virginia or Jennie" Copenhaver were married on 23 October 1889 in Smythe Co., Virginia.¹ He died on 3 July 1938, at age 83, in Morristown, Hamblen Co., Tennessee.⁶ He was buried in Emma Jarnagin Cemetery, Morristown, Hamblen Co., Tennessee.¹

Abel Arthur Washington Edwards was also known as Abel Washington Edwards.^6,8,9,10,11 He had reference number 10007. He was educated Boone's Creek Seminary.⁴ He resided in Living on his father's farm with his sister, Elizabeth Ann (Edwards) Morrell and her husband (1880); Bluff City (1895.)⁴ He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1860, 1870); Sullivan County, Tennessee (1880, 1900 - 1930.) He was a Works on farm (1870); farm laborer (1880); farmer (1900); farmer - home farm (1910); farmer - stock and grain (1920.)^10,11,3 From Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, 1887

A. W. Edwards, the subject of this sketch, was born in Washington County, Tenn., March 15, 1855. He is the son of Samuel E. and Mary (Kitzmiller) Edwards, and the grandson of Rev. Joshua Edwards, a noted Baptist minister in the early settlement of the county. His father was born on Indian Creek, in Sullivan County, Tenn., September 20, 1803, and was a deacon in the Baptist Church for a number of years. The mother was a daughter of David Kitzmiller, and was born in Washington County, Tenn. Our subject is the fifth child, and received a liberal education, at Boone's Creek Seminary. He was married in 1872 to Mary, a daughter of William Dungan, of Carter County, Tenn., since deceased. The results of their marriage are two daughters and one son. Our subject is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. His wife was a member of the Methodist Church South. Beginning life without any means, he is now the owner of acres of land, near Bluff City, in Sullivan County, Tenn.

GRAVE MARKER

ARTHUR W. EDWARDS
MAR. 15, 1855
JULY 3, 1938
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH. Arthur and Mary were married by Arthur's uncle, David Kitzmiller, Jr.

Citations

[S6400] Genealogy prepared by junesmith48124 (Ancestry.com)
[S1447] 1920 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S1015] 1910 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S2838] Book: The History of Tennessee, Goodspeed, 1887, pages 1300 - 1307
[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S9007] Marriage Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S666] 1900 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County

Family Explorer

Julia A. Edwards^1,2,3

F, #9744, b. 13 August 1857, d. 18 May 1877

Parents

Father	Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Julia A. Edwards was born on 13 August 1857 in Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She died on 18 May 1877, at age 19.¹ She was buried in Buffalo Ridge Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee.¹

Julia A. Edwards had reference number 10008. She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1860, 1870.) GRAVE MARKER

OUR SISTER
JULIA A. EDWARDS
BORN
AUG. 13, 1857
DIED
MAY. 18, 1877
Sister thou was mild and lovely,
Gentle as the summer's breeze,
Pleasant as the air of evening,
When it floats among the trees.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Nancy Louise "Nannie" Edwards^1,2,3,4

F, #9745, b. 1 October 1859, d. 22 August 1939

Parents

Father	Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Pedigree Link

Family: George A. Boekenoogen (b. 19 March 1865, d. 12 February 1906)

Son	Frederick Edwards Boekenoogen+ (b. 23 December 1891, d. 4 January 1981)
Son	Earl Vance Boekenoogen+ (b. 12 November 1893, d. 14 March 1976)
Daughter	Gladys Boekenoogen+ (b. 29 June 1899, d. 20 December 1994)

BASIC FACTS

Nancy Louise "Nannie" Edwards was born on 1 October 1859 in Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ She and George A. Boekenoogen were married on 11 November 1890 in Gonzales, Monterey Co., California.⁵ She died on 22 August 1939, at age 79, in South Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., California.¹ She was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.⁵

Nancy Louise "Nannie" Edwards was also known as Nannie. She had reference number 10009. She resided in Moved to Gonzales, Monterey Co., California with her sister, Elizabeth (Edwards) Morrell and her sister's family (Aft 1885); South Pasadena (1923.)⁵ She was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1860, 1870); Monterey County, California (1900.) Letter written in 1923 by Nancy's brother, David K. Edwards, to his first cousin, Mrs. Lucy Casebeer of Spokane, Washington. Lucy was a daughter of Martin Van Buren Kitzmiller, who came to Oregon in 1873, accompanied by his nephew, Joshua Polk Edwards, from Trinidad, Colorado.

"You will recall she is my youngest sister (a widow for some 15 years); two sons both in France - came home well and sound. Her only daughter, Gladys, a graduate of Occidental College and a fine Christian woman, is a teacher of physical education in Redonda High School (where her Uncle Joseph Polk lived). She wants to be a foreign missionary - when our F M S gets enough money to pay up debts and send out new forces. The boys are married now - have children - they live in nice new five-room cottages next to their mother. They are, with my help, getting their houses on the partial payment plan. I fear her old lung trouble is coming back."

GRAVE MARKER

NANNIE K. BOEKENOOGEN
OCT. 1, 1859
AUG. 22, 1939.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S415] 1900 Census, California, Monterey County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Samuel Judson Edwards^1,2,3

M, #9746, b. 1 January 1865, d. 8 April 1894

Parents

Father	Samuel Erwin Edwards (b. 22 November 1803, d. 6 April 1878)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Kitzmiller (b. 6 September 1822, d. 27 September 1883)

Pedigree Link

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Judson Edwards was born on 1 January 1865 in Washington Co., Tennessee.¹ He died on 8 April 1894, at age 29, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.¹ He was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles Co., California.¹

Samuel Judson Edwards had reference number 10010. He resided in Moved to Gonzales, Monterey Co., California with his sisters Nancy and Elizabeth (1884.)⁴ He was a Worked in his brother's office.⁴ He was enumerated on the census in Washington County, Tennessee (1860, 1870.) GRAVE MARKER

E. H. E. D. K. E. E. R. E. D. R. E.
(foot stones)

DAVID RIVERS DAVID KITZMILLER S. JUDSON
EDWARDS EDWARDS EDWARDS
1894 - 1896 1851 - 1932 1865 - 1894

EDITH RIVERS EDITH HADLEY JOSHUA POLK
EDWARDS EDWARDS EDWARDS
1855 - 1898 1859 - 1949 1848 - 1931

AMY McFARLIN
EDWARDS
1859 - 1941

(main stone) (main stone) (main stone)
(left side) (center) (right side)

S. J. E. J. P. E. A. Mc. E.
(foot stones.)

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S128] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Washington County
[S210] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Washington County, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

John Wesley Morrell^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #9747, b. October 1851, d. 1900

Parents

Father	Jonathan Morrell (b. 17 August 1814)
Mother	Susannah Yoakley (b. about 1824)

Pedigree Link

Family: Elizabeth Ann Edwards (b. 12 March 1848, d. 22 March 1899)

Son	Jonathan Edwards "Ed" Morrell+ (b. 18 February 1875, d. 22 February 1963)
Daughter	Julia Lavenia Morrell+ (b. 11 May 1877, d. 3 October 1933)
Daughter	Flora Mary Morrell+ (b. 24 May 1879, d. 20 October 1946)
Son	Rivers Judson Morrell+ (b. 6 June 1881, d. 26 December 1945)
Son	Ernest Morrell (b. 11 May 1883, d. 8 July 1885)
Daughter	Amy Morrell (b. 10 October 1885, d. 22 July 1978)

BASIC FACTS

John Wesley Morrell was born on 12 March 1848 in Tennessee.³ He was born in October 1851 in Tennessee.⁶ He was born in 1852 in Tennessee.^7,2 He and Elizabeth Ann Edwards were married on 5 March 1874 in Washington Co., Tennessee.⁸ He died on 22 March 1899, at age 47.³ He died in 1900, at age ~49, in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California.⁹ He was buried in Gonzalles, Monterey Co., California.⁷

John Wesley Morrell had reference number 10011. He was a Farmer (1880); superintendant (1900.)^7,5,6 He resided in Sullivan Co., Tennessee; Gonzallas, Monterey Co., California (abt. 1890.)⁷ He was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1860 - 1880); Nevada County, California (1900.) John registered to vote in Santa Clara County, California on July 30, 1896. In 1900, John and three of his four living children were living in Rough and Ready, Nevada County, California.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S126] 1860 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S8504] History of the Morrell House, Redondo Beech, California (internet)
[S208] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Source Medium: Book
[S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S416] 1900 Census, California, Nevada County
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S9007] Marriage Records - Tennessee, Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)
[S5863] Genealogy prepared by dwizak (Ancestry.com)

Family Explorer

Jonathan Edwards "Ed" Morrell^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #9748, b. 18 February 1875, d. 22 February 1963

Parents

Father	John Wesley Morrell (b. October 1851, d. 1900)
Mother	Elizabeth Ann Edwards (b. 12 March 1848, d. 22 March 1899)

Pedigree Link

Family: Alice May "Allie" McPhaul (b. 6 December 1878, d. 22 October 1971)

Son	Lyman H. Morrell (b. 1902, d. 4 December 1936)
Daughter	Velma Lucile Morrell (b. 16 January 1906, d. 2 May 2006)

BASIC FACTS

Jonathan Edwards "Ed" Morrell was born on 18 February 1875 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^2,7 He was born on 6 December 1878 in Johnson City, Washington Co., Tennessee.⁸ He and Alice May "Allie" McPhaul were married on 19 December 1901 in Guadalupe, Santa Barbara Co., California.^5,9 He died on 22 February 1963, at age 88, in Santa Barbara Co., California.^2,7 He was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California.¹⁰

Jonathan Edwards "Ed" Morrell had reference number 10012. His Social Security Number was 567-66-6732, issued: California.⁷ He was enumerated on the census in Nevada County, California (1900); Los Angeles County, California (1910 - 1930.) He was a Brakeman (1900); contractor - grading (1910); dealer - automobiles (1920); fire chief - city (1930.)^3,4,5,6 The Morrell House
Jonathan Edwards (Ed) Morrell was born December 6, 1878 in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was the son of John Wesley Morrell (born March 12, 1848 and died March 22, 1899) and Elizabeth Annie Edwards (born 1852 in Tennessee and died in the 1930’s). Ed Morrell married Alice (Allie) McPhaul (born February 18, 1875 in Guadalupe, California) on December 19, 1901 in Guadalupe, California at the home of Allie McPhaul.
Their son, Lyman, was born December 13, 1903 in a small cottage in Redondo Beach just a block north of their Catalina home that was moved to Heritage Court in Dominquez Park in 1989. He died in 1936. Daughter Velma was born January 16, 1906 and died after her 100th birthday on May 2, 2006 in Santa Barbara, California. The family did not move into the Morrell House until after Velma was born.
Lyman and Velma both graduated from Redondo Union High School. Velma was class valedictorian in the class of 1923 and graduated from college in 1927. Lyman owned a hardware store in Redondo Beach.
Ed and Allie Morrell moved to Monrovia around 1933 to be near Lyman. He was in the Pottingers Sanitarium for tuberculosis. They rented their home to two teachers, Rachel DeNick and Aileen Hammond, who taught at Redondo Union High School. They moved back to their home on Catalina when they thought Lyman was doing better. There was a downstairs apartment added to the back of the house for Lyman because of the tuberculosis.

Sun Parlor:
Ed put a door from the parlor to the kitchen to avoid having to walk all the way around to answer the door. It had Wilton carpet with a narrow border of wood earth tones. All floors were wood plank. The tiny closet behind the front door was for overcoats. The windows had shades and sheer netting. The davenport sat on the north wall under the window and had a tweedy with tan and brown upholstery. It seated three and had flat wood arms. You could see the entire wood frame. There was a mahogany cabinet with china dishes and a hall tree.

Living Room:
It also had Wilton carpet with border in blues and went to within one foot of the walls. There was a player piano on the north wall near the toy closet. The toy closet had a doll buggy, table, glass dishes and games. There was a black desk facing west on the wall between the pocket door and south wall. It had a pull down front for writing, one drawer and chair. The phone sat on the mantel. The living room had a black mantel clock. The built in book case was full of books, Bobsey Twins, William S. Hart and a domino set. There was also a stereoptica with cards on the shelf.

Stairway:
The stairway from the parlor had a deep forest green runner with brass holders. The stairway from the dining room did not have carpet. At the top of the stairs there was a big round light, about 9” diameter round ball.

Dining Room:
There was a black wood table with a massive pedestal and four legs, two matching armchairs that sat in the corners of the dining room, four side chairs with dark leather seats. The plate rail had hand painted plates with flowers and scenes are around the room. There was a carpet on floor. A set of Havilland china was in the cabinet. There was a silver plate coffee pot and tea set on the side board. A linen Damask tablecloth was on the table.

Kitchen:
The kitchen had a small wooden icebox until the late 1920’s when they won an electric refrigerator. The original stove was a wood burner on the east wall that was later replaced with a gas stove with a hood. The iron and ironing board were in the kitchen. Ed had to have bacon, eggs and biscuits every morning. There was an oil cloth table cover on this table during the day and a cloth cover put on for meals. A cast iron skillet always sat on the stove.

Hallway Upstairs:
There were pictures of Velma’s great grandmother and grandfather. They were in 2’ by 3’ oval frames that went from the waist up (one in each picture) and the hung on the east wall and a 2’ by 3’ oval filigree framed mirror. There was a mahogany shelf at the top of the stairs filled with Velma’s dolls.
The upstairs bathroom had a wooden wall hung toilet tank. There was a white porcelain sink, bathtub and linoleum on the floors.
The fireplace was used more in the master bedroom than the one in the living room.
Ed was a hunter. He and Mr. Steele bought a cabin in Tehachapi. Ed belonged to the Redondo Beach Rifle Club.
Allie was very active in church activities and belonged to the Baptist Church in Redondo Beach.
Lyman made the cedar chest in the Industrial Arts Class at Redondo Union High School that Velma donated to the Redondo Beach Historical Society to put back in the house. Allie made the afghan that was in the master bedroom and Velma also donated it to the Redondo Beach Historical Society.
The telephone was in the master bedroom closet. It was concealed there because it was installed by Ed’s brother-in-law, George Temple, who was the District Manager of Home Telephone.
There was a barn on the right side of the back yard. There was a clothesline on the left side of the yard. They raised chickens for food and eggs. They had a cow and kept it at the mill works plant. Ed brought home fresh milk daily.
In 1994 the lease was up on the mountain house which had Velma’s bedroom set. It is a birdseye maple set with a double bed, dresser with mirror and chest of drawers. She donated this set to the Redondo Beach Historical Society in 1994 and it is on display in the master bedroom. She also donated several chairs, braided rugs, couch, lawyer’s bookcase and family photos, which are all on display at the Morrell House.
The Morrell House was rented out from the time Ed and Allie moved to Santa Barbara in 1956. The house deteriorated over the next thirty years until it came close to the wrecking ball. In 1988 the Redondo Beach Historical Society started working with the owner of the house (who wanted to put condominiums on the property) and the City of Redondo Beach to have the house moved and renovated. The City had the house moved to its current location and volunteers worked on the restoration until completion in December 2004. All of the Morrell family furniture was moved into the house and the Society is continuing to furnish it with period pieces from the 1900’s to 1950’s to show how the house might have looked during the Morrell times.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S416] 1900 Census, California, Nevada County
[S734] 1910 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S1107] 1920 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S3973] Death Records - California, California Death Index (RootsWeb)
[S8504] History of the Morrell House, Redondo Beech, California (internet)
[S5863] Genealogy prepared by dwizak (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Julia Lavenia Morrell^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

F, #9749, b. 11 May 1877, d. 3 October 1933

Parents

Father	John Wesley Morrell (b. October 1851, d. 1900)
Mother	Elizabeth Ann Edwards (b. 12 March 1848, d. 22 March 1899)

Pedigree Link

Family: Henry Clay Wright, M.D., (b. 20 September 1865, d. 27 September 1942)

Daughter	Mildred Temple Wright (b. 29 May 1907, d. 15 December 1957)
Son	David Thomas Wright, M.D.+ (b. 2 February 1918, d. 30 April 2002)

BASIC FACTS

Julia Lavenia Morrell was born on 11 May 1877 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.^2,8 She and Henry Clay Wright, M.D., were married on 10 April 1906 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.⁹ She died on 3 October 1933, at age 56, in California.^2,10 She was buried in Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California.¹¹

Julia Lavenia Morrell had reference number 10013. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1880); Los Angeles County, California (1910 - 1930. Their marriage invitation said that they would be living in Nashville, Tennessee after their marriage.

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S1107] 1920 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S734] 1910 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S5681] Genealogy prepared by davekaye1 (Ancestry.com)
[S1552] 1930 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S5863] Genealogy prepared by dwizak (Ancestry.com)
[S8825] Marriage Invitation - Julia Lavenia Morrell to Dr. Henry Clay Wright
[S4038] Death Records, California, California Death Records (Vitalsearch)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book

Family Explorer

Flora Mary Morrell^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #9750, b. 24 May 1879, d. 20 October 1946

Parents

Father	John Wesley Morrell (b. October 1851, d. 1900)
Mother	Elizabeth Ann Edwards (b. 12 March 1848, d. 22 March 1899)

Pedigree Link

Family: Charles Homer Temple (b. 3 November 1881, d. 28 September 1949)

Daughter	Marjorie M. Temple+ (b. 2 August 1907, d. 15 February 1986)
Son	Charles Edwards Temple+ (b. 17 March 1911, d. 27 February 1969)

BASIC FACTS

Flora Mary Morrell was born in 1870 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.² She was born on 24 May 1879 in Sullivan Co., Tennessee.³ She died on 20 October 1946, at age 67, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.^2,3 She was buried in Forest Lawn, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California (Eventide, Map 1, Lot 2724, Space 2.)⁷

Flora Mary Morrell had reference number 10014. She was enumerated on the census in Sullivan County, Tennessee (1880); Nevada County, California (1900); Los Angeles County, California (1940.)⁵

Citations

[S6687] Genealogy prepared by Marie A. Kitzmiller, Source Medium: Book
[S12379] Report on Henry Dewald and Family by Newland DeVault dated 1975, Source Medium: Book
[S2858] California Birth/Death Records (Internet)
[S358] 1880 Census, Tennessee, Sullivan County
[S416] 1900 Census, California, Nevada County
[S2032] 1940 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book