William Edward EDWARDS 1
- Born: 4 Nov 1893, Texas, United States of America
- Died: 27 Nov 1918, Camp Buster Near Battle Creek, Michigan, USA aged 25
- Buried: Henrietta Hope Cemetery, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas
User ID: P00050586.
General Notes:
William is listed as William E. Jr. on the 1910 Federal Census.
He was 2nd lieutenant in the Texas 41st Infantry, 14th Division. See reference 4 below.
A letter from Lois E. Edwards, daughter of William Edward Edwards, written to Robert Young, her father's cousin in Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, dated Thanksgiving Day November 28, 1918, tells that Lieut W. E. Edwards, Jr. is dead. He was seriously injured in an automobile accident at Camp Buster near Battle Creek, Michigan, where he was instructor on Tuesday night and died 24 hours later of injuries received. He had a fractured skull, crushed leg, and internal injuries, the last causing his death. He was referred to by the name of Ward. He had intended to stop in Galesburg and Knoxville in Knox County, Illinois, to see his relatives on his way home to Texas. His family was all torn up over the death.
References: (1) The 1900 Federal Census for Clay County, Texas, Reel T-623, Roll 1619, Supervisor's District 3, lists Edwards, William E., head of household, and Jennett C. Edwards living with him and it lists William's family. Transcribed by and copied from the Clay County, Texas web site, for Henrietta,Texas, on January 26, 2003. (2) The 1910 Federal Census for Henrietta, Clay County, Texas, Reel T-624, Roll 1538, Supervisor's District 13, lists Edwards, William E., head of household. His family is listed with one additional daughter. Janetta C. is not listed. Transcribed by and copied from the Clay County, Texas web site, for Henrietta,Texas, on January 26, 2003. (3) A letter from Lois E. Edwards, daughter of William Edward Edwards, written to Robert Young, her father's cousin in Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, dated Thanksgiving Day November 28, 1918, tells that Lieut W. E. Edwards, Jr. is dead. (4) Telecon with Edwards Library in Henrietta, Clay County, TX, on March 12, 2003 in which the cemetery records were checked for Henrietta Hope Cemetery in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas.
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