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Edwards Cemetery ~ Rosa Edwards ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Edwards, Rosa
LAST NAME: Edwards FIRST NAME: Rosa MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: Rose
MAIDEN NAME: Bush AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 15 May 1873 DIED: 25 Apr 1921 BURIED: 27 Apr 1921 (Edwards Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Liberty, Missouri
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
1900 OR CENSUS - Rosie Edwards, age 28, mother of 2, b. May 1872 in Missouri, is enumerated with her husband of 4 years John, age 31, occupation farmer, b. Sep 1868 in Oregon, along with Sadie, age 2, b. Jul 1897 in Oregon, and John J., age 1, b Aug 1898 in Oregon.
1910 OR CENSUS - Rosie Edwards, age 37, mother of 3, b. Missouri, is enumerated with John, age 41, occupation farmer, b. Oregon, is enumerated with his wife of 14 years, along with Sadie, age 12, b. Oregon, Johnie, age 11, b. Oregon, and Orval, age 4, b. Oregon. 
DISCREPANCY - DC and 1900 census give year of birth as 1872, marker as 1873
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1921) #266 - Rosa Edwards, female, widowed (John Edwards), b. 15 May 1872 in Liberty, Missouri, d. 25 Apr 1921 in Salem, Oregon (OSTH) at the age of 48 y's 11 m's 10 d's, name of father Mercer Bush (b. Missouri), maiden name of mother Nancy Githens (b. Missouri), interment: 27 Apr 1921 Edwards Cemetery, informant T.B. Hospital Record.
OBITUARY: 
INSCRIPTION: 
Edwards
Rose
1873 - 1921
SOURCES: 
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Marion County 1921) #266
1900 OR CENSUS (Benton Co., Kings Valley, ED 3, sheet 9B)
1910 OR CENSUS (Benton Co., Philomath, ED 10, sheet 8B)
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