HENRY EDWARDS was born in Harlem township, Delaware county, Ohio, on the 27th day of February, 1859, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Cockerell) Edwards.  He was reared under the parental roof and to his father gave the benefit of his services until twenty years of age.  At that time he was married, the lady of his choice being Miss Emily Love, of Harlem township, daughter of John and Clarsie Love, and by their union were born two daughters and a son, Jessie and Gracie, and the son not named.  The mother died after the birth of the last child in 1882, and on the l0th day of September, 1885, Mr. Edwards was again married, his second union being with Miss Mary Catherine Chandler, daughter of William S. and Mayleaf D. (Brown) Chandler.  On attaining his majority, Henry Edwards rented his father’s farm and successfully managed and operated the same until 1894, when by inheritance he came into possession of his present farm, comprising 131 acres of good land, which he has placed under a high state of cultivation.
     In politics he is a supporter of the Republican party and its principles.
Source: Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union and Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, pp. 246-247
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JOHN EDWARDS, deceased, was one of the prominent and honored pioneers of Delaware county, who for nearly seventeen years lived in this community, and successfully followed farming.  He was born in Pennsylvania on the 27th of January, 1814, and there spent the first twelve years of his life.  He then came to Delaware county, where his remaining days were passed.  Securing a tract of wild land he placed it under a high state of cultivation, transforming it into a fine farm, and in this line of business he acquired a considerable wealth.  He had no knowledge of arithmetic that was gained from schools, yet he could calculate interest very rapidly and with great exactness.  He was twice married and had seventeen children, thirteen of whom are yet living.  He possessed many excellences of character, in his business dealings was strictly honorable, and in all the relations of life his conduct was that of a true gentleman.  He thus won many friends, and when called to the home beyond, his loss was deeply and sincerely mourned.  He passed away March 5, 1894, at the advanced age of eighty years, one month and five days.  Few had longer resided in Delaware county than Mr. Edwards, and with its history he was very familiar.  He always took an active interest in everything pertaining to the interests of the community, and his hearty support and co-operation were always given to worthy enterprises.  Three of his sons, who have become prominent farmers of this county, are mentioned elsewhere in this volume.
     Harvey H. Edwards is a son of John and Elizabeth (Adams) Edwards.  His mother bore the maiden name of Adams, and at the time of her marriage to Mr. Edwards was the widow of George Garey.  Harvey spent the days of his boyhood and youth on the old home place, and throughout his life has carried on agricultural pursuits.  He inherited eighty-eight acres of good land, which he yet owns, and the place now yields him a golden tribute in return for the care and labor he bestows upon it.  He votes with the Republican party, but has never had time or inclination to seek public office.
     On the 15th of January, 1891, was celebrated his marriage with Bertha Wilson, the accomplished daughter of Midas and Mary (Thomas) Wilson.  They are now residents of Delaware county, but her father was bern [sic] in New York, and her mother in Wales.  Two children make bright and glad the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, ––Carol and Vera.
Source: Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union and Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, pp. 325-326
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LEWIS EDWARDS, another well-known member of the Edwards family, whose history is reviewed in other individual biographies in this volume, was born on the old homestead, being the son of John and Elizabeth (Adams) Edwards, and, like his brothers, was reared on the farm, no event of especial importance occurring during his boyhood and youth.  Having arrived at man’s estate, he married Miss Emma Dent, daughter of Edward and Rebecca Dent.  Their home is upon a fine farm pleasantly situated east of Sunbury and comprising 200 acres of valuable land.  The brothers are all enterprising and progressive agriculturists, good business men and valued citizens, and the family well deserve mention in the history of Delaware county.
Source: Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union and Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, pp. 500-501
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ROSEL EDWARDS, proprietor of the Pioneer Stock Farm, was born in Harlem township, Delaware county, September 12, 1841, a son of John Edwards, a native of Pennsylvania.  For many years he was a prominent and well-known citizen of this township.  The mother of our subject, nee Elizabeth Cockrell, was also born in Harlem township, a daughter of Ed. Cockrell, one of the pioneer settlers of this locality.  Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards had thirteen children, namely: Minerva, Mary, Rosel, Eli, William, John, Ellen, James Monroe, George (deceased), Nancy, Henry, Martha and Elijah.  Eli was a soldier in the civil war.  The mother departed this life in 1854, and the father died March 4, 1894, at the age of eighty years.  He was a successful farmer, having accumulated much property, and was identified with the Republican party.
     Rosel Edwards, the subject of this memoir, was reared on the old home farm, and attended a district school near his home.  In 1885 he located on his present farm, which consists of 450 acres of the best land in Delaware county, and which is under a fine state of cultivation.  In addition to his general farming, he is extensively engaged in stock raising, making a specialty of thoroughbred Percheron horses and Jersey cattle.  He keeps an average of seventy milch cows on the farm.  Mr. Edwards is a stockholder, director and one of the largest patrons of the Sunbury Creamers’ Company.
     He was married at the age of twenty-one years, to Naomi Jane Barrick, a native of Licking county, Ohio, and a daughter of James and Ruth (Cross) Barrick.  To this union have been born thirteen children, viz.: Almeda (deceased), Clara, John, Rosa, James, Emma, Charles, Willie (deceased), Burton H., Orvilla, Dellno, Howard and Frank.  In his political relations, Mr. Edwards affiliates with the Republican party.
Source: Memorial Record of the Counties of Delaware, Union and Morrow, Ohio; Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1895, p. 139
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