Edens, Mildred R.

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• Reference Number: EDEN.M001

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: EDEN.L003
• _FGRAVE: 106043113

Lester married Johnston, Joetta. Joetta was born on 9 Dec 1892 in Kentucky; died on 23 Oct 1948; was buried in GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: JOHN.J012
• _FGRAVE: 106043055

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Mrs. Edens Dies at Allerton
Homer Enterprise
Thursday, October 28, 1948, page 1
Mrs. Lester Edens, 55 died at 1 p.m. Saturday at her home three and a half miles north of Allerton.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in the Homer Methodist church. Rev. R. E. Buford officiated. Mrs. Lawrence Rowand played organ music and the Egly sisters sang. Rev. J. E. Long, Sullivan, Ill., assisted Rev. Buford.
Burial was in GAR cemetery.
Joetta Johnson was born Dec. 9, 1892, in Kentucky, and came as a child to Clay county. She was married June 21, 1910, and in 1920 Mr. and Mrs. Edens moved to the present farm. She was a member of the Clay City Methodist church.
Surviving are her husband and six children, Mildred, at home; Mrs. Alberta Ritchey, Hume; Carol at home; Mrs. Norman Newman, Covington, Ind., and Doris and Donald, at home.
She also leaves a grandson, two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Gray, Olney, and Mrs. Carlie Saunders, Peoria, and an aunt, Mrs. Elsonia Blacklidge, Clay City. She was preceded in death by two triplet sons who died in infancy.
(Transcribed by the Homer Historical Society)

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: EDEN.T001
• _FGRAVE: 24145690

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In the 1930 Census, he is listed as Hunter Edens, his wie Oma is listed at the top of the next page. On their joint headstone, he is listed as Thomas Edens.

Thomas married Holman, Oma. Oma was born in 1860 in Illinois; died on 1 Nov 1946; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HOLM.O001
• _FGRAVE: 24145693
• Census: 23 Apr 1930, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a

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• Reference Number: EDEN.W001
• _FGRAVE: 24145364

William married Corbin, Elizabeth A.. Elizabeth was born on 12 Jan 1839 in Indiana; died on 17 Jul 1904; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: CORB.E002
• _FGRAVE: 24145375