Individual Details
Hinrich Janssen "John H" Edzards
(7 Aug 1867 - 21 Jan 1925)
Events
| Birth | 7 Aug 1867 | Germany, Ostfriesland, Hesel |  | ||
| Immigration | Abt 1868 | | |||
| Census | 1870 | Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1880 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Census | 1885 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 5 Feb 1890 | Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States - Louisa E Fritz | | ||
| Census (family) | 1895 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Louisa E Fritz | | | |
| Census (family) | 8 Jun 1900 | Jackson Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Louisa E Fritz | | | |
| Death | 21 Jan 1925 | Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Louisa E Fritz (1866 - ) |
| Child | Verna E Edzards (1891 - ) |
| Child | Millie L Edzards (1895 - ) |
| Child | Eda L Maria Edzards (1897 - ) |
| Father | Harm Edzards (1828 - 1880) |
| Mother | Anke Margarethe Jacobs (1829 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Hinrich Eden "Henry E" Edzards (1852 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Gesche Maria "Grace Mary" Edzards (1854 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Magdalena Edzards (1856 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Hermann Dirks Edzards (1858 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Anna Engelina Margaretha Edzards (1860 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Gesche Margaretha "Maggie" Edzards (1863 - 1934) |
Notes
Census
John is living with his uncle, John and Anna Jacobs. It appears the children were taken in by various familiy members after the death of their mother in 1868.See census notes under John Jacobs.
Census
Luka EDZARDS Self W Female W 62 HANOVER Keeping House HANOVER HANOVERJohn EDZARDS SSon S Male W 13 HANOVER At School HANOVER HANOVER
John PAGLER Other S Male W 25 HANOVER Farmer HANOVER HANOVER
Census
John, 17, is living with Gerhardt Eilers.Census (family)
2 170 171 Edzards John 27 M M " " " Farmer Reformed3 Edzards Louisa 28 F M Ill " " "
4 Edzards Verna 3 F S Jones Co Ia F N "
5 Edzards Nellie 1 F S " " "
Census (family)
76, 77, Edzards, John, Head, WM, Aug 1867, 32, Married 10 yrs, Germany all, immigrated in 1866, 31 yrs in US, Na, Farmer, yes- read, write, speak English, Own Free FarmLouisa, Wife, WF, Aug 1866, 33, M-10, 3 children born and living, IL IL IL
Verna E., Daughter, WF, Mar 1891, 9 single, IA Germany IL
Millie L, Daughter, WF, Jul 1893, 6 single, IA Germany IL
Eda L., Daughter, WF, Mar 1897, 3 single, IA Germany IL
Death
Word was received this week of the death of John Edzards at his home in Rapid City, South Dakota. Mr. Edzards died Wednesday, January 21, after an illness of several years of asthma which culminated in a fatal attack of pneumonia. The deceased was born in Hamburg, Germany, August 7, 1867, and came to America when only one year old. He lived in Monticello for a number of years and obtained his naturalization papers while in Jones county. He was married to Miss Louisa Fritz, February 5, 1890, at Dixon, Illinois. He is survived by four children, Mrs.William Craig of Quinn South Dakota; Mrs. Orval Sayler, Mrs. Perry Covert and Clifton Edzards of Rapid City. During the past nine years Mr. Edzards had been a resident ot Rapid City. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs, Gerhard Peck of LeMars, and Mrs. Charles Wahl of Marion.Endnotes
1. US Federal Government, Federal Population Census 1870. Jones Co., Iowa Roll 401. Iowa Vol. 16 (1-254A) Jones Co. (read Jun 28, 2001, Nancy Prouty.).
2. Janssen, Ludwig, Erhard Schlte and Hans Rudolph Manger, compiler, Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Reepsholt (Aurich: Ostfriesische Landschaft, 1982), p 329 #1368.
3. "Locals," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 12 February 1925; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 21 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
4. US Federal Government, Federal Population Census 1870. Jones Co., Iowa Roll 401. Iowa Vol. 16 (1-254A) Jones Co. (read Jun 28, 2001, Nancy Prouty.).
5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002), Wayne, Jones, Iowa Page Number 354B .
6. 1885 State Census, Iowa, Jones Co. Ln=Line Number Dw=Dwelling number Fm=Family number Tw=Township Rn=Range Se=Section Loc=Location M=Marital status Fa=Father (Native/Foreign) Mo=Mother (Native/Foreign) (transcribed by Don Thomson for Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/85castle.htm 2002).
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 census.
8. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > JACKSON TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 99.
10. "Locals," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 12 February 1925; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 21 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.