Individual Details
Mary Margaret Edzards
(19 Aug 1878 - 9 Mar 1976)
Events
Birth | 19 Aug 1878 | Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
Marriage | 10 Feb 1898 | Emmett E Moats | |||
Death | 9 Mar 1976 | Chico, Butte, California, United States | |||
Alt name | Mae Edzards |
Families
Spouse | Emmett E Moats ( - ) |
Father | Hinrich Eden "Henry E" Edzards (1852 - 1883) |
Mother | Ella Ruth Himebaugh (1858 - ) |
Sibling | Linda Edzards (1877 - ) |
Sibling | Gertrude Edzards (1880 - ) |
Sibling | Celia L. Edzards (1882 - 1958) |
Notes
Marriage
Announcement cards were received, last week, informing us that a long expected event has at last taken place, and that the ceremony which united Mr. Emmet Moats and Miss Mae Edzards in marriage, was performed at the home of the bride's grandmother, Mrs. Himebaugh, of Epworth, on Feb. 10th. We are assured.that we., voice the sentiments of their many friends here when we express our congratulation's and sincere wishes for a long and happy life. Mr. Moats is about ready to enter, upon his chosen business, that of a telegraph operator. He and his bride are expected home today.Death
Word was received last week by Mrs. W. B. Clark, Monticello, formerly of Scotch Grove, of the death of her cousin, May Edzards- Morts, 96, in Chico, Calif. She was a daughter of Henry and Ella Himebaugh Edzards, pioneer residents of Wayne township. She was married to Emmett Moats a long-time resident of Scotch Grove. Following services burial was in Billings, Mont., where she had lived for quite some time. Besides Mrs. Clark, her cousin she is survived by other relatives in Monticello, namely Mrs. L. A. Oltman and Mrs. Sophia Jacobs.Endnotes
1. "Scotch Grove," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 17 February 1898; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 21 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
2. "For your pleasure, Scotch Grove," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 25 March 1976; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 21 April 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.