Orson Arnold Edwards and Edith A. Graham

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Husband Orson Arnold Edwards ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: 18 Feb 1959 2
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         Father: [Father] Edwards (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 31 Dec 1902 1

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• Note: This may be the same person as : [Unk] Edwards.

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Wife Edith A. Graham ³

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           Born: 19 Mar 1884 - Sheffield, Warren Co, PA 3
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           Died: 18 Feb 1949 - Ponca City, Kay Co, OK 1
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         Father: Samuel Gordon Graham, Jr. (1856-1936) 4
         Mother: Nettie Higby (1865-1943) 3

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Children

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1 F Verna Lillian Edwards ¹

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           Born: 20 Mar 1904 1
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           Died: 15 Jan 1981 - ? Bartlesville, Washington Co, OK 2
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         Spouse: James Spruance Connors (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 31 Dec 1936 2

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2 M Alton Samuel Edwards ¹

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           Born: 7 Mar 1906 1
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           Died: 17 Jul 1982 - ? Ponca City, Kay Co, OK 5
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3 F Marion Edith Edwards ¹

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           Born: 10 Mar 1908 1
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         Spouse: Lawrence A. Lee (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 20 Aug 1927 5

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4 M Graham Arnold Edwards ¹

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           Born: 7 Dec 1910 1
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           Died: 18 Mar 1973 - ? Seminole, Seminole Co, OK 6
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         Spouse: Lelia Blackwood (      -      ) 6

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5 M Ralph Gordon Edwards ¹

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           Born: 14 Nov 1917 1
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           Died: Apr 1987 - ? Ponca City, Kay Co, OK
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         Spouse: Alice E. Alsip (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 31 Jul 1947 6

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General Notes: Husband - Orson Arnold Edwards

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He was in the Cherokee Strip Run into Oklahoma riding with his brothers Perrin H. and Ira in a spring wagon. Orson staked a claim west of Ponca City but gave it up because he was not yet 21 years old. He later bought 600 acres of land near Walters, OK, for $600. After he had proved up the land, the final deed was signed by President William Howard Taft.

1 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 16c.

2 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 16d.

3 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 16b.

4 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 16a.

5 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 16i.

6 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 16n.