See also

Bonnie EDSILL (1922-1996)

1 Bonnie B. EDSILL1,2 (1922-1996) [9666]. Born 28 Nov 1922.2 Died 26 Nov 1996.2

2 Floyd McKinley EDSILL3,4,5 (1896-1967) [9655]. Born 28 Jan 1896, IA.3,5 Marr Blanch B. ELWOOD 10 Jun 1918.1 Died 1 Mar 1967.1 Buried Westview Cemetery, La Porte City, IA.1

From the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA).

December 18, 1958 - "Floyd M. (Pappy) Edsill, former La Porte City resident, has retired from serving as mail carrier in Waterloo for thirty years.
Mr. Edsill and his wife Blanch, lived near La Porte City for about five years from 192-31.".

4 Vinson EDSILL3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 (1835- ) [9627]. Born May 1835, OH.7,11 Marr Malissa ? bef 1857.13 Marr Elmina Jenette WORTHEN c. 1880.13 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek IA.14

From American Civil War Soldiers

Name: Vinson H. Edsil
Residence: La Porte City, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 23 July 1862
Distinguished
Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Sode Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 206 206
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 23 July 1862 at the age of 26
Enlisted in on 26 September 1862
Promoted to Full Corporal on 14 February 1863
Mustered out on 27 June 1865 in Louisville, KY.

8 Miller EDSILL6,7,8,11 (1808-1883) [9625]. Born 1808, PA.7,15 Died 30 Oct 1883.15 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek, IA.15

9 Mary C. BAILEY6,7,8,11 (1816-1881) [9623]. Born 16 Aug 1816, Cuyahoga Falls, OH.6 Died 9 May 1881.6,15 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek, IA.15

5 Elmina Jenette WORTHEN3,16,17,18 (c. 1856- ) [9650]. Born c. 1856, IL.3,17

10 Ezra WORTHEN16 ( -1895) [9656]. Died 30 Jun 1895, IA.16

3 Blanch B. ELWOOD4,19 (1895-1984) [9663]. Born 15 Nov 1895.2 Died Dec 1984.2

Sources

1"Obituary of Floyd Edsill in the Progress Review, March 8, 1967".
2"Social Security Death Index".
3"1900 IA, Black Hawk, La Porte City census".
4"1920 IA, Worth, Lincoln census".
5"WWI Selective Service registration card".
6"Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1549-1908 by Lucy Abigail Brainard, 1908".
7"1850 OH, Summitt, Stow census".
8"1880 IA, Black Hawk, La Porte City census".
9"1895 Iowa State Census, 1895".
10"1860 IA, Benton, Bruce census".
11"1870 IA, Black Hawk, Big Creek census".
12"American Civil War Soldiers".
13"Estimated based on related dates and information".
14"Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records".
15"Cemeteries Black Hawk County, Iowa".
16"Article on the death of Ezra Worthing in the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA), July 6, 1895".
17"Article on the 86th birthday of Mrs. Edsill in the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA), September 10, 1942".
18"Rootsweb groupsheet submitted by Tammy Edsill Norton".
19"An article regarding Mrs. Floyd Edsill and sons in the Waterloo Dailey Courier, February 21, 1947".