Raymond EDSILL (1907-1985)
1 Raymond EDSILL1 (1907-1985) [9862]. Born 8 Mar 1907.1,2 Marr Ruth ARMSTRONG 22 Feb 1930, Waterloo, IA.3 Died Feb 1985, Portland, OR.2
From the Progress Review.
February 27, 1930 - "Raymond Edsill, a former LaPorte City boy but now living in Waterloo, and Miss Ruth Armstrong, also of Waterloo, were married last Saturday evening in the church home of Grace Methodist church. The service was read by the pastor, Rev Harvey C. Travis, and was witnessed by the grooms's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Audry Edsill.
The groom is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Audry Edsill and has always lived in this vicinity. He completed his high school course here with the class of 1925 and afterward attended the Iowa State Teachers college in Cedar Falls. For the past two years he has been employed in the Rath Packing house. The bride is a stranger to local people but is said to be a capable young woman. She has been employed for some time in the Model laundry in Waterloo and will continue her work for the present.".
2 Audrey EDSILL1,4,5,6 (1882-1971) [9651]. Born 6 Sep 1882, IA.2,4,6 Marr Birdie Adel SIMMONS c. 1906.1 Died Nov 1971.2
4 Vinson EDSILL4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 (1835- ) [9627]. Born May 1835, OH.8,12 Marr Malissa ? bef 1857.14 Marr Elmina Jenette WORTHEN c. 1880.14 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek IA.15
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 EDSILL7,8,9,12 (1808-1883) [9625]. Born 1808, PA.8,16 Died 30 Oct 1883.16 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek, IA.16
9 Mary C. BAILEY7,8,9,12 (1816-1881) [9623]. Born 16 Aug 1816, Cuyahoga Falls, OH.7 Died 9 May 1881.7,16 Buried Westview Cemetery, Big Creek, IA.16
5 Elmina Jenette WORTHEN4,5,17,18 (c. 1856- ) [9650]. Born c. 1856, IL.4,5
10 Ezra WORTHEN17 ( -1895) [9656]. Died 30 Jun 1895, IA.17
3 Birdie Adel SIMMONS1,6,19 (c. 1882- ) [9861]. Born c. 1882, PA.1,6
6 Wyram SIMMONS ( - ) [9868].
7 Anna ?20 ( - ) [9866].
Sources
| 1 | "1910 IA, Benton, Cedar census". |
| 2 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 3 | "Marriage announcement of Raymond Edsill and Ruth Armstrong in the Progress Review, February 27, 1930". |
| 4 | "1900 IA, Black Hawk, La Porte City census". |
| 5 | "Article on the 86th birthday of Mrs. Edsill in the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA), September 10, 1942". |
| 6 | "1930 IA, Blackhawk, Waterloo census". |
| 7 | "Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1549-1908 by Lucy Abigail Brainard, 1908". |
| 8 | "1850 OH, Summitt, Stow census". |
| 9 | "1880 IA, Black Hawk, La Porte City census". |
| 10 | "1895 Iowa State Census, 1895". |
| 11 | "1860 IA, Benton, Bruce census". |
| 12 | "1870 IA, Black Hawk, Big Creek census". |
| 13 | "American Civil War Soldiers". |
| 14 | "Estimated based on related dates and information". |
| 15 | "Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records". |
| 16 | "Cemeteries Black Hawk County, Iowa". |
| 17 | "Article on the death of Ezra Worthing in the Progress Review (La Porte City, IA), July 6, 1895". |
| 18 | "Rootsweb groupsheet submitted by Tammy Edsill Norton". |
| 19 | "Obituary of Mildred P. Armstrong in the Eastern Central Minnesota Post Review (North Branch, MN), February 11, 2005". |
| 20 | "Obituary of Araminta Belle Simmons in the Progress Review, May 1, 1947". |
