F, #23, b. 31 January 1811, d. 31 March 1889
| Birth* | 31 January 1811 | Catherine Edwards was born on 31 January 1811 at West Virginia Birth date from cemetery listing (Evd 281). Birth date & place (& other info) also from bios of husband.1,2 |
| Religion* | | She was a member of the Christian Church. |
| Residence* | | Benjamin lived near Carrollton, so she must have lived nearby. |
| Marriage* | 25 October 1833 | She married Benjamin Wallingford Clark, son of Absolom Clark and Lydia Wallingford, on 25 October 1833 at Greene Co., Illinois, Marriage bk 1 pg 21 #671 (SLC 1310037) issued 14 Oct 1833, married by Franklin Witt Justice of the Peace.
Typed extract by Green Co IL Hist & Gen Soc 1987 (Evd 323). |
| (Witness) Census1840 | 1840 | Catherine Edwards is assumed to be one of the household of Isham Edwards in the 1840 census, Wilmington Precinct, Greene Co., Illinois, who has pg 115b (or 116a) 4th from bottom. Isham Edwards 2m0-5, 2m5-10, 2m10-15, 1m15-20, 1m30-40, 1f5-10, 1f15-20, 1f30-40. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1850 | 1 June 1850 | Catherine Edwards appeared on the 1850 census in the household of Benjamin Wallingford Clark, pg 393 #428-441, Yellow Spring Twnshp, Des Moines Co., Iowa. Her info on the census included - Clark, Catherine 39 b.VA. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1860 | 1 June 1860 | Catherine Edwards appeared on the 1860 census in the household of Benjamin Wallingford Clark, pg 815 #138-130, Yellow Spring Twnshp, Des Moines Co., Iowa. Her info on the census included - Clark, Catherine 49 b.VA. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1870 | 1 June 1870 | Catherine Edwards appeared on the 1870 census in the household of Benjamin Wallingford Clark, pg 578b #190-188, Yellow Spring Twnshp, Des Moines Co., Iowa. Her info on the census included - Clark, Catherine 49 b.WV. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1880 | 1 June 1880 | Catherine Edwards appeared on the 1880 census in the household of Benjamin Wallingford Clark, Yellow Springs, Des Moines Co., Iowa. His info on the census included -
Page 15c Catherine 70 b.VA Keeps House both parents b.VA. |
| Death* | 31 March 1889 | Catherine Edwards died on 31 March 1889 at Yellow Spring Twnshp, Des Moines Co., Iowa, at age 78 Death date proved by probate record (Evd 369), SLC 1503776), showing that she died intestate on 31 Mar 1889. Death is not reccorded in Des Moine Co register/record of deaths. Death date also from cemetery listing (Evd 281) and date & place (& other info) also from bios of husband (Evd 280 & Evd 284.) |
| Burial* | | She was buried at Kossuth Cemetery, Yellow Spring Twnshp, Des Moines Co., Iowa. |