Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-11

was native OF the town Of kent
Litchfield county. Connecticut, and
came from sturdy New England
stock. IN the spring OF 1854 Mr..
Edmunds came to Delaware county
Wath his fathers family, locating on
81 farm northeast Of N anch hester.
Eortunate in having parents who ap-
preciateds the advantages which a
good education gives its possessor,
pc received in youth NJ a !. thorough
common school training, dividing
his time in his boyhood days between
the duties of the farm and his at
tendance at the district school. Lat
er on, after coming to this section
Of the state, he took course at
Upper Iowa University at Fayette.
Completing his education, Mr.. Ed
munds took up the active pursuits
OF farm life. As a farmer Mr.. Ed
munds was singularly successful. He
owned for many years one of the
finest and best. kept farms in Della
ware county. His farm was furnish
ed with a superior. class Of build
lngs, and the neatness and order in
which everything was found, told
SAAS SeA aA6 q VI e1S lA14kL auU SOOu
management which prevailed on his
premises.
Mr.. Edmunds was twice married..
having the great misfortune to lose
his first wife, after more than ten
years OF welded life. He married
first, April 4, 1862, choosing for his
companion Miss Phoebe Ann Coon,
daughter OF the late Amos F. Coon.
Mrs. Edmunds died February 1, 1875.
She was the mother Of seven chill
dren, all but one OF whom are living.
The eldest. Ella M, died March 80,
1866. The children living are
Charles F. Edmunds.7 Manchester; A.
V. Edmunds, Clarkfield, Minnesota; :,
Miss Mabel Edmunds, Minneapolis,
Minnesota; w. g. EdmMds, Terril.,
Iowa; O. S. Ednunds, Minneapolis,
Minnesota; Warren Edmunds, Sis
ters, Oregon. Z "a '.5 E {. 4
Mr.. Edmunds was married the
secon time to Miss Belle NJ. ROSS,
then Of Jones county, Iowa, but a
native of Winfield, New York. To
this union was born one son, Step
hen B. Edmunds, of Emmett, Idaho.
All of the children except the son
who resides at Sisters, Oregon, were
here to attend the funeral Of their
father.
During the lingering illness Mr..
Edmunds was given the tenderest
care by his devoted wife, and son
and family residing in Manchester.
During the past two weeks of her
fathers illness Miss Mabel Edmunds
OF Minneapolis, assisted in caring
for him, doing. everything in human
power to alleviate his intense suffer
ing.
Mr.. Edmunds took keen interest
in the affairs Of his, township, and
county, and the time never was
sinces he,. became a citizen Of Della
ware county that he did not take an
active part in the administration
Of its civil affairs, and was foremost
in the promotion of the best inter
ests, whether those interests were
connected with civil office or not.
He served his township as trustee for
a number Of years. For fourteen
years he was president and secre-
tary of the school board Of his town
ship. AS president Of the Delaware
County Agricultural society he ex'
pended much energy in promoting
the farming and stock interests Of
Delaware county, and to better the
conditions of the farming community
generally. For his labors in this
direction, as we'll as for those Of a
more general kind, Mr.. Edmunds was
universally commended BY the citi
zens of the county, and especially
those who had the good fortune OF
forming close friendships through
neighboring with him during his
many years Of residence. A man o.
intelligence and : discriminating
Judgment relating to all the interests
of farmers, indefatigable for the
success Of any cause which hi
espoused, and OF as kindly and &C
commodating nature as any maj
ever possessed, he commanded th'
sincere respect and high regard o
those who knew him. ,isss
In the death Of Mr.. Edmunds Man
: chester. which has been his hom'