The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
HUGH II. EDWARDS OF LAKE
CRYSTAL CITY is DEAD
Had Been WelI-knoWn Resident of This
Section For Years; Prominent In
Republican Politics; Served His
Country In Civil War And Came
Out Of Army With An Honorable
Record; Engaged In Farming
From Thursdays Daily.

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Hugh H. Edwards, a prominent
early day Welshman, who made his
home near Judson and Lake Crystal
for many years, died last night aborE
$50 o'clock at his residence in Lake
Crystal, death being caused by COM
plication of diseases with which he
had suffered for a number of weeks.
Mr.. Edwards had passed his seventy
fifth year, and his life was an excep-
tionally busy one. He was born at
Bemsen, New York, February %,
1912, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Edwards, and received a good COM
mon school education. During the
month of June, 1855, he removed with
his parents to Judson, Mimi, and
was united in marriage to Miss Ann
Roberts, daughter of John R. and
Mary Roberts of South Bend on Feb
ruary %, 1868. In December 1868 he
enlisted in Company e, Second Min
nesota Cavalry, and served through
the war in the Indian campaign on the
frontier. He was appointed mail
agent on the c. st. p, NJ. & o. rail-
way, in July, 1878, which position he
held until August, 1886. In 1883 he
was elected county commissioner of
Blue Earth county, which office he
held for four years. Mr.. Edwards was
a man of untiring energy. determina-
ton, and industry, and was always a
leader in every public and private en-
terprise in his community. He was an
ardent republican, and attended
practically every convention in this
city, and was delegate to many state
conventions during his more active
years. For many years he made his
home upon a farm, but as he grew
older he decided to retire from farm
life, and made his home in the vii
lage of Lake Crystal
Honored by his fellow citizens and
neighbors as veteran of the Civil
war, Mr.. Edwards was regarded as
one. of the most influential and promi-
nent residents CT the village, and was
elected and appointed to many posi-
lions of trust. He was president of the
of the Farmers Insurance company Of
Lake Crystal, and also a director and
stakeholder in the First Ntional bark
During his earlier life he was for
thirteen years in the employ of the
government as railway postal clerk,
proving quick, accurate and reliable.
For four years he was a member of
the board of county commissioners
Early in life he began to assist his
father in the development of their
-emption claim, and always main
tanned a deep interest in agricultural
pursuits.
Throughout the Civil war Mr.. Ed
wards was Staunch in his allegiance
to the Union. December %, 1868, he
enlisted at Fort Smelling as private
in Company e, Second Minnesota
Cavalry, his company being under the
command of Captain R. F. Slaughter
The regiment was stationed on the
frontier during the Indian warfare
and conducted campaign against the
Sioux. The war having expired, AND
the Indians quoted, the regiment was
mustered out of service December 2
1865, and Mr.. Edwards returned tC
his home, with an excellent record
for military service. For a quarter OIL
a century he was identified with Ma
sonry. while in religious views he
was in sympathy with the doctrines
of the Methodist Episcopal church
Two sons and two daughters were
born to them, John, born February
1867, and a state grain inspector a
Duluth for number of years; Daniel
born April 6, 1869, and who held thu
position of revenue collector a
Washington, d. c.. Elizabeth, anC
Amy, now wife of c. II. Jones farm.
err of this county. The widow ant
children survive.