Emma Charlotte EDWARDS

Female 1902 - 1988  (85 years)


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  • Name Emma Charlotte EDWARDS  [2
    • Married Everitt/Everett Leicht Jan 8, 1921 at Port Jervis. Wife of George Anderson (predeceased). Daughter of Stephen W. Edwards and Mary E. Hawkins.
      Known children:(Adopted)
      Mary (Paul Binder)
      John Anderson, Greenville
      Siblings:
      Alice (__Burrows), Port Jervis
      Edith ("Leroy"_Henry), Port Jervis
      George Edwards, Port Jervis
      obit Tri-State Gazette
      Marriage License

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      Tri State Gazette July 30, 1988:
      Port Jervis - Emma C. Anderson, 85, or RD 3 Huguenot Road, Port Jervis, died Saturday at her home after a long illness. A lifelong resident of the area, she was born in Mongaup Aug 31, 1902, the daughter of the late Stephen W. and Mary Hawkins Edwards. She married George Anderson, who predeceased her. She was a member of the Drew United Methodist Church, Port Jervis. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Binder of Montague; a son, John Anderson of Greenville; two sisters, Alice Burrows and Edith Henry, both of Port Jervis; a brother, George Edwards, of Port Jervis; two grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:30 A.M. at the Knight Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, with the Rev Carlton J. Curtin officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Cremation will be at Cedar Hill Crematory in Newburgh. Funeral arrangements are by the Knight Auchmoody Funeral Home.

      Gravesite Details
      cremation. 1904 on gravestone. [1]
    Birth 31 Aug 1902  Mongaup, Sullivan Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Living with parents in Lumberland, Sullivan Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1920  Living with parents in Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 30 Jul 1988  Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cremation Sparrowbush Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I852  Main Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2023 

    Father Stephen William EDWARDS, Sr.,   b. 2 Jun 1852, Mongaup, Sullivan Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1947, Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth HAWKINS,   b. 3 Aug 1874, Pine Island, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1926, Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1889  [4
    Family ID F775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Everitt LEICHT,   b. 1 Sep 1894, Milford, Pike Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1940, Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1921  Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 George Westly ANDERSON,   b. 11 Oct 1904, Hawley, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1962, Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2023 

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S170] 1910 Census Lumberland, Sullivan County, New York.

    3. [S5794] 1920 Census Port Jervis, Orange County, New York.

    4. [S165] 1900 Census Lumberland, Sullivan County, New York.

    5. [S6736] Ancestry.com: New York, New York, U.S., Marriage Indexes 1866-1937.