• General Notes

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  From Geri Armenta From Weschutes Co. Des. Co. Hist. Soc.
  1985 Henry J. and Mattie (Zell) Edwards Henry J. Edwards
  was born Juen 7 1865, at Quincy, Illinois. He came to
  Oregon about 1892, livein in Baker and Union Co. He later
  moved to Medford, and in 1900 he came to Prineville. On
  June 7, 1899, he married Mattie Zell, dau. of Mr. and Mrs.
  Peter Zell, born in Des Moines, IA, December 15 1787. They
  live for a while in Medford and then  moved to Crook County
  and took up a homestead on Powell Butte. On 1879, Mattie,
  with her parents and borhter Ben, started across the plaisn
  in a covered wagon. At the end of four months on the road
  they arrived in Prineville and settled on a ranch about two
  and one-half miles northeeast of Prineville... Henry passed
  away May 3 1949 and Mattie died Jan. 13 1956. Mattie was
  Pioneer Queen of Crook County in 1952. Wilbur Edwards was
  born in 1900 and now lives in Prineville in one of the
  houses his grandfather built. In 1936. IN 1936 he married
  Bessie Kincade of John Day.  They had one son and three
  daughters: Donald, Kathleen, Penny and Beverly. Ernest
  Edwards was born in 1902 in Prineville and married Lucille
  Thompson in 1931 in Prineville. They had one son, Ernest
  adn a daughter, Verna Mae Bertram. Velma Edwards was bonr
  in 1904 in Prineville. She went to frade school at Powell
  Butte and high school at Prineville. On Arpil 23, 1922 she
  married Roy E. Moffitt of Powell Butte who was also form a
  pioneer family. Berna Edwards was born in 1906 and is now
  MRs. Fred Cheatah. They live at Kahula, Hawaii.  Dorothy
  Edwards, tghe youngest daughter, was born in 1916 at
  Prineville. She married John L. Hatch on Sept 27 1940. They
  now live in Bend. Submitted by Velma Moffitt[576008.ftw]
  
  From Geri Armenta From Weschutes Co. Des. Co. Hist. Soc. 1985 Henry J. and Matt ie (Zell) Edwards Henry J. Edwards was born Juen 7 1865, at Quincy, Illinois. H e came to Oregon about 1892, livein in Baker and Union Co. He later moved to Me dford, and in 1900 he came to Prineville. On June 7, 1899, he married Mattie Ze ll, dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zell, born in Des Moines, IA, December 15 1787. They live for a while in Medford and then  moved to Crook County and took up a homestead on Powell Butte. On 1879, Mattie, with her parents and borhter Ben, s tarted across the plaisn in a covered wagon. At the end of four months on the r oad they arrived in Prineville and settled on a ranch about two and one-half mi les northeeast of Prineville... Henry passed away May 3 1949 and Mattie died Ja n. 13 1956. Mattie was Pioneer Queen of Crook County in 1952. Wilbur Edwards wa s born in 1900 and now lives in Prineville in one of the houses his grandfather built. In 1936. IN 1936 he married Bessie Kincade of John Day.  They had one s on and three daughters: Donald, Kathleen, Penny and Beverly. Ernest Edwards was born in 1902 in Prineville and married Lucille Thompson in 1931 in Prineville. They had one son, Ernest adn a daughter, Verna Mae Bertram. Velma Edwards was bonr in 1904 in Prineville. She went to frade school at Powell Butte and high s chool at Prineville. On Arpil 23, 1922 she married Roy E. Moffitt of Powell But te who was also form a pioneer family. Berna Edwards was born in 1906 and is no w MRs. Fred Cheatah. They live at Kahula, Hawaii.  Dorothy Edwards, tghe younge st daughter, was born in 1916 at Prineville. She married John L. Hatch on Sept 27 1940. They now live in Bend. Submitted by Velma Moffitt

Details of Henry Jackson's family with Mattie Zell