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 1886 - 1952 (65 years)
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| Name |
R. W. Edwards |
| Born |
15 May 1886 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
05 Mar 1952 |
St. Johnsville, New York.  |
| Buried |
Ephratah Rural Cemetery. Ephratah, New York |
| Person ID |
I9 |
Abeling Family Tree | Ancestors of Brian Abeling |
| Last Modified |
27 Sep 2006 |
| Father |
John Y. Edwards, b. 5 Dec 1851, d. 25 Sep 1915, St. Johnsville, New York (Age 63 years) |
| Mother |
Celestia Saltsman Edwards, b. 3 Oct 1853, Palatine, New York , d. 25 Oct 1912, Ephrata, New York (Age 59 years) |
| Married |
9 Jul 1873 |
Stone Arabia, New York |
| Documents
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 | 1880 Census, Ephratah, New York
Page 19
John Y Edwards, age 28, Lumberman, born NY, parents born NY
Celista, age 26, wife, keeps home, born NY, Parents born NY
Morris, 8 months, son |
 | John Y Edwards & Celestia Saltsman marriage certificate
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 | 1900 US Census: Ephratah, Fulton County, New York
includes...
John Edwards, head of house, age 48, born Dec 1851
wife, Celestia, 46, born Oct 1853
son, Morris, 20, born Oct 1879
son, Cary, 18, born Apr 1882
son, RW, 14, born May 1886
son, John Y, 12, born Feb 1888 |
 | 1910 US Census: Ephratah, Fulton County, New York
includes...
John Y Edwards, father, age 58
wife, Celestia, age 56
son, Morris, age 30
son, Cary, age 28
son, RW, 23 (listed as Richard W - but is a mistake)
son, John Y, age 22 |
 | 1910 US Census: Ephratah, Fulton County, New York
continued from last page..
adopted daughter of John and Celestia, Olie, age 8
Everett Johnson, age 30
wife, Katie, age 30
daughter, Effie, age 6
John Johnson (Everett's Brother), age 34
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| Histories |
 | Celestia Saltsman bible
Ms. Celestia Saltsman (1853-1912) bible presented to her by her mother and father - Mr and Mrs Jacob Saltsman
Contains family birth, death and marriage information. Also contained many newspaper clippings. |
| Family ID |
F30 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Veronica Helen Piniaha Edwards Settle, b. 30 Jan 1908, Jaroslaw, Austria/Poland , d. 22 Aug 1998, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Age 90 years) |
| Married |
13 Jan 1923 |
St. Johnsville, New York [1] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Mildred Celestia Edwards, b. 27 Sep 1923, Ephratah, New York , d. 1 Nov 2000, Amsterdam, New York (Age 77 years) |
| + | 2. Raymond B. Edwards, b. 1 Aug 1924, Ephratah, New York , d. 9 Oct 1979, Orlando, Florida (Age 55 years) |
| + | 3. Walter Morris Edwards, b. 20 Jul 1926, Ephratah, New York , d. 8 Jan 2005, Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah (Age 78 years) |
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| Photos
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 | RW Edwards and Veronica Piniaha Edwards
Exact date is unknown, however, our suggested date range is 1945 to 1952. |
 | Veronica Piniaha Edwards and RW Edwards
Photo was taken on the steps of their house located at the top of Bolster Hill Road, outside of Ephratah, New York.
Exact date is unknown, although date range would likely be 1942 to 1946. |
 | Edwards Family
Photo was taken on the Edwards Family Farm, located at the top of Bolster Hill Road, outside of Ephratah, NY.
Left: Mildred Edwards Abeling
Next in the back: Margaret Northover Edwards (married Raymond)
Next: Raymond Edwards
Right back: Veronica Piniaha Edwards
Front right: RW Edwards
Notice the two dogs in the front left: We believe the dog on the right is Jacks, which belonged to the Edwards family. The dog on the left is believed to be Skipper, which belongs to Robert Abeling.
Exact date of the photo is not known, however, based on the dogs and the photos similarity to others - we are suggesting a date range of 1939 to 1941. |
 | RW Edwards and Mildred Edwards Abeling
Left: RW Edwards
Right: his daughter, Mildred Edwards Abeling.
Photos was taken outside the Edwards farm home, located at the top of Bolster Hill Road, just outside of Ephratah, NY.
Exact date is not known, however, a suggested date range is 1938 to 1941. |
 | RW Edwards and Veronica Piniaha Edwards
This is a scanned copy of a tin-type photo, of which the original is of low quality. In the center is RW Edwards, at right is his wife Veronica Piniaha Edwards. On the back ofht photo was written in pencil "School Picnic".
In the upper right corner is a sign that reads "???? Field"
Date and location for this photo are unknown, as well as the person on the left side. |
 | Veronica Piniaha Edwards and RW Edwards
Exact date is unknown, however, suggested date range is 1945 to 1950. |
 | RW & Veronica Edwards
Man on the left is RW Edwards and he is holding Mildred Edwards Abeling.
Woman on the middle left is Veronica Piniaha Edwards
Woman on the middle right: We have not been able to verify this person, however, some folks believe its Anna Piniaha Battisti (Veronica's older sister), while others believe is Eva Rafun Piniaha, George Piniaha's wife.
Man on the right has not been confirmed either, but various users have submitted Peter Battisti and also George Piniaha.
Boy on the right is Raymond Edwards (son of RW and Veronica).
Man in the back is also unconfirmed, but Tony Korniat has been submitted by one viewer.
Considering that Raymond Edwards was born in 1924 - and if we estimate that he is 1 or 2 in this photo, the photo's age might be 1925 or 1926, although most likely to be 1925, as RW and Veronica had another child in 1926 and he is not in the photo and Veronica does not appear to be expecting.
Photos location is unconfirmed, but the Bolter Hill Rd Farm where RW and Veronica lived has been suggested, as the photo does have some similiarities to other photos taken at this location. |
 | Edwards family at Fort Plain home
Left: Margaret Northover Edwards (wife of Raymond B Edwards)
next: little girl with her back to the camera is Joyce Edwards
standing in the back: Veronica Piniaha Edwards
Sitting front: RW Edwards, who is holding and tying shoes for his grandson, Robert James Abeling.
Based on similar photos in which they are wearing the exact same clothes, the photo was taken Easter of 1947. |
 | Edwards Family
Standing: RW Edwards
Sitting: Veronica Piniaha Edwards, who is holding her grandson, Robert James Abeling
The dog at left is believed to be Skipper, owned by Robert W Abeling.
Photo was taken at the Edwards home in Fort Plain, NY
On the back of the photo is a date of July 4th, 1945 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) |
 | Tommy Piniaha, Raymond Edwards, Mildred Edwards, Walter Edwards
From left: Tommy Piniaha,Raymond Edwards, Mildred Edwards, and Walter Edwards.
Walter was born in 1926 and assuming that he is 1 or 2 in this picture, the photo would be dated at either 1927 or 1928.
Location appears to be the Edwards Farm, located at the top of Bolster Hill Road, Ephratah, NY.
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 | Children of RW Edwards and Veronica Piniaha Edwards
From left: Raymond Edwards, Mildred Edwards, Walter Edwards
Location is the Edward family farm, located on Bolster Hill Rd, Ephratah, NY. Exact date is unknown, however, suggested date range is 1935 to 1938. |
 | 1928 RW and Veronica Edwards Family Photo
1928 (or so) Family photo of Veronica and RW Edwards and their children...
At left, 2nd born, Raymond, born 1924
Middle, youngest, Walter, born 1926
Right, oldest, Mildred, born 1923
Special thanks to Karen Gniewek for sharing a copy of the photo. |
| Documents
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 | 1930 US Census: Ephratah, Fulton County, New York
includes...
Burt Edwards, 47
nephew, Everett Johnson, 18
lodger, Edward Ostrom, 43
uncle, John O Johnson, 51
also...
R.W. Edwards, 43
wife, Veronica, 22
daughter, Mildred C, 6
son, Raymond B, 5
son, Walter M, 4yrs 8months
Veronica's mother, Catherine Piniaha, 64 |
 | Family of R.W. Edwards
Doris Dockstader Rooney - Research
6513 ROMAINE WEBSTER EDWARDS, son of John Yauney Jr and 3297 Celstia (Saltsman) Edwards, born in Montgomery County, New York, 15 May 1886 and baptized 3 October 1891 [SAL 4:165]. He died at Fort Plain according to family records, but Ephratah Rural Cemetery records [No 1288] give his death at Canajoharie of carcinoma of lung 5 March 1952 aged 65y 9m 2d. Romaine married before 1923, at St Johnsville VERONICA PINIAHA, daughter of Thomas and Katherine (Yengryka) Piniaha. Romaine was a member of the Ephratah Reformed Church, a farmer, and lived at RD St Johnsville, and later at Fort Plain. Veronica married second, in April 1957, Charles Jay Settle Jr, widower of Crystal Eleanor Saltsman See 6518 - Crystal Eleanor Saltsman.
Children of Romaine Webster and Veronica (Piniaha) Edwards, born RD St Johnsville, New York...
Mildred, born 22 Sep 1923
Raymond B, born 1 Aug 1924
Walter M, born 20 July 1926
One of the sources was Mildred Edwards Abeling, dated 1971. |
 | Marriage License for RW Edwards and Veronica Piniaha
Obtained from the St Johnsville Village Records, it includes...
RW Edwards marries Veronica Helen Piniaha
Date: Jan 12, 1923
RW Edwards:
Age:30 yr old, farmer [NOTE: his age is incorrect, he was born in 1886, therefore was actually 37 at the time]
Parents: John Y Edwards and Celestia Saltsman
Veronica Piniaha:
Age: 16 [NOTE: Her age is also incorrect. She was born Jan 31, 1908. Therefore, she was actually 14, and was to turn 15 in 19 more days.]
Born: Austria
Parents: Tony Piniaha and Catherine Yendryka
Her mother, Catherine Piniaha signed the document to show that she consented for her underage daughter to marry RW Edwards.
Priest was Arthur A Cunningham and its believed that the ceremony took place on Jan 12, 1923. Witnesses were Melvin Baum and Frances Lanphere (sp?) |
| Family ID |
F3 |
Group Sheet |
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| Photos
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 | Holding Bobby J 1yrold
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 | RW Edwards, Paul Marohn, Bert Edwards
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 | RW Utica Club Beer
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 | Margret, Joyce Edwards, Veronica Piniaha, RW Edwards, Robert James Abeling Sr.
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 | Raymond, Margrart, George, RW, Mildred, Joeseph, Peter, George, and Robert
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 | John Y Edwards (left) and RW Edwards (right) Possibly?
We provided the photo to Helena Edwards Smolik for review and we believe suspect that its correct - but do not know absolutely.
-note by Brian Abeling |
 | Picnic
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 | RW Edwards Center in white shirt Bert E infront of boy
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 | RW Edwards and his mother Celestia Saltsman Edwards
Even though the back is labeled in pencil with "John Edwards St Johnsville", we believe it is RW Edwards and his mother Celestia Saltsman Edwards. We provided a copy of the photo to Helena Edwards Smolik and she believes that it is RW and Celestia. |
 | Edwards and Piniaha's at Edwards Family Farm
Taken at the Edwards Family Farm, located at the top of Bolster Hill Road, near Ephratah, New York.
Left: Raymond B Edwards
next: his future wife, Margaret Northover
next: George Piniaha
next: RW Edwards (with crutches)
next: Mildred Edwards Abeling
next: Pete Piniaha
next: Joe Piniaha
far right: Robert W Abeling (who married Mildred Edwards)
Exact date/event is unknown, however, our best guess is 1939 to 1941. |
| Documents
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 | Romaine Webster Edwards Family
RW Edwards Family Notes from Nellis Family Book |
 | 1920 US Census: Ephratah, Fulton County, New York
includes...
continued from previous page, living with Katie Shaver Johnson, along with John Y Edwards Jr and Loretta..
Edna Johnson, daughter of Loretta Shaver Johnson, age 28
another household...
R.W. Edwards, head of house, age 33
brother, Cary B, age 37
Cary's wife, Ethel C, age 34
Cary's daugther, Margaret C, age 4
Cary's son, John C, age 2
Cary's daughter, Dorothy, age 6 months
John Johnson, age 40, hired man
in another household...
Kate Johnson (maiden name Edwards), age 34
daughter, Effie E, age 15
son, Everett F, age 7
brother in law, Floyd Johnson, age 38
Kate's brother, Burt Edwards, age 38 |
 | 1904 RW Edwards information
Card was obtained from the family history index at the Johnstown NY Public Library. |
 | 1907 RW Edwards information
Card was obtained from the family history index at the Johnstown NY Public Library. |
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| Notes |
- Gram said R.W. stood for Romane + Webster Saltsman. Possibly his mothers brothers? No record of death, Town of St. Johnsville 10/29/1999 Town of St. Johnsville, Town Clerk found Marrage License
- 8/24/1998 Montgomery County Clerks Office
Searched 1925 Census, St. Johnsville for Edwards. Nothing found
Searched 1772-1921 land deed records for Edwards,Nothing found
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