William Edgeworth (1871 - 1949)

Born 23 Feb 1871 in Henefer, Summit, Utah, United States

Husband of Eva (Nowell) Edgeworth — married 7 Aug 1907 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Died 3 Aug 1949 at age 78 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

William Edgeworth was born 23 Feb 1871 in Henefer, Summit, Utah.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

He was the son of Joseph Edgeworth and Prudence Jones.^{[1][2][3][8][10]}

William was an LDS Missionary (Proselytizing) from 28 Mar 1905 to 4 Apr 1907.^[3]

This profile is part of the Nowell Name Study.

Their children include:

• William Joseph, b ca 1908 Utah^[5][6]
• Dorothy Nowell, b ca 1914 Utah^[6][7]
• Edward Nowell, b ca 1917 Utah^[6][7]

William married second Mae Pratt 13 Apr 1936 in Los Angeles, California.^[8]

Census:

• 1880: Croydon, Morgan, Utah Territory - William Edgworth, age 8, with parents and sisters.^[1]
• 1900: Henefer, Summit, Utah - William Edgeworth, age 29, farm laborer, with parents.^[2]
• 1910: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah - William Edgeworth, age 24, house carpenter, with wife and son.^[5]
• 1920: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah - Wm Edgeworth, age 48, carpenter, with wife and children.^[6]
• 1930: Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California - William Edgeworth, age 59, widowed, church custodian, with children.^[7]
• 1940: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California - William Edgeworth, age 69, cabinet maker furniture repair, with wife.^[9]

William passed away 3 Aug 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.^[3][10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSV-KT5 : 15 January 2022), William Edgworth in household of Joseph Edgworth, Croydon, Morgan, Utah Territory, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR5-V1P : 13 January 2022), William Edgeworth in entry for Joseph Edgeworth, 1900.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Registers (Worldwide), 1860-1937," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDW-YBPS : 27 November 2019), William Edgeworth, Utah, United States; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; citing , Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959, CR 301 22, Church History Library, Salt lake City, Utah.
   LDS Church History Biographical Database: William Edgeworth (1871-1949)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSGT-QWX : 3 August 2017), William Edgeworth and Eva Nowell, 1907.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5X8-G38 : accessed 17 June 2023), William Edgeworth, Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 96, sheet 8A, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1605; FHL microfilm 1,375,618.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PT-K35 : 17 June 2023), Wm Edgeworth, 1920.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC8T-6TL : accessed 17 June 2023), William Edgeworth, Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1321, sheet 3A, line 38, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 171; FHL microfilm 2,339,906.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JG-VC1 : 17 August 2022), William Edgeworth and Mae Pratt Silver, 1936
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:K9WC-W4S : Sat Jun 10 05:25:00 UTC 2023), Entry for William Edgeworth and May P S Edgeworth, 1940.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR2-NSX3 : 1 March 2021), William Edgeworth, 1949.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: KWZ6-MMG
• Find A Grave: Memorial #184941605, (accessed 17 June 2023), memorial page for William Edgeworth (23 Feb 1871–3 Aug 1949), citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Ryan D. Curtis (contributor 46858513).