Edward Lee Mudd (1866 - 1939)

Born 15 Aug 1866 in Kentucky, Spencer County

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Died 1 Oct 1939 at age 73 in Kentucky, Spencer Counyt

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Biography

Edward was born in 1866. He is the son of John Mudd and Margaret Weathers. ^[1]

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1870 – Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville,
Page shows Raymond Mudd (47), wife Margaret (36) and children Francis C. (14), James (8) and Edward (4). Raymond is a blacksmith with real estate valued at $2,500 and a personal estate of $400. Also living with them is Francis Pullin (21) a blacksmith, Lucy Nally (40), Jane Crutchfield (40) a black women listed as a domestic servant and her son John (4) and Charley Allen (16) a black man also listed as a blacksmith.

1880 – Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville, District 1, 22 Jun 1880
Page 4 shows Raymond Mudd (47) and sons James (18), Edward (13) and William F. (9) living together. Raymond reports to be a blacksmith as does James.

1900 – Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville, District 82, 1 Jun 1900
Sheet 1A shows Edward L. Mudd (33), wife Agnes (37) and children Stephen R. (6), William E. (4) and Joseph L. (3) living in the home they rent on Main Street. Edward reports to be a blacksmith and reports he and his parents were born in Kentucky. Agnes reports she was born in Kentucky and her father was from Ireland and her mother from England. The boys were born in Kentucky. The couple reports they have been married for 7 years and have 3 children, all of whom are still living. Also living with them is his father, John R. Mudd (79) and a widow who is from Kentucky and shown as the landlord and his brother, Frank W. Mudd (30) who is also a blacksmith.

1910 – Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville, District 129, 28 Apr 1910
Sheet 7B shows Edward L. Mudd (43), wife Agnus (46), children Willie E. (13), Joseph S. (12), and Thomas W. (4). Also living with them is his father, John R. Mudd (86). The couple reports they have been married for 18 years and the 3 of their 4 children are still alive. Edward reports to be a general farmer while the teenage boys report to be farm laborers on a horse farm.

1920 – Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville, District 148, 14 Jan 1920
Sheet 7B shows Edd L. Mudd (55) and wife Agnes C. (58) are living with their sons Willie E. (24), Joe L. (23) and Thomas W. (19) on the farm they own. All report they and their parents were born in Kentucky. Edd reports to be a general farmer.

1930 – Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville, District 3, 13 Apr 1930
Sheet 2B shows Edward L. Mudd (63), wife Agnus C. (65) and sons William E. (34) and Joseph L. (31) are living on the farm they own on River Road valued at $7,500. The couple reports he was 26 and she was 30 when they married. All but Agnus report they and their parents were born in Kentucky. Agnus reports her father was born in North Ireland and her mothers in England. Edward is a dairy farmer, while William is a farmer and Joseph is a house painter. Also living with them is his nephew Thomas Wickham (19) a farm laborer.

1939 – Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville, 1 Oct 1939
Death record for Edward Lee Mudd shows a date of birth of 15 Aug 1866 and a death date of 1 Oct 1939. He was born in Spencer County and died in Spencer County. His parents are listed as Raymond Mudd and Margaret Weather, both of Nelson County. The informant was Joe Mudd and he was to be buried in Valley Cemetery. He is reported to still have been married and a farmer.

1940 – Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville, District 108-3, 9 Apr 1940
Sheet 4B shows Agnes Mudd (76) as the widowed, head of the household. The farm is owned and valued at $1,200. Agnes reports she has a 6th grade education. Living with her is her son Wickham (34), daughter-in-law, May (33), grandson Thomas Edward (11) and her other sons William Edward (44) and Joe (43). Agnes, William and Joe report they lived in the same house in 1935. Wickham and May lived elsewhere in rural Spencer County. Wickham and William are farmers while Joe is a painter.

1943– Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville, 28 Dec 1943
The Kentucky death record for Agnes Cecilia Mudd shows her date of birth as 26 Dec 1860 in Spencer County, Kentucky. Her father is listed as Steve Wickham if Ireland and her mother as unknown. The informant is Joe Mudd of Taylorsville. Cause of death is listed as influenza and she was to be buried at Valley Cemetery.

Burial - Valley Cemetery, Kentucky, Spencer County, Taylorsville

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~ No birth record located.

~ Mo marriage record located

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