Ethel was born in Texas, the daughter of W. B. and Mary Kate 'Calloway' Rosson. She married James Nathan Edwards in the Ural Community of Beckham County, Oklahoma March 3, 1907. Ethel and James moved into the Pixlee Community before the taking of the 1920 U. S. census and continued to live there until around 1938, when they moved to near Reydon, in Roger Mills County. They had two children die while living in the Pixlee Community and both were buried in the Thomson Cemetery. At the time of his death,in 1953, Ethel placed her husband beside their children in the Thomson Cemetery and twenty year later was placed there beside her husband.∼1900 - US Census - Elk Township, Roger Mills, Oklahoma Territory
Household ............Role ........Sex .....Age Birth State Birth Date
T J Mcreynolds .....Husband Male ....32 ..Mississippi Oct 1868
Kate Mcreynolds ..Wife ........Female 32 ..Texas ..........Jul 1868
Ethel Mcreynolds .Daughter Female 12 ..Texas ..........Jun 1888
Lewis Mcreynolds Son .........Male ....6 ....Texas ..........Aug 1894
Lloyd Mcreynolds Son .........Male ....4 ....Oklahoma ..Mar 1896
Note: Ethel is a stepdaughter to Thomas

Ethel first married James Nathan Edwards in 1907.

1910 - US Census - Harrison(sic) Township, Cimarron, Oklahoma
Household ............Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace
James N Edwards Head ........Male ....26 ..Texas
Ethel Edwards ......Wife .........Female 22 ..Texas
Lorena Edwards ...Daughter Female 2 ....Oklahoma

1920 - US Census - Washita Township, Custer, Oklahoma
Household ............Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace
James N Edwards Head ........Male ....36 ..Texas
Ethel Edwards ......Wife .........Female 32 ..Texas
Lorena Edwards ...Daughter Female 11 ..Oklahoma
Abe B Edwards .....Son ..........Male ....7 ....Oklahoma
Beulah Edwards ...Daughter Female 4 ....Oklahoma

1930 - US Census - Washita Township, Custer, Oklahoma
Household .................Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace
James N Edwards .....Head .......Male ....46 ..Texas
Ethel Edwards ...........Wife ........Female 42 ..Texas
Murl Edwards ............Daughter Female 14 ..Oklahoma
James N Edwards Jr. Son .........Male ....5 ....Oklahoma

1940 - US Census - Bowman Township, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role Sex Age Birthplace
J N Edwards .........Head Male ....56 ..Texas
Ethel Edwards ......Wife .Female 52 ..Texas
James N Edwards Son ..Male ....15 ..Oklahoma

Later married to a Mr. Peters.

Ethel passed away in the Palo Pinto General Hospital at 1:30 p.m. on April 30, 1973. At the time of her death her address that she had lived at for the last 8 months was 1006 N 7th St, Sayre, Oklahoma and was a widow. Her parents were listed as Unknown Rossan and Kate Calloway(sic). The Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home was charge of of her burial and was removed May 1, 1973 for burial in the Sayre(sic) Cemetery, Sayre(sic), Oklahoma.

Note: Ethel's Texas Death Certificate listed her maiden name as Rossan but her mother's 2nd marriage listed their surname as Rossen. Her death certificate also incorrectly listed her burial as being in the Sayre Cemetery. A Montague County, Texas birth certificate has been found that shows her parents were William Benson Rosson and Mary Katherine Callaway and the Rosson matches her headstone spelling too. The B.C. did not list a middle name. Not confirmed but Ethel may have been married to Lawrence W. Peters (1885 - 1962) buried in Sayre-Doxey Cemetery.

The Sayre Daily Headlight-Journal, Tuesday, May 1, 1973 pg 1
Bulletin

Mineral Wells, Texas
Funeral services are pending for Ethel Peters, age 85, formerly of Sayre who died at Mineral Wells, Texas Monday.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Moore Funeral Home.

The Sayre Daily Headlight-Journal, Wednesday, May 2, 1973 pg 1
Ethel Peters
Sayre rites
are held

Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Peters, age 85, Mineral Wells, Tex., were held Wednesday, May 2, at 3 p.m. in the Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Lynn Heard officiated.

Mrs. Peters was born February 1, 1888 in Bowie, Texas, and came to western Oklahoma when a small child and had lived in the Reydon and Sayre area until a few months ago when she moved to Mineral Wells, Tex.

She was preceded in death by her children and husband.

Survivors are 13 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; a number of nieces; one sister, Lola Stone Turner, Portales, N.M.

Committal was in the Thompson-Pixley Cemetery northeast of Elk City with Moore Funeral Home in charge.