Mary Emelia (or Amelia) Cooley was born on a farm near Faribault, MN on Mar 13, 1873, to Benton & Lydia (Lovell) Cooley. Her birth was registered in Webster, MN, a settlement about 20 miles north of Faribault. Mary was the fifth child born to Benton and Lydia. Ten children are known to have been born to the family: William, Eugene, Fay & Fred (twin brothers), Mary, Nellie, Thaddeus, Bertram Artie Lee (who died in infancy), and Arthur Floyd.
The family resided in Rice County, MN for several years before deciding to head west. On Mar 30, 1881, Benton filed a land patent at the Sioux Falls office for a claim in Turner County, Dakota Territory. The family's home in what was to become South Dakota, lay between Lennox and Hurley, near a now extinct village called Davis.
From Turner County, the family moved to Rapids City, SD, where Arthur, the youngest sibling was born. The family left South Dakota soon after Arthur's birth, sometime in the early 1890's, returning to Minnesota and settling in southern Minnesota, near the Iowa border, at the Loon Lake settlement in Minneota Township, Jackson County, MN.
About this time Mary met a young man by the name of Morris E. Floyd, who was residing in Estherville, Iowa. Mary Cooley married Morris E. Floyd and to them a daughter was born, Mrs. LeOna (Floyd) Dykeman. The family settled in Estherville where Mr. Floyd was employed as a bridge carpenter.
After the deaths of Mary's older brother, Fred, and her father, Benton, in 1897, Mary took in her brothers, Eugene, Bert, and Arthur. Eugene was a grown man at the time, and carried his weight by working as a day laborer. Bert was 13 when his father passed away, and Arthur was only five. The younger boys lived with Mary and her husband for several years.
The Floyds decided to leave Iowa, to search for greener pastures and a better opportunity about 1903. After leaving Iowa, the Floyd family moved to Stutsman County, ND, where Mr. Floyd was employed on a cattle ranch near Carrington. Mr. Floyd passed away in 1912, while working on the railroad in Canada.
Following the death of her first husband, Mary and her daughter moved to Crow Wing County, MN, where Mary bought a farm in a small community located in Roosevelt twp.
There Mary met a widower, Mr. Joseph Edwards. They were married in Brainerd, MN on Nov 5, 1917. They made their home in the settlement which was then called Dykeman, now known as Pine Center, a rural village a few miles south east of Brainerd. Mary passed away on Jun 21, 1925, at Saint Joseph's Hospital, in Brainerd, due to complications following a hysterectomy.
Surving Mary was her daughter, LeOna Dykeman; second husband Joseph; six brothers, William, Eugene, Fay, Bert, Thad and Arthur; one sister, Nellie Perry; many nieces and nephews; and six step-children. In her obituary they are listed as: "Mrs. S.E. Dawson, of Duluth, Mrs. Anton Swanson of this city, Mrs. Dan Peterson of Brainerd, Cecil Edwards of Fremont, Neb., Howard of Duluth, and Myrven living at home."
-written by kjc1971
Dispatch, Friday, June 26, 1925
Obituary:
Mrs. Joseph Edwards of Dykeman passed away at 1 o' clock Sunday at a local hospital, death resulting from complications following an operation.
She was born in Faribault, and at the time of her death was 53 years old. She was first married to a Mr. Floyd, of Union, Iowa, who passed away some 15 years ago.
She was married to Mr. Edwards in this city seven years ago and has made her home in Dykeman since.
Surving are one daughter, Mrs. Clayton Dykeman and six step children being Mrs. S.E. Dawson, of Duluth, Mrs. Anton Swanson of this city, Mrs. Dan Peterson of Brainerd, Cecil Edwards of Fremont, Neb., Howard of Duluth, and Myrven living at home.
The funeral was held from the Dykeman home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o' clock and interment made in the cemetery there.
The family resided in Rice County, MN for several years before deciding to head west. On Mar 30, 1881, Benton filed a land patent at the Sioux Falls office for a claim in Turner County, Dakota Territory. The family's home in what was to become South Dakota, lay between Lennox and Hurley, near a now extinct village called Davis.
From Turner County, the family moved to Rapids City, SD, where Arthur, the youngest sibling was born. The family left South Dakota soon after Arthur's birth, sometime in the early 1890's, returning to Minnesota and settling in southern Minnesota, near the Iowa border, at the Loon Lake settlement in Minneota Township, Jackson County, MN.
About this time Mary met a young man by the name of Morris E. Floyd, who was residing in Estherville, Iowa. Mary Cooley married Morris E. Floyd and to them a daughter was born, Mrs. LeOna (Floyd) Dykeman. The family settled in Estherville where Mr. Floyd was employed as a bridge carpenter.
After the deaths of Mary's older brother, Fred, and her father, Benton, in 1897, Mary took in her brothers, Eugene, Bert, and Arthur. Eugene was a grown man at the time, and carried his weight by working as a day laborer. Bert was 13 when his father passed away, and Arthur was only five. The younger boys lived with Mary and her husband for several years.
The Floyds decided to leave Iowa, to search for greener pastures and a better opportunity about 1903. After leaving Iowa, the Floyd family moved to Stutsman County, ND, where Mr. Floyd was employed on a cattle ranch near Carrington. Mr. Floyd passed away in 1912, while working on the railroad in Canada.
Following the death of her first husband, Mary and her daughter moved to Crow Wing County, MN, where Mary bought a farm in a small community located in Roosevelt twp.
There Mary met a widower, Mr. Joseph Edwards. They were married in Brainerd, MN on Nov 5, 1917. They made their home in the settlement which was then called Dykeman, now known as Pine Center, a rural village a few miles south east of Brainerd. Mary passed away on Jun 21, 1925, at Saint Joseph's Hospital, in Brainerd, due to complications following a hysterectomy.
Surving Mary was her daughter, LeOna Dykeman; second husband Joseph; six brothers, William, Eugene, Fay, Bert, Thad and Arthur; one sister, Nellie Perry; many nieces and nephews; and six step-children. In her obituary they are listed as: "Mrs. S.E. Dawson, of Duluth, Mrs. Anton Swanson of this city, Mrs. Dan Peterson of Brainerd, Cecil Edwards of Fremont, Neb., Howard of Duluth, and Myrven living at home."
-written by kjc1971
Dispatch, Friday, June 26, 1925
Obituary:
Mrs. Joseph Edwards of Dykeman passed away at 1 o' clock Sunday at a local hospital, death resulting from complications following an operation.
She was born in Faribault, and at the time of her death was 53 years old. She was first married to a Mr. Floyd, of Union, Iowa, who passed away some 15 years ago.
She was married to Mr. Edwards in this city seven years ago and has made her home in Dykeman since.
Surving are one daughter, Mrs. Clayton Dykeman and six step children being Mrs. S.E. Dawson, of Duluth, Mrs. Anton Swanson of this city, Mrs. Dan Peterson of Brainerd, Cecil Edwards of Fremont, Neb., Howard of Duluth, and Myrven living at home.
The funeral was held from the Dykeman home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o' clock and interment made in the cemetery there.
Mary Emelia (or Amelia) Cooley was born on a farm near Faribault, MN on Mar 13, 1873, to Benton & Lydia (Lovell) Cooley. Her birth was registered in Webster, MN, a settlement about 20 miles north of Faribault. Mary was the fifth child born to Benton and Lydia. Ten children are known to have been born to the family: William, Eugene, Fay & Fred (twin brothers), Mary, Nellie, Thaddeus, Bertram Artie Lee (who died in infancy), and Arthur Floyd.
The family resided in Rice County, MN for several years before deciding to head west. On Mar 30, 1881, Benton filed a land patent at the Sioux Falls office for a claim in Turner County, Dakota Territory. The family's home in what was to become South Dakota, lay between Lennox and Hurley, near a now extinct village called Davis.
From Turner County, the family moved to Rapids City, SD, where Arthur, the youngest sibling was born. The family left South Dakota soon after Arthur's birth, sometime in the early 1890's, returning to Minnesota and settling in southern Minnesota, near the Iowa border, at the Loon Lake settlement in Minneota Township, Jackson County, MN.
About this time Mary met a young man by the name of Morris E. Floyd, who was residing in Estherville, Iowa. Mary Cooley married Morris E. Floyd and to them a daughter was born, Mrs. LeOna (Floyd) Dykeman. The family settled in Estherville where Mr. Floyd was employed as a bridge carpenter.
After the deaths of Mary's older brother, Fred, and her father, Benton, in 1897, Mary took in her brothers, Eugene, Bert, and Arthur. Eugene was a grown man at the time, and carried his weight by working as a day laborer. Bert was 13 when his father passed away, and Arthur was only five. The younger boys lived with Mary and her husband for several years.
The Floyds decided to leave Iowa, to search for greener pastures and a better opportunity about 1903. After leaving Iowa, the Floyd family moved to Stutsman County, ND, where Mr. Floyd was employed on a cattle ranch near Carrington. Mr. Floyd passed away in 1912, while working on the railroad in Canada.
Following the death of her first husband, Mary and her daughter moved to Crow Wing County, MN, where Mary bought a farm in a small community located in Roosevelt twp.
There Mary met a widower, Mr. Joseph Edwards. They were married in Brainerd, MN on Nov 5, 1917. They made their home in the settlement which was then called Dykeman, now known as Pine Center, a rural village a few miles south east of Brainerd. Mary passed away on Jun 21, 1925, at Saint Joseph's Hospital, in Brainerd, due to complications following a hysterectomy.
Surving Mary was her daughter, LeOna Dykeman; second husband Joseph; six brothers, William, Eugene, Fay, Bert, Thad and Arthur; one sister, Nellie Perry; many nieces and nephews; and six step-children. In her obituary they are listed as: "Mrs. S.E. Dawson, of Duluth, Mrs. Anton Swanson of this city, Mrs. Dan Peterson of Brainerd, Cecil Edwards of Fremont, Neb., Howard of Duluth, and Myrven living at home."
-written by kjc1971
Dispatch, Friday, June 26, 1925
Obituary:
Mrs. Joseph Edwards of Dykeman passed away at 1 o' clock Sunday at a local hospital, death resulting from complications following an operation.
She was born in Faribault, and at the time of her death was 53 years old. She was first married to a Mr. Floyd, of Union, Iowa, who passed away some 15 years ago.
She was married to Mr. Edwards in this city seven years ago and has made her home in Dykeman since.
Surving are one daughter, Mrs. Clayton Dykeman and six step children being Mrs. S.E. Dawson, of Duluth, Mrs. Anton Swanson of this city, Mrs. Dan Peterson of Brainerd, Cecil Edwards of Fremont, Neb., Howard of Duluth, and Myrven living at home.
The funeral was held from the Dykeman home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o' clock and interment made in the cemetery there.
The family resided in Rice County, MN for several years before deciding to head west. On Mar 30, 1881, Benton filed a land patent at the Sioux Falls office for a claim in Turner County, Dakota Territory. The family's home in what was to become South Dakota, lay between Lennox and Hurley, near a now extinct village called Davis.
From Turner County, the family moved to Rapids City, SD, where Arthur, the youngest sibling was born. The family left South Dakota soon after Arthur's birth, sometime in the early 1890's, returning to Minnesota and settling in southern Minnesota, near the Iowa border, at the Loon Lake settlement in Minneota Township, Jackson County, MN.
About this time Mary met a young man by the name of Morris E. Floyd, who was residing in Estherville, Iowa. Mary Cooley married Morris E. Floyd and to them a daughter was born, Mrs. LeOna (Floyd) Dykeman. The family settled in Estherville where Mr. Floyd was employed as a bridge carpenter.
After the deaths of Mary's older brother, Fred, and her father, Benton, in 1897, Mary took in her brothers, Eugene, Bert, and Arthur. Eugene was a grown man at the time, and carried his weight by working as a day laborer. Bert was 13 when his father passed away, and Arthur was only five. The younger boys lived with Mary and her husband for several years.
The Floyds decided to leave Iowa, to search for greener pastures and a better opportunity about 1903. After leaving Iowa, the Floyd family moved to Stutsman County, ND, where Mr. Floyd was employed on a cattle ranch near Carrington. Mr. Floyd passed away in 1912, while working on the railroad in Canada.
Following the death of her first husband, Mary and her daughter moved to Crow Wing County, MN, where Mary bought a farm in a small community located in Roosevelt twp.
There Mary met a widower, Mr. Joseph Edwards. They were married in Brainerd, MN on Nov 5, 1917. They made their home in the settlement which was then called Dykeman, now known as Pine Center, a rural village a few miles south east of Brainerd. Mary passed away on Jun 21, 1925, at Saint Joseph's Hospital, in Brainerd, due to complications following a hysterectomy.
Surving Mary was her daughter, LeOna Dykeman; second husband Joseph; six brothers, William, Eugene, Fay, Bert, Thad and Arthur; one sister, Nellie Perry; many nieces and nephews; and six step-children. In her obituary they are listed as: "Mrs. S.E. Dawson, of Duluth, Mrs. Anton Swanson of this city, Mrs. Dan Peterson of Brainerd, Cecil Edwards of Fremont, Neb., Howard of Duluth, and Myrven living at home."
-written by kjc1971
Dispatch, Friday, June 26, 1925
Obituary:
Mrs. Joseph Edwards of Dykeman passed away at 1 o' clock Sunday at a local hospital, death resulting from complications following an operation.
She was born in Faribault, and at the time of her death was 53 years old. She was first married to a Mr. Floyd, of Union, Iowa, who passed away some 15 years ago.
She was married to Mr. Edwards in this city seven years ago and has made her home in Dykeman since.
Surving are one daughter, Mrs. Clayton Dykeman and six step children being Mrs. S.E. Dawson, of Duluth, Mrs. Anton Swanson of this city, Mrs. Dan Peterson of Brainerd, Cecil Edwards of Fremont, Neb., Howard of Duluth, and Myrven living at home.
The funeral was held from the Dykeman home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o' clock and interment made in the cemetery there.
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