Edward was the eldest of two children born to James Skadden and his wife Harriet Elizabeth Swiger Skadden. Edward's younger brother, Francis, was born two years after Edward, on July 13, 1867. Francis died on February 24, 1874, when he was but six years' old.
Edward moved around a bit as a child. His father James died in 1867. The family was living in Mason City, Illinois, at the time. Reportedly, Edward's mother, along with sons Edward and Francis, moved to Rock Island after James' death. Harriet remarried in Huron County, Ohio, in May of 1868. Harriet, her new husband Emanuel, Edward, and his step-brothers eventually found their way back to Mason City. The family is enumerated on the 1880 census as residing in Mason City. Edward was attending school and working on the farm. He is also enumerated in his uncle and aunt's house in Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois, working as a laborer.
Family stories hold that Edward went to Kansas with several uncles and homesteaded. We believe these uncles could be Harrison Swiger and William L. Swiger - Edward's granduncle and half-uncle. Both were in Grant County, Kansas, in 1888, at the same time as Edward was living in Grant County. Edward's cousin, William M. Case, from Mason City, Illinois, was also in Grant County at this time. The uncles could also be William Wallace Skadden and Absalom B. Skadden - both moved to Marshall County, Kansas, in the late 1870s - early 1880s.
Edward built buildings along the expanding railroad lines. We do not know when Edward left Illinois for Kansas, but he was in Grant County by early 1887, as that is when he proved up his homestead claim. Edward's homestead land was located just outside of Zionville, in Grant County. Zionville is now defunct, but was situated a few miles south of Ulysses.
While in Grant County, Edward partnered with W.C. Calhoun in a land business. He also worked for the Zionville Sentinel newspaper, and worked at the Hotel Edwards in Ulysses. He played baseball and was vice-president of the literary society.
Somewhere along the line, he met Lena Walden. Lena's father had homesteaded just northeast of Ulysses. Lena was a Harvey Girl, and then also worked at the Hotel Edwards. Lena and Edward married on Christmas Eve, 1888. Two days later, they left Ulysses and made their way back to Mason City, where they remained until 1904.
Edward was a contractor. While in Mason City, he built several elevators in the area - including several near Middletown and one in Croft. He also built houses. One, a grand Victorian house in Delavan built in 1903, still stands.
Edward was also involved in his community. Sometime prior to 1896 he was Chancellor of his Knights of Pythias lodge. He was also a Mason.
In 1904, Edward accepted the position of of Superintendent of Construction for the C & E. I. Railroad. He, Lena, and the kids left Mason City and relocated to Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, where he and Lena remained for the rest of their lives. Edward was Superintendent from 1904 until 1917, and supervised the construction of the C & E.I. Railroad Station in Danville.
Edward and Lena first located in Danville, on Oak Street. Their stay there was short. About a year after arriving in Danville, the family moved to a house that Edward had built in Central Park.
Edward studied architecture by mail through the International Correspondence School. He left the railroad in 1917, and followed the trade of general contractor. He made his own designs and built many fine homes in the north Danville area. His signature was a cantilevered bay window. Edward was the first/only person doing this at the time. Many of Edward's homes still stand.
Edward and Lena were the parents of seven children: Harvey Frank Skadden; Ella May Skadden McAnaly; Harry Wayne Skadden; Anson Car Skadden; W. Wallace Skadden; Bertha Skadden Stevens; and Helen Louise Skadden Stalker.
Obituary
Thursday, June 23, 1932
Edward W. Skadden
Last rites for Edward W. Skadden, 67, a contractor, who died at his home in Central Park Monday, were held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the residence with Rev. T.N. Ewing officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery with members of the Moose lodge in charge. Edmund & Dickson conducted the funeral
Edward moved around a bit as a child. His father James died in 1867. The family was living in Mason City, Illinois, at the time. Reportedly, Edward's mother, along with sons Edward and Francis, moved to Rock Island after James' death. Harriet remarried in Huron County, Ohio, in May of 1868. Harriet, her new husband Emanuel, Edward, and his step-brothers eventually found their way back to Mason City. The family is enumerated on the 1880 census as residing in Mason City. Edward was attending school and working on the farm. He is also enumerated in his uncle and aunt's house in Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois, working as a laborer.
Family stories hold that Edward went to Kansas with several uncles and homesteaded. We believe these uncles could be Harrison Swiger and William L. Swiger - Edward's granduncle and half-uncle. Both were in Grant County, Kansas, in 1888, at the same time as Edward was living in Grant County. Edward's cousin, William M. Case, from Mason City, Illinois, was also in Grant County at this time. The uncles could also be William Wallace Skadden and Absalom B. Skadden - both moved to Marshall County, Kansas, in the late 1870s - early 1880s.
Edward built buildings along the expanding railroad lines. We do not know when Edward left Illinois for Kansas, but he was in Grant County by early 1887, as that is when he proved up his homestead claim. Edward's homestead land was located just outside of Zionville, in Grant County. Zionville is now defunct, but was situated a few miles south of Ulysses.
While in Grant County, Edward partnered with W.C. Calhoun in a land business. He also worked for the Zionville Sentinel newspaper, and worked at the Hotel Edwards in Ulysses. He played baseball and was vice-president of the literary society.
Somewhere along the line, he met Lena Walden. Lena's father had homesteaded just northeast of Ulysses. Lena was a Harvey Girl, and then also worked at the Hotel Edwards. Lena and Edward married on Christmas Eve, 1888. Two days later, they left Ulysses and made their way back to Mason City, where they remained until 1904.
Edward was a contractor. While in Mason City, he built several elevators in the area - including several near Middletown and one in Croft. He also built houses. One, a grand Victorian house in Delavan built in 1903, still stands.
Edward was also involved in his community. Sometime prior to 1896 he was Chancellor of his Knights of Pythias lodge. He was also a Mason.
In 1904, Edward accepted the position of of Superintendent of Construction for the C & E. I. Railroad. He, Lena, and the kids left Mason City and relocated to Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, where he and Lena remained for the rest of their lives. Edward was Superintendent from 1904 until 1917, and supervised the construction of the C & E.I. Railroad Station in Danville.
Edward and Lena first located in Danville, on Oak Street. Their stay there was short. About a year after arriving in Danville, the family moved to a house that Edward had built in Central Park.
Edward studied architecture by mail through the International Correspondence School. He left the railroad in 1917, and followed the trade of general contractor. He made his own designs and built many fine homes in the north Danville area. His signature was a cantilevered bay window. Edward was the first/only person doing this at the time. Many of Edward's homes still stand.
Edward and Lena were the parents of seven children: Harvey Frank Skadden; Ella May Skadden McAnaly; Harry Wayne Skadden; Anson Car Skadden; W. Wallace Skadden; Bertha Skadden Stevens; and Helen Louise Skadden Stalker.
Obituary
Thursday, June 23, 1932
Edward W. Skadden
Last rites for Edward W. Skadden, 67, a contractor, who died at his home in Central Park Monday, were held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the residence with Rev. T.N. Ewing officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery with members of the Moose lodge in charge. Edmund & Dickson conducted the funeral
Edward was the eldest of two children born to James Skadden and his wife Harriet Elizabeth Swiger Skadden. Edward's younger brother, Francis, was born two years after Edward, on July 13, 1867. Francis died on February 24, 1874, when he was but six years' old.
Edward moved around a bit as a child. His father James died in 1867. The family was living in Mason City, Illinois, at the time. Reportedly, Edward's mother, along with sons Edward and Francis, moved to Rock Island after James' death. Harriet remarried in Huron County, Ohio, in May of 1868. Harriet, her new husband Emanuel, Edward, and his step-brothers eventually found their way back to Mason City. The family is enumerated on the 1880 census as residing in Mason City. Edward was attending school and working on the farm. He is also enumerated in his uncle and aunt's house in Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois, working as a laborer.
Family stories hold that Edward went to Kansas with several uncles and homesteaded. We believe these uncles could be Harrison Swiger and William L. Swiger - Edward's granduncle and half-uncle. Both were in Grant County, Kansas, in 1888, at the same time as Edward was living in Grant County. Edward's cousin, William M. Case, from Mason City, Illinois, was also in Grant County at this time. The uncles could also be William Wallace Skadden and Absalom B. Skadden - both moved to Marshall County, Kansas, in the late 1870s - early 1880s.
Edward built buildings along the expanding railroad lines. We do not know when Edward left Illinois for Kansas, but he was in Grant County by early 1887, as that is when he proved up his homestead claim. Edward's homestead land was located just outside of Zionville, in Grant County. Zionville is now defunct, but was situated a few miles south of Ulysses.
While in Grant County, Edward partnered with W.C. Calhoun in a land business. He also worked for the Zionville Sentinel newspaper, and worked at the Hotel Edwards in Ulysses. He played baseball and was vice-president of the literary society.
Somewhere along the line, he met Lena Walden. Lena's father had homesteaded just northeast of Ulysses. Lena was a Harvey Girl, and then also worked at the Hotel Edwards. Lena and Edward married on Christmas Eve, 1888. Two days later, they left Ulysses and made their way back to Mason City, where they remained until 1904.
Edward was a contractor. While in Mason City, he built several elevators in the area - including several near Middletown and one in Croft. He also built houses. One, a grand Victorian house in Delavan built in 1903, still stands.
Edward was also involved in his community. Sometime prior to 1896 he was Chancellor of his Knights of Pythias lodge. He was also a Mason.
In 1904, Edward accepted the position of of Superintendent of Construction for the C & E. I. Railroad. He, Lena, and the kids left Mason City and relocated to Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, where he and Lena remained for the rest of their lives. Edward was Superintendent from 1904 until 1917, and supervised the construction of the C & E.I. Railroad Station in Danville.
Edward and Lena first located in Danville, on Oak Street. Their stay there was short. About a year after arriving in Danville, the family moved to a house that Edward had built in Central Park.
Edward studied architecture by mail through the International Correspondence School. He left the railroad in 1917, and followed the trade of general contractor. He made his own designs and built many fine homes in the north Danville area. His signature was a cantilevered bay window. Edward was the first/only person doing this at the time. Many of Edward's homes still stand.
Edward and Lena were the parents of seven children: Harvey Frank Skadden; Ella May Skadden McAnaly; Harry Wayne Skadden; Anson Car Skadden; W. Wallace Skadden; Bertha Skadden Stevens; and Helen Louise Skadden Stalker.
Obituary
Thursday, June 23, 1932
Edward W. Skadden
Last rites for Edward W. Skadden, 67, a contractor, who died at his home in Central Park Monday, were held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the residence with Rev. T.N. Ewing officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery with members of the Moose lodge in charge. Edmund & Dickson conducted the funeral
Edward moved around a bit as a child. His father James died in 1867. The family was living in Mason City, Illinois, at the time. Reportedly, Edward's mother, along with sons Edward and Francis, moved to Rock Island after James' death. Harriet remarried in Huron County, Ohio, in May of 1868. Harriet, her new husband Emanuel, Edward, and his step-brothers eventually found their way back to Mason City. The family is enumerated on the 1880 census as residing in Mason City. Edward was attending school and working on the farm. He is also enumerated in his uncle and aunt's house in Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois, working as a laborer.
Family stories hold that Edward went to Kansas with several uncles and homesteaded. We believe these uncles could be Harrison Swiger and William L. Swiger - Edward's granduncle and half-uncle. Both were in Grant County, Kansas, in 1888, at the same time as Edward was living in Grant County. Edward's cousin, William M. Case, from Mason City, Illinois, was also in Grant County at this time. The uncles could also be William Wallace Skadden and Absalom B. Skadden - both moved to Marshall County, Kansas, in the late 1870s - early 1880s.
Edward built buildings along the expanding railroad lines. We do not know when Edward left Illinois for Kansas, but he was in Grant County by early 1887, as that is when he proved up his homestead claim. Edward's homestead land was located just outside of Zionville, in Grant County. Zionville is now defunct, but was situated a few miles south of Ulysses.
While in Grant County, Edward partnered with W.C. Calhoun in a land business. He also worked for the Zionville Sentinel newspaper, and worked at the Hotel Edwards in Ulysses. He played baseball and was vice-president of the literary society.
Somewhere along the line, he met Lena Walden. Lena's father had homesteaded just northeast of Ulysses. Lena was a Harvey Girl, and then also worked at the Hotel Edwards. Lena and Edward married on Christmas Eve, 1888. Two days later, they left Ulysses and made their way back to Mason City, where they remained until 1904.
Edward was a contractor. While in Mason City, he built several elevators in the area - including several near Middletown and one in Croft. He also built houses. One, a grand Victorian house in Delavan built in 1903, still stands.
Edward was also involved in his community. Sometime prior to 1896 he was Chancellor of his Knights of Pythias lodge. He was also a Mason.
In 1904, Edward accepted the position of of Superintendent of Construction for the C & E. I. Railroad. He, Lena, and the kids left Mason City and relocated to Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, where he and Lena remained for the rest of their lives. Edward was Superintendent from 1904 until 1917, and supervised the construction of the C & E.I. Railroad Station in Danville.
Edward and Lena first located in Danville, on Oak Street. Their stay there was short. About a year after arriving in Danville, the family moved to a house that Edward had built in Central Park.
Edward studied architecture by mail through the International Correspondence School. He left the railroad in 1917, and followed the trade of general contractor. He made his own designs and built many fine homes in the north Danville area. His signature was a cantilevered bay window. Edward was the first/only person doing this at the time. Many of Edward's homes still stand.
Edward and Lena were the parents of seven children: Harvey Frank Skadden; Ella May Skadden McAnaly; Harry Wayne Skadden; Anson Car Skadden; W. Wallace Skadden; Bertha Skadden Stevens; and Helen Louise Skadden Stalker.
Obituary
Thursday, June 23, 1932
Edward W. Skadden
Last rites for Edward W. Skadden, 67, a contractor, who died at his home in Central Park Monday, were held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the residence with Rev. T.N. Ewing officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery with members of the Moose lodge in charge. Edmund & Dickson conducted the funeral
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