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Edna Earle <I>Dunlap</I> Maxwell

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Edna Earle Dunlap Maxwell

Birth
Liberty, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Death
20 Feb 1960 (aged 71)
Riverdale, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Burial
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Edna, born November 15, 1888 in Liberty, Nebraska, was the daughter of Alfred Dunlap and Virginia Cab McLeod.

Married first, Thomas Edward "Ed" Throgmorton, 20 Dec 1906, in Piggott, AR (div. c. 1909).

Child:
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1908, d. 27 Nov 1939; m. Henry Massie Rector IV.

Married second, Dr. Claude W. Drace, 20 Feb 1912, (div. 22 Oct 1924);

Children:
2. Gaylon Wilson, b. 15 Oct 1913, d. 5 May 1970; m. first, Grace Elizabeth Coudron (Piertrowski), 1939 (div.); m. second, Annie Pauline Baker, 24 Dec 1946. One son by first marriage, son and daughter by second marriage.
3. Patricia, b. 12 Mar 1920, d. 8 Oct 1990; m. William A. Cathey.

Married third, Dr. Ralph L. Maxwell, 1932, who was born 21 Aug 1879 and died 16 Jul 1946.

Edna moved to Little Rock in the 1930s, where she worked as a saleslady and ran a boarding house. Later, she lived in Tennessee. She died in Riverdale, IA, at the home of her daughter Patricia and son-in-law, William A. Cathey, on February 20, 1960. She was also survived by a sister, Mrs. M.R. Dick of Memphis, TN, nine grandchildren, and a great-grandson. The cause of her death was squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx.

From an undated article found in the Piggott Banner:

Piggott Woman is Magazine Editor -- Mrs. Edna E. Drace, wife of Dr. C.W. Drace of Piggott, is editor of the children's page of the Missouri and Kansas Farmer, a widely read semi-monthly publication issued in Kansas City. The department was established in the last issue of the magazine and the children are invited to send in stories and pictures. Prizes are being offered for the best ones received. Special feature of the page is a letter, written in a graceful and charming manner by Mrs. Drace, and two poems, and a short story for the children. J.T. Dunlap, brother of Mrs. Drace, is manager of the magazine. He is well known in Piggott.

Many thanks to Find-a-Grave contributor Teri Schmidt (# 49309982) for correcting information on this family!
Edna, born November 15, 1888 in Liberty, Nebraska, was the daughter of Alfred Dunlap and Virginia Cab McLeod.

Married first, Thomas Edward "Ed" Throgmorton, 20 Dec 1906, in Piggott, AR (div. c. 1909).

Child:
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1908, d. 27 Nov 1939; m. Henry Massie Rector IV.

Married second, Dr. Claude W. Drace, 20 Feb 1912, (div. 22 Oct 1924);

Children:
2. Gaylon Wilson, b. 15 Oct 1913, d. 5 May 1970; m. first, Grace Elizabeth Coudron (Piertrowski), 1939 (div.); m. second, Annie Pauline Baker, 24 Dec 1946. One son by first marriage, son and daughter by second marriage.
3. Patricia, b. 12 Mar 1920, d. 8 Oct 1990; m. William A. Cathey.

Married third, Dr. Ralph L. Maxwell, 1932, who was born 21 Aug 1879 and died 16 Jul 1946.

Edna moved to Little Rock in the 1930s, where she worked as a saleslady and ran a boarding house. Later, she lived in Tennessee. She died in Riverdale, IA, at the home of her daughter Patricia and son-in-law, William A. Cathey, on February 20, 1960. She was also survived by a sister, Mrs. M.R. Dick of Memphis, TN, nine grandchildren, and a great-grandson. The cause of her death was squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx.

From an undated article found in the Piggott Banner:

Piggott Woman is Magazine Editor -- Mrs. Edna E. Drace, wife of Dr. C.W. Drace of Piggott, is editor of the children's page of the Missouri and Kansas Farmer, a widely read semi-monthly publication issued in Kansas City. The department was established in the last issue of the magazine and the children are invited to send in stories and pictures. Prizes are being offered for the best ones received. Special feature of the page is a letter, written in a graceful and charming manner by Mrs. Drace, and two poems, and a short story for the children. J.T. Dunlap, brother of Mrs. Drace, is manager of the magazine. He is well known in Piggott.

Many thanks to Find-a-Grave contributor Teri Schmidt (# 49309982) for correcting information on this family!


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