The mission of this website is to bring family and friends of Tom and Bea Edwards together.
The great Edwards get-together is now in the planning stage. For more information, click HERE.
Bringing family together
Let’s share stories, memories, photos, recipes and more.
Whether you called them Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and Dad, Aunt and Uncle, or even just friends, Tom and Bea Edwards were tied to all of us and we all have stories, memories, plus photos and recipes. We plan not to stop there. If you have ties to any members of their family, please join us. We cousins have memories of friends that had connections to our parents and even our aunts and uncles. We welcome all as we explore our past, present and …. well, we’ll leave it there as we can’t tell the future.
How we got to Iowa
Several years ago, a distant cousin and I communicated about our ancestry. He lived in the Rockford, IL area. Unfortunately, we’ve lost contact. He did have connections to an Illinois University library. He shared his rendition of the Edwards migration to Iowa. Hope you find it interesting. To read, click HERE.
Thomas Striplin Edwards, known as Old Tom, worked for Abe Lincoln and they remained friends. This letter is found in the Library of Congress. Their transcription is HERE.
GET TO KNOW YOUR FAMILY!
