Erwin E. Edwards
Erwin E. Edwards, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, was born in Hiram Township, this county, June 19, 1844, son of Erwin and Polly (Waite) Edwards, the former a native of this county, the latter of Vermont. They were the parents of one son and one daughter: Erwin E. and Frances H., who died several years since. The father died in 1860. The mother still resides on the homestead farm with her son, Erwin E., who became owner of the same at the death of his father. Mrs. Edwards was formerly the wife of Newman Elwell, of Vermont, who died in Newberry Township, Geauga Co., Ohio, soon after moving there. He was the father of three children, of whom only one survives—Mary. Our subject was married, in 1881, to Miss Lona M. Chamberlin, born in Hiram Township, this county, daughter of James and Jerusha (Chase) Chamberlin, early settlers in this county, and where Mr. Chamberlin still resides, his wife having died several years since. Mr. Edwards has made some valuable improvements on the home farm, which comprises ninety-six acres, valued at from $70 to $90 per acre. He is a Democrat in politics.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885