Edgar, Mary Matilda ‘Tillie’ (Dodds)

Edgar, Mary Matilda ‘Tillie’ (Dodds)      wife of John Henry

Burial Date: 1945,  01/15        Age: 80           Lot: 350 B

Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds was born on January 14, 1864, in Fayette County, Illinois, the child of Josiah and Isabella. She married John Henry Edgar on March 23, 1882, in Sylvania, Missouri. They had six children during their marriage. She died on January 12, 1945, in Sterling, Kansas, at the age of 80.- lacking 2 days of her 81st birthday.

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Life Story Family

Children

  • Robert Metheny Edgar

Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds

Spouse

  • John Henry Edgar

Parents

Josiah Dodds

Isabella Dodds

  • Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds was born on January 14, 1861, in Fayette County, Illinois to Isabella Dodds, age 30, and Josiah Dodds, age 41.

    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter

  • Birth of Son

    Her son Robert Metheny was born on February 21, 1882, in Lockwood, Missouri.

    Robert Metheny Edgar

    1882–1960

  • 23 MAR

    1882

    AGE 21

    Marriage

    Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds married John Henry Edgar on March 23, 1882, in Sylvania, Missouri, when she was 21 years old.

    John Henry Edgar

    1857–1925

  • 1882

    AGE 21

    Birth of Son

    Her son Lanthene was born in 1882 in Missouri.

    Lanthene Edgar

    1882–

  • FEB

    1883

    AGE 22

    Birth of Son

    Her son Metheny was born in February 1883 in Missouri.

    Metheny Edgar

    1883–

  • 22 OCT

    1884

    AGE 23

    Birth of Daughter

    Her daughter Ida Matilda was born on October 22, 1884, in Dade County, Missouri.

    Ida Matilda Edgar

    1884–1892

  • 18 JAN

    1887

    AGE 26

    Birth of Son

    Her son Ira was born on January 18, 1887, in Dade County, Missouri.

    Ira Edgar

    1887–1888

  • 17 AUG

    1888

    AGE 27

    Death of Son

    Her son Ira passed away on August 17, 1888, at the age of 1.

    Ira Edgar

    1887–1888

  • OCT

    1891

    AGE 30

    Birth of Daughter

    Her daughter Belle was born in October 1891 in Missouri.

    Belle Edgar

    1891–

  • 8 SEP

    1892

    AGE 31

    Death of Daughter

    Her daughter Ida Matilda passed away on September 8, 1892, in Lockwood, Missouri, at the age of 7.

    Ida Matilda Edgar

    1884–1892

  • 24 FEB

    1896

    AGE 35

    Death of Father

    Mary Matilda (Tillie)’s father Josiah passed away on February 24, 1896, in Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 76.

    Josiah Dodds

    1819–1896

  • 1900

    AGE 39

    Residence

    Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds lived in Sterling, Kansas, in 1900.

    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

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  • 29 JAN

    1908

    AGE 47

    Death of Mother

    Mary Matilda (Tillie)’s mother Isabella passed away on January 29, 1908, in Sterling, Kansas, at the age of 77.

    Isabella Dodds

    1831–1908

  • 1910

    AGE 49

    Residence

    Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds lived in Sterling, Kansas, in 1910.

    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

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  • 1915

    AGE 54

    Residence

    Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds lived in Sterling, Kansas, in 1915.

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  • 1920

    AGE 59

    Residence

    Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds lived in Sterling, Kansas, in 1920.

    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

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  • 12 MAR

    1925

    AGE 64

    Death of Husband

    Her husband John Henry passed away on March 12, 1925, in Sterling, Kansas, at the age of 67. They had been married 42 years.

    John Henry Edgar

    1857–1925

  • 1930

    AGE 69

    Residence

    Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds lived in Sterling, Kansas, in 1930.

    Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head

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  • 12 JAN

    1945

    AGE 83

    Death

    Mary Matilda (Tillie) Dodds died on January 12, 1945, in Sterling, Kansas, when she was 83 years old.

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