Mission to find out more about my grandfather, Lummie Lee Edwards (1891-1928)

Gladys Odum in 2008

My mother, Gladys Mae Edwards Odum (1927-2012), passed away over Thanksgiving.  At the funeral home, my Aunt Ruby grabbed me by the shoulders and said, "I have a project for you.  We are going to write a book about the Edwards."  OK, this may sound strange to most people but not to me and not to Aunt Ruby.

My Aunt Ruby is my double aunt.  She was my father's sister and her husband was my mother's brother.  Got that?  Most people look at me cross-eyed when I explain it but it was fairly common years ago.  Actually my parents' families were neighbors so when the sons came home from WWII they met and married each other's sister.  So, my mother was Gladys Edwards Odum and my aunt is Ruby Odum Edwards.

Gladys, Jim, Ruby, Walter

My Aunt Ruby has written two books about her life and her family, the Odums.  Since Aunt Ruby and I are in a writer's guild together, it just makes sense that we would team up to write about my mother's side of the family especially since Aunt Ruby is the only one left from that family.

The mission, if I choose to accept it (and I have), is to find out more about Lummie Lee Edwards, my mother's father.  He died when my mom was 15 months old so she never knew him.  She did grow up knowing his father, sisters and her cousins who lived in and around Elkmont, Limestone County, Alabama.

So, your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to help me find information about my grandfather's life and family.  Here is what I know:

Lummie Edwards

Lummie was born 3/11/1891 in Elkmont, Alabama to George Allen (Doc) Edwards (1862-1952) and Sarah Frances Lillie Mae Fannie Ratlift (?) (1871-1939).  Lummie died 12/11/1928 of pneumonia at Lock Cross, Alabama and is buried in the Elkmont cemetary.

His sisters were:
Lizzie Belle Edwards Furline (1892-1959)
Susanna "Anner" Edwards Thomas (1898-)
Hattie L Edwards Swanner (1900-1984)
Gracie Mae Edwards Smith (1904-1975)
Mary Leona Edwards Groce (1907-2001)
Georgie Mae Edwards Andrews (1909-1973)
Lillian Edwards Jackson (1912-1989)

If your tree crosses with any of these dear people, leave a comment here.

We will tackle my mother's mother, Lillie Mae Turner Edwards (1894-1981), in a later blog.