Death

Date June 13, 1918
Place Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States

Narrative

Pennsylvania Death Certificate
Maria Edwards
white, female, widowed, housekeeper
died: June 17, 1918, at 1109 18th St, 5th Ward, Altoona
born: July 10, 1848, Pennsylvania
age 69y 11m 1d
father: James D Hamilton, born in New Jersey
mother: Mary Ann Crum, born in Pennsylvania
cause: cerebral hemorrhage
Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery, June 15, 1918
informant: Gertrude Edwards, same address

Narrative

Altoona Tribune, June 14, 1918, page 10
Mrs Maria Edwards
Mrs Maria Edwards, widow of David Edwards, died at her home 1109 Eighteenth street Wednesday evening at 10.35 o'clock of a complication of diseases, incident to advanced years. She was born on July 10, 1848, the daughter of J D Hamilton, of Wilmore, Cambria county. She was married in 1868 to David Edwards and had resided in this city practically all her life. She was a member of the First Baptist church and is survived by the following sons and daughters: Gertrude, at home, James I, Harry G, and Louis N, all of this city, William M and David Mervin, of Johnstown, and Gilbert N of Newton Hamilton.

This also ran in the Johnstown Daily Tribune, June 14, 1918, page 22.
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Altoona Tribune, June 15, 1918, page 10
Funeral Notice
The funeral of Mrs Maria Edwards will be held from her late residence, 1109 Eighteenth street, at 2:30 this afternoon. Interment will be made in Rose Hill cemetery.

[but her death notice and findagrave say she is buried in Oak Ridge cemetery.]

Source References

  1. Her obituary
  2. Pennsylvania Death Certificates
      • Page: Infant Hamilton, Oct 4, 1910, file number 105210, registered number 7958