JOSEPH EDWARDS.

Joseph Edward's first settlement on section 14 dates from 1855. At this time, however, he did not remain long, but returned to Illinois, where he lived for three years. In 1858, with his family and all the household provisions and goods, he started with a team for the new home in Iowa. Upon reaching their destination the family pitched camp while the family erected a log cabin, which was their home for a number of years, when the increasing domestic circle and brightening circumstances induced the building of a large and comfortable frame house. Mr. Edwards became a member of the Board of Trustees and was otherwise publicly honored, while his homestead was developed into one of the finest in the township.


From "Compendium and History of Cass County, Iowa." Chicago: Henry and Taylor & Co., 1906, pp. 120.