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3rd Generation

The family of Delilah Ann (Polly) Edwards

Louis N. LaFlair (1822-1897) and wife Delilah Matteson (1812-1899) and at right, 3 of their children.

Mary Polly (1845-1922), her twin sister Martha Polly (1845-) and their older sister Delilah Ann (Polly) Edwards (1836-1916)

We are indebted to Barbara (Byers) Bradley of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, for this collection of photos of the descendants of Delilah Ann (Polly) Edwards. Delilah, sister of Mary Polly (grandmother of Mary Dorothy Walling Cayen), married Thomas H. Edwards and among their children was Wellington Joseph Edwards. His daughter, Edith Edwards, married James Dobbs Smith. Their daughter, Hilda Smith, married Irvin Byers, parents of Barbara (Byers) Bradley. You can view the genealogy by clicking this text and searching for Delilah Ann Polly.


	Delilah Ann (Polly) Edwards family, left, and Delilah at right at her home at Los Angeles and below right, Hawthorne, Calif. Delilah first married William W. Sweet and had a son, Leland W. Sweet. She later married Thomas H. Edwards, producing children: Susan Delilah, Wellington Joseph, Amanda, Ann Jane, Louisa E., Samual, and Mary Ann Edwards.


	Children of Delilah Ann (Polly) and Thomas H. Edwards:


	From left:Edwards sisters (Louisa, Ann and Amanda); Louisa; another photo of Louisa; a later photo of Louisa, and Samuel.


	From left, Susan Edwards, Susan and daughters, Wellington Joseph Edwards; Wellington’s wife Elizabeth Ellen “Nellie” Kidd; and Ann Edwards.


	Left, Wellington Joseph Edwards and family and at right, wedding photo of Wellington’s daughter Edith, and James Dobbs Smith.










	Photo believed taken atthe Wellington Joseph Edwards farm at Carr, Ontario, Canada.

Unknown Family Members

These images were found among the belongings of Eliza Ellen “Nellie” (Kidd) Edwards, wife of Wellington Joseph Edwards and great-grandmother of Barbara Bradley, who provided them. Without doubt, the majority are family members but may never be identified.