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Born 1875
From An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912)
HUGH L. EDWARDS (1899) is a farmer of Sodus township who has resided in Lyon county for the past thirteen years. He is the owner of 120 acres of land on section 23. Hugh is a native of the Gopher State and was born in Blue Earth county January 29, 1875, a son of William and Elizabeth (Morgan) Edwards.
The subject of this sketch received his early education in the county in which he was born and later attended the Tracy High School two years. He assisted his father on the farm until 1899, when he came to Lyon county, where his father bought land. With his father Hugh made his home until 1905, when he bought the farm which he still owns and operates, 120 acres on section 23, Sodus township. In addition to farming, Mr. Edwards raises stock, including Duroc-Jersey hogs and Buff Wyandotte chickens. He is a member of the M. W. A. lodge and a stockholder of the Current Lake Telephone Company.
Lillie B. Williamson became the wife of our subject in Tracy on June 16, 1902. Mrs. Edwards is a native of Wisconsin and was born in Trempealeau county December 23, 1871. They have one child, Clifford L., born May 19, 1903.
As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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