Edward Lewelling Stalker

1856 - 1879  (22 years)

• Name	Edward Lewelling Stalker
  Born	6 Nov 1856	Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Mar 1879	Adrian, Jackson County, Kansas
  Buried	Little Cross Creek Cemetery, Jackson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I27314	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Elisha L Stalker,   b. 25 Sep 1831, Salem, Washington County, Indiana ,   d. 15 Jan 1918, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth M Coffin Stalker,   b. 19 Apr 1835, Salem, Washington County, Indiana ,   d. 11 Jan 1888, Adrian, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 52 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1854
  Family ID	F7864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Little Cross Creek Cemetery, Jackson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Stalker, Edward Died, of Consumption, in the 23rd year of his age, Edward I. Stalker, at the residence of his parents, Elisha L. and Elizabet M. Stalker, in Jackson county, Kansas, at 1 o'clock p.m., March 3, 1879. Edward Lewelling Stalker was born in Bedford, Lawrence county, Indiana, Nov. 6, 1856. But while still a babe his parents moved with him to Washington county, Ind., where his childhood days were passed until September, 1869, when, with his parents, he came to Jackson county, Kansas. On that occasion, although not quite thirteen years old, he drove a team all. the way from Indiana here -'a wearisome journey of nearly 700 miles .... When seven years old he was attacked with scrofula in the hip, from which he did not recover for three years. At fourteen years of age he was again afflicted - this time with white swelling in the knee, suffering with it, more or less for five years. The last four years of his life he was not able to walk without crutches. About a year ago he was attacked with hemorrhage of the lungs .... The funeral services, conducted by Rev. A. D. Abrams, were attended by a very large concourse of people .... Source: The Holton Recorder March 6, 1879