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Edwin Tunis Close

17 Nov 1854 – 5 Mar 1937

Birth	17 Nov 1854
Death	5 Mar 1937
Cemetery	Evergreen Cemetery Saint Edward , Boone County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Nancy on 28 May 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15619275

Bio

Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, March 9, 1937. Allen Close, Metropole Hotel; Mrs. Lincoln White, Route 6, and Mrs. Fred Hildred, have returned from Belgrade, Neb., where they attended the funeral of Edwin T. Close, brother of Allen Close and Mrs. White. Edwin T. Close, 82, a former Black Hawk County resident, died March 5 at Belgrade. He was born at Kanakee, Ill., Nov. 17, 1854, and moved to Waterloo with his parents when he was a boy. He married Ruth Osman in Waterloo, Dec. 23, 1874, and they resided on a farm near Waterloo. The family moved to St. Edward, Neb., in 1886 and returned to Black Hawk County two years later. They again moved to St. Edward several years later, and remained there until 1900 when they returned to Waterloo. They lived here until they went to Belgrade, Neb., in 1909. Surviving are the widow and two sons; George of Belgrade, and Albert J., Cedar Rapids, Ia; 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, the sister and brother there, and another brother, Will, Los Angeles, Cal. (Obituary courtesy of Sandy Bell)

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Parents

• George E. H. Close 1831–1890 FaG
• Hannah S. Allen Close 1835–1903 FaG

Spouse

• Ruth I. Osmon Close 1856–1959

Siblings

• Frank DeForest Close 1852–1909 FaG
• Lucy Sylvia Hobby Close Hull 1861–1916 FaG
• Carrie Close White 1869–1959 FaG

Children

• George Close 1875–1958
• Albert James Close 1881–1938

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