from Gordon Marshall Edwards (0.2051) ... BEGIN VIOLA BEATRICE11 SANDERSON (IRA CHARLES10, SUSAN E.9 LAKE, JESSE8, GARRET7, GARRET6, GARRET5, THOMAS4, JOHN (OR JAN)3, JOHN (OR JAN)2, RICHARD1) was born May 12, 1900 in Mt. Olive Twp., Morris, NJ USA, and died October 28, 1974 in Somerville, Somerset, NJ USA. She married ALEXANDER GORDON EDWARDS May 24, 1921 in Newark, Essex, NJ USA, son of THOMAS EDWARDS and ISABELLA SMITH. Notes for VIOLA BEATRICE SANDERSON: Viola was a registered nurse, having studied at the Presbyterian Hospital, Newark, New Jersey. She met her husband Alexander 'Wack' Edwards while he was calling on the hospital, which was a client of his. After her splitting up with Wack in 1937, she moved to Long Valley to live with her parents, Nellie and Ira Sanderson. Son Don also lived in Long Valley. Vi spent a lifetime of work as an R.N. After her marriage, she took time to raise her son. After she moved to Long Valley, she resumed working, both for the local general practitioner, Walter Kossmann, and as the school nurse for the Washington Township school district. After retiring from the school job in the late 50's, she continued to work for 'Doc' until she died of a stroke. Her final resting point is a crypt at Fairmount Cemetary, Newark, NJ. Notes for ALEXANDER GORDON EDWARDS: Alexander 'Wack' Edwards was born in Newark, New Jersey. During his professional life, he focused on primarily sales related and promotional jobs. This career path sometimes provided very well, and other times not so well. He and then-future brother-in-law Carl Bolen were calling upon clients associated with Alexander's sister Isabel. Isabel was a nurse, and a co-worker, Viola Sanderson, also a nurse, began relationships with Carl and Wack respectively. Carl married Isabel and Wack married Viola. Wack and Vi had only one son, Donald. Alexander and Vi owned a home at 208 E. 3rd St. in Roselle, NJ. In 1932 they moved to a duplex on Chestnut St. After a few months, they moved to the Sheridan Street Apts. They also lived briefly in the 1st St. apts. It was during this time, late '34 or early '35, the Wack owned a bar in Roselle Park. In 1935 the family, Alex Vi & Don moved to Newark, where they lived at 4th St. & 7th Ave. The apartment building where they lived housed 6 units. During the summer of '37, Wack and Vi left Newark and went to a small apartment in Jersey City. Son Don went to live with Vi's parents in Long Valley. By the fall of '37, Vi had left Wack and also moved to Long Valley. Sometime late in '36 or early '37, Alexander had made a trip to Florida, where he built a house and then raffled it as part of a promotion. That house was located in St. Augustine. When Wack returned to NJ, he and his mother, Belle, lived in a triplex in Newark. They remained there until sometime in 1946 (after Don came home from the service). Wack and Belle then moved to Belleville, NJ. It was sometime in 1949 that Wack moved to Oklahoma City, and Belle went to live with her daughter, Isabel and husband, Carl Bolen. Wack's divorce became final shortly after his move to Oklahoma. Once somewhat settled in Oklahoma, Wack met and married Naomi Parnell. He continued to work in various sales positions until he retired. His final days were spent at the V.A. Hospital. He was buried in Memorial Park Cemetary, Oklahoma City. Child of VIOLA SANDERSON and ALEXANDER EDWARDS is: i. DONALD GORDON12 EDWARDS, b. August 10, 1923, Newark, Essex, NJ USA. END