Edson Irving WILCOX

1824 - 1909  (84 years)

• Name	Edson Irving WILCOX
  Birth	21 Jul 1824	Arkwright
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Mar 1909
  Person ID	I1980	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William WILCOX,   b. 1 May 1790, Madison Co., NY d. 7 Oct 1868, Fredonia, Chautauqua, NY (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Esther S. COLE
  Marriage	1817	Chautauqua Co., NY
  Family ID	F774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda M. SMITH
  Marriage	3 Jan 1842
  Children	+ 1. Irving Adelbert WILCOX,   b. 27 Feb 1849, Arkwright, NY d. 11 Jul 1922 (Age 73 years) > 2. Frances A. WILCOX,   b. 1857   d. 1888 (Age 31 years) > 3. Esther Lydia WILCOX,   b. 1862   d. 1922 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Edson Irving Wilcoxson ( - ), per caw@mack.com, posted on Ancestry.com Edson Irving Wilcox (1824 - 1909), per headstone in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, NY Edson I. Wilcox (21 July 1824 Arkwright - 28 Mar. 1909); late residence in Fredonia, NY; interred in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, NY, in Lot 62, Sec. P--per records of Forest Hill Cemetery Edson Irving Wilcox (21 July 1824 Chautauqua Co., NY - ), per Martha Scott Osborne, p. 229, based on Down's Hist. of Chautauqua Co., p. 262, Your Ancestors v. 12 #3 p. 1463, 1850 census Arkwright, NY, p. 118, 1860 census Arkwright, NY, p. 589, Dw# 2043, Descendants of William Wilcoxson p. 223, 19th Cent. Deaths Reported in Fredonia Censor p. 469, 595 Edson Irving Wilcox ( - ), per Young, Andrew W., 1875, History of Chautauqua County, New York, From Its Settlement to the Present Time: Matthews & Warren, Buffalo, NY, p. 625 In 1850 federal census for Arkwright, Edson Wilcox listed as 26 years, farmer, $2500 real estate; born in NY In 1860 federal census for Arkwright, Edson Wilcox was listed as 36 years, farmer, $4077 value of real estate, $100 personal estate Edson I. WILCOX, Self, male, married, white, 56 years of age, born NY, Occ: Farmer, father born CT, mother born VT, 1880 federal census, Arkwright, Chautauqua, New York, Source: FHL Film 1254815 National Archives Film T9-0815, Page 6C, perFamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index Edson I. Wilcox, head, b. July 1824 NY, 75 years of age, widowed, both parents born NY, farmer, per 1900 federal census, Portland Twp., Chautauqua Co., NY, Roll 1015, Book 2, p. 184 Edson married Amanda M. Smith before 1848 per caw@mack.com, posted on Ancestry.com Edson married Amanda M. Smith (12 July 1828 Herkimer Co., NY -- 21 Nov. 1897), daughter of Seth S. Smith, 3 Jan. 1842, per Martha Scott Osborne, p. 229 Edson married Amanda Smith, 1880 federal census, Arkwright, Chautauqua, New York, Source: FHL Film 1254815 National Archives Film T9-0815, Page 6C, per FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index, which lists Amanda as: Amanda M. WILCOX, Wife (listed with Edson I. Wilcox), female, married, 52 years of age, born NY, Occ: Keeping House, father born NY, mother born NY. Residing with them is Amanda's father, Seth S. SMITH, Father in Law (to Edson), male, widowed, white, 72 years of age, born NY, father born NY, mother born NY Amanda M. Wilcox (1828 - 1897), per headstone in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, NY Amanda Wilcox (12 July 1828 Herkimer Co., NY - 21 Nov. 1897), daughter of Seth S. and Lydia Smith; late residence in Arkwright, NY; died of dropsey; interred 23 Nov. 1897 in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, NY, in Lot 62, Sec. P--per records of Forest Hill Cemetery. In 1850 and 1860 federal censuses for Arkwright, Amanda was listed as 21 and 32 years of age, respectively. Edson resided Arkwright, Chautauqua, NY, per Martha Scott Osborne, p. 229 1880 federal census, Arkwright, Chautauqua, New York, Source: FHL Film 1254815 National Archives Film T9-0815, Page 6C,per FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Edson I. WILCOX Self M M W 56 NY Occ: Farmer Fa: CT Mo: VT Amanda M. WILCOX Wife F M W 52 NY Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: NY Irving A. WILCOX Son M S W 30 NY Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: NY Mo: NY Ester L. WILCOX Dau F S W 18 NY Occ: At Home Fa: NY Mo: NY Seth S. SMITH FatherL M W W 72 NY Fa: NY Mo: NY