History of Oquawka, (Henderson County) Illinois United States of America

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Charles Lincoln Edwards, biologist, was born in Oquawka, Ill., Dec. 8, 1863; son of John and Nancy (Stockton) Edwards, and grandson of Isaac E. and Rachel (Rice) Edwards, and of Israel Farnsworth and Sally Hall (Lord) Stockton. He was prepared for college at Lombard university, Galesburg, Ill., and was graduated there, B.S., 1884, and at Indiana university, B.S., 1886, and A.M., 1887. He was a student at Johns Hopkins university, 1886-89, and at the University of Leipzig, 1889-90, receiving the degree of Ph.D. from Leipzig in 1890. He was a fellow at Clark university, Worcester, Mass., 1890-91 and 1891-92; assistant professor of biology, University of Texas, 1892-93; adjunct professor there, 1893-94; and professor of biology, University of Cincinnati, from 1894. He was elected a member of the American folklore society in 1889, was its vice-president in 1898, and its president in 1899; historian of the Society of colonial wars, 1898-99; and a member of the Council of the society of American wars. He was elected a member of the American morphological society in 1891; of the American society of naturalists in 1891; of Sociedad Antonio Alzate, and Sociedad Mexicana de historia natural, 1893; of the Society of colonial wars in 1896, and of the Society of American wars in 1897. He was married, June 5, 1889, to Jessie, daughter of Dr. Safford of Parkersburg, W. Va. He is the author of: Bahama Songs and Stories and of scientific papers contributed to the American Journal of Psychology, the Archiv f?r Naturaeschichte, the American Naturalist, the Proceedings of the U.S. national museum, and the Johns Hopkins university biological studies.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Oquawka, (Henderson County) Illinois

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