Andrew Edwards

1863 - 1941  (77 years)

• Name	Andrew Edwards
  Born	12 Jun 1863	Gananoque, Leeds & Grenville United Co's, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Manager, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-197687
  Died	31 Mar 1941	Gananoque, Leeds & Grenville United Co's, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Gananoque Cemetery, Gananoque, Leeds Co, Ontario   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I197687	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Anne Margaret Sheppard,   b. 20 Dec 1870, Gananoque, Leeds & Grenville United Co's, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1960, Gananoque, Leeds & Grenville United Co's, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F187424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Andrew Edwards 1863-1941

  
  

• Notes

  Evolution of Canada's Furniture Industry by A. Edwards, Manager, Elmira Interior Woodwork Co., Elmira My connection with this business extends back to the 60s. In those days the furniture dealer was the cabinet maker in the town....In those days a furniture man was not only required to be a mechanic or cabinet maker, but an upholsterer, a finisher, an undertaker and general jack of all trades....My next recollection was with the undertaking end of the business. It was also an unheard of thing for an undertaker to be prepared with caskets or ready made coffins in those days. It was only after the American Civil War and when American factories had a surplus stock at this time that they solicited orders for undertaking supplies in Canada. I well remember the first coffins and caskets we imported from Allegheny, Pa., and the excitement locally when a coffin of the old fashioned rosewood finish was first used. Canadian Furniture World and The Undertaker, February 1914, p. 38 _________________ Notice is about E. O. Weber, former owner of the Waterloo Furniture Co. of Waterloo taking over the National Furniture Company, location on Albert Street South, Berlin, Ont. ...managed by Andrew Edwards, formerly of Elmira, a well-known and experienced furniture manufacturer, who has recently moved to Berlin. Canadian Furniture World and The Undertaker, August 1916, p. 34

  
  

• Sources

  [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151360557/andrew-edwards. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Andrew Edwards, b. 12 Jun 1864, Ganaogue, Ontario, Canada. d. 12 March 1941 Same, married Annie Margaret Sheppard, s/o William Edwards and Margaret Jane McCullough

  
  

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  Born - 12 Jun 1863 - Gananoque, Leeds & Grenville United Co's, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manager, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Mar 1941 - Gananoque, Leeds & Grenville United Co's, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth