Edward Rasey Jr.

Edward Arnold Rasey Jr. (1855-1920) was the son of Edward Rasey Sr. and Mary Lamb, the brother of Norval, Francis, Mary, Rossalyndia, Archibald, and Dora, the husband of Lucy O'Brien, and the father of Guy, Pearl, Ethel, Edith, Alice, Homer, Nellie, and Abigail.

Biography
Edward was born on July 31, 1855 in Cattaraugus, New York to Edward Rasey Sr. and Mary Lamb. He had three older siblings named Norval, Francis, and Mary, as well as three younger siblings named Rossalyndia, Archibald, and Dora. His family moved to Jasper, Missouri between 1861 and 1871. His father died in 1871 when he was sixteen years old.

According to the 1880 Census, Edward lived in Hesper, Winneshiek, Iowa at the age of 24, working as a farm laborer. He married Lucy O'Brien on February 22, 1888 in Halstead, Harvey, Kansas at the age of 32, where they raised their family. Lucy and Edward had eight children, including Guy (b. 1889), Pearl (b. 1891), Ethel (b. 1894), Edith (b. 1896), Alice (b. 1900), Homer (b. 1901), Nellie (b. 1904), and Abigail (b. 1907).

As of 1920, Edward and Lucy lived in Denver, Colorado. Edward died on April 28, 1920 at the age of 64. Lucy lived until 1939, moving to Los Angeles, California after Edward's death.

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 * He was named after his father.