On 23 Jul 1881 when Edward was 23, he first married Emma Redson in Burns Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan. Born on 21 Jul 1859 in Antrim Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan. Emma died in Bancroft, Shiawassee County, Michigan, on 11 Jan 1909; she was 49. Buried in Fremont Cemetery, Bancroft.