Cornelia Clarke Barker Edwards was the oldest child of Ralph and Eugenia Barker, my great grandparents. She married George H. Edwards who was a descendant of Holmes & Edwards Silver Co.
The Holmes & Edwards Silver Co.
The roots for the Holmes & Edwards Silver Co. goes back to the Roger and Brittin Silver Co which was established in January 1880. Edwin Brittin, one of the original founders died suddenly in 1881. C.E.I. Holmes and George Edwards acquired the their company in 1892 and The Holmes & Edwards Silver Co was established in Bridgeport, CT.
George Holmes Edwards
Source: Google Books Biography Pg. 139
George is with International Silver Co. successor to Holmes & Edwards Silver Co., Bridgeport, CT. also Secretary of the Bridgeport Chain Co. Residence 174 Park Place, Bridgeport CT (Vol.1 page 124) Unmarried.
George Holmes Edwards was born on February 26, 1881 at Binghamton, NY, the son of George Clarke Edwards and of Ardelia Esther (Holmes) Edwards. His father is Vice President of the International Solver Co. and President of the Bridgeport Chain Company.
B.A., 1905
” In 1905 after graduation I spent 6 weeks in travel through the British Isles. January 1, 1906, began business with the International Silver Co., Factory ‘C’ being still associated with this concern, paying particular attention to advertising of Factory ‘C’ (Holmes and Edwards). Summer of 1906 spent 6 weeks vacation in England, visiting Devonshire, Sherwood Forest, Ragland , etc. The summer of 1907 took a flying trip through Europe with roommate, William D. Dean, landing in Bremer Haven and visiting Hartz Mountains, Berlin, Dresden, Cologne, Mainz, Heidelberg, Lucerne and London. In early part of 1908 elected Secretary of the Bridgeport Chain Company. Attended dinner of the Yale Alumni Association of Fairfield County, 1908 at which President Hadley spoke”.