EDWARD MULNIX is the name of a well respected farmer who resides on section 5, in Harlem Township, Stephenson Co., Ill. He is the son of Stephenson and Phoebe (Robinson) Mulnix, who were natives of the land of the Pilgrim Fathers, New England. They left that portion of the country and settled in Delaware County, N. Y., where they resided for a considerable time, after which they removed to Greene County in the same State, and there remained until the time of their death, after an active life. They left eight children surviving them, four boys and four girls.

Edward Mulnix, the subject of this sketch, the sixth child, was born in Delaware County, N. Y., and his youthful days were spent in acquiring the practical knowledge of the farmer boy until he was twenty-three years of age, when he was married, Feb. 24, 1844, to Miss Anjlin Kelly, daughter of Ezekiel and Chloe (Smith) Kelly, both natives of the East. The parents of Mrs. Mulnix settled in Delaware County, N. Y., where they died, leaving seven children, five girls and two boys. Mrs. Mulnix, the third child, was born in Delaware County, in 1828.

Mr. and Mrs. Mulnix had eleven children, five of whom are now surviving, viz: Chloe A., Halem A., Theresa, Alvin E. and Schriver M. Chloe A. is now the wife of N. Smith, and resides at Grand Forks, Dak.; Halem M.[he is given two different initials] married Mary Adella Buffington, and resides in Houston County, Miss.; Theresa C. is the wife of Charles Bentley, who resides in Harlem Township; Alvin and Schriver still remain with their parents at home. The deceased children are Abigail, Carolina A., Paris and Ade, three of whom died in infancy.

Mr. Mulnix is held in great respect among his acquaintances in Stephenson County. From time to time the people have demanded his services as an official in the minor township offices, and his stewardship in the discharge of the duties pertaining thereto has been of the most gratifying character to his constituents. Mr. Mulnix is a man of energy and perseverance, and has by his thrift and industry built a good home and is content to rest under his own vine and fig tree. In politics he adheres strenuously to the doctrines of the Republican party. He is also a member of Lena Lodge, A. F. & A. M.

Contributed by Carol Parrish from Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson County, Ill. (1888)