The 1875 Minnesota census showed E. Rothwell (age 28, born in Lancasshire, England) living in Township 137, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
The 1885 Minnesota census showed Edmund Rothwell (age 38, born in England) married to Elizabeth (age 27, born in Scotland) and living in Little Falls, Minnesota. A daughter, Sarah E. (age 2, born in Scotland), also lived with the couple.
Rothwell, Edmund, N. L. Dargis, and A. Andrews, Little Falls, Minn. Detachable head for brick or tile machines…No. 413,834. Date. Oct. 29. (Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1889, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890, Page 318)
The 1895 Minnesota census showed Edmund Rothwell (age 48, born in England, real estate) married to Elizabeth (age 37, born in Scotland) and living in Little Falls, Minnesota. Children S. E. (age 12, born in Minnesota), Anna M. (age 9, born in Minnesota), Besse M. (age 7, born in Minnesota), Edna P. (age 4, born in Minnesota), and William M. (age 1, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
The 1900 United States census showed E. Rothwell (age 53, born in March 1847 in England, real estate) married to Elizabeth (age 52, born in January 1858 in England) and living in Little Falls, Minnesota. Children Sarah (age 17, born in April 1883 in Minnesota), Annie M. (age 14, born in December 1885 in Minnesota), Bessie M. (age 12, born in January 1888 in Minnesota), Edna P. (age 9, born in February 1891 in Minnesota), William M. (age 6, born in July 1893 in Minnesota), and Jeanet M. (age 4, born in January 1896 in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
The 1905 Minnesota census showed Edmund Rothwell (age 58, born in England) married to Elisabeth (age 47, born in Scotland) and living in Little Falls, Minnesota. Children Annie M. (age 19, born in Minnesota), Bessie M. (age 17, born in Minnesota), Edma P. (age 14, born in Minnesota), William M. (age 11, born in Minnesota), Janet M. (age 8, born in Minnesota), and Bertha (age 6, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
Death of an Old Resident. Edmund Rothwell Passes Away Sunday After a Stroke of Apoplexy. Edmund Rothwell, one of the old residents of Little Falls, died Sunday morning (August 13, 1905) at his home on north First street of apoplexy, after a short illness. He leaves to mourn his demise, his wife, Elizabeth Rothwell, and seven children, Mrs. Chas. Guernon, and Anna, Bessie, Edna, Janet, Bertha and Willie Rothwell. Edmund Rothwell was born in Oldham, England, and removed to this country during his youth. He came to Little Falls from Perham twenty-three years ago and has made this city his residence since that time, making a host of friends who will sympathize with the bereaved family in their loss. Up to a few years ago Mr. Rothwell had been engaged in the real estate business, but ill health caused him to give it up and since that time he has been more or less an invalid. He was a member of the Masonic order and the funeral will be under the auspices of the lodge. The services will be held at the family home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock interment to take place at Oakland cemetery. (Little Falls Daily Transcript, Monday, August 14, 1905, Page 3)
The names and addresses of all incorporators (of the Transcript Publishing Company) were, W. M. Fuller, A. R. Davidson, M. M. Williams, Edmund Rothwell, Drew Musser and C. A. Lindbergh, all of Little Falls; C. B. Buckman, of Buckman, Morrison county, and John A. Berkey, of St. Paul, Minnesota. (History of Morrison and Toddy Counties Minnesota, Volume I, Their People, Industries and Institutions, Clara K. Fuller, B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1915, Page 104)