Dr. Edwin H. Underwood was born on May 13, 1871, in Payne, Ohio. He was the son of Hiram Underwood, who was born in January 1840 in Logan County, Ohio. Hiram served in the Civil War with the 96th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Edwin’s mother was Rachel (Haines) Underwood, who was born in 1837 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Hiram and Rachel were married on September 22, 1860.
The couple was living in Payne by 1868. By 1870, Hiram was working as a blacksmith. Hiram and Rachel were the parents of David, born in 1862; Mary, born in 1863; Louisa, born in 1866; and Sarah, born in 1867.
By 1880, the family was still living in Payne, where Hiram had taken up farming. In 1871, the family had grown with the birth of twin sons, Elmore and Edwin. Additional children followed: Ida, born in 1875, and Charles, born in 1877…