John Miller Edge (1819 - 1899)

Born 19 Aug 1819 in Baldwin, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1899 at age 79 in Douglasville, Georgia, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1819. John Edge ... He passed away in 1899.

At the time of the 1880 US Census, head of household John Edge (age 60, born in Georgia) was occuped as a Lawyer and living in District 784, Douglas, Georgia, with his wife, Clara Edge (age 55, born in Georgia), their son Jesse Edge (age 21, born in Georgia), daughter Kate Edge (age 12, born in Georgia), daughter Elen Edge (age 25, born in Georgia), granddaughter Nrsey Edge (age 4, born in Georgia), and granddaughter Gurty Edge (age 2, born in Georgia). Both of John's parents were born in Georgia; both of Clara's parents were born in Georgia. All of the Edge family were listed as White except for daughter Elen Edge and Nrsey and Gurty Edge who were Black. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L5-GHW : 11 August 2017), Kate Edge in household of John Edge, District 784, Douglas, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet 201A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0144; FHL microfilm 1,254,144.