Born in North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Phillip Weldon Edwards
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Sarah Ann Edwards [half], Julius Alfreton Edwards [half] and James Andrew Pierpont Edwards [half]
Wife of
John M D Strong
— married
12 Sep 1869 in Scott, Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Elizabeth (Strong) Carnes
Died
at about age 63
in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2015
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Biography
Father Phillip W Edwards
Mother Elizabeth Tritt
Sources
- 1850 Census
Laura E Edward [Laura E Edwards] Age: 3 Birth Year: abt 1847 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1850: Haywood, North Carolina, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 893 Household Members: Name Age P W Edward 37 Elizabeth Edward 32 Julius A Edward 13 Pinkney L Edward 11 Mary J Edward 9 Weldon N Edward 7 James A P Edward 5 Laura E Edward 3 Roxannah Edward 1 Martha J Byers 19 Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 194A; Image: 394
- Marriage Record
Name: Laura E Edwards Gender: Female Age: 22 Birth Date: 1847 Birth Place: , , NC Marriage Date: 12 Sep 1869 Marriage Place: Scott, Virginia Father: Philiph Edwards Mother: Betty Spouse: John M Strong FHL Film Number: 337187 Reference ID: 337187 Source Information Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laura:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laura:
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~3.12%
Sue (Ball) Lowe
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T759646 [compare], FTDNA kit #531785
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~1.56%
Teri (Lowe) Webb :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GR1710331 [compare], Ancestry member TeriWebb72
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T117672 [compare], FTDNA kit #479555
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~0.78%
Gregory Wayne Ellis :
23andMe
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