William
Mordcai
"Pete"
Edwards
Born about in Tennessee, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Oliver C. Edwards
and Rebecca (Unknown) Edwards
Brother of
Samuel M. Edwards
Husband of
Margaretta (Drewery) Edwards
— married
about 15 Feb 1850 in Henry, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Elizabeth (Edwards) Thomas
Died about
at about age 76
in Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jul 2020
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Biography
William was born about 1827. He passed away about 1904.
Sources
- "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VND3-ZDQ : 4 December 2014), William Edwards and Margaret Drewry, 15 Feb 1850; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 22, Henry, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-Q99 : 4 April 2020), William Edwards in household of Rebeca Edwards, Henry county, Henry, Tennessee, United States; citing family 52, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ1-4BG : accessed 7 October 2020), William M Edwards in household of James O Edwards, Civil District 9, Carroll, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 7A, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,560.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 July 2020), memorial page for William Mordcai “Pete” Edwards (1829–1904), Find a Grave Memorial no. 22051918, citing Finley Cemetery, McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by MillieBelle (contributor 46628380) .
- Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2009. Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Carroll, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1517; Page: 378A; Family History Library Film: 553016
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Don Edwards
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-L176, FTDNA kit #197010 - Living Edwards :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-BY54659, FTDNA kit #986003, MitoYDNA ID A12692 [compare]
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~0.78%
Joyce Edwards :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T528540 [compare], FTDNA kit #214511
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