James
Jordan
(Jordan)
Edwards
Born in Adair Co, KY
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Virginia (Jarrett) Edwards
— married
18 Jan 1842 in Sangamon Co, IL
[children unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Sangamon Co, IL
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Mar 2015
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Biography
Jordan Edwards, son of Henry E Edwards (1760 - 1835) and Mary Polly Cross Edwards (1780 - 1840)was born in Adair Co, KY. He married twice in Sangamon Co, IL. 1) Virginia Jarrett; 2) Julia Burton
Appears to have enlisted in the Civil War as a private. James J Edwards Residence: Illinois Enlistment Date: 15 Aug 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Illinois Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Illinois 10th Cavalry Regiment on 15 Aug 1862.Mustered out on 07 Mar 1863 at Hazlewood, MO.
Find A Grave Memorial# 19112843- for James Jordan Edwards
Birth: Apr. 2, 1818, Adair County
Kentucky, USA
Death: Dec. 8, 1887, Sangamon County
Illinois, USA
Spouses: Virginia Jarrett Edwards (1820 - 1852)* Juliette Burton Edwards (1833 - 1885)*
Children: Mary Edwards Drury (1845 - 1888)* Sarah Edwards Price (1847 - 1890)* Harriet Ellen Edwards McNew (1854 - 1933)* Harriett Ellen Edwards Mitchell (1854 - 1933)* Eunice Eleanor Edwards Hiler (1857 - 1942)* Oscar F Edwards (1861 - 1923)* Staley Edwards (1864 - 1928)* Charles Edwards (1866 - 1930)* Ollie Edwards (1872 - ____)*
Siblings: James Jordan Edwards (1818 - 1887) Elcey Edwards (1819 - 1891)* William Edwards (1822 - 1877)*
Burial: Waverly East Cemetery , Waverly Morgan County, Illinois, USA Plot: 162
Sources
- Sangmon Co, IL census records
Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men, Civil War
Find A Grave Memorial# 19112843
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