Does anyone know which Edwards group I'm related to?

Question

My grandfather, CDR. Peter Edwards, was born in either Greenville County, SC or Bouncombe County, NC on 31 Jul 1925. He passed away on 27 Apr 1993 in Asheville, NC.

He had three children Fred Easton (b.1953), Cynthia Lynette(b.1955), and my father, John Lee (b.1956? - d.1996?). I know very little of any of them as I lost contact at a young age.

I have found one 1940 census record matching a mother's name for Peter as Erie B. Edwards in Greenville, SC. I have also seen one other birth record pairing Erie with Hampton Edwards as his parents.

I believe my great-grandmother's name was Erie Belle Edwards.

I believe my great-grandfather's name was Hampton Edwards.

I believe my grandmother's name was Glynda Davis Edwards.

I know Pete was a retired US Naval Commander, and I found some muster rolls from the USS Tausig in WWII showing my grandfather was present on this ship at times during the years of 1943-1946.

Pete also owned a Duncan Donuts and a Take Ten arcade in Asheville, NC at the time of his death.

Any help or info would be greatly and sincerely appreciated.

Comments

I saw a Hampton Edwards on Peter Edwards death and burial record. Could Raymond H Edwards be Hampton Edwards and Hayne D Edwards the grandfather?

Raymond H Edwards

United States Census, 1930

Name	Raymond H Edwards
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1930
Event Place	Bates, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Gender	Male
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Race	White
Race (Original)	White
Relationship to Head of Household	Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original)	Son
Birth Year (Estimated)	1904
Birthplace	South Carolina
Father's Birthplace	South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace	South Carolina
Sheet Letter	A
Sheet Number	3

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Hayne D Edwards	Head	M	62	South Carolina
Nora L Edwards	Wife	F	52	South Carolina
Raymond H Edwards	Son	M	26	South Carolina
Carl M Edwards	Son	M	17	South Carolina
Nannie E Edwards	Daughter	F	13	South Carolina
James F Edwards	Son	M	10	South Carolina

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United States Census, 1930

District	ED 5
Sheet Number and Letter	3A
Household ID	52
Line Number	30
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	T626
Affiliate Film Number	2198
GS Film Number	2341932
Digital Folder Number	004953465
Image Number	00122

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPCD-MKK : accessed 14 May 2017), Raymond H Edwards in household of Hayne D Edwards, Bates, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 3A, line 30, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2198; FHL microfilm 2,341,932.

 

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Quite possibly. I'll dig around and see if I can find anything. Thanks for taking the time to look!

Answer 1

You may need to add earlier generations to find ancestors in common with others on WikiTree.  Peter Edwards father could be added, and so on back. .

Comments

I understand this, but I have very little knowledge of my family. Adding more ancestors is my goal, of course. But not knowing anything about them makes it difficult to add a person, unless I'm missing something. I'm hoping someone may have came across one of them at some point. Thanks for taking the time to answer.

Answer 2

The cemetery record has him born in Dillingham, Buncombe County, NC. 

CDR Peter Edwards

Birth:  Jul. 31, 1925 Dillingham Buncombe County North Carolina, USA Death:  Apr. 27, 1993 Asheville Buncombe County North Carolina, USA Commander in the US Navy serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.    Burial: Whitaker Cemetery  Barnardsville Buncombe County North Carolina, USA   Created by: Helen Record added: Jul 18, 2014  Find A Grave Memorial# 132983771 Added by: Helen   Added by: Helen

 

Comments

Gladys Ann Edwards born 1910 married Lee Sam Whitaker. Her father was William L. Edwards. Her brother was Judson Edwards. 

Birth:  Jul. 10, 1910 Buncombe County North Carolina, USA Death:  Aug. 22, 1992 Asheville Buncombe County North Carolina, USA MARRIED:LEE SAM WHITAKER, FATHER:REV.WILLIAM L. EDWARDS, MOTHER:OLLIE MAE GREENWOOD. 3 SISTERS:AGNES E. CROWE, BEATRICE EDWARDS SHUFORD, AND TWIN:PHYLLIS EDWARDS JARVIS. 1 BROTHER: JUDSON EDWARDS    Family links:   Spouse:   Lee Sam Whitaker (1908 - 1987)*    Children:   Richard Harold Whitaker (1937 - 1983)*   Neal Lee Whitaker (1939 - 2005)*   *Calculated relationship   Burial: Whitaker Cemetery  Barnardsville Buncombe County North Carolina, USA   Created by: NEAL WHITAKER Record added: Nov 21, 2003  Find A Grave Memorial# 8112210 Added by: Helen

Answer 3

Here are Hampton and Erie Edwards, parents of Peter Edwards. 

Hampton Edwards

mentioned in the record of Peter Edwards

Name	Hampton Edwards
gender	Male
Wife	Erie
Son	Peter Edwards

Other information in the record of Peter Edwards

from North Carolina Deaths

Name	Peter Edwards
Event Type	Death
Event Date	27 Apr 1993
Event Place	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
Birth Year	1925
Burial Place	Barnardsville, North Carolina
Cemetery	Whitaker, Cemetery
Residence Place	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
Address	58 Bear Creek Road
Gender	Male
Age	67
Marital Status	Divorced
Race (Original)	W
Occupation	Naval Commander
Birth Date	31 Jul 1925
Birthplace	Greenville Co., South Carolina
Father's Name	Hampton Edwards
Mother's Name	Erie

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North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994

Reference ID	v 16B cn 16796
GS Film number	1992100

Citing this Record

"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGXB-SXM : 1 July 2015), Hampton Edwards in entry for Peter Edwards, 27 Apr 1993; citing Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, v 16B cn 16796, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,992,100.

Comments

Thanks for these references!

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You bet!

Answer 4

You very likely descend from the John Edwards (d.1801) who settled in Greenville County, SC in 1791. He had previously lived in Fauquier Co., VA and was originally from Westmoreland or Spotsylvania, VA.

More on his family here:

https://edwardsvirginiagenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-walk-through-various-errors-in.html