"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M356-YKX : accessed 2 January 2016), James R Edwards in household of Walter M Edwards, Justice Precinct 1, Titus, Texas, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,672.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX1-LZ2 : accessed 2 January 2016), James Riley Edwards, 1917-1918; citing Titus County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,983,673.
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8R-FBMX : accessed 2 January 2016), J.R. Edwards and Lora Jackson, 25 Nov 1919, Marriage; citing Titus County, Texas, United States, Citing county clerk offices, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,403,391.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HW-Q1J : accessed 2 January 2016), James Riley Edwards, 30 Dec 1935; citing certificate number 59345, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,749.
"Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZDH-J4P : accessed 2 January 2016), James Riley Edwards, 30 Dec 1935; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 59345, Titus, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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