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John B. Edwards (1827 - 1903)

John B. Edwards
Born in Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married [date unknown] in North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died at age 76 in Tennessee, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Middle name may be Benjamin but no documentation found. Born: 1 Mar 1827 Died: 24 May 1903 Buried: Old Philadelphia Cemetery Center Point, White County, Tennessee, USATennessee [1]


1850 Census: residence in Knox County, Kentucky; John is 23 and living with his mother Hannah and Stepfather John.[2]

John married Mary Emma Cope in about 1849 .[3]; their children: [4] [5]

  1. Nancy Emma Edwards (born 1854)
  2. Susan J. Edwards [6]
  3. David Ambrose Edwards [7]
  4. Joyce Edwards, born about 1859
  5. Martha Edwards , born about 1863[8]


Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180409522/john-b-edwards
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850" household of John Calebs, 1850.
  3. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, White, Tennessee; Roll: 1604; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1241604
  4. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: District 14, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1539; Page: 269B; Image: 536; Family History Library Film: 553038
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860" household of John B Edwards, 1860.
  6. ↑ "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch Susan J. Edwards, 13 Sep 1856
  7. ↑ "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch David A. Edwards, 22 Oct 1858
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDH-4R5 : 17 October 2014), Martha C Edwards in household of John B Edwards, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 12, family 72, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,038.




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