Abel
Edwards
Born in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Edom Edwards
and Mary (Bray) Edwards
Husband of
Nancy Olive (Craven) Edwards
— married
1832 in Chatham County, NC
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy S. (Edwards) Sanders, John Morehead Edwards, William Worth Edwards, Isaac Newton Edwards, Eli Manley Edwards, Edom Anderson Edwards, Eliza Edwards, James Robert Edwards and Richard Leonidas Edwards
Died
at age 80
in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jun 2018
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Biography
Abel was born in 1812. He married Nancy Craven 19 Jan 1835. [1] He passed away in 1892, and was buried in Bear Creek. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28T-651H : 28 November 2018), Abel Edward and Olive Craven, 19 Jan 1835; citing Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,447,728.
- ↑ Burial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58084109/abel-edward
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BH-M4L : 4 April 2020), Abel Edwards, Chatham county, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing family 8, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDG-YFW : 18 February 2021), Abel Edwards, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8Z-RCZ : 29 May 2021), Abel Edwards, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6N-JWV : 14 January 2022), Abel Edwards, Bear Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abel:
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~3.12%
Kathleen (Buckner) Morris
:
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Galen Morris :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Greg Bradfisch :
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