John
Leon
Edwards
Born in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Furney Monroe Edwards
and Annie Bell (Davis) Edwards
Brother of
Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Alberta Victoria (Edwards) Wright, Annie Viola (Edwards) McPhatter, Isaac Lee Edwards, Maggie V. (Edwards) Collins, Lula Belle (Edwards) Pair, Bernice Monroe Edwards, Gertrude (Edwards) Ball and James Roderick Edwards
Husband of
Chaney (Chappell) Edwards
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Irene Edwards, Leon E. Edwards, Kenneth Bryce Edwards, Wanda (Edwards) Stewart, Carolyn Faye (Edwards) Tilley and Eleanor Ann (Edwards) Kiger
Died
at age 73
in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2018
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Biography
John was born in 1903. He was the son of Furney Edwards and Annie Davis. He passed away in 1977.
Sources
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZK8-3NM : accessed 12 December 2018), Johnnie Edwards in household of Bell Edwards, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 41, sheet 11B, line 73, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1288; FHL microfilm 1,821,288.
"North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH2N-LLB : 8 December 2014), John Leon Edwards, 1903; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. D-8, p. 93, Bladen, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3J-NWR : accessed 12 December 2018), John L Edwards in household of Furny M Edwards, Stewartsville, Scotland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 5B, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1127; FHL microfilm 1,375,140.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Brenda (Hickman) Causey 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EL5808949 [compare], Ancestry member bkcausey50
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Shivon Causey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RY9966646 [compare], Ancestry member robinshivon
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Dallan McGowen :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LP9911906 [compare], Ancestry member dallanlanemcgowen
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~0.78%
Martha (Singletary) Ward :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #501357
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