Cader
Edwards
Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Cader Edwards
and Mary (Gordon) Edwards
Husband of
Elizabeth (Crain) Edwards
— married
28 Jun 1799 in Campbell, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William Matthew Edwards, Sarah Frances Edwards, Calvin Edwards and Stephen Radcliff Edwards
Died
at age 78
in Blue Springs Grove, Barren, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jan 2019
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Biography
Cader EDWARDS (Captain Cader1) was born in Greenbrier Co., VA 17 Sep 1776, participated in the French & Indian War. Cader came to KY by way of the "Wilderness Route". He stopped for a time at Bryan's Station, after which he located for a time at Newport, (of which he is among the earliest settlers) and in 1798 he came to Barren County, where he resided until his death.
Cader died 25 Feb 1855 in Blue Spring Grove, Barren Co., KY, at 78 years of age. His body was interred Feb 1855 in Blue Spring Grove, Barren Co., KY. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" CRAIN in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH, 28 Jun 1799. Elizabeth was born in OH circa 1784. Elizabeth died before 1855.
Sources
- 1850 Census, Division 2, Barren, Kentucky; Roll M432-191; Page 441A
- History of The Edwards Family; Cyrus Edwards, 1924, Chapter 24.
- Barren County Kentucky Order Book 2; Sandra Gorin, Gorin Publishing Company, 2009; Cader Edwards, March 1804
- Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Campbell County, Kentucky, Ancestry.com
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L6X4-JZ3
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cader 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 Cader:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cader 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 Cader:
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~3.12%
K King
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~3.12%
Brin King :
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~3.12%
M King :
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~1.56%
Vicki (Campbell) Barge :
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~1.56%
Della (Ford) Nash :
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~1.56%
Delmas Ford :
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~0.78%
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