Louisa Jane (Stephens) Edwards (1861 - 1924)

Born 1861 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

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Died 14 Feb 1924 at about age 63 in Mansfield, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

1860 United States Federal Census in Natchitoches, Louisiana shows brother Laurence (Lawrence), age 10 living with parents Joseph G(reen) Stephens, age 42, of South Carolina and mother Mary E Stephens, age 34.^[1] Louisa Jane Stephens would be born in 1861.

1910 United States Federal Census in Natchitoches, Louisiana shows Louisa (Jane Stephens) Edwards as wife of Dillard C. Edwards living with 7 dependent children plus two boarders, daughter Lela Powell age 26 and granddaughter Ethel Powell age 2. ^[2]

Children listed:

• Laura Elizabeth "Lela" Edwards b. 1882
• Joseph Edwards b. 1886^[2]
• Roma Edwards b. 1888^[2]
• Walter Edwards b. 1890^[2]
• Louis Edwards b. 1893^[2]
• Dena Edwards b. 1895^[2]
• Willie Edwards b. 1900^[2]
• Dalton Edwards b. 1904^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census #[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} #1910 Census #[[2]]

• 1880 United States Federal Census shows Louisa as single living with brothers Lawrence and Walter. Parents died in 1876 and 1878.

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