Edwards Family Information

 

Henry Edwards, Sr.
[son of Jesse Edwards and Mary Allsbrooks]
born: c1785 - Halifax County, North Carolina
died: 1824 - Stewart County, Tennessee
wife: Susannah Parker
born: Halifax County, North Carolina

Children of Henry Edward and Susannah Parker Edwards:

1. Jesse Edwards
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 25 August 1804 - Halifax County, North Carolinda
died: 23 September 1851 - Hickman County, Kentucky
buried: family cemetery on the old homestead - Hickman County, Kentucky
[obituary in Cumberland Presbyterian says died Sept. 21]
1850 Census - Hickman County, Kentucky
married: c1826 - probably Stewart County, Tennessee
wife: Louisa Looney Brigham
[daughter of William Brigham and Jean Willson Brigham ]
born: c1811 - Stewart County, Tennessee
died: 26 July 1851 - Hickman County, Kentucky
buried: family cemetery on the old homestead - Hickman County, Kentucky

Children of Jesse Edwards and Louisa Looney Brigham Edwards:

1.1. William Henry Edwards
born: 6 November 1827 - near Erin, Tennessee [then Stewart County, now Houston County]
died: 10 March 1914 - Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas
married: 3 October 1854 - Graves County, Kentucky
wife: Antoinette Almira Alexander
[daughter of ? Alexander and ? ?]

Children of William Henry Edwards and Antoinette Almira Alexander Edwards:

1.1.1. Eudora Edwards
husband: John Robert Francis

Children of Eudora Edwards and John Robert Francis:

1.1.1.1. John Harold Francis
born: 21 October 1898

1.2. Joseph Monroe Edwards
born: 2 January 1832 - Stewart County, Tennessee
died: 7 June 1919 - Union City, Obion County, Tennessee
married: 31 May 1865 - near Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi
wife: Mary Elizabeth Cox or Fox

1.3. Cullen or Cullin P. Edwards
born: c1833 or 34 - Tennessee
died: after 1869
married: c1854-58
wife: Harriet G. "Hattie" ?

1.4. Samuel B. Edwards
born: c1835-36 - Tennessee
died: c1860-68
never married

1.5. Susan Jane Edwards
born: 30 September 1838 - near Erin, Tennessee [then Stewart County, now Houston County]
died: 10 August 1913 - Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas
1st marriage: 14 February 1860 - Hickman County, Kentucky
1st husband: William Shannon Alexander
born: 4 May 1831 - porbably Bond, Coles or Fayette County, Illinois
died: 24 May 1885 -
buried: Woodlawn Cemetery - Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas
2nd marriage: 28 August 1888 - Franklin County, Kansas
2nd husband: Dr. B. H. Pasley

1.6. Robert Wilson or Willson Edwards
born: 29 August 1841 - Tennessee
died: 31 December 1919 - Wingo, Graves County, Kentucky
married: c1860-70 - probably Hickman County, Kentucky
wife: Agnes A. Leach

1.7. Jesse E. Edwards
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 7 March 1845 - Tennessee
died: 25 November 1928 - Tampa, Florida
buried: Water Valley Cemetery - Water Valley, Graves County, Kentucky
married: 8 September 1869
wife: Fannie E. Weaks
[daughter of ? Weaks and ? ?]
born:
died: 25 June 1926
buried:

Children of Jesse E. Edwards and Fannie E. Weaks Edwards:

1.7.1. Ewing Edwards
born:
died: March 1928

1.7.2. W. T. Edwards

1.7.3. G. G. Edwards

1.7.4. ? Edwards
husband: J. A. Latta

1.7.5. ? Edwards
husband: J. B. Byrn

1.7.6. ? Edwards
husband: B. M. Brizendine

1.7.7.

1.8. Thomas T. Edwards
born: c1846/47 - Tennessee
died: c1860-68
never married

1.9. Edmund or Edward W. Edwards
born: 1850 or abouut January 1851 - Hickman County, Kentucky
died: c1860-68
never married

[probably two additional children: Willson and Claudius who were died by the 1850 census]

2. James Edwards
born:
died:

3. Martha Edwards
born:
died:

4. Penelope Ann Edwards
born:
died:

5. Margaret Edwards
born:
died:

6. Henry Edwards
born: 19 January 1809 - Stewart County, Tennessee
died: 19 September 1886 - Collin County, Texas
buried: Race Cemetery - Collin County, Texas
1st wife of Henry Edwards: Martha Maloy Lewis
[daughter of Thomas W. Lewis and Judith Maloy]
born: after 1810 - Tennessee
died: before 1850 - Tennessee

Children of Henry Edwards and Martha Maloy Lewis:

6.1. Penelope Edwards
born: c1830
died: between 1854-1859
married: 22 November 1848 - Stewart County, Tennessee
husband: John Askew
[son of Elisha Askew and Sarah?]
born: 1821 - Stewart County, Tennessee
died: between 1853-1859

Children of Penelope Edwards Askew and John Askew:

6.1.1. Martha Sarah Askew
born: 3 April 1854 - Tennessee
died: 25 February 1936 - Murphy, Collin County, Texas
husband: William Henry Wharton
born: 15 October 1841
died: 21 November 1905

Children of Martha Sarah Askew Wharton and William Henry Wharton:

6.1.1.1. Leonard Olymthus Wharton
born: 9 February 1876
died: 8 April 1969
wife: Fannie Mae ?
born: c1887
died: 14 April 1964

Children of Leonard Olymthus Wharton and Fannie Mae ? Wharton:

6.1.1.1.1. Harwell M. Wharton
born: c1910

6.1.1.1.2. Leonard Olymthus Wharton
born: c1912
died: 4 April 1958

6.1.1.1.3. John Gray Wharton
born: 13 December 1913

6.1.1.1.4. Frances Genil Wharton
born: 11 August 1916
husband: Byron George Economidy

6.1.1.1.5. Marjorie Wharton
born: 15 November 1919

6.1.1.2. Stella May Wharton
born: 22 November 1878
died: 1959
husband: Charley G. Cockrell
born: c1867
died: 1940

Children of Stella May Wharton Cockrell and Charles G. Cockrell:

6.1.1.2.1. Cleta Mae Cockrell
born: 9 October 1906
died: 29 June 1996
husband: Alton Melton Blankenship
born: 30 July 1904
died: 22 June 2001

6.1.1.2.2. Charles Leonard Cockrell
born: 25 March 1909
wife: Willie Mae Smith
born: 11 June 1915

6.1.1.3. Myrtle Eudora Wharton
born: 7 February 1880
died: 11 February 1967
husband: George Frank Warner
born: c1871
died: 5 January 1942

Children of Myrtle Eudora Wharton Warner and George Frank Warner:

6.1.1.3.1. Iola Mae Warner
born: 2 August 1911
died: 18 January 1979

6.1.1.3.2. George Francis Warner
born: c1923
died: 27 June 1947

6.1.1.4. Willie Floy Wharton
born: 11 October 1883
died: 31 January 1960

6.1.1.5. Edgar A. "Buss" Wharton
born: 16 March 1886
died: 18 June 1951
wife: Ethel ?
born: c1889

6.1.1.6. Mollie Maloy "Sook" Wharton
born: 19 November 1888
died: 21 May 1966
husband: Albert L. Hooper
born: c1888

Children of Mollie Maloy "Sook" Wharton and Albert L. Hooper:

6.1.1.6.1. Ella Hooper
born: c1911

6.1.1.6.2. Charles Hooper
born: c1914

6.1.1.7. Jesse Ella Wharton
born: 2 July 1892
died: 3 May 1968
husband: Otis Gant
born: 22 May 1882
died: 8 January 1962

Childrenof Jesse Ella Wharton Gant and Otis Gant:

6.1.1.7.1. Helen Marie Gant
born: 8 August 1920
died: 26 September 1922

6.1.1.7.2. Doris Ann Gant
husband: William G. Hollowell
born: 14 March 1913
died: 20 January 1964

6.1.1.7.3. Patsy Rhea Gant
husband: William Randall Whigham

6.1.1.7.4. Charles Otis Gant
born: 16 November 1932
died: 16 November 1932

6.1.1.8. Arnie Floyd "Bill" Wharton
born: 25 February 1895
died: 9 February 1971
wife: Mollie Rochelle Brooks
born: 11 February 1901
died: 22 April 1990

6.2. ? Edwards
born: between 1835-1840
died: before 1850

6.3. Judith Maloy Edwards
born: 9 December 1835 - Tennessee
died: 18 January 1908 - Collin County, Texas
buried: Wylie Cemetery - Collin County, Texas
married: 27 December 1853 - Stewart County, Tennessee
husband: Thomas William Brigham
[son of William Brigham and Jane Willson]
born: 12 April 1830 - Stewart County, Tennessee
died: 20 March 1895 - Collin County, Texas
buried: Wylie Cemetery - Collin County, Texas

Children of Judith Maloy Edwards Brigham and Thomas William Brigham:

6.3.1. Jesse Ella Brigham
born: c1856 - Tennessee
died: 1941 - Texas
married: 23 December 1880 - Texas
husband: Benjamin Franklin Berryman
[son of Benjamin Vowels Berryman and Elizabeth F. Brackin]
born: 1853
died: 1926

6.3.2. William Henry "Bud" Brigham
born: 18 March 1859 - Collin County, Texas
died: 16 May 1929 - Collin County, Texas
married: 11 June 1881 - Collin County, Texas
wife: Fannie Catherine Daniels
[daughter of William Daniels]
born: 18 September 1860 - Alabama
died: 15 November 1936 - Collin County, Texas

6.3.3. Eudora Brigham
born: 20 May 1863 - Collin County, Texas
died: 10 September 1945 - Coleman County, Texas
married: c1880husband: Will Garrett
born: 1 January 1859
died: 30 July 1932 - Coleman County, Texas

6.3.4. James Thomas Brigham
born: 3 August 1868 - Collin County, Texas
died: 30 September 1948
wife: Benetta Nelson

6.3.5. Morris Brigham
born: 16 December 1873
died: 18 May 1932

2nd marriage of Henry Edwards: 21 February 1853
2nd wife of Henry Edwards: Sally A. Brigham
[daughter of William Brigham and Jane Willson]

Children of Henry Edwards and Sally A. Brigham Edwards:

6.4. Martha Jane "Mollie" Edwards
born: 18 June 1845
died: 23 December 1928
1st husband: John L. Lockhart
2nd husband: B. K. Lockhart

7. Sarah "Sally" Edwards
born:
died:

8. Elizabeth Edwards
born:
died:

 


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