Jackson J. (Ara J.) Edwards

M, (1842 - )
     Jackson was born at GA, USA, in 1842. He was the son of Jackson J. (Jessie) Edwards and Catherine Elizabeth T. Gaulding.

     He is called J. J. at the 1850 census and Ara J. at the 1860.
Last Edited=6 Mar 2021

Jackson J. (Jessie) Edwards

M, (1817 - )
     Jackson J. (Jessie) Edwards was born in 1817 at GA, USA. He married Catherine Elizabeth T. Gaulding at Elbert County, GA, USA, on 25 August 1840.1,2 Jackson J. (Jessie) Edwards appeared on the census of 1850 at Elbert County, GA. The census lists the family as: J.J.Edwards3, b GA; wife C. J., age 26, b VA; son J.J., age 9, b GA; son W.A., age 7, b GA; son R.J., age 6, b GA; son L.J, age 3, b GA; dau L.E., age 8/12, b GA; relationship unk L., age 70, female.. He married Martha E. Lively at Elbert County, GA, on 25 December 1859.3
Last Edited=29 May 2017

Children of Jackson J. (Jessie) Edwards and Catherine Elizabeth T. Gaulding

Family: Jackson J. (Jessie) Edwards and Martha E. Lively

Citations

  1. [S609] Elbert County, Georgia White Marriages 1805- 1913, Bk A pg098, Jackson J.Edwards and Catherine T. Gaulding married 25 Aug 1840.
  2. [S605] Stephen Heard Chapter DAR, Official history of Elbert County GA, pg 98, Aug 28 1840, Jackson J. Edwards and Elizabeth Gaulding.
  3. [S609] Elbert County, Georgia White Marriages 1805- 1913, Bk B pg 087, Jessie J. Edwards and Martha E. Lively, married 25 Dec 1859. He called Jessie VS Jackson.

James Edwards

M, (1701 - 21 February 1739)
     James Edwards was born in 1701 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, USA. He was the son of Thomas Edwards and Mercy (Mary) Conkling. James Edwards died on 21 February 1739 at Long Island City, Queens County, NY, USA.
Last Edited=4 Oct 2016

James Edwards

M, (3 March 1816 - 18 September 1857)
     James Edwards was born on 3 March 1816 at Edgefield County, SC, USA. He was the son of Jared (Jarrot) Edwards and Rebecca Bell. James Edwards died on 18 September 1857 at Edgefield, Edgefield County, SC, USA, at age 41. He was buried at Edwards Family Cemetery, at Mount Willing, Saluda County, SC, USA.
Last Edited=31 Dec 2014

James Archie Edwards

M, (19 March 1912 - 13 June 1975)
     James Archie Edwards was born on 19 March 1912 at GA, USA. He was the son of James Asbury (Berry) Edwards and Anis Arena Hutto. James Archie Edwards married Sara Vickery at GA. James Archie Edwards died on 13 June 1975 at Elbert County, GA, USA, at age 63.1 He was buried at Forest Hills Memorial Park, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.
Last Edited=2 Jan 2008

Family: James Archie Edwards and Sara Vickery

Citations

  1. [S587] Georgia Deaths 1919- 1998.

James Asbury Edwards

M, (16 December 1835 - 15 June 1880)
     James Asbury Edwards was born on 16 December 1835 at Elbert County, GA, USA. Date in cemetery records. He was the son of John Fletcher Edwards Sr. and Margaret Simpson Clark. He married Mary Susan Dubose at Elbert County, GA, on 29 November 1860.1,2 James Asbury Edwards died on 15 June 1880 at Elbert County, GA, at age 44. He was buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.
Last Edited=28 May 2017

Children of James Asbury Edwards and Mary Susan Dubose

Citations

  1. [S609] Elbert County, Georgia White Marriages 1805- 1913, Bk B pg 115, James A. Edwards and Mary S. DuBose, married 29 Nov 1860.
  2. [S607] Dorothy Kelly MacDowell, DuBose Genealogy, Descendants of Issac DuBose amd Suzanne Couillandeau, The DuBose Genealogy gives the marriage but not a date.

James Asbury (Berry) Edwards

M, (28 September 1876 - 16 April 1966)
James Ashbury Edwards
1876-1966
     James Asbury (Berry) Edwards was born on 28 September 1876 at GA, USA. He was the son of Benjamin Fletcher Edwards and Eloid Adeline Arnold. James Asbury (Berry) Edwards married Anis Arena Hutto on 29 December 1897.1 James Asbury (Berry) Edwards appeared on the census of 1930 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: Asbury Edwards, 54, married at age 20, born GA, commerical travler sellling monuments; wife Annie I., 52, married at age 20. born SC, parents born SC; son James A., 18, single, born GA; daughter Martha J., 15, single, born GA; son William A., 14, born GA.. He married Trudie Hatcher after 1935. James Asbury (Berry) Edwards died on 16 April 1966 at Elbert County, GA, USA, at age 89. Cemetery records say ?? 1960.. He was buried at Forest Hills Memorial Park, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.
Last Edited=30 Dec 2020

Children of James Asbury (Berry) Edwards and Anis Arena Hutto

Family: James Asbury (Berry) Edwards and Trudie Hatcher

Citations

  1. [S609] Elbert County, Georgia White Marriages 1805- 1913, Bk F pg 172, J. A. Edwards and Anis Hutto, married 29 dec 1897.

James Clark Edwards

M, (9 June 1928 - 12 May 2000)
     James Clark Edwards was born on 9 June 1928 at Anniston, Calhoun County, AL, USA. Age 1 9/12 at the 1930 census.1 He was the son of Lake Banks Edwards and Annie Kate Jay. James Clark Edwards died on 12 May 2000 at Anniston, Calhoun County, AL, at age 71.1 He was buried at Jacksonville Memory Gardens, at Orange Park, Clay County, FL, USA.
Last Edited=30 Jun 2020

Citations

  1. [S1293] Social Security Applications and Claims 1936 to 2007.

James Clark Edwards1

M, (11 March 1864 - 11 September 1931)
     James Clark Edwards was born on 11 March 1864 at Elbert County, GA, USA. Date according to the 1870 census. Date from gravstone.2 He was the son of James Asbury Edwards and Mary Susan Dubose. James Clark Edwards married Lettie Cook on 24 October 1888 at GA, USA. James Clark Edwards appeared on the census of 1910 at Griffin, Spalding County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: Jas C. Edwards, 47, married at 21, farmer, born Ga; wife Lettie, 47, married at 21, 4 children, 4 living; son Lysle, 20, born GA; son Aubry L., 19, born GA; son Howell, 16, born GA; son Lake, 14, born GA.. He died on 11 September 1931 at Spalding County, GA, USA, at age 67.3 He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, at Griffin, Spalding County, GA, USA.

     The DuBose Genealogy gives some information but dates are not very complete.
Last Edited=9 Aug 2009

Children of James Clark Edwards and Lettie Cook

Citations

  1. [S607] Dorothy Kelly MacDowell, DuBose Genealogy, Descendants of Issac DuBose amd Suzanne Couillandeau.
  2. [S163] , Birth 11 Mar 1864. death 11 Sep 1931 according to gravestone.
  3. [S632] Georgia Deaths 1919 - 1998.

James F. Edwards

M, (24 December 1855 - 20 July 1880)
     James was born at Elbert County, GA, USA, on 24 December 1855. Date from cemetery records. He was the son of Daniel W. Edwards and Martha Alberta Shaw. James died on 20 July 1880 at GA, USA, at age 24. Date from cemetery records. He was buried at Mont Bethel Cemetery, at Marietta, Cobb County, GA, USA.
Last Edited=16 Oct 2006

James Howard Edwards

M, (27 July 1909 - March 1988)
     James Howard Edwards was born on 27 July 1909 at Fulton County, GA, USA. 1900 census gives age as 1 9/12. He was the son of William Robert (Will) Edwards and Della Hill. James Howard Edwards died in March 1988 at age 78.
Last Edited=8 Apr 2020

James Paul Edwards

M, (12 July 1868 - 29 March 1893)
     James Paul Edwards was born on 12 July 1868 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA. He was the son of Emory Parks Edwards and Georgia Haseltine Willis. James Paul Edwards died on 29 March 1893 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, at age 24. He was buried at Elmhurst Cemetery, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.1

     His birth and death dates come from cemetery records.
Last Edited=31 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. [S600] Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, GA, July 12 1868- Mar 29 1900, 1-1-2.

James Richard Edwards

M, (28 June 1876 - 26 January 1947)
     James Richard Edwards was born on 28 June 1876 at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA, USA.1 He was the son of John Fletcher Edwards Jr. and Drucilla Frances (Mary) Quarles. James Richard Edwards married Helen Mildred Frances Mooty on 14 June 1898 at LaGrange, Troup County, GA, USA. Date from 1930 census. James Richard Edwards appeared on the census of 1920 at Shawmut, Chambers County, AL, USA. The census lists the family as: J. R. Edwards, 43, born AL; Helen, 43, born AL; dau Corrie Ella, 19, single, born AL; son James, 13, born AL.. He resided at Shawmut, Chambers County, AL, in 1944. He died on 26 January 1947 at Shawmut, Chambers County, AL, at age 70.2 He was buried at Marseilles Cemetery, at West Point, Troup County, GA, USA.

     According to Frances Edwards Fossick he lived in Dothan, Houston Co., AL. The obituary of his brother Pierce, in 1944, says that he was living in Shawmut, AL.
Last Edited=29 May 2017

Children of James Richard Edwards and Helen Mildred Frances Mooty

Citations

  1. [S1257] World War I Draft Registration 1917 and 1918.
  2. [S608] Alabama Deaths 1908-1959.

James Richard Edwards Jr.

M, (12 November 1906 - 27 August 1995)
     James Richard Edwards Jr. was born on 12 November 1906 at LeGrange, Troup County, GA, USA.1 He was the son of James Richard Edwards and Helen Mildred Frances Mooty. James Richard Edwards Jr. died on 27 August 1995 at Columbus, Muscogee County, GA, USA, at age 88.1,2 He was buried at Marseilles Cemetery, at West Point, Troup County, GA, USA.
Last Edited=1 Jul 2020

Citations

  1. [S218] Social Security Death Index 1935- 2014.
  2. [S632] Georgia Deaths 1919 - 1998.

Jane Williams Edwards

F, (2 February 1874 - 7 April 1960)
     Jane Williams Edwards was born on 2 February 1874 at Petersburg, Elbert County, GA, USA.1 She was the daughter of James Asbury Edwards and Mary Susan Dubose. Jane Williams Edwards died on 7 April 1960 at Elbert County, GA, USA, at age 86. Died at age 86..2 She was buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.

     She remained unmarried.
Last Edited=15 Jul 2018

Citations

  1. [S1293] Social Security Applications and Claims 1936 to 2007.
  2. [S587] Georgia Deaths 1919- 1998.

Jared (Jarrot) Edwards

M, (21 February 1746 - 31 July 1832)
     Jared (Jarrot) Edwards was born on 21 February 1746 at Benedict, Charles County, MD, USA. He married Rebecca Bell in 1807 at Edgefield, Edgefield County, SC, USA. Jared (Jarrot) Edwards died on 31 July 1832 at Edgefield, Edgefield County, SC, at age 86. He was buried at Edwards Family Cemetery, at Mount Willing, Saluda County, SC, USA.

     Some sources list his parents as Joseph Edwards and Mary Ann __?__. Others list them as William Edwards and Ester Quinn. Jarrott came to South Carolina as a soldier in the Maryland line under General Gates, and was in the Battle of Camden, when Gates was defeated, 16 August 1780.

He was married first to Susan Porter of VA, who bore him four sons:
John
Joseph
Jesse
Stephen
(Source: History of Edgefield County, by John A Chapman)

Jarrott married second, circa 1807, Rebecca Bell, daughter of Captain Benjamin Bell, who was killed in the campaign against the Cherokees in 1779.

Rebecca and Jarrott had nine children:
Patsey (married Isaac Gillion 1822)
Mary (married Job Ferguson 1822)
Eleanor (married John Anderson Crowder, Jr. c.1844; Mr. Crowder died one month after the wedding)
Benjamin b.1807
William b.1811
James b.1816 (never married)
Ann b. circa 1817 (marriage record not found)
Sarah b.1820 (married George Washington Sadler 1844)
Isaac b.1822

Jarrott's will, dated 8 Nov, 1822, is on file in Edgefield County, SC. The will was filed 9 Apr, 1832, and lists the above 13 children.

Copied from the findagrave.com site, likely created by Ray Bobo.
Last Edited=21 Nov 2016

Children of Jared (Jarrot) Edwards and Rebecca Bell

Jenna Susan Edwards

F, (27 January 1849 - 6 January 1899)
     Jenna Susan Edwards was born on 27 January 1849 at GA, USA. /findagrave.com. She was the daughter of William Henry (Buck) Edwards and Hannah N. Salmons. Jenna Susan Edwards died on 6 January 1899 at Toccoa, Stephens County, GA, USA, at age 49. /findagrave.com. She was buried at Toccoa Cemetery, at Toccoa, Stephens County, GA, USA. Wife of John J Bryant.
Last Edited=15 Jul 2018

Jenny Sue Edwards

F
     Jenny Sue Edwards is the daughter of John Russell (Rusty) Edwards and Polly Unknown.
Last Edited=31 Jan 2007

Jeremiah Edwards

M, (14 September 1707 - 1710)
     Jeremiah Edwards was born on 14 September 1707 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, USA. He was the son of Thomas Edwards and Mercy (Mary) Conkling. Jeremiah Edwards died in 1710 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY.
Last Edited=28 Oct 2017

Jesse Edwards

M, (1762 - 1840)
     Jesse Edwards was born in 1762 at MD, USA. He married Martha McDaniel in 1807 at Pendleton, Anderson County, SC, USA. Jesse Edwards died in 1840 at Elbert County, GA, USA.
Last Edited=13 Jun 2015

Child of Jesse Edwards and Martha McDaniel

Jessie Lane Edwards

F, (18 December 1898 - 29 November 1987)
     Jessie Lane Edwards was born on 18 December 1898 at NC, USA. Age 28 at the 1930 census.1 She was the daughter of James Asbury (Berry) Edwards and Anis Arena Hutto. Jessie Lane Edwards married Walter Xavier Foster in 1925. She was 21 and he 25 at marriage.. Jessie Lane Edwards died on 29 November 1987 at LaGrange, Troup County, GA, USA, at age 88.1 She was buried at Forest Hills Memorial Park, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.
Last Edited=26 Oct 2017

Family: Jessie Lane Edwards and Walter Xavier Foster

Citations

  1. [S218] Social Security Death Index 1935- 2014.

Jessie Lee Edwards

F
     Jessie Lee Edwards is the daughter of Emory Asbury Edwards and Azalee Annie Ashworth.
Last Edited=27 Oct 2017

Jo Ann Edwards

F, (6 February 1950 - 13 May 2005)
Jo Ann Edwards Hudson
wife of Joseph Wright Hudson
     Jo was born at Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL, USA, on 6 February 1950. She was the daughter of Grady Cornelius Edwards and Annie Kate Williams. Jo Ann Edwards married Joseph Wright Hudson on 23 December 1969 at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA. Jo Ann Edwards died on 13 May 2005 at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, at age 55. Died at 3:00 Am of cancer according to Richard Edwards.. She was buried at Pine Crest Cemetery, at Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA.
Last Edited=30 Dec 2020

Joel Simeon Edwards

M, (December 1855 - 1903)
     Joel Simeon Edwards was born in December 1855 at Cobb County, GA, USA. He was the son of Allen Cleveland Edwards and Melissa Jane Kirk. Joel Simeon Edwards married Laura Camp Hardage on 15 November 1882 at Cobb County, GA. Joel Simeon Edwards died in 1903 at Yazoo County, MS, USA.
Last Edited=21 Apr 2018

Children of Joel Simeon Edwards and Laura Camp Hardage

John Edwards

M, (1699 - 4 February 1761)
     John Edwards was born in 1699 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, USA. He was the son of Thomas Edwards and Mercy (Mary) Conkling. John Edwards died on 4 February 1761 at Long Island City, Queens County, NY, USA.
Last Edited=3 Sep 2015

John Clark Edwards

M, (1822 - 1893)
     John was born at GA, USA, in 1822. Age 28 at the 1850 census. He married Sarah Elizabeth Ramindy Duncan at Elbert County, GA, USA, circa 1842. John Clark Edwards appeared on the census of 1860 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: John C. Edwards, 41, mechanic, born GA; Sarah ?., 36, born GA; Mary J., 16, born GA; John V., 13, born GA; C. E. female, 12, born GA; S. T., male, 10, born GA; S. Ann, 7, born GA.. He died in 1893 at Clarke County, GA, USA.
Last Edited=22 Aug 2011

Children of John Clark Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Ramindy Duncan

John Fletcher Edwards

M, (23 May 1866 - 27 March 1900)
     John Fletcher Edwards was born on 23 May 1866 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA. According to cemetery records. He was the son of Emory Parks Edwards and Georgia Haseltine Willis. John Fletcher Edwards died on 27 March 1900 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, at age 33. Date according to cemetery records. He is listed as J. F. Edwards.. He was buried at Elmhurst Cemetery, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.1
Last Edited=30 Oct 2017

Citations

  1. [S600] Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, GA, May 23 1866- Mar 27 1900, Lot 1-1-2.

John Fletcher Edwards Jr.

M, (5 March 1845 - from 1883 to 1900)
     John Fletcher Edwards Jr. was born on 5 March 1845 at GA, USA. He was the son of John Fletcher Edwards Sr. and Sarah A. E. Rich. He married Drucilla Frances (Mary) Quarles at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA, USA, on 1 May 1863.1 John Fletcher Edwards Jr. appeared on the census of 1870 at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: Edwards, John, 25, farm hand, b GA; wife Drucilla, 24, keep house; dau Sallie, 5,b GA; son David, 2, b GA.. He appeared on the census of 1880 at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA. The census lists the family as: J. F. Edwards, age 34, a farmer, born in Ga, both parents born in Ga; wife Drucilla, age 33; dau Sarah C., age 16, born in GA; David F., age 11, born in GA; Wm R., age 9, born in GA; Emory A, age 7, born in GA; James R., age 5, born in GA; Pierce Q., age 1, born in GA.. He died from 1883 to 1900 at GA.

     The 1880 census of Cartersville, Bartow Co., GA has this entire family except for Estelle, who was born after the census. John is not found after this census and his wife Drucilla is found in the 1920 census and the 1900 census. At that census she is Widow and living with son William R and wife Della in Atlanta, GA.
Last Edited=15 Jul 2018

Children of John Fletcher Edwards Jr. and Drucilla Frances (Mary) Quarles

Citations

  1. [S603] Marriage Rec., Bartow Co., GA, Married by J. L. Wilkes, J. P.

John Fletcher Edwards Sr.

M, (24 October 1812 - 12 March 1850)
     John Fletcher Edwards Sr. was born on 24 October 1812 at Edgefield, Edgefield County, SC, USA. He was the son of Robert Lewis Edwards Rev and Isabelle Jones. He married Margaret Simpson Clark at Elbert County, GA, USA, on 22 August 1833.1,2 He married Sarah A. E. Rich at Elbert County, GA, on 30 October 1838. Elbert Co History gives a date of 10 Oct 1838..3,4 John Fletcher Edwards Sr. appeared on the census of 1840 at Elbert County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: John F. Edwards,(males) 2 under age 5; 4 age 20-30; (females) 1 age 20-30; 1 age 70-80; 1 age 90-100. Free colored persons, (male) 3 under age 10; 3 age 10-24; (females) 1 under age 10; 2 age 10-24; 1 age 24-36-1 age 36-45. John F. Edwards was listed in the 1850 census mortality table, Farmer, died Mar of comsumption. 1840 Census, 190th Dist, Elbert Co., GA, pg 174. He died on 12 March 1850 at Elbert County, GA, at age 37.5 He was buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.

     Vines Preston Edwards, son of Pierce Q. Edwards collected the basis information on the family. John Fletcher Sr. must have lived in Elbert Co., GA as his marriage to Sarah is recorded there and Sarah is mentioned in the Will of her father William, recorded in Elbert Co., GA A John F. Edwards married a Margaret S. Clark, 22 Aug 1833 in Elbert Co., GA. Some Internet records from unknown source says that he came from Edgefield Dist, SC.

John was always spoken of as Fletcher. Records show he had a ferry on the Savannah River. Other records in the name of John. Also, Census records show he lived in Wellsboro, Pike and Goshen District, Elbert County. 1849 tax records show 1 poll, 2 slaves and as being trustee for S.A.E. Rich Edwards, 3 slaves, the administrator for David Rich, 4 slaves, estate of William and Sarah Rich, six slaves. 1851 tax records show John Edwards in 207 District, also Isaac Edwards and S.A.E. Edwards with 15 slaves.From Genelogy Issue May 10, 1850 Dies in 38th. year of his age John Fletcher Edwards, son of the late R. L.Edwards. left a wife and seven small children. Signed J T Edwards From daughter of the American Revolution books appear: Sallie M. Edwards, her father being John F. Edwards, her mother S.A.E. Edwards, her husband C. A. Mitchell. She applied for admission September-1870. s/o Robert Lewis Edwards & Isabella Jones m. Margaret Simpson Clark (d/o Larkin Clark) 1814-1838 buried Bethlehem 2 children M. # 2 Sara A. E. Rich 1819-1872 Cartersville 4 children. John always spoken of as Fletcher. Records show he had a ferry on the Savannah. Lived Wellsboro, Pike & Goshen Dist Elbert Co. 1849 tax show 1 poll 2 slaves and being trustee for Sare A E Rich, the estate of David Rich & estate of wife Sara.

From findagrave.com.
Last Edited=28 May 2017

Children of John Fletcher Edwards Sr. and Margaret Simpson Clark

Children of John Fletcher Edwards Sr. and Sarah A. E. Rich

Citations

  1. [S609] Elbert County, Georgia White Marriages 1805- 1913, Bk 30-5 pg 327, Joh F. Edwards and Margaret S. Clark, married 30 Aug 1833.
  2. [S606] Elbert Co Ga White Marriages 1805-1913, pg 327 John Edwards and Margaret S. Clark, married Aug 22 1833.
  3. [S606] Elbert Co Ga White Marriages 1805-1913, Bk A pg 056, John F. Edwards and Sarah A. E. Rich, married 30 Oct 1838.
  4. [S605] Stephen Heard Chapter DAR, Official history of Elbert County GA, Gives a marriage date of 10 Oct 1838.
  5. [S594] , Died Mar 1850 of Comsumption.

John M. Edwards

M, (1792 - )
     John M. Edwards was born in 1792 at Wilkes County, GA, USA. He married Pollie Wotan Pass on 15 January 1818 at Oglethorpe County, GA, USA. Polly Pass.1
Last Edited=9 Sep 2017

Child of John M. Edwards and Pollie Wotan Pass

Citations

  1. [S1218] Georgia Marriages 1808 to 1967.