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     Stephen was born at Elbert County, GA, USA, on 2 March 1851. Age 1 at the 1850 census.. He was the son of John Clark Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Ramindy Duncan. Stephen Thomas Edwards died on 20 October 1919 at Orange, Orange County, TX, USA, at age 68. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, at Orange, Orange County, TX, USA.

     Sylvia Edwards is the daughter of Vines Preston Edwards Jr. and Eva Porter. Sylvia Edwards married Unknown Denton.

     Terry was born at Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, USA, on 13 November 1951.¹ He was the son of Vines Preston Edwards Jr. and Eva Porter. Terry Wayne Edwards died on 25 November 1998 at age 47. He was killed going to work in his Honda car when he hit a mattress on the road, ran off road and hit a big tree..¹

     Thomas Edwards was born in 1668 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, USA. He married Mercy (Mary) Conkling at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, in 1690. Thomas Edwards died on 31 October 1736 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY.

     Son of John Edwards and Mary Stanbrough.

     Thomas Edwards was born on 3 August 1701 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY, USA. He was the son of Thomas Edwards and Mercy (Mary) Conkling. Thomas Edwards died in 1784 at East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY.

     Thomas Asbury Edwards was born on 21 December 1899 at Petersburg, Elbert County, GA, USA. 1900 census gives date and calls him Thomas A.¹ He was the son of John Wilson Edwards and Mary Jane (Mamie) Edmonds. Thomas Asbury Edwards died on 30 August 1978 at Elbert County, GA, USA, at age 78. Thomas Asbury Edwards, 78 of Rte 6, Elberton, died in the Elbert County Hospital, following several months of declining health and five days of serious illness.

Mr Edwards was a native and life-long resident of Elbert County, a son of the late John Wilson and Mary Jane Edmonds Edwards. He was a retired farmer and was a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs Hattie Mae Soughwell Edwards of the home; one son, Thomas Franklin Edwards of Elberton; one sister, Mrs Frances Ragsdale of Atlanta; two brothers, Harry Hughes Edwards of Elberton and Alex E Edwards of Beech Island, SC; one grandson and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at the Chapel of the Martin Funeral Home. The Rev Leo Rappe officiated. Burial was in Forest Hills Memorial Park..² He was buried at Forest Hills Memorial Park, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.

     Thomas was born at GA, USA, in 1847. He was the son of Jackson J. (Jessie) Edwards and Catherine Elizabeth T. Gaulding.

     Thomas J. Edwards was born in 1846 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA. He was the son of Joseph Tarpley Edwards Rev. and Caroline Tatum Clarke.

     Unnamed was born at Memphis, Shelby County, TN, USA, on 7 January 1921. Unnamed died on 7 January 1921 at Memphis, Shelby County, TN. He was the son of Pierce Quarles Edwards and Annie Lee Sykes. Unnamed Edwards was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, at Memphis, Shelby County, TN, USA.¹

     Elmwood Cemetery records says that child was stillborn, unnamed and sex not known.

     Vines Preston Edwards was born on 4 March 1903 at Macon, Bibb County, GA, USA. He was the son of Pierce Quarles Edwards and Annie Lee Sykes. He married Ruby Ella Burdett at Clinton, Greene County, AL, USA, on 13 August 1922. Called Ruby Birdett.¹ Vines Preston Edwards appeared on the census of 1930 at Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, USA. The census lists the family as: Vines P. Edwards, 25, born GA, parents born GA; wife Ruby, 25, married at 17, born AL parents born AL; son Vines P. Jr, 5, born AL; son Grady, 3 ?/12, born AL; aunt Berta Syles, 39, single, born GA, parents born GA.. He married Helena Wiencek at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA, USA, on 16 February 1941. Vines died on 31 May 1985 at Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, at age 82. Date according to his Death Certificate. He died at the Cook Springs Nursing Home. He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, at Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, USA. Funeral was conducted by Bell Funeral Home of Birmingham, AL. Buried in the same site as his sister Margaret Louise Edwards..²

     His obituary says, “The Rev. Vines P. Edwards, 82, of 2052 Edith Ave., died Friday. He was a native of Macon, GA and had lived most of his life in Birmingham. He was a retired engineer from Hayes Aircraft and was a retired Methodist minister. He was a member of the Docena Masonic Lodge. Funeral will be at 3 PM today at Bell Forestdale, with burial in Elmwood. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Edwards; three sons, Vines P. Edwards Jr. and Richard A. Edwards, both of Birmingham, and Grady C. Edwards, Watumpka; a daughter, Mrs. Alice Bentley, Atlanta, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Frances Fossick, Selma, Tenn., and Mrs. Kathryn Hotchkin, Pasadena, Calif.
     His son Richard says Vines was a workaholic who had to leave school early because his family was poor. He became a draftsman by correspondence school and a mechanical engineer by experience.

     Vines Preston Edwards Jr. was born on 24 June 1924 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA, USA. He was the son of Vines Preston Edwards and Ruby Ella Burdett. He married Eva Porter at AL, USA.

     Records in the possession of Sarah Catherine Edwards Hotchkin.
Vines Preston Edwards Jr. died on 21 December 2008 at Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, USA, at age 84. He was buried at Highland Memorial Gardens, at Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL, USA.

     Volney E. Edwards was born on 10 March 1887 at Cobb County, GA, USA.¹ He was the son of Joel Simeon Edwards and Laura Camp Hardage. Volney E. Edwards died on 18 July 1978 at Miami, Miami Dade County, FL, USA, at age 91.¹ He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, at Arlington, Arlington County, VA, USA. Plot: Columbarium No. 1.

     Wesley Edwards was born in 1827 at GA, USA. He was the son of Robert Lewis Edwards Rev and Mary Hill Daniel.

     Wesley P. Edwards was born in 1860 at GA, USA. At the 1810 census of Lincoln, GA he is age 10 and along qwirh his brother Archabald is farm labor for the Andrew family. He was the son of Joseph Tarpley Edwards Rev. and Elizabeth C. Sayre. Wesley P. Edwards died in 1870 at Lincoln County, GA, USA.

     Willard Amos (Dub) Edwards was born on 2 November 1914 at GA, USA. Ga Deaths gives about 1915. Social Security gives date 2 nov 1914.^1,2 He was the son of Chester Allen Edwards and Emma Lou Bagwell. Willard Amos (Dub) Edwards died on 2 May 1980 at Acworth, Cobb County, GA, USA, at age 65. Social Security gives complete date and complete location. GA Deaths gives May 1980 and references DeKalb and Bartow Counties..^2,1 He was buried at Fain Cemetery, at Calhoun, Gordon County, GA, USA.

     William Edwards was born on 10 January 1811. He was the son of Jared (Jarrot) Edwards and Rebecca Bell. William Edwards died on 15 September 1890 at Ward, Saluda County, SC, USA, at age 79. He was buried at Edwards Family, at Ward, Saluda County, SC, USA.

     William was born at GA, USA, on 11 February 1871. Birth date from cemetery records.¹ He was the son of Allen Cleveland Edwards and Melissa Jane Kirk. William died on 24 July 1896 at Cobb County, GA, USA, at age 25. Death date from cemetery records.¹ He was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Cemetery, at Cobb County, GA, USA.²

     William was born at GA, USA, in 1843. He was the son of Jackson J. (Jessie) Edwards and Catherine Elizabeth T. Gaulding.

     William Albert Edwards was born on 28 October 1896 at Marietta, Cobb County, GA, USA.¹ He was the son of Joel Simeon Edwards and Laura Camp Hardage. William Albert Edwards died on 30 April 1978 at Detroit, Wayne County, MI, USA, at age 81.¹ He was buried at Crescent Hills Cemetery, at Waterford, Oakland County, MI, USA.

     William Arnold (Willie) Edwards was born on 19 December 1915 at GA, USA. He was the son of James Asbury (Berry) Edwards and Anis Arena Hutto. William Arnold (Willie) Edwards married Naomi Vickery on 19 November 1932. William Arnold (Willie) Edwards married Hazel Hopkins in 1965. William Arnold (Willie) Edwards died on 10 January 2000 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA, at age 84. Cemetery records.¹ He was buried at Forest Hills Memorial Park, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA.

     His obituary mentions his deceased wife Naomi Vickery but recognizes his present wife Hazel Hopkins.
Called Jan Arnold on cemetery records.

     William Arthur Edwards was born in 1893 at Pine Log, Bartow County, GA, USA. He was the son of Amos Harrison Edwards and Margaret Cornelia Timmons. William Arthur Edwards died in 1958 at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA, USA. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA, USA.

     William Clarke Edwards was born on 31 October 1834 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA. He was the son of Joseph Tarpley Edwards Rev. and Caroline Tatum Clarke. William Clarke Edwards married Mattie Melissa Howard on 28 December 1870 at GA, USA. William Clarke Edwards died on 20 February 1904 at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA, at age 69. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA, USA.

     William Cornelius Edwards was born on 15 April 1859 at Clarke County, GA, USA. He was the son of John Clark Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Ramindy Duncan. William Cornelius Edwards died on 13 March 1942 at Toccoa, Stephens County, GA, USA, at age 82. He was buried at Toccoa Cemetery, at Toccoa, Stephens County, GA, USA.

     William Henry (Buck) Edwards was born in 1807 at Elbert County, GA, USA. He was the son of Jesse Edwards and Martha McDaniel. He married Elizabeth Burton at Elbert County, GA, on 23 December 1828.¹ He married Hannah N. Salmons at Elbert County, GA, on 28 September 1843.^2,3 William Henry (Buck) Edwards appeared on the census of 1850 at Elbert County, GA. The census lists the family as: W.H. Edwards, age 43, blacksmith, b GA; wife H.M., age 33, b GA; dau M.E., dau C., age 13, b GA; son W.P., age 11, b GA; dau P., age 9, b GA; son G.C., age 5, b GA; dau L., age 3, b GA; dau H.M., age 2, b GA. Living next door to J.J. Edwards.. He died on 25 November 1877 at Oglethorpe County, GA, USA.

     William is living next door to Jackson J. Edwards at the 1850 census of Elbert Co., GA. It is likely that H. M. is not Elizabeth and that there was an earlier marriage as Elizabeth is too young for the older children.

     William Newton Edwards was born on 1 September 1857 at Cobb County, GA, USA. He was the son of Henry Simeon Edwards and Mary Williford Green. William Newton Edwards died on 8 April 1924 at Cobb County, GA, at age 66. He was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Cemetery, at Cobb County, GA, USA.

     William was born at GA, USA, on 26 January 1839. He was the son of William Henry (Buck) Edwards and Elizabeth Burton. William Parks Edwards died on 5 November 1907 at FL, USA, at age 68. William Parks Edwards was a Deputy Sheriff of Volusia County, Florida. He was shot while serving an arrest warrant on Henry Richards at Beresford, near DeLand, Florida. He died the following day on November 5,1907. Richards was captured about a year later and executed.. He was buried at Triby Cemetery, at Triby, Pasco County, FL, USA. Husband of Martha Angeline Effie Porter.

     William was born at Elbert County, GA, USA, on 8 December 1839. He was the son of John Fletcher Edwards Sr. and Sarah A. E. Rich. William Reuben (Uncle Tom) Edwards died on 5 April 1905 at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA, at age 65. He was buried at Westview Cemetery, at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA.

     William was born at Elbert County, GA, USA, on 12 February 1871.¹ He was the son of John Fletcher Edwards Jr. and Drucilla Frances (Mary) Quarles. William Robert (Will) Edwards married Della Hill on 15 February 1894 at GA, USA. Date from 1900 census, familysearch.org. William Robert (Will) Edwards appeared on the census of 1910 at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: William R. Edwards, 39, married 16, mercharnt watches, born GA; wife Della, 38, married 16, 4 children, 4 living, born GA; dau Flori I, 15, single, born GA; son William R., 10, single, born GA; son Robert C., 7, single, born GA; son J. Howard, 1 9/12, born GA: sister Cora E., 29, single, born GA.. He resided at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA, in 1944. William died on 10 November 1954 at Acworth, Cobb County, GA, USA, at age 83.¹ He was buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, at Acworth, Cobb County, GA, USA.^2,1

     At the 1880 census he is with his parents in Cartersville. He is buried next to his brother Emory in the Acworth, Mars Hill Cemetery. Frances Edwards Fossick says that he had two sons, one named Charles. At the time of the death of his brother Pierce, 1944, he was living in Atlanta, GA.

     William Russell Edwards was born on 5 March 1900 at GA, USA. Date from 1900 census. He is called Russell in 1900 and William R. in 1910. Exact date comes from Draft Application. He was the son of William Robert (Will) Edwards and Della Hill. William Russell Edwards registered for the World War I Draft on 12 September 1918 while living at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA.. He married Nellie Geneiva Edwards in 1925 at GA. William Russell Edwards appeared on the census of 1930 at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA. The census lists the family as: William R. Edwards, 30, married at 25, born GA, parents born GA; wife Nell G., 23, married at 17, born GA, father born England, mother born GA; dau Dorothy N., 5, single, born GA.. He died on 16 December 1949 at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, at age 49.

     William Van Buren Edwards was born on 9 December 1901 at Spalding County, GA, USA.¹ He was the son of Emory Parks Edwards and Clara Belle Maddox. William Van Buren Edwards married Marilu Smith circa 1930. William Van Buren Edwards died on 6 October 1962 at Griffin, Spalding County, GA, USA, at age 60.² He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, at Griffin, Spalding County, GA, USA.