Who was Hannah Edwards?

Hannah Edwards (1793–1851) was born in Hillsville, Grayson, Virginia, United States and died in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Hannah Edwards 1793–1851

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Born 17 Feb 1793 · Hillsville, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Died 23 Jul 1851 · Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father Alexander Isaac Edwards

Mother Catherine Boone

Siblings Amey Bedsaul, Ann Edwards, Annual Isaac Edwards, Catherine Edwards, Eleanor Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Henry Edwards, Isaac Edwards, John Edwards, Joshua Edwards, Margaret Edwards, Mary Polly Edwards, Mary Edwards, Nancy Daugherty, Nancy Lee Edwards, Polly Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William Edwards

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Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Isaac Edwards

Catherine Boone

Spouse(s)

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Children

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Biography

Hannah Edwards was born in 1793 in Hillsville, Grayson, Virginia, United States, the child of alexander isaac edwards and catherine boone. Hannah Edwards passed away in 1851 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Life Timeline

1793

Birth of Hannah Edwards in Hillsville, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Birth

1851

Death of Hannah Edwards in White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Hannah Edwards

This ancestor line traces from Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (1630) to Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, USA (1793) across 7 generations.

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: Hannah Edwards (1793–1851) was born in Hillsville, Grayson, Virginia, United States and died in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Hannah in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 7 generations of this lineage geographically.
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