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Alexander Hervey Edwards 1807–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1807

Birth Location: Barren, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 29 Aug 1881

Death Location: Probably in, , Illinois, USA

Father: Alexander Edwards

Mother: Melissa Moore

Spouse(s): Nancy Wagner

Children(s): Sara Edwards, Elvira Edwards, Malinda Edwards, Rosaltha Edwards, William Edwards, Thomas Edwards

Alexander Hervey Edwards was born in 1807 in Barren, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alexander Edwards And Melissa Mildred Milly Moore. Alexander Hervey Edwards married Nancy Moberly Wagner, and had children including Elvira Edwards, Malinda Edwards, Rosaltha Edwards, Sara R Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William J Edwards. Alexander Hervey Edwards passed away in 1881 in Probably in, , Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Hervey Edwards was born in 1807 in Barren, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alexander Edwards And Melissa Mildred Milly Moore.
  • Alexander Hervey Edwards married Nancy Moberly Wagner, and had children including Elvira Edwards, Malinda Edwards, Rosaltha Edwards, Sara R Edwards, Thomas Edwards, William J Edwards.
  • Alexander Hervey Edwards passed away in 1881 in Probably in, , Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Edwards
1765–1816
Birth Location: Christiansburg, Smyth Co., Virginia, USA
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Melissa Moore
1786–1859
Birth Location: Spartansburg County, SC
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Wagner
1821–1889
Birth Location: –
NW

Children(s)

Sara Edwards
1860–1871
Birth Location: –
SE
Elvira Edwards
1858–
Birth Location: –
EE
Malinda Edwards
1857–
Birth Location: –
ME
Rosaltha Edwards
1854–1858
Birth Location: –
RE
William Edwards
1850–1854
Birth Location: –
WE
Thomas Edwards
1849–
Birth Location: –
TE

Alexander Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Edwards
1807–1881
Birth Place: Barren, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Alexander Edwards
1765–1816
Christiansburg, Smyth Co., Virginia, USA
Melissa (Mildred Milly) Moore
1786–1859
Spartansburg County, SC
Grandparents
Captain (Cader) Edwards
1705–1782
West Coast, Wales, England
Mary Gordon
1729–1796
Highland, Scotland
Jeremiah (S) Moore*
1765–1840
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Susannah Moore
1775–1840
Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Edwards
1685–1740
Elizabeth Crasiell
1690–1750
Rev Gordon
1692–1752
Mary Brodie
1703–1770
Thomas 7GGF
1739–1833
Rosannah Fowler
1747–1833
Jasper Stone
1728–1802
Grace Goddard
1736–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Edwards's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Hervey) Edwards (13 Jul 1807–29 Aug 1881) m. Nancy (Moberly) Wagner (1821–1889)
  1. 1. Sara (R) Edwards 1860–1871
  2. 2. Elvira Edwards 1858–
  3. 3. Malinda Edwards 1857–
  4. 4. Rosaltha Edwards 1854–1858
  5. 5. William (J) Edwards 1850–1854
  6. 6. Thomas Edwards 1849–

Alexander Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1807
13 Jul 1807
Birth of Alexander Hervey Edwards in Barren, Kentucky, USA
Barren, Kentucky, USA
1881
29 Aug 1881
Age 74
Death of Alexander Hervey Edwards in Probably in, , Illinois, USA
Probably in, , Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1807
    Event Place: Barren, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Probably in, , Illinois, USA
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