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Duncan J Edwards 1857–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1857

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 16 Dec 1944

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Rebecca Edwards

Spouse(s): Sarah Hodges, Martha Garner

Children(s): Alice Edwards, Lee Edwards, Duncan Edwards, Mary Edwards, Sudie Edwards, Myrtle Edwards, Frederick Edwards, Robert Edwards

The story of Duncan J Edwards began in 1857 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Duncan J Edwards married Martha Ansette Garner, Sarah Ellen Hodges, and had children including Alice Slone Edwards, Duncan Marvin Edwards, Frederick Edwards, Lee Edwards, Mary Edwards, Myrtle Elon Edwards, Robert Marshall Edwards, Sudie Ellen Edwards. Duncan J Edwards passed away in 1944 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Duncan J Edwards began in 1857 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.
  • Duncan J Edwards married Martha Ansette Garner, Sarah Ellen Hodges, and had children including Alice Slone Edwards, Duncan Marvin Edwards, Frederick Edwards, Lee Edwards, Mary Edwards, Myrtle Elon Edwards, Robert Marshall Edwards, Sudie Ellen Edwards.
  • Duncan J Edwards passed away in 1944 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1824–1906
Birth Location: Sparta, Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
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Rebecca Edwards
1830–1915
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hodges
1861–1908
Birth Location: nc
SH
Martha Garner
1882–1961
Birth Location: Moore County, North Carolina, USA
MG

Children(s)

Alice Edwards
1883–1963
Birth Location: Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
AE
Lee Edwards
1902–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
LE
Duncan Edwards
1890–1971
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary Edwards
1889–1916
Birth Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
ME
Sudie Edwards
1887–1961
Birth Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
SE
Myrtle Edwards
1900–1925
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
ME
Frederick Edwards
1897–1926
Birth Location: Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
FE
Robert Edwards
1895–1958
Birth Location: Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
RE

Duncan Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Duncan Edwards
1857–1944
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Gilmore Edwards Sr.
1824–1906
Sparta, Alleghany, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca ("Becky" Eliza West) Edwards
1830–1915
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Edwards
1778–1849
Guilford, North Carolina
Mary (Katy) Bullard
1798–1870
South Carolina, USA
John West
1809–1873
Durham, England
mary currymcmullen
1802–1864
Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
David Sr
1731–1788
Marguerite Bryant
1780–1823
Joseph West
1779–1818
Mary Donison
1776–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Edwards
1706–1768
ELeanor Scaife
1710–1768
Michael Bryant
1765–1860
Leah Graham
1767–1850
George West
1750–1823
Sarah Addison
1758–1844

Duncan Edwards's Descendants

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Duncan (J) Edwards (06 Jan 1857–16 Dec 1944) m. Sarah (Ellen) Hodges (23 Dec 1861–17 Jun 1908) m. Martha (Ansette) Garner (14 Oct 1882–9 Feb 1961)
  1. 1. Alice (Slone) Edwards 1883–1963 m. William (Alexander McDonald) Greatgrandfather 1877–1952
    1. 1. Thomas (Edward) McDonald 1915–1969 m. Geraldine HINTON 1920–1970
      1. 1. Patricia Singletary 1942–2005
      2. 2. Marilyn (Sue) MCDONALD 1944–1944
      3. 3. Thomas (Jerry) MCDONALD 1945–1948
      4. 4. Harold (Raymond) McDonald 1951–2001
      5. 5. William (Edward) McDonald 1941–2010 m. Patricia (Mae "Patsy") Bunnell 1944–2006
  2. 2. Lee Edwards 1902–
  3. 3. Duncan (Marvin) Edwards 1890–1971
  4. 4. Mary Edwards 1889–1916
  5. 5. Sudie (Ellen) Edwards 1887–1961 m. Neal (Gilbert) Ray 1879–1956
    1. 1. Ethel Ray 1912–
    2. 2. Eugene Ray 1908–1971
    3. 3. Thomas (Jasper) Ray 1915–1994
    4. 4. Neill (Gilbert) Ray 1922–1995
  6. 6. Myrtle (Elon) Edwards 1900–1925
  7. 7. Frederick Edwards 1897–1926
  8. 8. Robert (Marshall) Edwards 1895–1958

Duncan Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1857
06 Jan 1857
Birth of Duncan J Edwards in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
1944
16 Dec 1944
Age 87
Death of Duncan J Edwards in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
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