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Edwin King Exum Edwards 1788–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

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

Death Date: 11 Sep 1856

Death Location: Johnson, Horsehead Township, AR

Father: John Sr

Mother: *Ellen Exum

Spouse(s): Mary Edwards

Children(s): Stanton CONFEDERACY, Andrew Edwards, Charles Edwards, John Edwards, Julia Edwards

Edwin King Exum Edwards was born in 1788 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Jackson Suit Edwards Sr And Ellen Olive Exum. Edwin King Exum Edwards married Mary Polly Henderson Crook Edwards, and had children including Andrew Jackson Crook Edwards, Charles Crook Edwards, John Crook Edwards, Julia Ann Crook Edwards, Stanton Harrison Crook Edwards Union Confederate Soldier Civil War Deserted Union Side And Joined Confederacy. Edwin King Exum Edwards passed away in 1856 in Johnson, Horsehead Township, AR.

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Biography

  • Edwin King Exum Edwards was born in 1788 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Jackson Suit Edwards Sr And Ellen Olive Exum.
  • Edwin King Exum Edwards married Mary Polly Henderson Crook Edwards, and had children including Andrew Jackson Crook Edwards, Charles Crook Edwards, John Crook Edwards, Julia Ann Crook Edwards, Stanton Harrison Crook Edwards Union Confederate Soldier Civil War Deserted Union Side And Joined Confederacy.
  • Edwin King Exum Edwards passed away in 1856 in Johnson, Horsehead Township, AR.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1761–1833
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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*Ellen Exum
1764–1828
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Edwards
1800–1865
Birth Location: Chester Co, South Carolina, USA
ME

Children(s)

Stanton CONFEDERACY
1832–1885
Birth Location: Lafayette, County, Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
SC
Andrew Edwards
1837–
Birth Location: Lafayette, County, Tennessee, USA
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Charles Edwards
1829–1880
Birth Location: Lafayette, County, Tennessee, USA
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John Edwards
1822–
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
JE
Julia Edwards
1827–1881
Birth Location: Lafayette, County, Tennessee, USA
JE

Edwin Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Edwards
1788–1856
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Jackson Suit Edwards Sr
1761–1833
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
*Ellen (Olive) Exum
1764–1828
Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
Grandparents
Joseph (Washington Edwards (DNA)) Sr
1730–1784
St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Mary (Anne) Suit
1735–1771
Augusta, Virginia or St. Mary's Maryland, American Colonies, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas England)
1690–1781
Lady Downing
1692–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert SOCIETY
1662–1734
Lady Cuelin
1666–1738

Edwin Edwards's Descendants

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Edwin (King Exum) Edwards (1788–11 Sep 1856) m. Mary ("Polly" Henderson Crook) Edwards (7 Apr 1800–Mar 1865)
  1. 1. Stanton (Harrison Crook Edwards UNION & CONFEDERATE SOLDIER\CIVIL WAR\ DESERTED UNION SIDE AND JOINED) CONFEDERACY 1832–1885
  2. 2. Andrew (Jackson Crook) Edwards 1837–
  3. 3. Charles (Crook) Edwards 1829–1880
  4. 4. John (Crook) Edwards 1822–
  5. 5. Julia (Ann Crook) Edwards 1827–1881

Edwin Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Edwin King Exum Edwards in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1856
11 Sep 1856
Age 68
Death of Edwin King Exum Edwards in Johnson, Horsehead Township, AR
Johnson, Horsehead Township, AR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Johnson, Horsehead Township, AR
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