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George Edwards 1808 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1808

Birth Location: Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Death Date: 25 Jan 1894

Death Location: Oneida, Knox Co.,IL

Father: George Edwards

Mother: Betty Wheller

Spouse(s): Mary Wagland

Children(s): Job Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Edwards, George Edwards, John Edwards, Frances Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Esther Edwards, Henry Edwards, Edwin Edwards, Albert Edwards, William Edwards, Lucy Edwards, Mary Edwards, Nellie Edwards

In 1808, George Edwards entered the world in Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, born to George Edwards and Betty Wheller. In 1832, George Edwards resided in Somerton, Somerset, England. George Edwards married Mary Elizabeth Wagland, and had children including Job Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Edwards, George Frederick Edwards, John Albert Edwards, Frances (Fanny) Edwards, Samuel L Edwards, Esther Edwards, Henry Edwards, Edwin Edwards, Albert L Edwards, William Frederick Edwards, Lucy Edwards, Mary Ann Edwards, Nellie Edwards. George Edwards passed away in 1894 in Oneida, Knox Co.,IL.

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Biography

  • In 1808, George Edwards entered the world in Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, born to George Edwards and Betty Wheller.
  • In 1832, George Edwards resided in Somerton, Somerset, England.
  • George Edwards married Mary Elizabeth Wagland, and had children including Job Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Edwards, George Frederick Edwards, John Albert Edwards, Frances (Fanny) Edwards, Samuel L Edwards, Esther Edwards, Henry Edwards, Edwin Edwards, Albert L Edwards, William Frederick Edwards, Lucy Edwards, Mary Ann Edwards, Nellie Edwards.
  • George Edwards passed away in 1894 in Oneida, Knox Co.,IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Edwards
1775 – 1852
Birth Location: Somerton, Somerset, England
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Betty Wheller
1770 – 1852
Birth Location: Somerton, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wagland
1819 – 1885
Birth Location: Babcary, Somerset, England
MW

Children(s)

Job Edwards
1836 –
Birth Location: Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England
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Elizabeth Edwards
1841 – 1915
Birth Location: Crane Farm, Somerton, Somerset, ENG
EE
Mary Edwards
1843 –
Birth Location: Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England
ME
George Edwards
1843 – 1915
Birth Location: Somerton, Somerset, England
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John Edwards
1844 – 1868
Birth Location: Somerton, Somerset, England
JE
Frances Edwards
1846 – 1917
Birth Location: Upton, Somerset, England
FE
Samuel Edwards
1847 – 1892
Birth Location: Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG
SE
Esther Edwards
1848 –
Birth Location: Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England
EE
Henry Edwards
1848 – 1871
Birth Location: Upton, Somerset, England
HE
Edwin Edwards
1850 – 1934
Birth Location: Long Sutton, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
EE
Albert Edwards
1852 – 1916
Birth Location: Somerton, Somersetshire,ENG
AE
William Edwards
1853 – 1931
Birth Location: Somerton, Oxfordshire, , England
WE
Lucy Edwards
1854 – 1934
Birth Location: Somerton, Somersetshire,ENG
LE
Mary Edwards
1858 – 1924
Birth Location: Knox Co.,IL
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Nellie Edwards
1860 – 1863
Birth Location: Knox Co.,IL
NE

George Edwards's Ancestors

Self
George Edwards
1808 – 1894
Birth Place: Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Parents
George Edwards
1775 – 1852
Somerton, Somerset, England
Betty Wheller
1770 – 1852
Somerton, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Edwards
1736 – 1800
Somerton, Somerset, England
Unity Groves
1738 – 1804
Evershot, Dorset, , England
Edward Wheller
1737 –
Somerton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Weech
1740 –
Somerton, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1704 – 1769
Elizabeth Drayton
1705 – 1785
William Groves
Margaret Hill
1709 –
John Wheeler\Wheeler
1695 – 1767
Elizabeth Hurd
1699 – 1743
George Weech
1708 – 1766
Mary Hurd
1720 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Born)
1681 –
Mary Edwards
John Drayton
1680 – 1747
Susanna
1685 – 1750
Sarah Gale
1685 – 1769
Edward Wheller
1670 –
Elizabeth Wheller
1671 – 1748
Robert Hurd
1669 – 1699
Mary Gummer
1665 –
George Weech
1680 – 1766
Elizabeth Doddridge
1680 – 1781
Robert Hurd
1695 – 1729
Susanna Martin
1701 – 1721

George Edwards's Descendants

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George Edwards (15 September 1808 – 25 Jan 1894) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wagland (25 Dec 1819 – 23 Jun 1885)
  1. 1. Job Edwards (abt 1836 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth Edwards (27 Oct 1841 – 21 Sep 1915)
  3. 3. Mary Edwards (abt 1843 – )
  4. 4. George (Frederick) Edwards (04 Mar 1843 – 17 Dec 1915)
  5. 5. John (Albert) Edwards (Oct,31, 1844 – 04 Mar 1868)
  6. 6. Frances ((Fanny)) Edwards (08 Mar 1846 – 01 Jan 1917)
  7. 7. Samuel (L) Edwards (26 Jun 1847 – 11 Feb 1892) m. Amy (Elizabeth) Rowe (10 Dec 1851 – 21 May 1938)
    1. 1. John (Franklin) Edwards (7 Nov 1869 – 18 Jun 1951)
    2. 2. George (Nelson) Edwards (22 June 1871 – 18 June 1959) m. Daisy (Alice) Cravens (15 Jul 1869 – 8 Feb 1898) m. Daisy (M) England (28 Dec 1881 – 28 Dec 1957)
      1. 1. Harry Edwards (Jun 1887 – 1887)
      2. 2. Virena (B.) Edwards (June 1888 – 10 August 1959)
      3. 3. Rena (Bell) Edwards (18 Jun 1888 – 1948) m. Arthur Carley (abt 1883 – 1960)
        1. 1. Alice Carley (1906 – )
        2. 2. Olin (J) Corley (1910 – )
        3. 3. Arthur (C) Carley (abt 1910 – )
        4. 4. Mary (D) Carley (abt 1914 – )
        5. 5. Raymond (D) Carley (abt 1918 – )
        6. 6. James (V R) Carley (abt 1919 – )
      4. 4. Earl (Nelson "Jack") Edwards (23 Jan 1893 – 20 Feb 1979) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Adams (abt 1892 – ) m. Thelma (Loretta) Towson (Feb 13 1903 – 8 Jun 1984)
        1. 1. Eloise (Alice) Edwards (11 Aug 1922 – 26 Aug 2012)
        2. 2. Eloise (Alice) Edwards (11 August 1922 – 26 August 2012)
        3. 3. Theodore (George "Ted") Edwards (4 May 1924 – 1 Mar 1969)
        4. 4. Natalie (Jean) Edwards (13 Jun 1928 – 21 Nov 2014)
        5. 5. Eunice (Fay) Edwards (27 November 1931 – 19 Mar 1949)
        6. 6. Marlene (Francis) Edwards (abt 1935 – ) m. Fred (Elliott) Leet (1 January 1935 – 9 March 1978)
        7. 7. Earl (Edwards) Jr. (Jun 1938 – Jun 1939)
        8. 8. Loretta (Earlene) Edwards (6 Mar 1942 – 27 Sep 2011)
      5. 5. Theodore (George) Edwards (13 Feb 1894 – 5 Jul 1966)
      6. 6. William (Ray) Edwards (24 Apr 1896 – 24 Dec 1977)
      7. 7. John (Archibald) Edwards (6 May 1919 – )
      8. 8. Bessie (Fern) Hamilton (2 Mar 1899 – 19 May 1988)
      9. 9. Goldie (Jeanne) Edwards (1901 – 10 Mar 1964)
      10. 10. H (E) Munton
    3. 3. Minnie (Mae) Edwards (27 Jan 1873 – 5 Apr 1951)
    4. 4. Arthur (Henry) Edwards (24 Dec 1874 – 2 Aug 1931)
    5. 5. Philena (Dianthus) Edwards (20 Aug 1876 – 23 Oct 1881)
    6. 6. Myrtle (Aurelia) Edwards (30 Jul 1878 – 10 Jan 1952)
    7. 7. Ernest (Clinton) Edwards (1 Dec 1879 – 24 Jul 1968)
    8. 8. Bertha (Philena "Birdie") Edwards (12 Sep 1881 – 04 Oct 1968)
    9. 9. Samuel (Otis) Edwards (2 Feb 1884 – 21 Dec 1963)
    10. 10. Amy (Mabel) Edwards (8 Feb 1886 – 14 Jan 1933)
    11. 11. Leona (Maude (child)) Edwards (22 Mar 1887 – 8 Feb 1888)
    12. 12. Harrison (Morton (child)) Edwards (2 Oct 1888 – 18 Jul 1889)
    13. 13. Archie (Theo) Edwards (3 May 1890 – 10 Mar 1911)
  8. 8. Esther Edwards (abt 1848 – )
  9. 9. Henry Edwards (30 Dec 1848 – 23 Mar 1871)
  10. 10. Edwin Edwards (14 September 1850 – 6 December 1934)
  11. 11. Albert (L) Edwards (20 Dec 1852 – 4 Mar 1916)
  12. 12. William (Frederick) Edwards (05 Oct 1853 – 16 Jan 1931)
  13. 13. Lucy Edwards (10 Nov 1854 – 6 Aug 1934)
  14. 14. Mary (Ann) Edwards (17 Jan 1858 – 08 Nov 1924)
  15. 15. Nellie Edwards (19 Jun 1860 – 24 Sep 1863)

George Edwards's Timeline

13 Records

1808
15 September 1808
Birth of George Edwards in Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
1808
19 Oct 1808
George Edwards was baptized in Somerton, Somerset, England
Somerton, Somerset, England
1832
1832
Age 24
George Edwards resided here in Somerton, Somerset, England
Somerton, Somerset, England
1840
April 1840
Age 32
George Edwards was married in Bedminster, Somerset, United Kingdom
Bedminster, Somerset, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 43
George Edwards resided here in Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Long Sutton, Somerset, England
1860
1860
Age 52
George Edwards resided here in Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
1865
3 Jul 1865
Age 57
George Edwards resided here in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 62
George Edwards resided here in Ontario, Oneida, Knox, Illinois, USA
Ontario, Oneida, Knox, Illinois, USA
1871
1871
Age 63
George Edwards resided here in St John Walworth and St Peter, London, England
St John Walworth and St Peter, London, England
1872
19 Oct 1872
Age 64
George Edwards - Naturalization
None
1880
1880
Age 72
George Edwards resided here in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
1894
25 Jan 1894
Age 86
Death of George Edwards in Oneida, Knox Co.,IL
Oneida, Knox Co.,IL
1894
17 Apr 1894
Age 86
George Edwards - Probate in Knox, Illinois, USA
Knox, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1808
    Event Place: Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 220; Page: 298A; Enumeration District: 144
    [3] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36
    [4] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 613; Folio: 12; Page: 20; GSU roll: 818914
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rio, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 564; Family History Library Film: 8031
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1926; Folio: 214; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221083
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1971; Folio: 107; Page: 49; GSU roll: 87371
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1808
    Event Place: Somerton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1840
    Event Place: Bedminster, Somerset, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Somerton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Long Sutton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1926; Folio: 214; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221083
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1971; Folio: 107; Page: 49; GSU roll: 87371

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Illinois; Year: 1857; Page Number: 36
    [2] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Illinois, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rio, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 564; Family History Library Film: 8031

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2178; Line: 36

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ontario, Oneida, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_49; Roll Number: 49
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 344B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St John Walworth and St Peter, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 613; Folio: 12; Page: 20; GSU roll: 818914

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1872
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 220; Page: 298A; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1894
    Event Place: Oneida, Knox Co.,IL
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Wills, 1830-1922; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Knox County); Probate Place: Knox, Illinois
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1894
    Event Place: Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Wills, 1830-1922; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Knox County); Probate Place: Knox, Illinois
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