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Jefferson Edwards 1816–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUL 1816

Birth Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 5 FEB 1895

Death Location: Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA

Father: Eli Edwards

Mother: Hannah Wilsey

Spouse(s): Louise Cockrell

Children(s): Mariah Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Peter Edwards, Thomas Edwards

Jefferson Edwards was born in 1816 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Eli Edwards And Hannah Wilsey. Jefferson Edwards married Louise Cockrell, and had children including Joseph John Edwards, Mariah Catherine Edwards, Peter M Edwards, Thomas Edwards. Jefferson Edwards passed away in 1895 in Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Edwards was born in 1816 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Eli Edwards And Hannah Wilsey.
  • Jefferson Edwards married Louise Cockrell, and had children including Joseph John Edwards, Mariah Catherine Edwards, Peter M Edwards, Thomas Edwards.
  • Jefferson Edwards passed away in 1895 in Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli Edwards
1764–1873
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Wilsey
1772–1853
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louise Cockrell
1821–1878
Birth Location: Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Mariah Edwards
1840–1930
Birth Location: Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Joseph Edwards
1846–1930
Birth Location: Jackson, Iowa, USA
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Peter Edwards
1844–1940
Birth Location: Jackson, Iowa, USA
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Thomas Edwards
1842–1909
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Jefferson Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Jefferson Edwards
1816–1895
Birth Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Eli Edwards
1764–1873
Connecticut, USA
Hannah Wilsey
1772–1853
Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Edwards
1746–1829
Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Hannah Meeker
1747–1793
Northfield, Essex, NJ
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Edwards
1720–1780
Effie Spier
1729–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1699–1727
Mary Dibble
1704–1771

Jefferson Edwards's Descendants

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Jefferson Edwards (27 JUL 1816–5 FEB 1895) m. Louise Cockrell (12 OCT 1821–18 APR 1878)
  1. 1. Mariah (Catherine) Edwards 1840–1930 m. William (James) Conklin 1837–1901
    1. 1. Edorothy (Jane) Conklin 1866–1969 m. James (John) McElwain 1857–1931
    2. 2. Russell (Japeth) Conklin 1863–
    3. 3. Franklin (Jobe) Conklin 1868–
    4. 4. Ida (May) Conklin 1874–
    5. 5. Lewis (Nathaniel) Conklin 1872–
    6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Conklin 1859–1939 m. Elizabeth McElwain 1867–
    7. 7. Reubin (Patrick) Conklin 1870–
    8. 8. Peter (Jay) Conklin 1858–1939 m. Catherine (Josephine) McElwain 1870–1941
    9. 9. Mariah (Catherine) Conklin 1884–
    10. 10. William (James) Conklin 1862–1945 m. Matilda (Jane) Underhill 1879–1939
      1. 1. Loyal (Peter) Conklin 1901–1978
      2. 2. Bessie (Gladys) Conklin 1902–1993
      3. 3. William (James) Conklin 1905–1981
      4. 4. George (Adrian) Conklin 1909–1987
      5. 5. Edorthy (Violet) Conklin 1915–1978
      6. 6. Leslie (Pershing) Conklin 1918–1980
    11. 11. Mary (Olive) Conklin 1882–
    12. 12. Fredrick (John) Conklin 1879–
    13. 13. Michael (Centennial) Conklin 1876–
  2. 2. Joseph (John) Edwards 1846–1930 m. Sarah (M.) Clark 1845–1867 m. Mary (Frances) Conley 1850–1880
  3. 3. Peter (M.) Edwards 1844–1940 m. Melissa (Jane) Edwards 1845–1923
    1. 1. Margaret Edwards 1868–
    2. 2. John Edwards 1866–
    3. 3. Alice Edwards 1879–
    4. 4. Florence Edwards 1877–
    5. 5. Ida Edwards 1875–
    6. 6. William Edwards 1886–
    7. 7. Charles Edwards 1870–1883
    8. 8. Laura Edwards 1884–
    9. 9. Bernice Edwards 1882–
  4. 4. Thomas Edwards 1842–1909 m. Adeline Said 1847–1918

Jefferson Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1816
27 JUL 1816
Birth of Jefferson Edwards in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1895
5 FEB 1895
Age 79
Death of Jefferson Edwards in Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUL 1816
    Event Place: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1895
    Event Place: Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
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