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Jesse Eldridge Edwards 1794 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1794

Birth Location: Barnwell, South Carolina

Death Date: 20 Aug 1861

Death Location: East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States

Father: David Edwards

Mother: Elizabeth Turner

Spouse(s): Mary Johnson, Mary Erwin

Children(s): George Edwards, Frances Edwards, Frances Edwards, Mary EDWARDS, Margaret Edwards, Jesse Edwards, Albert Edwards, Simpson Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Susannah Edwards

The birth of Jesse Eldridge Edwards took place in 1794 in Barnwell, South Carolina, to David Edwards and Elizabeth Turner. Jesse Eldridge Edwards married Mary E Johnson and Mary Erwin, and together they had George Washington Edwards, Frances Edwards, Frances Edwards, Mary EDWARDS, Margaret Edwards, Jesse Eldridge Edwards, Albert Edwards, Simpson Edwards, Joseph Edwards and Susannah Edwards. Jesse Eldridge Edwards's death occurred in 1861 in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Parents

David Edwards
1766 – 1823
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
DE
Elizabeth Turner
1771 – 1868
Birth Location: Barnwell, Winton, South Carolina
ET

Spouses(s)

Mary Johnson
1800 – 1831
Birth Location: Leake, Mississippi, United States
MJ
Mary Erwin
1816 – 1880
Birth Location: Washington, Louisiana, United States
ME

Children(s)

George Edwards
1821 – 1863
Birth Location: Pike CO MS USA
GE
Frances Edwards
1822 – 1845
Birth Location: Pike County, Mississippi, USA
FE
Frances Edwards
1827 – 1845
Birth Location: Leake, Mississippi, United States
FE
Mary EDWARDS
1832 –
Birth Location: –
ME
Margaret Edwards
1832 – 1873
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
ME
Jesse Edwards
1834 – 1876
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
JE
Albert Edwards
1837 –
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
AE
Simpson Edwards
1840 – 1863
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
SE
Joseph Edwards
1842 – 1904
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
JE
Susannah Edwards
1847 – 1916
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
SE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Sep 1794
    Event Place: Barnwell, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Aug 1861
    Event Place: East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States

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