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Jesse E. Edwards 1854 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1854

Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 31 Mar 1929

Death Location: Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi

Father: George Edwards

Mother: Elizabeth Wigley

Spouse(s): Anna Hargrove

Children(s): Thomas Edwards, Mary Edwards, Julie Edwards, Raphford Edwards, Bettie Edwards, Sally Edwards

In 1854, Jesse E. Edwards entered the world in Holmes County, Mississippi, USA, born to George Washington Edwards and Elizabeth Wigley. In 1880, Jesse E. Edwards resided in Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA. In 1900, Jesse E. Edwards resided in Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA. Jesse E. Edwards married Anna "Annie" E. Hargrove, and had children including Thomas Jefferson Edwards, Mary Edwards, Julie Susie Edwards, Raphford Edwards, Bettie Edwards, Sally Edwards. Jesse E. Edwards passed away in 1929 in Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Jesse E. Edwards entered the world in Holmes County, Mississippi, USA, born to George Washington Edwards and Elizabeth Wigley.
  • In 1880, Jesse E. Edwards resided in Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1900, Jesse E. Edwards resided in Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.
  • Jesse E. Edwards married Anna "Annie" E. Hargrove, and had children including Thomas Jefferson Edwards, Mary Edwards, Julie Susie Edwards, Raphford Edwards, Bettie Edwards, Sally Edwards.
  • Jesse E. Edwards passed away in 1929 in Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Edwards
1821 – 1863
Birth Location: Pike CO MS USA
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Elizabeth Wigley
1816 – 1957
Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Hargrove
1858 – 1900
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
AH

Children(s)

Thomas Edwards
1875 – 1945
Birth Location: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
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Mary Edwards
1878 – 1923
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
ME
Julie Edwards
1880 – 1956
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
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Raphford Edwards
1883 – 1891
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
RE
Bettie Edwards
1884 – 1955
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
BE
Sally Edwards
1891 – 1945
Birth Location: Mississippi
SE

Jesse Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Edwards
1854 – 1929
Birth Place: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Washington Edwards
1821 – 1863
Pike CO MS USA
Elizabeth Wigley
1816 – 1957
Oglethorpe County, Georgia USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Eldridge) Edwards
1794 – 1861
Barnwell, South Carolina
Mary (E) Johnson
1800 – 1831
Leake, Mississippi, United States
Joseph Wigley
1792 – 1862
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally) Brown
1793 – 1860
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Edwards
1766 – 1823
Elizabeth Turner
1771 – 1868
Jobe Wigley
1755 – 1820
Sarah Brown
1760 – 1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1771 – 1831
Mary Turner
1772 – 1867

Jesse Edwards's Descendants

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Jesse (E.) Edwards (Apr 1854 – 31 Mar 1929) m. Anna ("Annie" E.) Hargrove (1858 – about 1900)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Edwards (14 Dec 1875 – 04 Jan 1945) m. Valley (Melissa Ida) Pierce (24 July 1881 – 19 July 1938)
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Edwards (26 December 1899 – 22 February 1967)
    2. 2. Thomas Edwards (ABT 1900 – 1969)
    3. 3. George Edwards (1901 – )
    4. 4. Annie (Lee) Edwards (10 Oct 1901 – 13 May 1990)
    5. 5. Annie Edwards (16 October 1901 – 13 May 1990)
    6. 6. Annie (Edna) Edwards (1902 – 25 Feb 1998) m. Euell (Hobert) Edwards (19 September 1900 – 21 May 1968)
      1. 1. Inus (Elizabeth) Edwards (24 July 1921 – 23 May 2011)
    7. 7. Drew Blanton (Abt. 1902 – )
    8. 8. Mildred (Iona) Edwards (17 Sept 1903 – 30 Nov 1984)
    9. 9. Beulah ("Sis" Iona) Blanton (1 Sep 1904 – 7 Aug 1977)
    10. 10. Myrtle (May) Edwards (25 NOV 1905 – 10 OCT 1997)
    11. 11. Sam (Jefferson) Edwards (1906 – 21 MAR 2003)
    12. 12. John (Mabern) Blanton (4 Aug 1906 – 7 Jan 1963)
    13. 13. Mildred (L) Givens (1907 – 30 Mar 2003) m. Harry (D) Edwards (abt 1885 – )
    14. 14. Ona Edwards (ABT 1907 – 1984)
    15. 15. Melina Blanton (abt 1908 – )
    16. 16. William (Henry) Edwards (16 Jan 1908 – 23 May 1984)
    17. 17. William (Henry) Edwards (16 Jan 1908 – 23 May 1984)
    18. 18. Elmer (L) Blanton (8 Jan 1909 – 12 Jun 1986)
    19. 19. Elmer (Leroy) Blanton (8 Jan 1909 – 12 Jun 1986)
    20. 20. Thelma (B) Resmondo (8 January 1909 – 5 Aug 1970)
    21. 21. Nannie (Eva) Edwards (26 May 1910 – 16 Aug 1937)
    22. 22. Gregory ("Fatty") Blanton (7 Jul 1911 – 1 May 1972)
    23. 23. Edna (S) Edwards (ABT 1913 – BEF MAR 2003)
    24. 24. Marcelle ("Marcie") Blanton (05 May 1913 – Jan 1983)
    25. 25. Vladye (Melissa) Edwards (13 Apr 1917 – 18 Dec 1997)
    26. 26. George (Ulmont) Edwards (1920 – 1960)
    27. 27. Drewnetta Blanton (24 January 1930 – 24 May 1935)
    28. 28. Drewnetta Blanton (24/Jan/1930 – 24/May/1935)
    29. 29. John (Thomas) Edwards (26 December 1899 – 22 February 1967)
    30. 30. Vladye (M.) Fowler (13 April 1917 – 18 December 1996)
  2. 2. Mary Edwards (11 December 1878 – 11 Sep 1923) m. John (L) Rodgers (abt 1879 – 22 December 1955) m. John Rodgers m. John Rogers
    1. 1. Jeamy Rodges (abt 1895 – )
    2. 2. Jesse Rodgers (abt 1901 – )
    3. 3. Joe Rodgers (abt 1904 – )
    4. 4. Joh Rodgers (abt 1906 – )
    5. 5. W (E) Rodgers (14 February 1906 – 27 November 1974)
    6. 6. W (E) Rodgers (14 February 1906 – 27 November 1974)
    7. 7. Willie Rodgers (abt 1908 – )
    8. 8. Earnest Rodgers (abt 1908 – )
    9. 9. Pearlie (A) Rodger (abt 1910 – )
    10. 10. Robert Rodgers (abt 1912 – 12 Aug 1999)
    11. 11. Emma Rodgers (abt 1913 – )
    12. 12. Fulton Rodgers (abt 1916 – )
    13. 13. Fisher (M) Rodgers (abt 1917 – )
    14. 14. Vernon Rodgers (abt 1919 – )
  3. 3. Julie (Susie) Edwards (1880 – 1956)
  4. 4. Raphford Edwards (1883 – 1891)
  5. 5. Bettie Edwards (11 November 1884 – 18 June 1955)
  6. 6. Sally Edwards (abt 1891 – November 1945) m. Riley Ferrell (abt 1883 – 3 January 1934)
    1. 1. Dorothy Ferrell (1910 – )
    2. 2. Jessie Ferrill (abt 1912 – )
    3. 3. Hilda Ferrell (Abt. 1914 – )
    4. 4. Dorris Ferrill (abt 1914 – 04 May 1991)
    5. 5. Artie (F) Abel (18 April 1915 – 26 Feb 1972) m. Eugene (Clemon) Abel (abt 1907 – 30 July 1978) m. Eugene Abel
      1. 1. Riley (Eugene) Abel (16 December 1939 – 20 February 2016) m. Patricia m. Patricia (Jean) skinner
        1. 1. Riley (Eugene) Abel (17 Aug 1965 – )
        2. 2. Joel
        3. 3. Riley (Eugene) Abel (17 August 1965 – 11 December 2006) m. Minnie Hosmer
      2. 2. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
      3. 3. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
      4. 4. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
      5. 5. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
      6. 6. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
      7. 7. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
      8. 8. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – )
      9. 9. R (Eugene) Abel (abt 1940 – 20 Feb 2016) m. Patricia
        1. 1. Joel
      10. 10. Joel (Brent) Abel (19 Feb 1943 – 16 May 1970)
      11. 11. Joel (Brent) Abel (abt 1944 – 16 May 1970) m. Joel (Brent) Abel (19 February 1943 – 16 May 1970) m. Ladonia (Lee) Shipley (abt 1936 – ) m. Ladonia (Lee) Shipley (abt 1936 – )
      12. 12. Joel (Brent) Abel (19 February 1943 – 16 May 1970) m. Ladonia (Lee) Shipley (abt 1936 – )
      13. 13. Joel (Brent) Abel (19 February 1943 – 16 May 1970) m. Joel (Brent) Abel (abt 1944 – 16 May 1970) m. Ladonia (Lee) Shipley (abt 1936 – )
      14. 14. Kenneth (E.) Abel (1946 – 2017)
      15. 15. Kenneth (E.) Abel (11 June 1946 – 9 April 2017)
      16. 16. Kenneth (E.) Abel (1946 – 2017) m. Virginia (Walla) Dewberry (abt 1955 – )
        1. 1. Sabrina Wassall
        2. 2. Kenneth (E.) Abel
      17. 17. Kenneth (E.) Abel (11 June 1946 – 9 April 2017)
      18. 18. James (Carl) Abel (21 Mar 1952 – )
      19. 19. Barbara Newson
      20. 20. James (Carl) Able
      21. 21. Barbara Newson
      22. 22. James (Carl) Able
    6. 6. Warren Ferrell (1916 – )
    7. 7. Sadie Ferrill (abt 1918 – 10 January 1935)
    8. 8. Rudy Ferrill (abt 1927 – 11 September 1982)

Jesse Edwards's Timeline

4 Records

1854
Apr 1854
Birth of Jesse E. Edwards in Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Jesse E. Edwards resided here in Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Jesse E. Edwards resided here in Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1929
31 Mar 1929
Age 75
Death of Jesse E. Edwards in Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi
Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1854
    Event Place: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi
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