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John Josephs Edward 1840–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1840

Birth Location: Taswell, Virginia

Death Date: Aft. 1900

Death Location: Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Edwards

Mother: Sarah ⚠

Spouse(s): Elizabeth White

Children(s): Victora Edwards, Alafair Edwards, Martila Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Martelia Vanhoose, Ulysses Edwards, John Edwards, George Edwards, Mary White

In 1840, John Josephs Edward entered the world in Taswell, Virginia, born to John Edwards And Sarah Ann Nelson. John Josephs Edward married Elizabeth White, Gilda Edwards, Matilda Edwards, and had children including Alafair Edwards, George W Edwards, John W Edwards, Martelia Vanhoose, Martila Edwards, Mary White, Nancy Rebecca White Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Ulysses G Edwards, Victora E Edwards. John Josephs Edward passed away in 1900 in Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1840, John Josephs Edward entered the world in Taswell, Virginia, born to John Edwards And Sarah Ann Nelson.
  • John Josephs Edward married Elizabeth White, Gilda Edwards, Matilda Edwards, and had children including Alafair Edwards, George W Edwards, John W Edwards, Martelia Vanhoose, Martila Edwards, Mary White, Nancy Rebecca White Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Ulysses G Edwards, Victora E Edwards.
  • John Josephs Edward passed away in 1900 in Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Edwards
1788–1879
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia
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Sarah ⚠
1803–1876
Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA
S⚠

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth White
1828–1916
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EW

Children(s)

Victora Edwards
1876–1913
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
VE
Alafair Edwards
1868–1900
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
AE
Martila Edwards
1883–1933
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
ME
Samuel Edwards
1884–
Birth Location: –
SE
Nancy Edwards
1860–
Birth Location: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
NE
Martelia Vanhoose
1884–1933
Birth Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
MV
Ulysses Edwards
1870–1919
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
UE
John Edwards
1858–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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George Edwards
1874–
Birth Location: Georges Crk, Lawrence Co., KY
GE
Mary White
1864–1948
Birth Location: Kentucky or Virginia, USA
MW

John Edward's Ancestors

Self
John Edward
1840–1900
Birth Place: Taswell, Virginia
Parents
John Edwards
1788–1879
Southampton, Virginia
Sarah (Ann Nelson) ⚠
1803–1876
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sergeant (Joshua) Edwards
1740–1829
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Mary Steavens
1741–
David Nelson
1771–1856
Carteret County, North Carolina
Nancy ("Dolly") Coltran
1771–1814
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Edwards
1696–1768
Ellen Scarf
1710–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Ingram
1682–1759
Alexander Edwards
1590–1666
Jeremiah Scaife
1679–1757
Jane Norcross
1682–1711

John Edward's Descendants

1.
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John (Josephs) Edward (1 February 1840–Aft. 1900) m. Elizabeth White (Abt. 1828–11 Jan 1916)
  1. 1. Victora (E) Edwards 1876–1913 m. Della Bryant 1884– m. James (O.) Bryant 1865–1945
    1. 1. Harrison Bryant 1895– m. Bertha (L) Bryant 1908–1986
    2. 2. Ulyssis O'Bryant 1897– m. Zelthia Bryant 1909–
    3. 3. George O'Bryant 1900– m. Ollie Bryant 1903–1991
      1. 1. George (Bryant) Junior 1923–2001
      2. 2. Troy Bryant 1927–2013
      3. 3. Billie (Gene) Bryant 1939–1988
    4. 4. Hazel Church 1906–1981 m. Lonza Church 1897–1992
      1. 1. Enos Church 1925–
  2. 2. Alafair Edwards 1868–1900 m. Wade Hannah 1869–1900
    1. 1. Meral Hannah 1888–1926
    2. 2. Smith Hannah 1892–1951
  3. 3. Martila Edwards 1883–1933 m. Allen (Howes Van) Hoose 1874–1954
    1. 1. Everett (Van) Hoose 1907–1973
    2. 2. Delpha Vanhoose 1914–1973
    3. 3. Elizabeth Vanhoose 1912–
    4. 4. Cora (Louisa) Vanhoose 1921–1921
    5. 5. Virgie Vanhoose 1904–
    6. 6. Lillie Nauhaase 1902–
  4. 4. Samuel Edwards 1884–
  5. 5. Nancy (Rebecca White) Edwards 1860–
  6. 6. Martelia Vanhoose 1884–1933 m. Allen (Howes) Vanhoose 1875–1954
    1. 1. Lizie Vanhoose 1911–
    2. 2. Cora (Louisa) Vanhoose 1921–1921
    3. 3. Virgie (Vanhoose) Fergerson 1903–
    4. 4. Everett Vanhoos 1908–
    5. 5. Delpha Vanhoos 1914–
    6. 6. Lillie Nauhaase 1902–
  7. 7. Ulysses (G) Edwards 1870–1919 m. Tallitha (Jane (Litha)) Edwards 1876–1931 m. Josie Edwards 1875–
    1. 1. Onalda Edwards 1896–
    2. 2. George Edwards 1898–
    3. 3. Harley Edwards 1903–
    4. 4. Rosco Edwards 1900–
  8. 8. John (W.) Edwards 1858– m. Rebecca (Jane) White 1859–1924
    1. 1. James (T.) Edwards 1882– m. Sarah (E.) Stambough 1878–
    2. 2. Arlander (Brackenridge (Brack)) Edwards 1883–1942 m. Mary Edwards 1888–1889
      1. 1. Junior Edwards 1925–2009 m. Ruby (Jean) Dale 1928–1995
        1. 1. Arlander (Edwards) Jr. 1950–2018
        2. 2. Roger (Dale Edwards) Sr. 1948–1972
      2. 2. Maston Edwards 1907–1969
      3. 3. Nellie (Edwards) Thompson 1917–1969 m. Samuel Thompson 1907–1965 m. Charles Ferrin 1887–1953
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Danison 1942–2006
      4. 4. Delbert Edwards 1923–1968
      5. 5. Alice (E) Spurlin 1911–1994 m. Spurlin 1909–1991 m. S (P) Spurlin 1910–
        1. 1. Ardie (Leon) Spurlin 1935–1938
        2. 2. Mary (Lillian Spurlin) Donovan 1938–2012 m. Bob (J.) Donovan 1936–2019
        3. 3. Lucile Spurlin 1930–1995 m. James (Roscoe) Lemons 1929–2006
        4. 4. S (P) Spurlin 1910– m. Alice (E) Spurlin 1911–1994
        5. 5. Cora (B) Spurlin 1942–2021 m. Melvin (F) Beggs 1936–2021
      6. 6. Raymond (L) Edwards 1919–
  9. 9. George (W) Edwards 1874–
  10. 10. Mary White 1864–1948 m. George (G) Young 1863–1943 m. Earl (Alivn) White 1894–1972

John Edward's Timeline

23 Records

1835
Abt. 1835
Birth of John Josephs Edward in VA
VA
1840
01 Jan 1840
Birth of John Josephs Edward in Taswell, Virginia
Taswell, Virginia
1840
1 February 1840
Birth of John Josephs Edward in Taswell, Virginia
Taswell, Virginia
1850
1850
Age 10
John Josephs Edward resided here in District 60, Smyth, Virginia, USA
District 60, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
John Josephs Edward resided here in Smyth, Virginia, United States
Smyth, Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 20
John Josephs Edward resided here in Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
John Josephs Edward resided here in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
1861
1861
Age 21
John Josephs Edward resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1870
1870
Age 30
John Josephs Edward resided here in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 30
John Josephs Edward resided here in Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 30
John Josephs Edward resided here in Precinct 10, Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 10, Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
John Josephs Edward resided here in Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
John Josephs Edward resided here in Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
1890
1890
Age 50
John Josephs Edward appeared in census
None
1890
Jun 1890
Age 50
John Josephs Edward resided here in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 50
John Josephs Edward resided here in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 60
John Josephs Edward resided here in ED 75 Magisterial District 5, Georges Creek Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
ED 75 Magisterial District 5, Georges Creek Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 60
John Josephs Edward resided here in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 60
John Josephs Edward resided here in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1900
Aft. 1900
Age 60
Death of John Josephs Edward in Prob. Georges Crk, Lawrence Co., KY
Prob. Georges Crk, Lawrence Co., KY
1910
1910
Age 70
John Josephs Edward resided here in Boyd, Catlettsburg, KY
Boyd, Catlettsburg, KY
1930
1930
Age 90
John Josephs Edward resided here in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
1932
11 Mar 1932
Age 92
Death of John Josephs Edward in Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1840
    Event Place: Taswell, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: 427; Family History Film: 1254427; Page: 448A; Enumeration District: 055; Image: 0705
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [3] Kentucky Death Index
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [5] Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 634; Image: 160; Family History Library Film: 803381
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 1225; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1241225
    [8] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] North Carolina, Deaths
    [11] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: M593_480; Page: 293B; Family History Library Film: 545979
    [12] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lyon, Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: 427; Page: 381B; Enumeration District: 051
    [13] Ancestry Family Trees
    [14] Ancestry Family Trees
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    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1835
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1840
    Event Place: Taswell, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 60, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
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    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Smyth, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: M653_381; Page: 634; Image: 160; Family History Library Film: 803381

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1862
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1865
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
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    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 10, Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: M593_480; Page: 293B; Family History Library Film: 545979

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: 427; Family History Film: 1254427; Page: 448A; Enumeration District: 055; Image: 0705

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1890
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
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    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: ED 75 Magisterial District 5, Georges Creek Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: 1225; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1241225

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
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    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boyd, Catlettsburg, KY
    Record Source: Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
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    [10] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 10, Lawrence, Kentucky; Roll: M593_480; Page: 293B; Family History Library Film: 545979

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Catlettsburg, KY
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Highland
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Catlettsburg, Boyd, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North Carolina, Deaths
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees
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    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1900
    Event Place: Prob. Georges Crk, Lawrence Co., KY

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
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