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Lawrence Lafayette Edwards 1849–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 OCT 1849

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 8 NOV 1916

Death Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Father: John Edwards

Mother: Mary Unk

Spouse(s): Sarah Wood

Children(s): Zula Edwards, Lina Edwards, Sally Edwards, Frances Edwards, John Edwards, Mamie Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Bessie Edwards

Lawrence Lafayette Edwards was born in 1849 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of John Edwards And Mary Unk. Lawrence Lafayette Edwards married Sarah Jane Wood, and had children including Bessie Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Frances Estelle Edwards, John H Edwards, Lina Mae Edwards, Mamie Edwards, Sally B Edwards, Zula Pearl Edwards. Lawrence Lafayette Edwards passed away in 1916 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Lafayette Edwards was born in 1849 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of John Edwards And Mary Unk.
  • Lawrence Lafayette Edwards married Sarah Jane Wood, and had children including Bessie Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Frances Estelle Edwards, John H Edwards, Lina Mae Edwards, Mamie Edwards, Sally B Edwards, Zula Pearl Edwards.
  • Lawrence Lafayette Edwards passed away in 1916 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Edwards
1819–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary Unk
1823–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wood
1852–1912
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
SW

Children(s)

Zula Edwards
1892–1966
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Lina Edwards
1885–1941
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Sally Edwards
1898–
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Frances Edwards
1880–
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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John Edwards
1895–
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Mamie Edwards
1874–
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Elizabeth Edwards
1875–
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
EE
Bessie Edwards
1888–
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
BE

Lawrence Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Edwards
1849–1916
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
John Edwards
1819–
South Carolina
Mary Unk
1823–
South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence Edwards's Descendants

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Lawrence (Lafayette) Edwards (24 OCT 1849–8 NOV 1916) m. Sarah (Jane) Wood (19 OCT 1852–8 APR 1912)
  1. 1. Zula (Pearl) Edwards 1892–1966 m. Asa (Perry) Leonard 1887–1975
    1. 1. Alma (J.) Leonard 1909–1913
    2. 2. Sara (Ruth) Leonard 1912– m. Alfred (A.) Scoggins 1918–1977 m. Furman (Willie) Duckworth 1907–1952
    3. 3. Helen (Beatrice) Leonard 1914–
    4. 4. Lawrence Leonard 1917–1919
  2. 2. Lina (Mae) Edwards 1885–1941 m. Guy (Manuel Snow) Sr 1882–1968
    1. 1. Dorothy Snow 1903–1927
    2. 2. Manuel (Conway) Snow 1907–
    3. 3. Thomas Snow 1909–1985
    4. 4. James (Wallace) Snow 1912–1985
    5. 5. Guy (Manuel Snow) Jr. 1918–1993
    6. 6. Charles (Printice) Snow 1924–1973 m. Sara (Louise) Watson 1918–2009
    7. 7. Henry (Barksdale) Snow 1905–1975 m. Sallie Floyd 1906–2002
      1. 1. Bobby (Floyd) Snow 1929–1964
      2. 2. Sara (E) Snow 1925–2020 m. Miles (Franklin) Compton 1925–2007
  3. 3. Sally (B.) Edwards 1898–
  4. 4. Frances (Estelle) Edwards 1880– m. William (Henry) Snow 1877–
  5. 5. John (H.) Edwards 1895–
  6. 6. Mamie Edwards 1874–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Edwards 1875–
  8. 8. Bessie Edwards 1888–

Lawrence Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1849
24 OCT 1849
Birth of Lawrence Lafayette Edwards in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1916
8 NOV 1916
Age 67
Death of Lawrence Lafayette Edwards in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1849
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1916
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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