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Lydia A Edwards 1827–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1827

Birth Location: Union County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 28 Jul 1905

Death Location: Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, USA

Father: Charles Edwards

Mother: Mary Edwards

Spouse(s): Reuben Bell

Children(s): Sarah Bell, Adeliade Bell

Lydia A Edwards was born in 1827 in Union County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Charles Stourton Edwards And Mary Dent Edwards. In 1870, Lydia A Edwards resided in Minonk Ward 4, Woodford, Illinois, USA. Lydia A Edwards married Reuben Pemberton Bell, and had children including Adeliade Bell, Sarah Elizabeth Bell. Lydia A Edwards passed away in 1905 in Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia A Edwards was born in 1827 in Union County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Charles Stourton Edwards And Mary Dent Edwards.
  • In 1870, Lydia A Edwards resided in Minonk Ward 4, Woodford, Illinois, USA.
  • Lydia A Edwards married Reuben Pemberton Bell, and had children including Adeliade Bell, Sarah Elizabeth Bell.
  • Lydia A Edwards passed away in 1905 in Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Edwards
1806–1891
Birth Location: St Mary's Co., MD
CE
Mary Edwards
1806–1875
Birth Location: Kentucky
ME

Spouses(s)

Reuben Bell
1810–1897
Birth Location: Oldham, Kentucky, United States
RB

Children(s)

Sarah Bell
1849–1923
Birth Location: LaRose, Illinois
SB
Adeliade Bell
1854–
Birth Location: Illinois
AB

Lydia Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Edwards
1827–1905
Birth Place: Union County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Charles Stourton Edwards
1806–1891
St Mary's Co., MD
Mary (Dent) Edwards
1806–1875
Kentucky
Grandparents
Stourton Edwards(5GG)
1765–1828
St Marys City, St Mary's, Maryland, Colonial America
Ann Johnson
1776–1850
St Mary's County, Maryland
Stourton Edwards
1765–1828
St Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Ann Johnson
1776–1850
St Mary's County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Carter
1743–1829
Elizabeth Carter
1743–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Edwards's Descendants

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Lydia (A) Edwards (31 Dec 1827–28 Jul 1905) m. Reuben (Pemberton) Bell (31 Mar 1810–04 Aug 1897)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bell 1849–1923 m. Bela (Morgan) Stoddard 1840–1923
    1. 1. BERTEL (MORGAN) STODDARD 1871–1946 m. WILHELMINA SIMATER 1870–1942
      1. 1. Bela Stoddard 1898–1958 m. Mildred Cessna 1903–1987
        1. 1. Bela (Stoddard) Jr 1923–2011 m. Doris (M) Markel 1923–2006
        2. 2. John (Cessna) Stoddard 1927–2009
        3. 3. Bert 1934–2009
      2. 2. jane (Margaret) Stoddard 1911–
    2. 2. Melita (Edwards) Stoddard 1876–1959
    3. 3. Donald (Austin) Stoddard 1892–1903
    4. 4. Reuben (Bell) Stoddard 1869–1942
    5. 5. Zadel (Merrill) Stoddard 1873–1903
    6. 6. Dorothy (Tennant) Stoddard 1890–1944
  2. 2. Adeliade Bell 1854–

Lydia Edwards's Timeline

6 Records

1827
31 Dec 1827
Birth of Lydia A Edwards in Union County, Kentucky, USA
Union County, Kentucky, USA
1847
01 Apr 1847
Age 20
Lydia A Edwards was married
None
1870
1870
Age 43
Lydia A Edwards resided here in Minonk Ward 4, Woodford, Illinois, USA
Minonk Ward 4, Woodford, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Lydia A Edwards resided here in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, USA
Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, USA
1905
28 Jul 1905
Age 78
Death of Lydia A Edwards in Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, USA
Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, USA
1905
Aug 1905
Age 78
Lydia A Edwards - Probate in Woodford, Illinois, USA
Woodford, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1827
    Event Place: Union County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois; Roll: 262; Page: 346C; Enumeration District: 221
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Minonk Ward 4, Woodford, Illinois; Roll: M593_295; Page: 380A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1847

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Minonk Ward 4, Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Minonk Ward 4, Woodford, Illinois; Roll: M593_295; Page: 380A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois; Roll: 262; Page: 346C; Enumeration District: 221

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Order Book, 1846-1866 ; Will Record, 1869-1925 ; Guardian Record, 1866-1908 ; Probate Record, 1745-1876; Author: Illinois. County Court (Woodford County); Probate Place: Woodford, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Aug 1905
    Event Place: Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Order Book, 1846-1866 ; Will Record, 1869-1925 ; Guardian Record, 1866-1908 ; Probate Record, 1745-1876; Author: Illinois. County Court (Woodford County); Probate Place: Woodford, Illinois
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