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Martha Edwards 1849–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Macclesfield, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jonas Edwards

Mother: Mary Gay

Spouse(s): Bolding Varnell

Children(s): Mary Varnell, Weedie Webb, John Varnell, Mittie Varnell, Lear Baker, Weedie Webb, Benjamin Varnell, Kinchen Varnell, John Varnell, Mary Varnell, Bolden Varnell, Tresa Varnell

Martha Edwards was born in 1849 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jonas Edwards And Mary Gay. In 1880, Martha Edwards resided in Auters Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. Martha Edwards married Bolding Varnell, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Varnell, Bolden Connie Varnell, John C Varnell, John T Varnell, Kinchen Varnell, Lear B Baker, Mary V Varnell, Mary Victoria Varnell, Mittie Varnell, Tresa E Varnell, Weedie Webb. Martha Edwards passed away in 1940 in Macclesfield, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Edwards was born in 1849 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jonas Edwards And Mary Gay.
  • In 1880, Martha Edwards resided in Auters Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Martha Edwards married Bolding Varnell, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Varnell, Bolden Connie Varnell, John C Varnell, John T Varnell, Kinchen Varnell, Lear B Baker, Mary V Varnell, Mary Victoria Varnell, Mittie Varnell, Tresa E Varnell, Weedie Webb.
  • Martha Edwards passed away in 1940 in Macclesfield, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Edwards
1821–1886
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, NC USA
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Mary Gay
1827–1865
Birth Location: Edgecombe County, NC
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Spouses(s)

Bolding Varnell
1846–1904
Birth Location: North Carolina
BV

Children(s)

Mary Varnell
1875–1950
Birth Location: North Carolina
MV
Weedie Webb
1877–1931
Birth Location: North Carolina
WW
John Varnell
1878–1937
Birth Location: North Carolina
JV
Mittie Varnell
1878–1896
Birth Location: Gardners, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
MV
Lear Baker
1882–
Birth Location: North Carolina
LB
Weedie Webb
1871–1931
Birth Location: Edgecombe
WW
Benjamin Varnell
1876–1928
Birth Location: Wilson, North Carolina, USA
BV
Kinchen Varnell
1880–1914
Birth Location: Wilson, North Carolina, USA
KV
John Varnell
1886–1976
Birth Location: Wilson, North Carolina, USA
JV
Mary Varnell
1876–1943
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
MV
Bolden Varnell
1879–1952
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
BV
Tresa Varnell
1883–1958
Birth Location: Wilson, North Carolina, USA
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Martha Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Martha Edwards
1849–1940
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonas Edwards
1821–1886
Edgecombe County, NC USA
Mary Gay
1827–1865
Edgecombe County, NC
Grandparents
Bretton Edwards
1775–1858
Macclesfield, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Sally (Ann) Warren
1780–1861
North Carolina
Levin Gay
1803–1888
Estimate based on date of birth of 1st child
Ginnetta Sumlin
1814–
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
BRITTAIN Sr.
1742–1817
Christain Wooten
1751–1804
Samuel Warren
1740–1807
Rhoda Cherry
1750–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Edwards
1700–1758
Patience Whitehead
1709–1744
Samuel Warren
1686–1754
Amy Bonner
1720–1820
Cadar Cherry
1725–1782
Judith (Cherry)
1730–1800

Martha Edwards's Descendants

1.
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Martha Edwards (1849–1940) m. Bolding Varnell (Abt 1846–02 AUG 1904)
  1. 1. Mary (V.) Varnell 1875–1950
  2. 2. Weedie Webb 1877–1931
  3. 3. John (C.) Varnell 1878–1937
  4. 4. Mittie Varnell 1878–1896
  5. 5. Lear (B) Baker 1882–
  6. 6. Weedie Webb 1871–1931
  7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Varnell 1876–1928
  8. 8. Kinchen Varnell 1880–1914
  9. 9. John (T) Varnell 1886–1976
  10. 10. Mary (Victoria) Varnell 1876–1943
  11. 11. Bolden (Connie) Varnell 1879–1952
  12. 12. Tresa (E) Varnell 1883–1958

Martha Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1849
1849
Birth of Martha Edwards in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 31
Martha Edwards resided here in Auters Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Auters Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 91
Death of Martha Edwards in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Auters Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 204A; Enumeration District: 067
    [3] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Auters Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Auters Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: 962; Family History Film: 1254962; Page: 204A; Enumeration District: 067

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Macclesfield, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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