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Melissa Jane Edwards 1847–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 OCT 1847

Birth Location: Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1905

Death Location: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA

Father: David EDWARDS

Mother: Keziah Stringer

Spouse(s): Green Morris

Children(s): Nancy Morris

The story of Melissa Jane Edwards began in 1847 in Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky, USA. Melissa Jane Edwards married Green Jefferson Morris, and had children including Nancy A Morris. Melissa Jane Edwards passed away in 1905 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Jane Edwards began in 1847 in Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky, USA.
  • Melissa Jane Edwards married Green Jefferson Morris, and had children including Nancy A Morris.
  • Melissa Jane Edwards passed away in 1905 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David EDWARDS
1821–1891
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Keziah Stringer
1824–1897
Birth Location: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Green Morris
1842–1916
Birth Location: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Morris
1873–1935
Birth Location: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
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Melissa Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Edwards
1847–1905
Birth Place: Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky, USA
Parents
David Joseph EDWARDS
1821–1891
Kentucky
Keziah Stringer
1824–1897
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
SAMUEL (MILES) EDWARDS
1790–1841
Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Celia BATCHELOR
1779–1870
Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Isaac Stringer
1775–1853
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Jane Sketo
1795–1851
Nash, NC
Great-Grandparents
Unity Hicks
1760–1831
John III
1741–1830
Sarah Clark
1745–1820
William Sketoe
1760–1825
Jane Odom
1765–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Edwards's Descendants

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Melissa (Jane) Edwards (17 OCT 1847–26 Mar 1905) m. Green (Jefferson) Morris (1842–1916)
  1. 1. Nancy (A) Morris 1873–1935 m. James (Allen) BRUNER 1870–1959
    1. 1. Beulah (Frances) Bruner 1894–1975 m. Edgar (William) Enright 1873–1951
      1. 1. William (Morris) Enright 1913–1983 m. Ada (Mae) Evans 1913–1970
        1. 1. Morris (Earl) Enright 1935–2011 m. Geraldine (Gail Smith) Enright 1935–1998
        2. 2. Robert (Douglas Enright Sr 8cM to) ARC 1938–2023 m. Sarah (Ann) Lusk 1939–2013
        3. 3. David (Ray) Enright 1943–2012
        4. 4. Marietta (Enright Shellby) Putnam 1934–2020
      2. 2. William (Morris) Enright 1913–1983
      3. 3. Delilah (Margaret) Enright 1918–1990
      4. 4. Helen (Louise) Enright 1926–1989
      5. 5. James (Albert) Enright 1929–1930
      6. 6. Maurice Enright 1914–

Melissa Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1847
17 OCT 1847
Birth of Melissa Jane Edwards in Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky, USA
Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky, USA
1905
26 Mar 1905
Age 58
Death of Melissa Jane Edwards in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1847
    Event Place: Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA
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