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Peter Edwards 1815 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1815

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 30 Nov 1902

Death Location: Cleburne Co., Alabama

Father: William Edwards

Mother: Rebecca Clayton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gaines

Children(s):

Peter Edwards was born in 1815 in South Carolina, the child of William W. Edwards and Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton. Peter Edwards married Elizabeth Jane Gaines. Peter Edwards passed away in 1902 in Cleburne Co., Alabama.

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Biography

  • Peter Edwards was born in 1815 in South Carolina, the child of William W. Edwards and Rebecca Louisa Elizabeth Clayton.
  • Peter Edwards married Elizabeth Jane Gaines.
  • Peter Edwards passed away in 1902 in Cleburne Co., Alabama.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Peter Edwards
1815 – 1902
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
William W. Edwards
1790 – 1854
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca (Louisa Elizabeth) Clayton
1785 – 1854
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William (Mitchell) Edwards
1772 – 1850
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Jane) Stafford
1770 – 1800
Virginia, United States
Stephen Clayton
1757 – 1834
North Carolina, United States
Mary Davis
1770 – 1835
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Edwards
1755 – 1812
Sally Caroline
1758 – 1836
Stephen Clayton
1735 – 1819
Mary Dennum
1736 – 1821
Morgan Davis
1740 – 1831
Sarah Reid
1742 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Edwards
1709 – 1763
Martha Daniels
1710 – 1763
Stephen Clayton
1705 – 1784
Mary Denum
1705 – 1800
Hugh Denham
1717 – 1789
Elizabeth Lusk
1720 – 1786
John Davis
1718 – 1780
Anna Furbee
1720 –
John Reed
1710 – 1749
Hannah Davis
1713 – 1752

Peter Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1815
20 Apr 1815
Birth of Peter Edwards in South Carolina
South Carolina
1902
30 Nov 1902
Age 87
Death of Peter Edwards in Cleburne Co., Alabama
Cleburne Co., Alabama
1902
1902
Age 87
Burial of Peter Edwards in Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States of America
Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1815
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1902
    Event Place: Cleburne Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States of America

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