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Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards 1871–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1871

Birth Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 2 December 1915

Death Location: Mill Spring, Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Andrew Smith

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Samuel Edwards

Children(s): Clyde Edwards, Elsie Guffey, Marvin Edwards, Clarence Edwards, Lola Mull, Rebecca Gibson, S Jr, Cora Crewdson, Walter Edwards

Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards was born in 1871 in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Andrew Wilson Or A W Smith And Sarah Elizabeth Smith. In 1880, Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards resided in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA. Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards married Samuel Bryson Edwards, and had children including Clarence W Edwards, Clyde Alexander Edwards, Cora Ellen Edwards Crewdson, Elsie Elizabeth Edwards Guffey, Lola Estelle Edwards Mull, Marvin Delafayette Edwards, Rebecca Lee Gwendolyn Edwards Gibson, S Bryson Edwards Jr, Walter Dewey Edwards. Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards passed away in 1915 in Mill Spring, Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards was born in 1871 in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Andrew Wilson Or A W Smith And Sarah Elizabeth Smith.
  • In 1880, Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards resided in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards married Samuel Bryson Edwards, and had children including Clarence W Edwards, Clyde Alexander Edwards, Cora Ellen Edwards Crewdson, Elsie Elizabeth Edwards Guffey, Lola Estelle Edwards Mull, Marvin Delafayette Edwards, Rebecca Lee Gwendolyn Edwards Gibson, S Bryson Edwards Jr, Walter Dewey Edwards.
  • Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards passed away in 1915 in Mill Spring, Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Rebecca Edwards's Ancestors

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Rebecca Edwards
1871–1915
Birth Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Andrew Wilson or A W Smith
1835–1920
Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Elizabeth) Smith
1843–1921
Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Edwards's Descendants

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Rebecca (Lee Smith) Edwards (26 July 1871–2 December 1915) m. Samuel (Bryson) Edwards (12 July 1870–15 February 1958)
  1. 1. Clyde (Alexander) Edwards 1908–1986
  2. 2. Elsie (Elizabeth Edwards) Guffey 1901–1990
  3. 3. Marvin (DeLafayette) Edwards 1897–1965
  4. 4. Clarence (W) Edwards 1908–1983 m. Elsie (Lee Wofford) Edwards 1911–
  5. 5. Lola (Estelle Edwards) Mull 1892–1974
  6. 6. Rebecca (Lee "Gwendolyn" Edwards) Gibson 1915–1995 m. Ralph Gibson 1916–2003
  7. 7. S (Bryson Edwards) Jr 1906–1987 m. Ruth (E) Edwards 1908–
  8. 8. Cora (Ellen Edwards) Crewdson 1895–1944
  9. 9. Walter (Dewey) Edwards 1899–1948

Rebecca Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1871
26 July 1871
Birth of Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 9
Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards resided here in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1915
2 December 1915
Age 44
Death of Rebecca Lee Smith Edwards in Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1871
    Event Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: 967; Page: 289a; Enumeration District: 098
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: 967; Page: 289a; Enumeration District: 098

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1915
    Event Place: Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mill Spring, Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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