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Samuel L Edwards 1847 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1847

Birth Location: Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG

Death Date: 11 Feb 1892

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois

Father: George Edwards

Mother: Mary Wagland

Spouse(s): Amy Rowe

Children(s): John Edwards, George Edwards, Minnie Edwards, Arthur Edwards, Philena Edwards, Myrtle Edwards, Ernest Edwards, Bertha Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Amy Edwards, Leona Edwards, Harrison Edwards, Archie Edwards

The story of Samuel L Edwards began in 1847 in Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG. In 1851, Samuel L Edwards resided in Long Sutton, Somerset, England. Samuel L Edwards married Amy Elizabeth Rowe, and had children including John Franklin Edwards, George Nelson Edwards, Minnie Mae Edwards, Arthur Henry Edwards, Philena Dianthus Edwards, Myrtle Aurelia Edwards, Ernest Clinton Edwards, Bertha Philena "Birdie" Edwards, Samuel Otis Edwards, Amy Mabel Edwards, Leona Maude (child) Edwards, Harrison Morton (child) Edwards, Archie Theo Edwards. Samuel L Edwards passed away in 1892 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel L Edwards began in 1847 in Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG.
  • In 1851, Samuel L Edwards resided in Long Sutton, Somerset, England.
  • Samuel L Edwards married Amy Elizabeth Rowe, and had children including John Franklin Edwards, George Nelson Edwards, Minnie Mae Edwards, Arthur Henry Edwards, Philena Dianthus Edwards, Myrtle Aurelia Edwards, Ernest Clinton Edwards, Bertha Philena "Birdie" Edwards, Samuel Otis Edwards, Amy Mabel Edwards, Leona Maude (child) Edwards, Harrison Morton (child) Edwards, Archie Theo Edwards.
  • Samuel L Edwards passed away in 1892 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Edwards
1808 – 1894
Birth Location: Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
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Mary Wagland
1819 – 1885
Birth Location: Babcary, Somerset, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Amy Rowe
1851 – 1938
Birth Location: Lafayette, Stark County, Illinois
AR

Children(s)

John Edwards
1869 – 1951
Birth Location: Oneida, Illinois
JE
George Edwards
1871 – 1959
Birth Location: Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
GE
Minnie Edwards
1873 – 1951
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
ME
Arthur Edwards
1874 – 1931
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
AE
Philena Edwards
1876 – 1881
Birth Location: Oak Run, Knox County, Illinois
PE
Myrtle Edwards
1878 – 1952
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
ME
Ernest Edwards
1879 – 1968
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox, Illinois
EE
Bertha Edwards
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois, USA
BE
Samuel Edwards
1884 – 1963
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
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Amy Edwards
1886 – 1933
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
AE
Leona Edwards
1887 – 1888
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
LE
Harrison Edwards
1888 – 1889
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
HE
Archie Edwards
1890 – 1911
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
AE

Samuel Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Edwards
1847 – 1892
Birth Place: Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG
Parents
George Edwards
1808 – 1894
Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Wagland
1819 – 1885
Babcary, Somerset, England
Grandparents
George Edwards
1775 – 1852
Somerton, Somerset, England
Betty Wheller
1770 – 1852
Somerton, Oxfordshire, England
John Wagland
1790 – 1898
Surrey, England
Mary (Ann) Appleby
1782 –
Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1736 – 1800
Unity Groves
1738 – 1804
Edward Wheller
1737 –
Elizabeth Weech
1740 –
Isaac Wagland
1759 – 1813
Sarah Brown
1753 – 1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1704 – 1769
Elizabeth Drayton
1705 – 1785
William Groves
Margaret Hill
1709 –
John Wheeler\Wheeler
1695 – 1767
Elizabeth Hurd
1699 – 1743
George Weech
1708 – 1766
Mary Hurd
1720 – 1795
Ann Gosden
1725 – 1798
John Brown
1730 – 1799
Sarah Swan
1730 – 1808

Samuel Edwards's Descendants

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Samuel (L) Edwards (26 Jun 1847 – 11 Feb 1892) m. Amy (Elizabeth) Rowe (10 Dec 1851 – 21 May 1938)
  1. 1. John (Franklin) Edwards (7 Nov 1869 – 18 Jun 1951)
  2. 2. George (Nelson) Edwards (22 June 1871 – 18 June 1959) m. Daisy (Alice) Cravens (15 Jul 1869 – 8 Feb 1898) m. Daisy (M) England (28 Dec 1881 – 28 Dec 1957)
    1. 1. Harry Edwards (Jun 1887 – 1887)
    2. 2. Virena (B.) Edwards (June 1888 – 10 August 1959)
    3. 3. Rena (Bell) Edwards (18 Jun 1888 – 1948) m. Arthur Carley (abt 1883 – 1960)
      1. 1. Alice Carley (1906 – )
      2. 2. Olin (J) Corley (1910 – )
      3. 3. Arthur (C) Carley (abt 1910 – )
      4. 4. Mary (D) Carley (abt 1914 – )
      5. 5. Raymond (D) Carley (abt 1918 – )
      6. 6. James (V R) Carley (abt 1919 – )
    4. 4. Earl (Nelson "Jack") Edwards (23 Jan 1893 – 20 Feb 1979) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Adams (abt 1892 – ) m. Thelma (Loretta) Towson (Feb 13 1903 – 8 Jun 1984)
      1. 1. Eloise (Alice) Edwards (11 Aug 1922 – 26 Aug 2012)
      2. 2. Eloise (Alice) Edwards (11 August 1922 – 26 August 2012)
      3. 3. Theodore (George "Ted") Edwards (4 May 1924 – 1 Mar 1969)
      4. 4. Natalie (Jean) Edwards (13 Jun 1928 – 21 Nov 2014)
      5. 5. Eunice (Fay) Edwards (27 November 1931 – 19 Mar 1949)
      6. 6. Marlene (Francis) Edwards (abt 1935 – ) m. Fred (Elliott) Leet (1 January 1935 – 9 March 1978)
        1. 1. Teresa (Ann Herrington\) Leet (1 Aug 1953 – ) m. Ronald Herrington
        2. 2. Lawrence (Kelly) Leet (26 Jan 1954 – 18 Sep 2014) m. Tonya (Faye) Smith (17 Jan 1954 – 18 April 2008)
        3. 3. Gerry (Lynn \ Rands \Tietema) Leet (12 Nov 1956 – ) m. Michael (Ray) Rands (18 Feb 1951 – 16 Jul 2012) m. Christopher (Charles) Tietema (Sep 1954 – )
        4. 4. Rebecca (Joan) Leet (4 May 1961 – )
      7. 7. Earl (Edwards) Jr. (Jun 1938 – Jun 1939)
      8. 8. Loretta (Earlene) Edwards (6 Mar 1942 – 27 Sep 2011)
    5. 5. Theodore (George) Edwards (13 Feb 1894 – 5 Jul 1966)
    6. 6. William (Ray) Edwards (24 Apr 1896 – 24 Dec 1977)
    7. 7. John (Archibald) Edwards (6 May 1919 – )
    8. 8. Bessie (Fern) Hamilton (2 Mar 1899 – 19 May 1988)
    9. 9. Goldie (Jeanne) Edwards (1901 – 10 Mar 1964)
    10. 10. H (E) Munton
  3. 3. Minnie (Mae) Edwards (27 Jan 1873 – 5 Apr 1951)
  4. 4. Arthur (Henry) Edwards (24 Dec 1874 – 2 Aug 1931)
  5. 5. Philena (Dianthus) Edwards (20 Aug 1876 – 23 Oct 1881)
  6. 6. Myrtle (Aurelia) Edwards (30 Jul 1878 – 10 Jan 1952)
  7. 7. Ernest (Clinton) Edwards (1 Dec 1879 – 24 Jul 1968)
  8. 8. Bertha (Philena "Birdie") Edwards (12 Sep 1881 – 04 Oct 1968)
  9. 9. Samuel (Otis) Edwards (2 Feb 1884 – 21 Dec 1963)
  10. 10. Amy (Mabel) Edwards (8 Feb 1886 – 14 Jan 1933)
  11. 11. Leona (Maude (child)) Edwards (22 Mar 1887 – 8 Feb 1888)
  12. 12. Harrison (Morton (child)) Edwards (2 Oct 1888 – 18 Jul 1889)
  13. 13. Archie (Theo) Edwards (3 May 1890 – 10 Mar 1911)

Samuel Edwards's Timeline

7 Records

1847
26 Jun 1847
Birth of Samuel L Edwards in Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG
Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG
1851
1851
Age 4
Samuel L Edwards resided here in Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Long Sutton, Somerset, England
1860
1860
Age 13
Samuel L Edwards resided here in Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
1861
1861
Age 14
Samuel L Edwards resided here in Dummer, Peterborough, Canada West, Canada
Dummer, Peterborough, Canada West, Canada
1870
1870
Age 23
Samuel L Edwards resided here in Ontario, Oneida, Knox, Illinois, USA
Ontario, Oneida, Knox, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
Samuel L Edwards resided here in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
1892
11 Feb 1892
Age 45
Death of Samuel L Edwards in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1847
    Event Place: Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rio, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 564; Family History Library Film: 8031
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1926; Folio: 214; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221083
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Long Sutton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1926; Folio: 214; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221083

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1857
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rio, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 564; Family History Library Film: 8031

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dummer, Peterborough, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1065-1066

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ontario, Oneida, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 344B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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