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Silas Edwards 1807–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1807

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Edwards

Mother: Susannah Simmons\Sammons

Spouse(s): Nancy Alderson

Children(s): Charles Edwards

Silas Edwards was born in 1807 in Georgia, the child of William Edwards And Susannah Susan Simmons Sammons. Silas Edwards married Nancy Alderson, and had children including Charles A Edwards. Silas Edwards passed away in 1870 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Silas Edwards was born in 1807 in Georgia, the child of William Edwards And Susannah Susan Simmons Sammons.
  • Silas Edwards married Nancy Alderson, and had children including Charles A Edwards.
  • Silas Edwards passed away in 1870 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Edwards
1765–1820
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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Susannah Simmons\Sammons
1759–1848
Birth Location: ,,Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Alderson
1814–
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Children(s)

Charles Edwards
1857–1929
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Silas Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Silas Edwards
1807–1870
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
William Edwards
1765–1820
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Susannah ("Susan") Simmons\Sammons
1759–1848
,,Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Edwards's Descendants

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Silas Edwards (abt 1807–1870) m. Nancy Alderson (1814–)
  1. 1. Charles (A) Edwards 1857–1929 m. Salley (B) Edwards 1876–
    1. 1. Joseph (Richard) Edwards 1894–1970 m. Clydie (K) Leemon 1896–1984
      1. 1. Carl (Henry) Edwards 1921–2003 m. Ocie (Marie) Hitt 1923–2009
        1. 1. Sara (Ann) Barr 1941–1996
    2. 2. Ida (B) Edwards 1897–
    3. 3. Lucy (E) Edwards 1910–
    4. 4. Fred (T) Fry 1894–
    5. 5. Tennie (L) Fry 1896–
    6. 6. Elfred (L) Fry 1897–
    7. 7. William (E) Oaten 1904–

Silas Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1807
abt 1807
Birth of Silas Edwards in Georgia
Georgia
1870
1870
Age 63
Death of Silas Edwards in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1807
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
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