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Stephen Edwards 1818 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1818

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 11 Jul 1909

Death Location: Cleburne, Alabama, United States

Father: William Edwards

Mother: Rebecca Clayton

Spouse(s): Mariah Chandler

Children(s): Frances Edwards, Mary Edwards, William Edwards, Mary Edwards, Cinderella Edwards, Louisa Edwards, Lemuel Edwards, Infant Edwards, B Edwards, C Edwards, Caldona Edwards

The story of Stephen Edwards began in 1818 in South Carolina, United States. In 1870, Stephen Edwards resided in Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alab. Stephen Edwards married Mariah Chandler, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Jane Edwards, William Richardson Edwards, Mary Ann Edwards, Cinderella Edwards, Louisa Minerva (Tolleson) Edwards, Lemuel Buchanan Edwards, Infant Edwards, B R Edwards, C J Edwards, Caldona Edwards. Stephen Edwards passed away in 1909 in Cleburne, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Edwards began in 1818 in South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1870, Stephen Edwards resided in Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alab.
  • Stephen Edwards married Mariah Chandler, and had children including Frances Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Jane Edwards, William Richardson Edwards, Mary Ann Edwards, Cinderella Edwards, Louisa Minerva (Tolleson) Edwards, Lemuel Buchanan Edwards, Infant Edwards, B R Edwards, C J Edwards, Caldona Edwards.
  • Stephen Edwards passed away in 1909 in Cleburne, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Edwards
1790 – 1854
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Rebecca Clayton
1785 – 1854
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mariah Chandler
1824 – 1891
Birth Location: Madison, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Frances Edwards
1843 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Edwards
1844 – 1923
Birth Location: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States
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William Edwards
1846 – 1920
Birth Location: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, United States
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Mary Edwards
1848 – 1930
Birth Location: Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States
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Cinderella Edwards
1853 – 1927
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
CE
Louisa Edwards
1854 – 1923
Birth Location: Benton (Cleburne), Alabama, United States
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Lemuel Edwards
1857 – 1933
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Infant Edwards
1860 – 1860
Birth Location: Cleburne, Alabama, United States
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B Edwards
1861 – 1861
Birth Location: Cleburne, Alabama, United States
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C Edwards
1861 – 1861
Birth Location: , Cleburne, Alabama
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Caldona Edwards
1867 – 1867
Birth Location: –
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Stephen Edwards's Ancestors

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Stephen Edwards
1818 – 1909
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States
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

Stephen Edwards's Descendants

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Stephen Edwards (27 Sep 1818 – 11 Jul 1909) m. Mariah Chandler (23 Feb 1824 – 21 Apr 1891)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Edwards (18 Jun 1843 – ) m. John (Henry) Burgess (1843 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Edwards (10 Oct 1844 – 14 Jun 1923) m. James (Rhodes) Warren (27 Jun 1837 – 3 Mar 1916)
    1. 1. Calvin (Robinson) Warren (18 July 1865 – 11 January 1908)
    2. 2. James (William) Warren (11 June 1876 – 9 August 1955)
    3. 3. Jesse (Reed) Warren (8 August 1879 – 24 November 1963)
  3. 3. William (Richardson) Edwards (3 Jun 1846 – 9 Sep 1920) m. Lydia (Johnson) Hammett (11 Jun 1846 – 22 Feb 1896) m. Sarah (Jane) Harris (Jun 1853 – 1940)
    1. 1. James (Robert) Edwards (10 November 1869 – 16 January 1955)
    2. 2. Mary (S.) Edwards (Abt 1872 – )
    3. 3. Ella Collie (29 June 1874 – 23 April 1958)
    4. 4. Oliver (Alonzo) Edwards (12 February 1878 – 12 May 1937)
    5. 5. Jesse (Stephen) Edwards (14 December 1879 – 3 November 1952)
    6. 6. Millie (O.) Bragg (24 June 1882 – 27 September 1968)
    7. 7. Annie (Lee) Austin (13 March 1889 – 27 February 1972)
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Edwards (18 Aug 1848 – 18 Feb 1930) m. Joseph (Miles) Brown (8 Feb 1840 – 19 May 1908) m. Miles (Edward) Brown (2 Feb 1881 – 23 Nov 1963) m. H (S) Watson
  5. 5. Cinderella Edwards (29 Jun 1853 – 4 Feb 1927) m. Rhesa (Thomas) Reid (2 Oct 1843 – 13 Aug 1906)
  6. 6. Louisa (Minerva (Tolleson)) Edwards (17 May 1854 – 19 Nov 1923) m. Green (Berry) Tolleson (1 Aug 1850 – 3 Dec 1895)
    1. 1. Asa (Columbus) Tolleson (10 Jul 1872 – 16 Jul 1964) m. Ollie (Ann) Austin (3 February 1878 – 11 August 1956)
      1. 1. Hattie Tolleson (30 Nov 1897 – 1979)
      2. 2. William (Hoyt) Tolleson (20 Aug 1899 – 12 Apr 1956)
      3. 3. Herschel (Greenberry) Tolleson (8 January 1904 – 30 December 1995) m. Marjorie (Merle) Tolleson (16 Sept 1912 – 17 Jun 1991)
        1. 1. Marian (Rose) Tolleson (21 Apr 1931 – 2 Nov 1997)
        2. 2. Margaret (Merle) Tolleson (19 Dec 1932 – 14 Dec 1994)
      4. 4. Hessie (L) Tolleson (4 Dec 1906 – Mar 1977)
      5. 5. Addie (Idella) Tolleson (22 January 1910 – 9 September 1993)
      6. 6. Atha (Leona) Tolleson (22 January 1910 – 19 September 2011)
      7. 7. Hugh (Dorsey) Tolleson (10 July 1916 – 2 April 2001) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Tolleson (9 March 1915 – 7 March 1999)
        1. 1. Thomas (Hugh Hugh) Tolleson (5/22/1945 – 13 Mar 2013)
        2. 2. Mary (K) Talleson (abt 1949 – )
    2. 2. Ozanna (Lumpkin) Tolleson (28 Dec 1873 – 3 Jun 1943) m. Ora (Alma) Lockwood (20 Feb 1878 – 27 Dec 1949)
      1. 1. Floyd (Jackson) Tolleson (6 November 1900 – 4 March 1910)
      2. 2. Marvin (Dolphus) Tolleson (05 Feb 1903 – 25 Jun 1993) m. Dora (Mae) Holtzclaw (10 July 1908 – Jun 1996)
        1. 1. Charles (E) Tolleson (abt 1931 – )
      3. 3. Nettie (Leona) Tolleson (26 Sep 1905 – 21 April 1998)
      4. 4. Alvin (Roy) Tolleson (Feb 13, 1908 – 16 Jan 1968) m. Lessie (Sue) Avery (Feb 29, 1904 – 21 August 1975)
        1. 1. Sherwell (Klawyn) Tolleson (19 March 1935 – 13 August 2018) m. Barbara (Ann) Roberts
      5. 5. Grace (Elizabeth) Tolleson (7 May 1912 – 3 October 2002)
      6. 6. Grethel (Maude) Tolleson (10 January 1914 – 26 November 1995)
    3. 3. William (Andrew) Tolleson (25 Dec 1875 – 9 Jul 1952) m. Mollie (Isabelle) Owen (1876 – 11 Feb 1964)
      1. 1. Tolleson (1897 – 1897)
      2. 2. Rufus Tolleson (16 Jul 1897 – 25 Jul 1897)
      3. 3. Ruth (Leona) Tolleson (13 Jun 1898 – 11 Jan 1976) m. Otis Bennett (13 Jul 1893 – 2 Oct 1982)
      4. 4. William (Rufus) Tolleson (18 Jan 1900 – 7 Sep 1968) m. Mildred (Loretta) Kitchens (22 Mar 1910 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (M) Tolleson (abt 1930 – Abt 2002) m. James (C.) Johnson
        2. 2. Billie (W) Talleson (abt 1937 – )
      5. 5. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (11 Nov 1901 – 22 Oct 1965) m. Cleo Cole (20 Apr 1904 – 13 Aug 1989)
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Tolleson (29 Jul 1933 – 29 Jul 1933)
        2. 2. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (20 Apr 1950 – 31 Jul 2014) m. Judy Jones (Oct 1950 – ) m. Sue (Ellen) Crenshaw (10 Jul 1953 – 3 Mar 2023)
      6. 6. Earl (L) TOLLESON (1902 – )
      7. 7. Minnie (L) Tollorson (29 Aug 1903 – 22 Feb 1953) m. Jesse (Robert) Hall (23 Nov 1901 – 22 Sep 1975)
      8. 8. Nellie (J.) Tolleson (28 Jul 1906 – 10 Mar 1997) m. Thomas (Cook) Allum (27 December 1906 – July 1989)
        1. 1. Phillip (D) Allums (11 June 1934 – 31 December 2020) m. Peggy (A) Allum
      9. 9. Tolleson (1915 – 1915)
      10. 10. Owen (Alphus) Tolleson (26 Sep 1917 – 25 Aug 2003) m. Gladys (Ruby) Tolleson (7 December 1925 – 2 November 2008)
        1. 1. Judith Ayers (24 September 1942 – 29 September 2010)
        2. 2. William (Owen) Tolleson (2 December 1944 – 13 June 2005)
        3. 3. David (Leslie) Tolleson (6 February 1950 – 2 June 2020)
        4. 4. Scottie Boozer
        5. 5. Rita Boozer
    4. 4. Miley (Elizabeth) Tolleson (10 February 1878 – 20 February 1955) m. William (Eligh Eli) Barker (18 Apr 1876 – 28 Jan 1968)
    5. 5. Gus Tolleson (Abt Jul 1880 – 12 Dec 1946)
    6. 6. Jessie (Oduston) Tolleson (4 Jul 1880 – 12 Sep 1946) m. Rosalie Evans (1883 – 14 October 1985)
      1. 1. Alton Tolleson (abt 1906 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Edwin) Tolleson (3 Dec 1909 – Dec 1975) m. Mary (Eileen) Huster (1911 – 2001)
        1. 1. Robert (H) Tolleson (abt 1938 – )
        2. 2. Gerald (P) Tolleson (abt 1943 – )
        3. 3. Stephen (P) Tolleson (abt 1947 – 2022)
        4. 4. James (Richard) Tolleson (11 December 1950 – 28 October 1992)
      3. 3. Harold Tolleson (abt 1914 – )
      4. 4. Carl Tolleson (abt 1916 – ) m. Lois (F) Tolleson (abt 1918 – )
        1. 1. Carl Tolleson (abt 1941 – )
        2. 2. Thomas (A) Tolleson (abt 1943 – )
        3. 3. Carolyn (J) Tolleson (abt 1946 – )
      5. 5. John (Wesley) Tolleson (13 September 1917 – 24 October 2008) m. Rose (Marie) McClure (abt 1922 – 11 March 2017)
        1. 1. Olivia (Rose) Tolleson
      6. 6. Posey Tolleson (abt 1919 – )
      7. 7. Dus Tolleson (abt 1924 – )
      8. 8. Hobart Tolleson (abt 1927 – )
      9. 9. George Tolleson (abt 1928 – )
    7. 7. Mary (A Mollie) Tolleson (Oct 1883 – 1941) m. Harvey (Washington) Liner (Aug 1873 – 1952)
    8. 8. Mary (Ada) Tolleson (Oct 1883 – Nov 1888)
    9. 9. Mary (Ada) Tolleson (Oct 1883 – Nov 1888)
    10. 10. Mary (A Mollie) Tolleson (1885 – 22 May 1941) m. S (J) Hicks
    11. 11. Stephen (Luther) Tolleson (26 Nov 1886 – 2 Jul 1963) m. Essie (Frances) Austin (Dec 1890 – 16 Dec 1966)
      1. 1. Stephen (Luther) Tolleson (abt 1927 – )
    12. 12. Katie (Leona) Tolleson (18 Jun 1888 – 23 May 1966) m. William (Bartlett) Owen (abt 1881 – Abt 1941)
    13. 13. Lemuel (Arthur) Tolleson (September 15, 1891 – 12 August 1967) m. Lula (Ellen) Vaughn (2 Feb 1897 – 6 April 2000)
      1. 1. Grace (Ellen) Lockhart (16 July 1920 – 26 June 2007)
      2. 2. Lemuel (Arthur) Tolleson (7 December 1926 – 25 May 2003)
      3. 3. Mary (Lou) Duncan (21 July 1929 – 25 August 2009)
      4. 4. John (Franklin) Tolleson (1 January 1933 – 6 December 2015)
      5. 5. Vaughan (Earl) Tolleson (2 October 1934 – 15 July 2008)
      6. 6. Lula (Ethel) Tolleson (6 February 1937 – 21 July 2017)
      7. 7. Shirley (June) Mozley (1 December 1938 – 23 September 2005)
    14. 14. Neal (Hampton) Tolleson (25 Feb 1894 – 1 Nov 1973) m. Zera (Ann) Webb (Dec 1902 – 20 Dec 1992)
      1. 1. Mary (Eunice) Little (15 April 1922 – 22 July 1976)
      2. 2. Neal (Leon) Tolleson (18 October 1923 – 27 March 1945)
      3. 3. Wilbur (Mitchell) Tolleson (1 November 1924 – 30 September 2008) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bunn (04 May 1930 – 11 May 2001)
        1. 1. Michael (Leon) Tolleson (abt 1947 – ) m. Wilda (Sue) Winn (abt 1948 – )
        2. 2. Suzan (Kay) Tolleson (15 Aug 1954 – 22 Nov 1999) m. Jerry (Crain) Stubbs
        3. 3. Wilda (W.) Tolleson
        4. 4. Zera (Webb) Tolleson
        5. 5. Neal (H.) Tolleson
        6. 6. George Barr
        7. 7. Gail (Tolleson) Todt
        8. 8. Angela (Tolleson) Barr
      4. 4. Lera (Eloise) Edwards (27 April 1926 – 11 April 2000)
      5. 5. Reba (Louise) Bethea (24 August 1927 – 10 April 2008)
      6. 6. Eddie (Lee) Tolleson (22 April 1929 – 23 April 1929)
      7. 7. Betty (Sue) Tolleson (27 May 1930 – 31 May 1966) m. William (Ray) Smith (abt 1931 – )
      8. 8. Floy (Jo) Hammett (20 November 1931 – 23 June 2000)
  7. 7. Lemuel (Buchanan) Edwards (9 Jun 1857 – 22 May 1933) m. Nancy (Margaret) Edmondson (6 Feb 1853 – 16 Sep 1924)
  8. 8. Infant Edwards (20 Jan 1860 – 20 Jan 1860)
  9. 9. B (R) Edwards (20 Jul 1861 – 20 Jul 1861)
  10. 10. C (J) Edwards (20 Jul 1861 – 20 Jul 1861)
  11. 11. Caldona Edwards (Abt 1867 – Aft 1867)

Stephen Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1818
27 Sep 1818
Birth of Stephen Edwards in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 52
Stephen Edwards resided here in Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1909
11 Jul 1909
Age 91
Death of Stephen Edwards in Cleburne, Alabama, United States
Cleburne, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1818
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 15 Range 11, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: M593_9; Page: 360A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Cleburne, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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