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Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards 1816 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1816

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Oct 1875

Death Location: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Father: Alfred Edwards

Mother: Mary Slay

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stanley, Martha Edwards

Children(s): Dora Edwards, Alfred Edwards, Lovett Edwards, Marcus Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Charles Edwards, Wilbur Edwards, Alongo Edwards, Jesse Edwards, Alva Edwards, Alfred Edwards

Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was born in 1816 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Alfred Erasmus Edwards and Mary Polly Slay. Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards married Elizabeth Jane Stanley, Martha M Edwards, and had children including Dora Edwards, Alfred Erasmus Edwards, Lovett Edwards, Marcus Edwards, Thomas Albert Edwards, Charles Bell "Charley" Edwards, Wilbur Thomas Edwards, Alongo M Edwards, Jesse J Edwards, Alva C Edwards, Alfred Erasmus Edwards. Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards passed away in 1875 in Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was born in 1816 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Alfred Erasmus Edwards and Mary Polly Slay.
  • Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards married Elizabeth Jane Stanley, Martha M Edwards, and had children including Dora Edwards, Alfred Erasmus Edwards, Lovett Edwards, Marcus Edwards, Thomas Albert Edwards, Charles Bell "Charley" Edwards, Wilbur Thomas Edwards, Alongo M Edwards, Jesse J Edwards, Alva C Edwards, Alfred Erasmus Edwards.
  • Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards passed away in 1875 in Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Edwards
1790 – 1873
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Slay
1788 – 1850
Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Stanley
1832 – 1887
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Martha Edwards
1819 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Dora Edwards
Birth Location: Alabama
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Alfred Edwards
1848 – 1920
Birth Location: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America
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Lovett Edwards
1851 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Marcus Edwards
1854 –
Birth Location: Alabama
ME
Thomas Edwards
1857 – 1926
Birth Location: Central, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
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Charles Edwards
1863 – 1926
Birth Location: Central, Coosa, Alabama, USA
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Wilbur Edwards
1865 – 1952
Birth Location: Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
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Alongo Edwards
1840 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Jesse Edwards
1842 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Alva Edwards
1846 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Alfred Edwards
1848 – 1920
Birth Location: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America
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Thomas Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Edwards
1816 – 1875
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Alfred Erasmus Edwards
1790 – 1873
Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Slay
1788 – 1850
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard ((The Immigrant)) Edwards
1767 – 1820
Westminster, London, England
Phobea (Edwards) Maiden
1775 – 1850
Springfield, Mass
Great-Grandparents
Richard Edwards
1730 – 1770
Daniel Parsons
1735 – 1797
Sarah Ferry
1750 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1709 – 1759
Daniel Parsons
1710 – 1760
Esther Stebbins
1713 – 1797

Thomas Edwards's Descendants

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Thomas (Erasmus Dr) Edwards (18 Apr 1816 – 6 Oct 1875) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Stanley (abt 1832 – 23 Dec 1887) m. Martha (M) Edwards (abt 1819 – )
  1. 1. Dora Edwards (Aug – )
  2. 2. Alfred (Erasmus) Edwards (19 October 1848 – 10 March 1920)
  3. 3. Lovett Edwards (abt 1851 – )
  4. 4. Marcus Edwards (abt 1854 – )
  5. 5. Thomas (Albert) Edwards (19 February 1857 – 7 July 1926)
  6. 6. Charles (Bell "Charley") Edwards (8 Aug 1863 – 30 Jul 1926) m. Mary (John) Blake (05 Jun 1864 – 03 Oct 1938)
    1. 1. James (T) Edwards (January 1887 – )
    2. 2. Mary (L) Edwards (August 1889 – 4 June 1970)
    3. 3. Trever (O) Edwards (March 1893 – 26 December 1924)
    4. 4. Ever (P) Edwards (March 1893 – 3 December 1956)
    5. 5. Anna (Bell) Edwards (9 July 1895 – 30 March 1961)
    6. 6. Susie (Liza) Edwards (09 Feb 1898 – 03 Apr 1958) m. Ambrus (Bandy) Coleman (1894 – 23 May 1971)
      1. 1. lila (maude) coleman (abt 1915 – 1 March 1993) m. murry snider (abt 1912 – 10 October 1978)
        1. 1. Mc (Gee) Snider (abt 1930 – )
        2. 2. McGee Snider (abt 1931 – )
        3. 3. Babby (Sue) Snider (abt 1933 – 28 February 2020)
        4. 4. Doris (Opel) Nabors (11 April 1935 – 26 June 2004) m. JACK nabors (17 Feb 1933 – 1 Jun 2006)
        5. 5. Carolyn (J) Snider (abt 1940 – )
        6. 6. perry snider (abt 1943 – ) m. irene
      2. 2. B (E) Coleman (abt 1918 – )
      3. 3. Oren Caleman (abt 1921 – )
      4. 4. James (M) Coleman (abt 1923 – )
      5. 5. Manro Caleman (abt 1923 – )
      6. 6. Lamar Caleman (abt 1927 – )
      7. 7. Joyce Coleman (abt 1937 – 16 September 2017) m. Walter (Robert) Perry (7 September 1934 – 30 June 2018)
      8. 8. Christina Caleman (abt 1938 – 16 September 2017) m. Walter (Robert) Perry (7 September 1934 – 30 June 2018)
    7. 7. Sara (E) Edwards (April 1898 – )
    8. 8. Henry (Charles) Edwards (October 1899 – 14 September 1955)
  7. 7. Wilbur (Thomas) Edwards (9 February 1865 – 7 March 1952)
  8. 8. Alongo (M) Edwards (abt 1840 – )
  9. 9. Jesse (J) Edwards (abt 1842 – )
  10. 10. Alva (C) Edwards (abt 1846 – )

Thomas Edwards's Timeline

11 Records

1816
18 Apr 1816
Birth of Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
1838
09 Sep 1838
Age 22
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was married in Chambers, Alabama, USA
Chambers, Alabama, USA
1838
9 Sep 1838
Age 22
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was married in Chambers, Alabama, USA
Chambers, Alabama, USA
1838
9 September 1838
Age 22
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was married in Chambers, Alabama, USA
Chambers, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards resided here in Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA
Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA
1853
25 Sep 1853
Age 37
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was married in Coosa, Alabama, USA
Coosa, Alabama, USA
1857
20 Dec 1857
Age 41
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was married in Coosa County, Alabama, USA
Coosa County, Alabama, USA
1857
20 December 1857
Age 41
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was married in Coosa, Alabama, USA
Coosa, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards resided here in Red Ridge, Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Red Ridge, Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1875
6 Oct 1875
Age 59
Death of Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards in Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1875
2 Nov 1875
Age 59
Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards - Probate in Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1816
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Red Ridge, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 113A
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 29a
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 September 1838
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Coosa, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Coosa County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 December 1857
    Event Place: Coosa, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 29a

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Red Ridge, Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Red Ridge, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 113A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999, Executors Record, 1871-1926; Minutes and Executors Record, 1924-1936; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Tallapoosa County); Probate Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1875
    Event Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999, Executors Record, 1871-1926; Minutes and Executors Record, 1924-1936; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Tallapoosa County); Probate Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama
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