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Wm. Presley Edwards 1811–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1811

Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 29 March 1866

Death Location: McLeansboro, McLeansboro, Illinois, USA

Father: William Edwards

Mother: Sally Edmunds

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In 1811, Wm. Presley Edwards entered the world in Logan County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Edwards And Sally A Edmunds. Wm. Presley Edwards passed away in 1866 in McLeansboro, McLeansboro, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Wm. Presley Edwards entered the world in Logan County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Edwards And Sally A Edmunds.
  • Wm. Presley Edwards passed away in 1866 in McLeansboro, McLeansboro, Illinois, USA.

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Wm. Edwards's Ancestors

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Wm. Edwards
1811–1866
Birth Place: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Edwards
1771–1854
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Sally (A.) Edmunds
1771–1844
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Col. (Thomas H Edmunds *) Sr
1746–1825
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Eldridge
1754–1836
Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Edmunds
1710–1787
Elizabeth Edmunds
1710–1754
Thomas Esq.
1710–1754
Ann Jones
1731–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Edmunds
1675–1729
Elizabeth Blunt
1676–1728
Walter Jr.
1684–1721
Sarah Simmons
1673–1751
Thomas Eldridge
1685–1740
Judith Kennon
1692–1759
James *
1694–1742
Sarah Edmunds
1702–1751

Wm. Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1811
15 Jun 1811
Birth of Wm. Presley Edwards in Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Logan County, Kentucky, USA
1866
29 March 1866
Age 55
Death of Wm. Presley Edwards in McLeansboro, McLeansboro, Illinois, USA
McLeansboro, McLeansboro, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1811
    Event Place: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1866
    Event Place: McLeansboro, McLeansboro, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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