Brief Life History of John Downing
When John Downing Edwards was born on 31 March 1829, in Brown, Ohio, United States, his father, James Alexander Edwards, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Tucker Jacobs, was 26. He married Evaline Amanda Ann Parker on 7 November 1850, in Brown, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Iowa Township, Doniphan, Kansas, United States in 1870 and Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 5 July 1912, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (14)
- John Edwards, "United States Census, 1870"
- John D. Edwards, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- John Downing Edwards, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1829–1912 Male
1831–1900 Female
Children (9)
1851–1928 Male
1854–1878 Male
1856–1931 Male
1858–1943 Male
1860–1926 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1800–1882 Male
1802–1848 Female
Siblings (13)
1822–1854 Male
1823–1856 Female
1825–1897 Male
1827–1858 Male
1829–1912 Male
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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1840
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1854
Age 25
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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