Anderson Edwards

1808–1880 (Age 71)
Cannon, Tennessee, United States

The Life of Anderson

When Anderson Edwards was born on 19 November 1808, in Cannon, Tennessee, United States, his father, Sanford Wigginton Edwards, was 21 and his mother, Mary Polly Tedford, was 24. He married Elizabeth Wilson on 22 April 1841. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Madison, Tennessee, United States in 1850. He died about 1880, in Carroll, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Anderson Edwards
1808–1880
Elizabeth Wilson
1820–1860
Marriage: 22 April 1841
Fayette Wilson
1839–1949
James R. Edwards
1842–1952
Alonzo Edwards
1869–1979
Martha Jane Edwards
1845–1923
Sanford Edwards
1847–1957
Julia Ann Edwards
1849–1959
Harvey L. Edwards
1851–1923
Elizabeth Louise Edwards
1853–1917

Spouse & Children

  • Anderson Edwards

    Male1808–1880Male

  • Elizabeth Wilson

    Female1820–1860Female

MARRIAGE
22 April 1841
Madison,Tennessee
children

(8)

+3 More Children

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(13)

+8 More Children

World Events (8)

1812

Age 4

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812

Age 4

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 22

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (also common in Wales): patronymic from Edward .

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Anderson Edwards, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Anderson Edwards, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Anderson Edwards in entry for Harvey L. Edwards, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"

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