John Henry Edwards

Brief Life History of John Henry

When John Henry Edwards was born on 24 January 1851, in Warren, North Carolina, United States, his father, John William A. Edwards, was 35 and his mother, Martha Ann Renn, was 31. He married "Martha" Pattie Green Knuckles in 1870, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sandy Creek Township, Warren, North Carolina, United States in 1880 and Middleburg, Vance, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 23 January 1924, in Smith Creek Township, Warren, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Cokesbury United Methodist Church Cemetery, Cokesbury, Vance, North Carolina, United States.

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John Henry Edwards
1851–1924
"Martha" Pattie Green Knuckles
1847–1916
Marriage: 1870
William Herbert Edwards
1872–1938
Lillie Jane Edwards
1874–1964
Thomas George Edwards
1877–1954
Laura J Edwards
1879–1969
Mary Alice Edwards
1881–1961
Alexander Ernest Edwards
1884–1951
Enoch Marvin Edwards
1886–1963
Annie Lee Edwards
1889–1973

Sources (56)

  • John H Edwards, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John H. Edwards, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
  • John Henry Edwards in entry for William Hewitt Edwards, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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