When Frank Sterling Edwards Sr. was born on 14 February 1899, in McDuffie, Georgia, United States, his father, William Jones Edwards, was 46 and his mother, Ellen Simpson Combs, was 31. He married Rubye Alice Peavy on 24 December 1920, in Pasco, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 59, Hillsborough, Florida, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 7 August 1966, in Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Thonotosassa Cemetery, Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.