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Male John Edwards Click to view John Edwards in the family tree

John was born about 1807 in IN.  John's father was John Henry Edwards and his mother was Mary Burton.  His paternal grandparents were John Edwards and Mary Stokes. He had four brothers and five sisters, named William, Charles F., Young, Henry, Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Sarah, Nancy and Frances D..  He was the fourth oldest of the ten children.  He died about 1847 in Schuyler, MO.


John's family with Mary Williams

‌John and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on February 14th, 1828 in Lawrence Co., IN.  They had three sons and three daughters, named Thompson Harvey, John M., Campbell, Indiana, Missouri and America.


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