Gideon EdwardsAge: 89 years1801–1890
- Name
- Gideon Edwards
- Given names
- Gideon
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | 1801 43 21 |
 Birth of a brother | Hugh H Edwards July 19, 1802 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 2 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Birth of a brother | John Edwards 1808 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Polly Edwards about 1813 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Patsey Edwards about 1814 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 11 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Death of a half-brother | Newtt Edwards 1815 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Edwards about 1819 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Edwards September 26, 1819 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Jackson Edwards January 22, 1822 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Bodine — View this family March 15, 1827 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mahala Edwards 1829 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William F Edwards 1830 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 31 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mariah E Edwards 1833 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Edwards 1835 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 34 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Susan Edwards 1837 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | David Edwards Jr. July 11, 1839 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Nancy Edwards 1840 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | John B Edwards 1841 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Asley A Edwards 1842 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | James Marion Edwards October 25, 1845 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 45 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Rebecca Adalin Edwards June 18, 1850 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William F Edwards — Mariah Emeline Dukes — View this family about 1850 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Alicey Johnson 1854 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Riley Walker — Nancy Edwards — View this family about 1855 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 56 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a child | William Waller Rice — Susan Edwards — View this family about 1861 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 60 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Marriage of a child | William G Wells — Mary Edwards — View this family August 13, 1867 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Marion Edwards — Melvina Walker — View this family 1867 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 66 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 66 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 68 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Alma Edwards about 1871 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Charles Edwards about 1874 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mattie L Edwards about 1875 (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Russel Segar — Asley A Edwards — View this family December 7, 1876 (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Marion Segar — Rebecca Adalin Edwards — View this family June 13, 1878 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Patsey Edwards September 24, 1878 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 77 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John F Edwards April 1880 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hugh H Edwards August 27, 1882 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Jackson Edwards September 28, 1885 (Age 84 years) |
 Death | 1890 (Age 89 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Edwards Jr. Birth: 1758 28 — Courtland, Southampton, Virginia, United States Death: July 11, 1839 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Alicey Johnson Birth: 1780 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1854 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1797 — Nash, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years himself |
Gideon Edwards Birth: 1801 43 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1890 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Hugh H Edwards Birth: July 19, 1802 44 22 — Virginia, United States Death: August 27, 1882 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
John Edwards Birth: 1808 50 28 Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Polly Edwards Birth: about 1813 55 33 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Patsey Edwards Birth: about 1814 56 34 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Nancy Edwards Birth: about 1819 61 39 Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Andrew Jackson Edwards Birth: January 22, 1822 64 42 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1885 |
| sister |
Hicksey Ann Edwards Death: |
| sister |
Sallie Edwards Death: |
| Father’s family with Margaret Willis |
| father |
David Edwards Jr. Birth: 1758 28 — Courtland, Southampton, Virginia, United States Death: July 11, 1839 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Margaret Willis Death: |
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Marriage: April 25, 1784 — Southampton, Virginia, United States |
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| half-brother |
Newtt Edwards Death: 1815 — Southampton, Virginia, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Bodine |
| himself |
Gideon Edwards Birth: 1801 43 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1890 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Bodine Death: |
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Marriage: March 15, 1827 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mahala Edwards Birth: 1829 28 Death: |
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2 years son |
William F Edwards Birth: 1830 29 Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Mariah E Edwards Birth: 1833 32 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Edwards Birth: 1835 34 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Susan Edwards Birth: 1837 36 Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Nancy Edwards Birth: 1840 39 Death: |
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2 years son |
John B Edwards Birth: 1841 40 Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Asley A Edwards Birth: 1842 41 Death: |
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4 years son |
James Marion Edwards Birth: October 25, 1845 44 Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Rebecca Adalin Edwards Birth: June 18, 1850 49 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1936 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |