John Edwards1808–
- Name
- John Edwards
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | 1808 50 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Polly Edwards about 1813 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Patsey Edwards about 1814 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 4 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 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Edwards about 1819 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Edwards September 26, 1819 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Jackson Edwards January 22, 1822 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Starks — View this family 1829 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 24 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 son #1 | Manon Edwards about 1834 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 27 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 #2 | Martha A Edwards about 1838 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Albert A Edwards about 1839 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | David Edwards Jr. July 11, 1839 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Manda E Edwards about 1843 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Andrew J Edwards about 1844 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Sylvester H Edwards about 1845 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Mary M Edwards about 1847 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 38 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 son #8 | John H Edwards about 1848 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Alicey Johnson 1854 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 49 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 53 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 59 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 59 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 61 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 |
| Death of a sister | Patsey Edwards September 24, 1878 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 70 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Hugh H Edwards August 27, 1882 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Jackson Edwards September 28, 1885 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Gideon Edwards 1890 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 90 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 108 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 109 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
 Death | unknown |
| 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 elder brother |
Gideon Edwards Birth: 1801 43 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1890 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder 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 himself |
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 Starks |
| himself |
John Edwards Birth: 1808 50 28 Death: |
| wife |
Elizabeth Starks Birth: about 1810 Death: |
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Marriage: 1829 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years son |
Manon Edwards Birth: about 1834 26 24 Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Martha A Edwards Birth: about 1838 30 28 Death: |
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2 years son |
Albert A Edwards Birth: about 1839 31 29 Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Manda E Edwards Birth: about 1843 35 33 Death: |
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2 years son |
Andrew J Edwards Birth: about 1844 36 34 Death: |
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2 years son |
Sylvester H Edwards Birth: about 1845 37 35 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Mary M Edwards Birth: about 1847 39 37 Death: |
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2 years son |
John H Edwards Birth: about 1848 40 38 Death: |