John D. EDWARDS & Catherine B. ROBERTSON

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John D. EDWARDS
Catherine B. ROBERTSON

Husband: John D. [B.] EDWARDS
Birth: 1808/9, NC
Death: 25 Dec 1890, Wise Co., VA
Occupation: farmer
Father: John EDWARDS
Mother: Mary E. __?__

Parents said to be, but do not appear to be:
Father: Henry EDWARDS
Mother: Letitia RICHARDSON

Marriage: 11 Dec 1834, Wythe Co., VA

Wife: Catherine B. ROBERTSON
Birth: 1814/5, VA
Death: ca. 1893, Wise Co., VA
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

— born in Grayson Co., VA:
1. (Daughter A) EDWARDS, b. 1830-35; m. Mr. HENDERSON; issue: George HENDERSON, b. 1863/4, VA
2. William EDWARDS, b. 1836/7; d. 1863, Civil War
3. James Thomas EDWARDS, b. 9 Jun 1839
4. Henry Robert EDWARDS, b. 1841/2
5. John Friel EDWARDS, b. 1843/4
6. Weldon W. EDWARDS, b. 30 Aug 1847; d. 24 Nov 1884, Wise Co., VA
7. Letitia EDWARDS, b. ca Feb 1850; d. bef. Mar 1851

— born either in Grayson Co., VA, or Wise Co., VA:
8. Sarah Letitia EDWARDS, b. Mar 1851
9. Mary Jane EDWARDS, b. 1853/4; d. aft. 1920 census; apparently never married
10. Nancy A. EDWARDS, b. 1856/7

Letitia and Sarah Letitia may be the same child, but if so, Sarah's age was later off by at least a year.

Their daughter, Sarah Letitia, is said by some to be this Sarah L.:
. Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" EDWARDS, b. May 1851, of Carroll Co., VA
but as both appear in the 1900 census, these are obviously two different women.

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Sources:

1a. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

John D. Scott B. EDWARDS
Birth: 1809, North Carolina; Death: 25 Dec 1890
Marriage: 11 Dec 1834, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia
Spouse: Katherine B. ROBERTSON
Birth: 1817, Virginia; Death: 1893
Source: patron submission

Children:
1. William EDWARDS; Birth: About 1837, Grayson, Virginia
2. Henry Robert EDWARDS; Birth: About 1841, Grayson, Virginia
3. John Friel EDWARDS; Birth: 1844, Carroll, Virginia
4. Weldon EDWARDS; Birth: About 1847, Carroll, Virginia; Death: 24 Nov 1884, Wise, Virginia
5. Sarah Letitia EDWARDS; Birth: About 1851, Carroll, Virginia
6. Nancy A. EDWARDS; Birth: About 1857, Carroll, Virginia
Father: John D EDWARDS; Mother: Catherine ROBERTSON
Source: patron submissions

1b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Pedigree Resource File (index to CDs, online at FamilySearch.org).

Children, born in Hillsville, Grayson, VA, or Carroll, VA—
1. William B EDWARDS; Birth: 1837; d. 1863, Civil War
2. James Thomas EDWARDS; Birth: 9 Jun 1839; Death: 22 Apr 1922, Sandy Ridge, VA
3. Henry Robert EDWARDS; Birth: 1841; d. 1924, VA
4. John Friel EDWARDS; Birth: 1844; d. 17 Jul 1913, Lipps, Wise, VA [m. 3 times]
5. Weldon W EDWARDS; Birth: 30 Aug 1847; d. 14 Nov 1884, Wise, VA
6. Sarah Letitia EDWARDS; Birth: 1850
7. Mary Jane EDWARDS; Birth: 1854
8. Nancy A EDWARDS; Birth: 1857; Death: 1935, VA; m. Richard HAWKS; m. George T. RICHARDSON
Father: John D EDWARDS; Mother: Catherine B ROBERTSON
Source: patron submissions

2a. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): the Grayson County page images and their index entries are missing.

2b. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):

1840 Edwards, John VA Grayson Co. Western District p. 321

2c. 1840 Census Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #40 of 52; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1840 VA Grayson Co. Western District Roll 556 (Book 1) pp. 320B-321A Ln. 26 John Edwards 200 010 - 010 100 no slaves 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = James (b. 1838/9)
= William (b. 1836/7)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = John (b. 1808/9)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Daughter A

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Catharine (b. 1816/7)

1 person employed in agriculture

John and Catharine are in the wrong ages classes, but this household is the only John EDWARDS household in Grayson Co., VA, that comes close.

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #75 of 148): District No. 19, Grayson Co., VA, Roll M432_947, p. 196A, 573/573, enumerated 1 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

John D Edwards 41 M Mail Carrier Virginia

Catharine Edwards 33 F Do

William Edwards 13 M Do

James Edwards 11 M Do

Robert Edwards 9 M Do

John Edwards 7 M Do

Weldon Edwards 5 M Do

Letitia Edwards 3/12 M Do

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 112): Wise County Court House P.O., Wise Co., VA, Roll 1384, p. 268, PN 4, 22/22, enumerated 8 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

John B Edwards 51 M Farmer 300 150 N Carolina

Catherine B 45 F House Keepr Virginia

James T 20 M Farm Hand Do

Robert R 18 M Do Do Do

John F 16 M Do

Weldon W 12 M Do

Sarah L 9 F Do

Mary J 6 F Do

Nancy A 3 F Do

It's definitely John B. and definitely Robert R. Listed next to John's widowed sister, Mary Jane (EDWARDS) CARRICO.

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 25): Guest Station P.O., Lipps Twp., Wise Co., VA, Roll M593_1682, p. 358A, PN 19, 127/127, enumerated 19 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

Edwards John D 61 M W Farmer 500 289 North Carolina

_______ Catherine B 54 F W Keeping House Virginia

_______ Henry R 28 M W Farm Laborer "

_______ Sarah L 20 F W House Keeper "

_______ Mary J 16 F W " " "

_______ Nancy A 12 F W at Home "

Listed five households from married son, James Thomas EDWARDS.

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 29): Lipps District, Wise Co., VA, Roll T9_1394, p. 320C, PN 9, SD 5, ED 104, enumerated 10 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 22 23 24 25 26

62 62 Edwards John D W M 72 / Farming / / NC NC VA

_______ Cathrine W F 64 Wife / Keeping house / / VA VA VA

_______ Sariah L W F 28 Dau / / / VA NC VA

_______ Mary J W F 26 Dau / / / VA NC VA

Henderson George W M 16 GSon / Farming / / VA VA VA

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. 1900

9. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 48): Clintwood Magisterial Dist., Dickenson Co., VA, Roll T624_1626, b. 111A, SN 5A, SD 9, ED 13, enumerated 15 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 23 24 26 27 28 29

7 8 Ward William J Head M W 60 M2 17 VA VA VA Eng Farmer General Farmer OA N N O F F 7

____ Sarah L Wife F W 55 M1 17 0 0 VA VA VA Eng None Y N

Edwards Jane S-in-Law F W 53 S VA VA VA Eng None N N

10. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 16): Clintwood Magisterial Dist., Dickenson Co., VA, Roll T625_1887, p. 21A, SN 11A, SD 9, ED 20, enumerated 28 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 23 25 26

X 64 64 Ward William Head R M W 75 M N N VA VA VA Y None

____ Sarah Lt Wife F W 60 M N N VA NC VA Y None

Edwards Mary S-in-Law F W 57 S N N VA NC VA Y None

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

12. Archive of the EDWARDS-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).

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