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Samuel L Edwards 1847 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1847

Birth Location: Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG

Death Date: 11 Feb 1892

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois

Father: George Edwards

Mother: Mary Wagland

Spouse(s): Amy Rowe

Children(s): John Edwards, George Edwards, Minnie Edwards, Arthur Edwards, Philena Edwards, Myrtle Edwards, Ernest Edwards, Bertha Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Amy Edwards, Leona Edwards, Harrison Edwards, Archie Edwards

According to available records, Samuel L Edwards was born in 1847 in Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG, the child of George Edwards and Mary Elizabeth Wagland. Following those early years, Samuel L Edwards married Amy Elizabeth Rowe, and their family grew to include John Franklin Edwards, George Nelson Edwards, Minnie Mae Edwards, Arthur Henry Edwards, Philena Dianthus Edwards, Myrtle Aurelia Edwards, Ernest Clinton Edwards, Bertha Philena "Birdie" Edwards, Samuel Otis Edwards, Amy Mabel Edwards, Leona Maude (child) Edwards, Harrison Morton (child) Edwards and Archie Theo Edwards. In the later years of life, Samuel L Edwards died in 1892 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois.

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Parents

George Edwards
1808 – 1894
Birth Location: Langport, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
GE
Mary Wagland
1819 – 1885
Birth Location: Babcary, Somerset, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Amy Rowe
1851 – 1938
Birth Location: Lafayette, Stark County, Illinois
AR

Children(s)

John Edwards
1869 – 1951
Birth Location: Oneida, Illinois
JE
George Edwards
1871 – 1959
Birth Location: Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
GE
Minnie Edwards
1873 – 1951
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
ME
Arthur Edwards
1874 – 1931
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
AE
Philena Edwards
1876 – 1881
Birth Location: Oak Run, Knox County, Illinois
PE
Myrtle Edwards
1878 – 1952
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
ME
Ernest Edwards
1879 – 1968
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox, Illinois
EE
Bertha Edwards
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois, USA
BE
Samuel Edwards
1884 – 1963
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
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Amy Edwards
1886 – 1933
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
AE
Leona Edwards
1887 – 1888
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
LE
Harrison Edwards
1888 – 1889
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
HE
Archie Edwards
1890 – 1911
Birth Location: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois
AE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Jun 1847
    Event Place: Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rio, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 564; Family History Library Fi, Class: HO107; Piece: 1926; Folio: 214; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221083

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Long Sutton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1926; Folio: 214; Page: 8; GSU roll: 221083

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 20 Jul 1857
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Rio, N Prairie, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Rio, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M653_195; Page: 564; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Dummer, Peterborough, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1065-1066

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Ontario, Oneida, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois; Roll: M593_241; Page: 344B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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