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Thomas Erasmus, Dr Edwards 1816 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1816

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Oct 1875

Death Location: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Father: Alfred Edwards

Mother: Mary Slay

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stanley, Martha Edwards

Children(s): Dora Edwards, Alfred Edwards, Lovett Edwards, Marcus Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Charles Edwards, Wilbur Edwards, Alongo Edwards, Jesse Edwards, Alva Edwards, Alfred Edwards

Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards was born in 1816 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Alfred Erasmus Edwards and Mary Polly Slay. Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards later married Elizabeth Jane Stanley and Martha M Edwards, and together they raised children including Dora Edwards, Alfred Erasmus Edwards, Lovett Edwards, Marcus Edwards, Thomas Albert Edwards, Charles Bell "Charley" Edwards, Wilbur Thomas Edwards, Alongo M Edwards, Jesse J Edwards, Alva C Edwards and Alfred Erasmus Edwards. In 1875, Thomas Erasmus Dr Edwards passed away in Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

Alfred Edwards
1790 – 1873
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Slay
1788 – 1850
Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Stanley
1832 – 1887
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Martha Edwards
1819 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Dora Edwards
Birth Location: Alabama
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Alfred Edwards
1848 – 1920
Birth Location: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America
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Lovett Edwards
1851 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Marcus Edwards
1854 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Thomas Edwards
1857 – 1926
Birth Location: Central, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
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Charles Edwards
1863 – 1926
Birth Location: Central, Coosa, Alabama, USA
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Wilbur Edwards
1865 – 1952
Birth Location: Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
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Alongo Edwards
1840 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Jesse Edwards
1842 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Alva Edwards
1846 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Alfred Edwards
1848 – 1920
Birth Location: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Apr 1816
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1870; Census Place: Red Ridge, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 113A, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 29a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 09 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 September 1838
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 25 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Coosa, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 20 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Coosa County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 20 December 1857
    Event Place: Coosa, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 29a

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Red Ridge, Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Red Ridge, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 113A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Executors Record, 1871-1926; Minutes and Executors Record, 1924-1936; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Tallapoosa County); Probate Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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