Descendants of Joseph Jackson Edwards

By James A. Strain

[I have substantial written stories on most of the people listed here, as well as copies of the Bible of this family.  Please e-mail me if you descend from them and want more information.]

Generation No. 1

1.  JOSEPH JACKSON EDWARDS was born January 28, 1816 in SC, and died June 09, 1869 in Calhoun County, MS.  He married CHARLOTTE M. MASTIN January 10, 1838 in Montgomery Co, AL, daughter of GABRIEL MASTIN and REBECCA BLACKWELL.

Joseph "Jack" Edwards was the son of Jesse Edwards, who was lived at Montgomery, AL, and died in 1838.

Children of JOSEPH EDWARDS and CHARLOTTE MASTIN are:

2.        i.  REBECCA FISHER³ EDWARDS, b. April 11, 1840, Montgomery Co., AL.

3.       ii.  MARY FRANCIS EDWARDS, b. September 20, 1841, AL; d. May 16, 1866.

         iii.  THOMAS JESSE(Y) EDWARDS, b. August 11, 1843, AL; d. July 20, 1864.

         iv.  MARTHA JANE EDWARDS, b. July 05, 1845, AL; d. June 09, 1876.

          v.  WILLIAM JACKSON EDWARDS, b. August 28, 1847.

4.      vi.  JOHN MASTIN EDWARDS, b. October 16, 1849; d. September 17, 1880, Calhoun County, MS.

5.     vii.  CHARLOTTE ANN EDWARDS, b. November 30, 1851; d. October 02, 1873.

6.    viii.  ELIZA CAROLINE EDWARDS, b. January 07, 1854, Calhoun County, MS.

         ix.  JOSEPH LAFAYETTE EDWARDS, b. March 20, 1856.

7.       x.  PETER QUITMAN EDWARDS, b. April 30, 1858, BANNER, MS; d. May 19, 1927, CALHOUN CO., MS.

8.      xi.  LUCY LENORA EDWARDS, b. July 16, 1862, Banner, Calhoun Co., MS.

        xii.  LAUREY CLEMINTINE EDWARDS, b. October 09, 1865.

Generation No. 2

2.  REBECCA FISHER³ EDWARDS (JOSEPH JACKSON², JESSE¹) was born April 11, 1840 in Montgomery Co., AL.  She married JAMES M. DAVIS.

Children of REBECCA EDWARDS and JAMES DAVIS are:

           i.  JOSEPH J.⁴ DAVIS, m. MOLLY WORD.

          ii.  CHARLOTTE DAVIS.

         iii.  THOMAS J. DAVIS.

         iv.  NANCY NARCISSA DAVIS, m. GIBSON.

          v.  JAMES M. DAVIS.

         vi.  ILLA RAY DAVIS.

3.  MARY FRANCIS³ EDWARDS (JOSEPH JACKSON², JESSE¹) was born September 20, 1841 in AL, and died May 16, 1866.  She married ROLAND C. MURPHEE Abt. 1859.

Child of MARY EDWARDS and ROLAND MURPHEE is:

           i.  MARY ELIZABETH⁴ MURPHEE, b. February 04, 1862.

4.  JOHN MASTIN³ EDWARDS (JOSEPH JACKSON², JESSE¹) was born October 16, 1849, and died September 17, 1880 in Calhoun County, MS.  He married (1) BETTY GOBER.  He married (2) SELINA GEORGIA MASTIN Abt. 1879, daughter of JOHN MASTIN and REBECCA HAYNES.  After John's death, Selina married Charlie Stewart.

Children of JOHN EDWARDS and BETTY GOBER are:

           i.  LEWIS⁴ EDWARDS.  Buried Concord Cemetery.

          ii.  THOMAS EDWARDS.

         iii.  THEODOCIA EDWARDS.

Child of JOHN EDWARDS and SELINA MASTIN is:

         iv.  LUCIETTA⁴ EDWARDS, b. April 1880.

       [John and Selina were first cousins.]

5.  CHARLOTTE ANN³ EDWARDS (JOSEPH JACKSON², JESSE¹) was born November 30, 1851, and died October 02, 1873.  She married WORD.

Children of CHARLOTTE EDWARDS and WORD are:

           i.  JACK⁴ WORD.

          ii.  ROXIE WORD, m. WILBURN.

6.  ELIZA CAROLINE³ EDWARDS (JOSEPH JACKSON², JESSE¹) was born January 07, 1854 in Calhoun County, MS.  She married JIMMY DAVIS.

Child of ELIZA EDWARDS and JIMMY DAVIS is:

           i.  DOYLE⁴ DAVIS.

7.  PETER QUITMAN³ EDWARDS (JOSEPH JACKSON², JESSE¹) was born April 30, 1858 in BANNER, MS, and died May 19, 1927 in CALHOUN CTY, MS.  He married LOUISA FRANCES TURNER, daughter of JAMES TURNER and NANCY COUNTISS.

Children of PETER EDWARDS and LOUISA TURNER are:

           i.  DORA⁴ EDWARDS, b. February 01, 1888, Banner, MS; d. Abt. 1915, Calhoun County, MS; m. MID (RHONE) ROANE.

          ii.  JOHNIE EARL EDWARDS, b. February 1890, Banner, MS; d. June 08, 1921; m. BEULAH MORGAN.  Buried Concord Cemetery.

         iii.  DELLON EDWARDS, b. October 11, 1891, Banner, MS; d. November 08, 1975, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS; m. (1) ROBERT SIMPSON; m. (2) RUPERT CHAPMAN.

         iv.  EULA EDWARDS, b. June 07, 1894, Banner, MS, online WWI draft registration; d. May 05, 1960, Kennedy Hospital, Memphis, TN; m. NANNIE VERA COLLINS, April 11, 1920, Banner, MS.

          v.  IVAN EDWARDS, b. December 01, 1896, Banner, MS (He and Dad b. Banner, MS-WWI draft reg.); d. 1964; m. LOIS WOMBLE.

         vi.  Infant son EDWARDS, b. and d. July 28, 1898.

        vii.  VIRGIE MAE EDWARDS, b. August 11, 1902, Banner, MS; d. December 29, 1991, BIRMINGHAM, AL; m. ALLEN ELMO STRAIN, May 21, 1921, near BANNER, MS.

        viii. Truman EDWARDS, b. February 9, 1906, Banner, MS: d. April 24, 1906, Banner, MS.

[vi. is said to be named Thurman in my family notes, and Truman was said to have lived a couple of years, so there is some confusion on names and dates.  These dates are from cemetery markers for vi and viii]

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8.  LUCY LENORA³ EDWARDS (JOSEPH JACKSON², JESSE¹) was born July 16, 1862 in Banner, Calhoun Co., MS.  She married AUSTIN JOHNSON.

Children of LUCY EDWARDS and AUSTIN JOHNSON are:

           i.  LOUELLA⁴ JOHNSON, m. JOHN DAVIS.

          ii.  VIRGIE JOHNSON, m. SARTON.

         iii.  EASTON JOHNSON.

         iv.  NADA JOHNSON, m. HOSEA DUNN.

          v.  LESTER JOHNSON.