Robin, thanks for sharing that information! We sometimes forget the maternal lineage is also important. My husband is an Irvin descendant (Thomas, son of Rigdon). I encountered the Edge family while working on my husband's Cummings line. Earnest F. and Trudie Addington Cummings had a daughter, Inez, born 7 May 1916. She married Thomas J. Edge. They both died here in Monroe Co. in 1988. I never knew anything about Mr. Edge's family. Do you recognize his name as being in your family? Best regards, Mary Anna Riggan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Linn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:11 PM Subject: [MSMONROE] Irvin and Lann > Hello all, > > I haven't posted for awhile. For the past 15 years I have been researching > the EDGE families who settle in Monroe County in the 1840's. I have some > information that may be of interest to anyone researching the Irvin and Lann > families. > > In several of the posted Irvin trees, two of the sons of Anthony Irwin (son > of Rigdon) are mentioned without much information on the linage of their > wives. This information concerns Anthony's sons, Thomas Jefferson and > William Robert Irvin. > > John Lann was an early settler in Monroe. John and his first wife, > (Artesima? McKinny) had at least 5 children. Sarah B., Susan A., Henry J., > James S., Thomas I. John Lann's first wife died sometime between the birth > of Thomas J in 1844 and John's remarriage in 1849. > > On 10 December 1849 John Lann married Caroline Edge (bn between 1818-1822 > NC, died 19 Feb 1888). Caroline is buried in the Lann cemetery next to > John, markers 29A and B. Caroline was probably the sister of Hiram C and > Thomas D Edge of Greenwood Springs, or, less likely but possible, the > sister of Nathan, Jonathan and Minor Edge who settled near Gaines Trace. > Both sets of Edge brothers had land in Monroe by 1849 so she could have been > a sister of either set. > > Caroline and John Lann had three daughters together, two of whom married > brothers - the son's of Anthony Irvin. The posted trees all show the linage > down from this point, so I won't add that - but this will at least give you > the mother of Mary and Martha Lann Irvin. > > Children of John Lann and Caroline Edge Lann: > > R E Bell Lann, first child of John and Caroline, was born abt 1850. I don't > know whom she married, so if you have that I would be interested. > > Mary E. Lann born 4 July 1852 died 6 Sept 1927 married William Robert Irvin > who was born 1 June 1852 and died on 14 Oct 1901. > > Martha Ellen Lann was born on 22 Aug 1859 and died 13 Dec 1934. She married > Thomas Jefferson Irvin who was born on 28 Oct 1853 and died on 5 April 1938, > buried in the Lann Cemetery (38a) > > Robin > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >