<< I havn't posted my Edwards for awhile and see a few new members so will try again William Edwards b. 1767 NC d. 1857 Iredell NC William was possible married more than once Bertie Co NC marriage record William m. Nancy Ward 1799, this marriage is also on the LDS site associated with this family In Williams will he names his wife Elizabeth, which is also on the LDS site as Elizabeth Williams. The following children are listed in his will 1. Thomas Edwards b. 1793 m. Eleanor Nellie Brown Oct 12,1816 Rowan Co NC ( if this is the right Thomas Edwards, William could have had another wife before Nancy. The 1800 census for Irdell lists a William Edwards that matches the ages, ) 2. Charles M Edwards b. 1801 NC d. May 23, 1864 Ellijay Gilmer CO Ga. Rowan Co marriage book lists a marriage for Charles M Edwards and Martha Poarch August 13,1822. ( Charles and Martha's family bible lists his wife as Martha Hendrixs) 3. Marcus B Edwards b. 1812 Iredell NC m. Abigail b. 1820 NC 4. Hardy M Edwards (the 1840 Iredell census has Hardy and Abigail btw 30-40 with several children 5. Lemuel M Edwards ( William's will lists children for Lemuel as Mahaley, James, John, Jane and Mary Ann. Lemuel is on the 1840 Iredell census, He may have died before 1857. 6. John M Edwards m. Susanna Brown 7. William J Edwrds 8. Polly Edwards( Polly may have died before 1857 as son Absalem C. her heir is named in the will, also the above William J. could be her son and not Williams. 9. Elizabeth Edwards 10. Martha Edwards b. 1805 NC m. Davis Brown b. 1795 NC. He is listed on the 1850 Iredell NC census in the house hold next to William Gen 2 Charles M Edwards +Martha Poarch or Hendrix 1. Wm Edwards b. 1824 NC d. 1832 (from Charles bible) 2. John William Edwards b. 1828 Iredell NC m. Paulina Duckworth b. 1833 NC (listed on the 1850 Iredell NC census in Williams household. occupation shoemaker) 3. Mary E Edwards b. 1829 NC ( according to bible married a Black) 4. Thomas Edwards 1833 NC d. 1883 Gilmer Co Ga, was in the seige at Vicksburg Miss, poss shortened his life.) m. Margaret Ballew 5. Martha Susanna Edwards b. July 13, 1834 NC d. btw 1915-1920 in Eastland TX ( her family has possesion of the family bible) MARRIED jOHN Gibbs in 1854 Marion Co NC, was on the 1860 Gilmer Co Ga census. 6. female Edwards b. 1835 7. Margaret Elender Edwards b. 1838 NC ma. Alfred Cantrell August 8, 1867 Gilmer Co Ga. (both burried at the Scrounge Town cemetery in Gilmer Co Ga) 8. Charles W Edwards b. March 1844 d. June 1844 NC 9. Caroline Victoria Edwards b. Jan. 18, 1845 Raliegh NC d. Feb 26 1925 buried at Mt Olive cemetery Cohutta Ga m. Hampton Percival Ward Marcus Edwards + Abigail 1. Elizabeth b.1838 Nc 2. Isabelle b. 1841 Nc 3. James b. 1845 4 Harper b. 1847 5. Shane b 1849 Martha Edwards + David Brown 1. James Brown b. 1838 NC 2. William A b. 1841 Nc 3. Martha S Brown b. 1846 Nc gen 3 John William Edwards + Paulina Duckworth 1. Philadelphia Janette b. 1849 Iredell Nc d. 1935 m. George Gray b. 1845 Iredell Nc 2. Charles Manuel Edwards b. 1851 Iredell NC d. 1903 m. Francis Amanda Moody March 10, 1875 Ms 3. Sarah J Edwards b. 1853 Iredell Nc . m J.J. White and R. L. McComons 4. Martha Edwards b. 1855 Iredell Nc married Irwin West and 2nd John R Shepard 5. Margaret Ellen Edward b. 1859 Gilmer Co Ga m. George Frost 6. Julia T Edwards b. 1862 Fairmont Garden Ga m. William F Curtis 1880 in Benton MS died 1935 in Lehi Utah Caroline Victoria Edwards + Hampton Percival Ward ( went by Hamp was the son of James Ward and Mary Ledbetter of Rutherford Co NC 1. Millard H Ward b. 1867 Ga m. 1st Manerva Fowler 2nd Anne Dycus 2. Jane Ward .3. John Ward 4. Maggie Ward 5. Mattie Ward 6. Nan Ward 7. Robert Ward 8. James Fletcher Ward b. Feb. 16,1875 Cartecay, Gilmer Co Ga. b. Lula Victoria Bartlett b. 1876 Tunnel Hill Ga daughter of William Burrel Bartlett, who also was in the seige at Vicksburg and Mary Elizabeth Edgemon Would like to find the father of William Edwards who lived in Statesville, Iredell NC for many years also am interested in determining how many wifes he had and their identiy. Barbara of Ca