I thought I would let you all know that I finally have been able to confirm that who we find as Taylor Edge in the house of David S. Edge in the 1880 census IS actually who my mother always knew as "Bunk" Edge. She knew he was the brother to her grandpa who was Leonard Ray"Lenwood" "Len" Edge, but she did not know what his real name was for sure. I recently started digging some more on this trying to prove it one way or another. A good friend went to Bunk's gravesite and took down several names and dates for me, but that did not help any other than give me dates. It did not prove who he was the son of. Low and behold this past Sunday the answer dropped in that good friend's lap. A great granddaughter of Bunk contacted that good friend saying she had some Edge information she wanted to share. I still am not sure why she contacted him. It seems she thought he might be able to help her find out more about her family. Anyway, now it is for sure that Taylor and "Bunk" are one and the same. Below is the 1880 census for him with his father and mother Margaret New Edge.Then also I will send the census from that point on. I am transcribing it from the great granddaughter's notes as well as my own that I found in census. You will see how in one census he is Taylor, and in another he is Bunk. He also traveled between Bladen & Sampson Counties. At least one more mystery is solved now. Hope this helps you all. Take Care, Sharon Dover Romanek ============= Census Taken June 8, 1880 1880 Census Place: White Oak, Bladen, North Carolina Source: FHL Film 1254953 National Archives Film T9-0953 Page 410C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace David EDGE Self M M W 27 NC Occ: Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC Margaret EDGE Wife F M W 27 NC Occ: Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC Tayler EDGE Son M S W 3 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC Amelia EDGE Dau F S W 2 NC Fa: NC Mo: NC Marshal EDGE Son M S W 11M NC (b.May 1879) Fa: NC Mo: NC ============ Source: Sampson County, North Carolina Voter Registration 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908 Little Coharie Township Edge, Taylor Mc., 23, David Edge, NC, 10-17-1902 ============ Source: 1900 Census Sampson County, NC. Little Coharie Twsp. ED 96 p 76 Ancestry Image 13 Bunk Edge b. March 1878 Age 22 md. 2 yrs Jeannie Edge b. Feb. 1879? Age 21 md. 2 yrs =============== Source: 1910 Bladen County, North Carolina census Enumeration District 13 Ancestry Image #2 House # 20 Name Rel Sex Race Age Mt. Stat Yrs. Md. POB FPOB MPOB Edge, Taylor H M W 34 M 12 NC NC NC Jamie W F W 37 M 12 NC NC NC Oliza S M W 4 S NC NC NC Elon D F W 2 S NC NC NC Margaret D W W 9/12 S NC NC NC Jamie states that she is the mother of 4 with 3 living at the time of this census. ================ Source: 1920 Census Sampson County, NC Little Coharie Twsp Dist 89, Page 507 Ancestry Image 10 Bunk Edge 53 Jeannie 52 Ollin Son 19 Ellen Dau 12 Tobi? Dau 9 Spice Dau 7 Annie Lee Dau 5 Rosa Dau 3 Lalen? Dau 1? (Should be Lula Mae who is 11 in the 1930) ================ Ancestry Image 43 & 44 Source: 1930 Census Sampson County, NC Little Coharie Twsp Page 247 Taylor M. Edge 65 Age at marriage 20 Farmer (He should be 52 if 22 in 1900 (MY NOTES BELOW) Mary J. 64 19 (census image shows her age as 50. She Should be 51 if 21 in 1900 Sarah A. 18 Anne L. 16 Rosa E. 14 Lula M. 11 Lucy J. 9 James T. 6 Olland 25 My Mother knew Lucy fairly well. She only died recently February 28, 1997 having been taken care of in her later life by a niece. She lived next door to my mother. She married Neil Clem Horne, who was the brother of Berry Marvin Horne who married Ella Isabelle Williams, so this connects to me in two ways. Both on my Williams side and my Edge side. Sharon Dover Romanek Fax:( 305)675-8045. e-mail: PRIMARY sromanek@salisbury.net sromanek@hotmail.com Researching: Romanek, Gucwa, Dover,Shrader, Tyner, Johnston, Williams, Edge, Smith, Kirksey, DeMers, Murphy, Allen It's 2003 ... Do you know where your G-G-Grandparents are? --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Internet Of Salisbury, Inc.]