The obituary of Margaurite Edwards Butler was publised in "The State", Columbia, SC Aug 20, 2006. SALUDA - Margurite Edwards Butler, 90, of 283 Trinity Road, died Friday, August 18,2006, in HospiceCare of the Piedmont in Greenwood. Born in Saluda County, September 7, 1915, and a daughter of the late Jack and Mary Ellen Attaway Edwards, she was the wife of the late James William "Bill" Butler. She retired from the Saluda Shirt Plant and worked'for a number of years at Carolyn Chenille in Saluda. Mrs. Butler was a Charter member of Bible Believers Congregational Holiness Church. Surviving are four sons and daughters-in-law, James Ray and Betty Lou Leopard Butler of Saluda, William Carl and Juanita Jackson Butler of Greenwood, Thomas Edward and Betty Lou Turner Butler of Saluda and Jimmy Dean and Judy Price Butler of Ninety Six; three daughters and a son-in-law, Mrs. Charles (Sylvia) Peele of Commerce, GA, Mrs. Billy (Betty Ann) McCarty of Spartanburg and Mrs. Tommy (Mary Jean) Perry of Saluda; one brother, Robert Edwards of Ti-tusville, FL; 15 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. A grandson, Greg McCarty, and three sisters and two brothers, preceded Mrs. Butler in death. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2006, at Bible Believers Congregational Holiness Church with Rev. David Cock-rell and Rev. Dennis Campbell officiating. Interment will follow ini Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Sunday evening at Ramey Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the home of son, Ray Butler, Trinity Road, Saluda. The family respectfully request that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Bible Believers Congregational Holiness Church, c/o Mrs. Betty Butler, Treasurer, 277 Trinity Road, Saluda, SC 29138. --------------------------------------- I am trying to attach this information to the folks in my file. In the old Edwards file that I have you have Margurite as the daughter of Samuel Jackson Edwards [1899](m. Mary Ellen Attaway [Fam ?]). this Samuel Jackson is then attached with ? to Henry Clark Edwards (b. 12/18/1853 Edgefield SC, d. 6/14/1935 Richland SC)[1870](m.1. Emeline M. (Emma) Black 19694 (b. 1859 Edgefield SC, d. 1890)[d/o Catherine Chapman & John Adam Black])[1880](2. Harriet (Hattie) Nelson, 6/13/1895) Mt Olives Johnston SC xxx sf RE: Her Father: I checked the 1920 census records to find a Margurite Edwards in the hh of parents and found the following: CENSUS: 1920 Saluda Co, SC, twp #5, p. 161B Samuel Edwards, head, M W 34 md Farmer, SC SC SC Mary E. Edwards, wife, F W 28 md SC SC SC Maggie L. Edwards, dau, F W 6 11/12 SC SC SC Margurette Edwards, dau, F W 3 3/12 SC SC SC William Edwards, son, M W 11/12 SC SC SC Eugenia Edwards, mother, 59 widow, SC SC SC So father must be Samuel Jack (Jackson) Edwards. Whose mother is EUGENIA I check your Edwards' file that I have and Samuel Jackson is attached with question marks to Henry Clark Edwards (b. 12/18/1853 Edgefield SC, d. 6/14/1935 Richland SC)[1870](m.1. Emeline M. (Emma) Black 19694 (b. 1859 Edgefield SC, d. 1890)[d/o Catherine Chapman & John Adam Black])[1880](2. Harriet (Hattie) Nelson, 6/13/1895) Mt Olives Johnston SC (Johnston Families & Salulda Famlies) BUT .... note that Henry Clarks wife was Emeline, not Eugenia. I then noticed Preston B. Edwards (b. 1855 Edgefield SC)[1870](m. Eugenia Stone (b. 1859 SC)[d/o Elizabeth & Willis L. Stone])[1880] (Saluda Families). Looked up the 1900 Census: CENSUS: 1900 Saluda Co, SC, Hewit township #3, p.74B, Hh# 165/167 Preston B. Edwards, head, M W 9/1855, 44, md 22 yrs, Farmer, SC SC SC Eugenia Edwards, wife, F W 4/1860, 40, md 22 7 children/ 7 living, SC SC SC B. (Bungan) Edwards, son, M W 12/1880, 19 single, SC SC SC W___ Edwards, son, M W 5/1883, 17 single, SC SC SC * Jack S. Edwards, son, M W 9/1885, 14 single, SC SC SC (E. Eves) Edwards, dau, F W 4/1888, 12 single, SC SC SC P. Clyde Edwards, son, M W 2/2891, 9 single, SC SC SC K. Joseph Edwards, son, M W 1/1895, 5 single, SC SC SC The Henry Clark family does not seem to have a Jack in it. Census: 1900 Saluda Co, SC twp #4, p. 111B Henry C. Edwards, head, M W 12/1853, 46, md 22 yr Farmer, SC SC SC Hatty Edwards, wife, M W 2/2858, 42, md 22 yr, 10 children/10 living, SC SC SC William H. Edwards, son, M W 3/1879, 21 single, SC SC SC Samuel M. Edwards, son M W ?/1881, 19 single, SC SC SC Maybel Edwards, dau, F W 8/1882, 17 single, SC SC SC (P___) Edwards, son, M W 9/1884, 15 single, SC SC SC (Julian?) Edwards, son, M W 6/1886, 13 single, SC SC SC Katy E. Edwards, dau, F W 5/1889, 11 single, SC SC SC Henry P. Edwards, son, M W 3.1897, 3 single, SC SC SC Ellie B. Edwards, dau, F W 9/1898, 1 single, SC SC SC Babe Edwards, dau, F W 4, 1900, 1 mo single, SC SC SC So... I think that Margurite's father Jack is the son of Preston B. Edwards and Eugenia Stone. Can anyone provide other documention to support this conclusion. -------------------------------------------------- RE: her Mother as Mary Ellen Attaway: I have a Mary E. Attaway as the daughter of Isaiah 'Ike' ATTAWAY b: Oct 10, 1862 d: Feb 02, 1941 Burial: Trinity Luth. Church, Saluda Co, SC .. +Nancy KOON b: Mar 18, 1862 in SC d: Feb 04, 1920 Burial: Trinity Luth. Church, Saluda Co, SC Father: George A. KOON Mother: Katherine WITT. Is this Mary E. Attaway the mother of Margurite Edwards Butler. I don't have a marriage for her, but her birthdate fits the census wife of 1920 Saluda Co, SC, twp #5, p. 161B Samuel Edwards So.... Can any of you Edwards researchers help me out in attaching Margurite of the obit to the right linage. If I have an obit, I would like to use it, even tho. I have not done a great deal of Edwards research. Thanks for your help. Billie Jones