Sandra, Sometimes Squire is a title, rather than a name, but I guess you already thought of that. So you may need to look for Squire ___ Edwards when you search. Where I live in south-central KY there are many Edwards families--Hart/Barren counties. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: <Scalawag1867@aol.com> To: <WALDROP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: October 14, 2002 11:34 AM Subject: [WALDROP] Edwards, mayne Squire , Alabama > Does anyone know of an Edwards, maybe Squire Edwards? > > My great grandmother adopted daughter, was name was Princess born in > 1888 in Kentucky. The 1900 Census shows her in school and living with my > relatives. They were living in Vinegar Bend ,Alabama, Washingotn County. > > Stories go that as a young lady she married an older man named Squire > Edwards, who had another wife and a daughter about the same age as > Princess Waldrop. The Edwards lived in Escatawpa. > > My Aunt Louise Waldrop Jorgensen, knew some of the Edwards who lived > in Escatawpa. Aunt Louise was born in 1905 and died in 2001. She remembered > quite a few of the families in Vinegar Bend and Escatawpa. > > Aunt Louise talked about her Aunt Mary Ellen McIIwain who married James > Monroe Baxter her great uncle, son of J. W. and Chairity Williford Baxter. > Who lived in Vinegar Bend and Escatawpa. > > Shep Baxter who used to run the Vinegar Bend Post Office before J. D, > Davidson. Shepard Lawrence Baxter was the son on Mary Ellen McIIwain and > James Monroe Baxter. He donated the Escatawpa Baptist Church the large > Bell that sits at the front door of the Church on the Left in Escatawpa , > Alabama, Washington County. > > James Monroe Baxter built the first saw mill in Vinegar Bend, Alabama and > in 1887 he sold it to the Turners. Racilla Gertrude Baxter married John Tyler > Turner, their son was Tyler Monroe Turner. > > Other relatives were Deas, Coopers, Willifords, Buckaloos, Masters, Waldrop, > Woulards, McQuires, Lopers, Dearmons, Pratts, Longs. > > Two Ellas McQuires married two Loper cousins, who lived in Loper, Alabama. > One Ella belonged to Dicey Woulard Lofton McQuire( my great grandmother's > sister). > The other Ella McQuire belonged to Ann McQurie Woulard who was married > to my gr gr uncle Benjamin F. Woulard, Jr. Born about 1842, He was > my gr grandmother's brother. My Grandmother who was married to > William Young Moss, Potolmey Buckaloo, and Masters. Her Buckaloo > children were Oliver Buckaloo and Dora Buckaloo, who marred Swan Johnson. > Strory goes she was on a drug and she took her life..,,,story goes when > they found her there were baby cloths laying beside the water. This is how > the story goes. > > If anyone has any information about Squire Edwards I would love to enter > the story about him and Princess or take it out if it is not true. > I do not like to enter by assuming...it will throw the whole line off. > > Thanks again. > > Sandra > Maiden name Waldrop > > > ==== WALDROP Mailing List ==== > To use Waldrop Message Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/wal/Waldrop > To Review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WALDROP-L > >