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Rev John Edwards

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Rev John Edwards

Birth
Bath, Steuben County, New York, USA
Death
18 Feb 1903 (aged 75)
California, USA
Burial
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
14
Memorial ID
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Born in Bath, NY, great great grandson of Rev. Jonathan Edwards. Missionary / school superintendent / pastor to the Choctaws at Wheelock, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Retired twice (once just after the outbreak of the Civil War) and again about 1895 in California, where he died.
Born in Bath, NY, great great grandson of Rev. Jonathan Edwards. Missionary / school superintendent / pastor to the Choctaws at Wheelock, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Retired twice (once just after the outbreak of the Civil War) and again about 1895 in California, where he died.

Inscription

For 20 years a missionary to the Choctaws. He gave them the Bible in their own language.



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  • Created by: Connie
  • Added: Aug 28, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11629538/john-edwards: accessed ), memorial page for Rev John Edwards (21 Jan 1828–18 Feb 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11629538, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA; Maintained by Connie (contributor 46771191).