George E. Edwards, Jr. was the son of Col. George Edwards, Sr. (1812-1899) who was born in Kentucky and died in Macon County, Missouri; and Frances Ann (Vaughn) Edwards (1825-1918) who was born in Howard County, Missouri and died in Macon County, Missouri.
George Edwards, Jr. had the following full sibling:
Icefene Edwards 1854–
Laura Edwards 1858–
Victoria P. Edwards 1861–
His father had previously been married to Nancy (McMillan) (1819-1852) and they had 7 known children who were Elder Edwards' half-siblings:
Clary L. Edwards 1837–
Josephine T. Edwards 1840–
Mary Frances "Fanny" (Edwards) Bennett 1842–1887
James W. Edwards 1843–
Seymore G. Edwards 1845–
Georgianna Edwards 1849–
Nancy Edwards 1852–
George Edwards, Jr.'s mother had also been married previously to Elliot Wilhoit/Wilhite (1819-1849) and they had two children who were also Rev. Edwards' half-siblings:
Catherine Wilhite
Mary Susan Wilhite 1847-
George E. Edwards, Jr. was ordained as a Primitive Baptist minister in 1885 at the age of 29. Ministers in this faith are referred to as Elders as "it is against the church principles to speak of their ministers as Reverend, holding that the term occurs but once in the Bible and then in reference to Jehovah."
On December 4, 1873, in Macon County, Missouri, Elder Edwards was married to Irene Jane Gross (1854-1939) and they had three known children:
Oda "Odie" G. Edwards 1878 – 1897
Jessie G. Edwards (daughter) 1882 – 1956
William Victor "Willie" Edwards 1887 – 1888
Willie died at the age of 1; Odie died at the age of 19; and only their daughter Jessie lived into adulthood.
In the 1880 census, the Edwards' were living in Richland Township of Macon County, Missouri; and in 1900 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri.
Between 1900 and 1905, Elder Edwards was divorced from Irene. She continued to live in Kirksville, Missouri, and took in boarders. She died in 1939 and is buried at Steele Cemetery in Macon County where her children Willie, Odie, and Jessie are buried.
On July 19, 1905, Elder Edwards married Katie E. Moss in Shelby County, Missouri. They had one known daughter:
Georgia Lois Edwards 1908-
Elder Edwards died in 1933 (Missouri Death Certificate 13882) and was buried at Chariton Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Macon County, Missouri. His second wife, Katie, spent the last 3 years of her life in the Missouri State Mental Hospital #2 in St. Joseph, Missouri, where she died in 1946. She is also buried at Chariton Church Cemetery.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, gg niece of Elder Edwards' half-sister Fanny (Edwards) Bennett's husband Ezekiel Bennett, Jr.
George Edwards, Jr. had the following full sibling:
Icefene Edwards 1854–
Laura Edwards 1858–
Victoria P. Edwards 1861–
His father had previously been married to Nancy (McMillan) (1819-1852) and they had 7 known children who were Elder Edwards' half-siblings:
Clary L. Edwards 1837–
Josephine T. Edwards 1840–
Mary Frances "Fanny" (Edwards) Bennett 1842–1887
James W. Edwards 1843–
Seymore G. Edwards 1845–
Georgianna Edwards 1849–
Nancy Edwards 1852–
George Edwards, Jr.'s mother had also been married previously to Elliot Wilhoit/Wilhite (1819-1849) and they had two children who were also Rev. Edwards' half-siblings:
Catherine Wilhite
Mary Susan Wilhite 1847-
George E. Edwards, Jr. was ordained as a Primitive Baptist minister in 1885 at the age of 29. Ministers in this faith are referred to as Elders as "it is against the church principles to speak of their ministers as Reverend, holding that the term occurs but once in the Bible and then in reference to Jehovah."
On December 4, 1873, in Macon County, Missouri, Elder Edwards was married to Irene Jane Gross (1854-1939) and they had three known children:
Oda "Odie" G. Edwards 1878 – 1897
Jessie G. Edwards (daughter) 1882 – 1956
William Victor "Willie" Edwards 1887 – 1888
Willie died at the age of 1; Odie died at the age of 19; and only their daughter Jessie lived into adulthood.
In the 1880 census, the Edwards' were living in Richland Township of Macon County, Missouri; and in 1900 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri.
Between 1900 and 1905, Elder Edwards was divorced from Irene. She continued to live in Kirksville, Missouri, and took in boarders. She died in 1939 and is buried at Steele Cemetery in Macon County where her children Willie, Odie, and Jessie are buried.
On July 19, 1905, Elder Edwards married Katie E. Moss in Shelby County, Missouri. They had one known daughter:
Georgia Lois Edwards 1908-
Elder Edwards died in 1933 (Missouri Death Certificate 13882) and was buried at Chariton Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Macon County, Missouri. His second wife, Katie, spent the last 3 years of her life in the Missouri State Mental Hospital #2 in St. Joseph, Missouri, where she died in 1946. She is also buried at Chariton Church Cemetery.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, gg niece of Elder Edwards' half-sister Fanny (Edwards) Bennett's husband Ezekiel Bennett, Jr.
George E. Edwards, Jr. was the son of Col. George Edwards, Sr. (1812-1899) who was born in Kentucky and died in Macon County, Missouri; and Frances Ann (Vaughn) Edwards (1825-1918) who was born in Howard County, Missouri and died in Macon County, Missouri.
George Edwards, Jr. had the following full sibling:
Icefene Edwards 1854–
Laura Edwards 1858–
Victoria P. Edwards 1861–
His father had previously been married to Nancy (McMillan) (1819-1852) and they had 7 known children who were Elder Edwards' half-siblings:
Clary L. Edwards 1837–
Josephine T. Edwards 1840–
Mary Frances "Fanny" (Edwards) Bennett 1842–1887
James W. Edwards 1843–
Seymore G. Edwards 1845–
Georgianna Edwards 1849–
Nancy Edwards 1852–
George Edwards, Jr.'s mother had also been married previously to Elliot Wilhoit/Wilhite (1819-1849) and they had two children who were also Rev. Edwards' half-siblings:
Catherine Wilhite
Mary Susan Wilhite 1847-
George E. Edwards, Jr. was ordained as a Primitive Baptist minister in 1885 at the age of 29. Ministers in this faith are referred to as Elders as "it is against the church principles to speak of their ministers as Reverend, holding that the term occurs but once in the Bible and then in reference to Jehovah."
On December 4, 1873, in Macon County, Missouri, Elder Edwards was married to Irene Jane Gross (1854-1939) and they had three known children:
Oda "Odie" G. Edwards 1878 – 1897
Jessie G. Edwards (daughter) 1882 – 1956
William Victor "Willie" Edwards 1887 – 1888
Willie died at the age of 1; Odie died at the age of 19; and only their daughter Jessie lived into adulthood.
In the 1880 census, the Edwards' were living in Richland Township of Macon County, Missouri; and in 1900 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri.
Between 1900 and 1905, Elder Edwards was divorced from Irene. She continued to live in Kirksville, Missouri, and took in boarders. She died in 1939 and is buried at Steele Cemetery in Macon County where her children Willie, Odie, and Jessie are buried.
On July 19, 1905, Elder Edwards married Katie E. Moss in Shelby County, Missouri. They had one known daughter:
Georgia Lois Edwards 1908-
Elder Edwards died in 1933 (Missouri Death Certificate 13882) and was buried at Chariton Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Macon County, Missouri. His second wife, Katie, spent the last 3 years of her life in the Missouri State Mental Hospital #2 in St. Joseph, Missouri, where she died in 1946. She is also buried at Chariton Church Cemetery.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, gg niece of Elder Edwards' half-sister Fanny (Edwards) Bennett's husband Ezekiel Bennett, Jr.
George Edwards, Jr. had the following full sibling:
Icefene Edwards 1854–
Laura Edwards 1858–
Victoria P. Edwards 1861–
His father had previously been married to Nancy (McMillan) (1819-1852) and they had 7 known children who were Elder Edwards' half-siblings:
Clary L. Edwards 1837–
Josephine T. Edwards 1840–
Mary Frances "Fanny" (Edwards) Bennett 1842–1887
James W. Edwards 1843–
Seymore G. Edwards 1845–
Georgianna Edwards 1849–
Nancy Edwards 1852–
George Edwards, Jr.'s mother had also been married previously to Elliot Wilhoit/Wilhite (1819-1849) and they had two children who were also Rev. Edwards' half-siblings:
Catherine Wilhite
Mary Susan Wilhite 1847-
George E. Edwards, Jr. was ordained as a Primitive Baptist minister in 1885 at the age of 29. Ministers in this faith are referred to as Elders as "it is against the church principles to speak of their ministers as Reverend, holding that the term occurs but once in the Bible and then in reference to Jehovah."
On December 4, 1873, in Macon County, Missouri, Elder Edwards was married to Irene Jane Gross (1854-1939) and they had three known children:
Oda "Odie" G. Edwards 1878 – 1897
Jessie G. Edwards (daughter) 1882 – 1956
William Victor "Willie" Edwards 1887 – 1888
Willie died at the age of 1; Odie died at the age of 19; and only their daughter Jessie lived into adulthood.
In the 1880 census, the Edwards' were living in Richland Township of Macon County, Missouri; and in 1900 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri.
Between 1900 and 1905, Elder Edwards was divorced from Irene. She continued to live in Kirksville, Missouri, and took in boarders. She died in 1939 and is buried at Steele Cemetery in Macon County where her children Willie, Odie, and Jessie are buried.
On July 19, 1905, Elder Edwards married Katie E. Moss in Shelby County, Missouri. They had one known daughter:
Georgia Lois Edwards 1908-
Elder Edwards died in 1933 (Missouri Death Certificate 13882) and was buried at Chariton Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Macon County, Missouri. His second wife, Katie, spent the last 3 years of her life in the Missouri State Mental Hospital #2 in St. Joseph, Missouri, where she died in 1946. She is also buried at Chariton Church Cemetery.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, gg niece of Elder Edwards' half-sister Fanny (Edwards) Bennett's husband Ezekiel Bennett, Jr.
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