15 MAY 2020, Memorial notes/at or near date of transfer. Added gender. 1) the original bio section from creator of the memorial is below divider
2) Both the Union and Confederacy had a 10th Kentucky Cavalry in the Civil War, so not totally sure which one he was in (but does it matter? Brave men, one and all)
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Charles Smith Edwards, son of Leonard, born October 15, 1823 in Davidson County, North Carolina, married Louisa Rigg on October 1, 1848. Louisa was born January 31, 1832.
Charles Smith Edwards was a carpenter prior to enlisting in the Union Army during the Civil War.
During his tour of duty, he fought in the battle of Chickamauga in Georgia, and from this battle he kept a cannonball which is presently in the possession of Jerry E. Edwards.
Jerry E. Edwards also has the remains of the sword which Charles Smith Edwards carried in battle, and a charcoal drawing of Charles Smith in which he is wearing his army uniform.
Charles S., Edwards was a member of Company F., 10th Kentucky Cavalry, in which he served thirteen months.
He reenlisted in the 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A., as first sergeant, and was promoted to second lieutenant and transferred to Company F, same regiment.
He was discharged July 5, 1865.
He was also a soldier in the Mexican war, under General Taylor.
Charles and Louisa came to Kansas in 1871. They homesteaded two miles north and one mile east of Leon, Kansas, here they finished raising six of their eleven children.
Charles Smith Edwards & Louisa Caroline Rigg Edwards are the parents of:
Susanah C. Edwards
Elizabeth Ann Edwards Wert
William Thadin Edwards
Martha Jane Edwards Cooper
Charles Henry Edwards
Thomas T. Edwards
Louisa Carline Edwards
Ulysses Simpson Grant Edwards (my great-grandfather)
Mary Ellan Edwards Storm
Elisha B. Edwards
Josepheus S. Edwards
Just a few months after the family moved to this second homestead, his wife Louisa Rigg Edwards died.
Less than a year later a daughter, Louisa Carline Edwards, unmarried, aged 23, also died.
In 1889 Charles Smith Edwards had completed the required 5 year residency necessary to claim title to this 80 acre homestead.
Only 19 year old, Elisha and his 17 year old brother, Josepheus remained at home with their widowed father when he sold the homestead and moved to the state of Washington to live with his daughter Martha Jane (Edwards) Cooper and her husband Thomas Wit Cooper.
Both Elisha B. Edwards and his youngest brother Josepheus would live in the vicinity of Leon, Kansas for the remainder of their lives, never again to see their father who died in 1893.
Charles Smith Edwards died on September 20, 1893 Colville, Stevens County, Washington.
Louisa died April 12, 1884 and is buried in the Leon Cemetery in Leon , Butler County, Kansas.
2) Both the Union and Confederacy had a 10th Kentucky Cavalry in the Civil War, so not totally sure which one he was in (but does it matter? Brave men, one and all)
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Charles Smith Edwards, son of Leonard, born October 15, 1823 in Davidson County, North Carolina, married Louisa Rigg on October 1, 1848. Louisa was born January 31, 1832.
Charles Smith Edwards was a carpenter prior to enlisting in the Union Army during the Civil War.
During his tour of duty, he fought in the battle of Chickamauga in Georgia, and from this battle he kept a cannonball which is presently in the possession of Jerry E. Edwards.
Jerry E. Edwards also has the remains of the sword which Charles Smith Edwards carried in battle, and a charcoal drawing of Charles Smith in which he is wearing his army uniform.
Charles S., Edwards was a member of Company F., 10th Kentucky Cavalry, in which he served thirteen months.
He reenlisted in the 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A., as first sergeant, and was promoted to second lieutenant and transferred to Company F, same regiment.
He was discharged July 5, 1865.
He was also a soldier in the Mexican war, under General Taylor.
Charles and Louisa came to Kansas in 1871. They homesteaded two miles north and one mile east of Leon, Kansas, here they finished raising six of their eleven children.
Charles Smith Edwards & Louisa Caroline Rigg Edwards are the parents of:
Susanah C. Edwards
Elizabeth Ann Edwards Wert
William Thadin Edwards
Martha Jane Edwards Cooper
Charles Henry Edwards
Thomas T. Edwards
Louisa Carline Edwards
Ulysses Simpson Grant Edwards (my great-grandfather)
Mary Ellan Edwards Storm
Elisha B. Edwards
Josepheus S. Edwards
Just a few months after the family moved to this second homestead, his wife Louisa Rigg Edwards died.
Less than a year later a daughter, Louisa Carline Edwards, unmarried, aged 23, also died.
In 1889 Charles Smith Edwards had completed the required 5 year residency necessary to claim title to this 80 acre homestead.
Only 19 year old, Elisha and his 17 year old brother, Josepheus remained at home with their widowed father when he sold the homestead and moved to the state of Washington to live with his daughter Martha Jane (Edwards) Cooper and her husband Thomas Wit Cooper.
Both Elisha B. Edwards and his youngest brother Josepheus would live in the vicinity of Leon, Kansas for the remainder of their lives, never again to see their father who died in 1893.
Charles Smith Edwards died on September 20, 1893 Colville, Stevens County, Washington.
Louisa died April 12, 1884 and is buried in the Leon Cemetery in Leon , Butler County, Kansas.
15 MAY 2020, Memorial notes/at or near date of transfer. Added gender. 1) the original bio section from creator of the memorial is below divider
2) Both the Union and Confederacy had a 10th Kentucky Cavalry in the Civil War, so not totally sure which one he was in (but does it matter? Brave men, one and all)
~
Charles Smith Edwards, son of Leonard, born October 15, 1823 in Davidson County, North Carolina, married Louisa Rigg on October 1, 1848. Louisa was born January 31, 1832.
Charles Smith Edwards was a carpenter prior to enlisting in the Union Army during the Civil War.
During his tour of duty, he fought in the battle of Chickamauga in Georgia, and from this battle he kept a cannonball which is presently in the possession of Jerry E. Edwards.
Jerry E. Edwards also has the remains of the sword which Charles Smith Edwards carried in battle, and a charcoal drawing of Charles Smith in which he is wearing his army uniform.
Charles S., Edwards was a member of Company F., 10th Kentucky Cavalry, in which he served thirteen months.
He reenlisted in the 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A., as first sergeant, and was promoted to second lieutenant and transferred to Company F, same regiment.
He was discharged July 5, 1865.
He was also a soldier in the Mexican war, under General Taylor.
Charles and Louisa came to Kansas in 1871. They homesteaded two miles north and one mile east of Leon, Kansas, here they finished raising six of their eleven children.
Charles Smith Edwards & Louisa Caroline Rigg Edwards are the parents of:
Susanah C. Edwards
Elizabeth Ann Edwards Wert
William Thadin Edwards
Martha Jane Edwards Cooper
Charles Henry Edwards
Thomas T. Edwards
Louisa Carline Edwards
Ulysses Simpson Grant Edwards (my great-grandfather)
Mary Ellan Edwards Storm
Elisha B. Edwards
Josepheus S. Edwards
Just a few months after the family moved to this second homestead, his wife Louisa Rigg Edwards died.
Less than a year later a daughter, Louisa Carline Edwards, unmarried, aged 23, also died.
In 1889 Charles Smith Edwards had completed the required 5 year residency necessary to claim title to this 80 acre homestead.
Only 19 year old, Elisha and his 17 year old brother, Josepheus remained at home with their widowed father when he sold the homestead and moved to the state of Washington to live with his daughter Martha Jane (Edwards) Cooper and her husband Thomas Wit Cooper.
Both Elisha B. Edwards and his youngest brother Josepheus would live in the vicinity of Leon, Kansas for the remainder of their lives, never again to see their father who died in 1893.
Charles Smith Edwards died on September 20, 1893 Colville, Stevens County, Washington.
Louisa died April 12, 1884 and is buried in the Leon Cemetery in Leon , Butler County, Kansas.
2) Both the Union and Confederacy had a 10th Kentucky Cavalry in the Civil War, so not totally sure which one he was in (but does it matter? Brave men, one and all)
~
Charles Smith Edwards, son of Leonard, born October 15, 1823 in Davidson County, North Carolina, married Louisa Rigg on October 1, 1848. Louisa was born January 31, 1832.
Charles Smith Edwards was a carpenter prior to enlisting in the Union Army during the Civil War.
During his tour of duty, he fought in the battle of Chickamauga in Georgia, and from this battle he kept a cannonball which is presently in the possession of Jerry E. Edwards.
Jerry E. Edwards also has the remains of the sword which Charles Smith Edwards carried in battle, and a charcoal drawing of Charles Smith in which he is wearing his army uniform.
Charles S., Edwards was a member of Company F., 10th Kentucky Cavalry, in which he served thirteen months.
He reenlisted in the 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A., as first sergeant, and was promoted to second lieutenant and transferred to Company F, same regiment.
He was discharged July 5, 1865.
He was also a soldier in the Mexican war, under General Taylor.
Charles and Louisa came to Kansas in 1871. They homesteaded two miles north and one mile east of Leon, Kansas, here they finished raising six of their eleven children.
Charles Smith Edwards & Louisa Caroline Rigg Edwards are the parents of:
Susanah C. Edwards
Elizabeth Ann Edwards Wert
William Thadin Edwards
Martha Jane Edwards Cooper
Charles Henry Edwards
Thomas T. Edwards
Louisa Carline Edwards
Ulysses Simpson Grant Edwards (my great-grandfather)
Mary Ellan Edwards Storm
Elisha B. Edwards
Josepheus S. Edwards
Just a few months after the family moved to this second homestead, his wife Louisa Rigg Edwards died.
Less than a year later a daughter, Louisa Carline Edwards, unmarried, aged 23, also died.
In 1889 Charles Smith Edwards had completed the required 5 year residency necessary to claim title to this 80 acre homestead.
Only 19 year old, Elisha and his 17 year old brother, Josepheus remained at home with their widowed father when he sold the homestead and moved to the state of Washington to live with his daughter Martha Jane (Edwards) Cooper and her husband Thomas Wit Cooper.
Both Elisha B. Edwards and his youngest brother Josepheus would live in the vicinity of Leon, Kansas for the remainder of their lives, never again to see their father who died in 1893.
Charles Smith Edwards died on September 20, 1893 Colville, Stevens County, Washington.
Louisa died April 12, 1884 and is buried in the Leon Cemetery in Leon , Butler County, Kansas.
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