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Robert Thomas Edwards

Robert Thomas Edwards[1]

Male 1859 - 1939  (79 years)

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  • Name Robert Thomas Edwards 
    Born 14 Dec 1859  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 May 1939  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Olive Branch United Methodist Church, hwy. 699 near Turbeville. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I7293  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Edward Powell, Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2021 

    Father William Thomas Edwards,   b. 1831, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1862, Wounded in Battle of Cedar Mountain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Mother Sarah Frances "Sallie Fannie" dna Powell,   b. 19 Mar 1840, Crewe, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1913, Crewe, Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 16 Jan 1856  Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F518495136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Frances Boyd,   b. 17 Feb 1863, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1908, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1883  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. 'Minnie' Minerva Maude Edwards,   b. 10 Jul 1884, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1959, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +2. Lillian Yarbrough Edwards,   b. 19 Jan 1896, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1969, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Edna Lacy Edwards,   b. 11 Jan 1897, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1983, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Carrie Elizabeth Edwards,   b. 20 Apr 1901, Person, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1980, Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2019 
    Family ID F4380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Will of William Jefferson Powell WB 33-153-155 Halifax Co., VA
    Will of William Jefferson Powell WB 33-153-155 Halifax Co., VA
    Halifax Co. W33-153-4 Pg 1 Wm J. Powell.jpg
    Robert Thomas Edwards-Obit
    Robert Thomas Edwards-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    May 22, 1939
    Lillian Edwards Carter-Obit
    Lillian Edwards Carter-Obit
    The Danville Register
    Mar 25, 1969

    Headstones
    Headstone
    Headstone
    Robert Thomas Edwards
    s/o William T. Edwards
    & Sarah Frances Powell

    Histories
    Memoir by Unknown Author of William Edwards of Halifax, Co., Virginia
    Memoir by Unknown Author of William Edwards of Halifax, Co., Virginia
    Desc Of William Edwards Sr.pdf

  • Notes 
    • Robert Edwards is my grandmother's brother; I am Mary
      Frances Reynolds

      !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
      Frances Reynolds

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Deborah Lozano.
      Deborah Lozano Research

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34221877/robert-thomas-edwards.
      Robert Thomas Edwards
      BIRTH: 14 Dec 1859
      DEATH: 21 May 1939 (aged 79)
      BURIAL: Olive Branch Cemetery
      Alton, Halifax County, Virginia

    3. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate.
      Caswell County North Cartolina Marriage Bonds 1778-1868 Compiled by Katharine Kerr Kendall Published by Clearfield Company, Baltimore, Maryland 1990

      William T. Edwards, son of James Edwards m Elvira B. Boley 3 Jan 1829; Father of Bride Parham A. Boley married by Danl. A. Penick MG
      William was wounded in the Civil War and died of his wounds. See Widow's Pension