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Adoniram Judson Edwards served in Co. C., 2nd Florida Calvery during theWar between the States.

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No 172 State of Georgia Effingham Co.
By James Rahn Clerk of the Court of Ordinary for the County ofEffingham of State aforesaid.
This Certifies, That James Lee and Elvira Edwards were duly joined inmarriage on the 17th day of October AD 1850 by me Wm. Spiers MG.
A true copy from the Original this 16th Nov. 1850, James Rahn C.C.O.

Five of Elvira Amanda and James D. Lee's children died very young.They were>>>Thomas Joseph, William Alexander, Eleanor Hasseltine, MaryElla, and Eva Lena.

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Inez Edwards was born on a farm in Elmwood, Marion Co., Fl. She was bornin a log cabin, double pen with shed. She started school after the familymoved to Ocala. When they returned to the farm, she went to school ridinga horse bareback. There was no high school in the area. She went to livewith her sister Allene one year in order to continue school.(possibly inArredondo where Allene taught school). While there she became very illfrom heatstroke and was taken home after she improved. She never resumedschool.
Since there was only one son in the family, and he had left the farm,mother and her sisters had to help with the work. She told of watchingthe turkeys lest they wander too far or be caught by hawks. Also, shehelped plant sweet potato vines. She kept well covered and always wore alarge hat. Girls then did not want to look like farm girls even thoughthey were.
Inez met Herbert Webb in High Springs. They both had just brokenengagements. Friends brought them together by match-macking.
She had three interests, her family, her church, and her flowers. Shetaught small children in Sunday school in Ocala and Lakeland for years.

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John Southwell Edwards never married, but he played a "devoted fatherrole" to his sister Henrietta's three children following the untimelydeath of her husband, Drury Jones just before the birth of her 3rd child,Lelia Johnnie Jones.

John Edwards served in Co. C., 2nd Florida Calvery during the Warbetween the States.

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Joseph Newton Edwards was born on his father's farm at Elmwood, MarionCo., Fl. His mother died when he was only 10 years old. There were noschools available beyond primary level. Even these schools were supportedby groups of families, each family providing room and meals to theteacher in turn. His father sent him to Georgia to a boarding school. Hewas homesick and did not attend for long. He later taught school for ayear or two before he married.
He purchased 200 acres of land from his older brother and sister whohad become the owners of their father's farm in September of 1875. Hetold his grandson that he had to dig three wells before he found water.Much of his land had never been cleared. He started under pioneerconditions. He was a general farmer, raising a large variety of crops,making the family self sufficient to a large degree. There was littlecash. Some crops were raised that are no longer raised in that area. Hemade his own syrup and brown sugar from ribbon cane. He raised sheep.Beside the meat, he got wool from which mattresses were made. He alsoraised various kinds of fowl. From the feathers of the geese they madetheir own feather beds.
Sometime after the birth of Inez the family moved to Ocala, where heoperated a grocery store. They moved so that the children could go toschool. His business failed and he had to return to the farm. At thattime, about 1899, he built a five room frame house, ("board and batten").It was never painted. They continued to use the log cabin as kitchen anddining room.
After the death of his son, William P. Edwards, in 1912, he becamevery depressed. He sold his farm to his son-in-law, Retis Limbaugh. Heand Sarah moved to Lakeland to live with Inez's family. They lived thereuntil they died.
He was a very quiet person, but was said to have a violent temperwhen he was young. In all the years that he lived with Inez's family, hisgrandson William P. Webb says he only saw one small incident which madethat believable. His wife and daughter had given him too much adviceabout trimming a calf's horns. He used mild profanity and left them- areally understandable reaction!

Source; "The Ancestry of Herbert Mitchell Webb and Inez Rosilie Edwards",by William P. Webb, 1985

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William Pitts Edwards and Eleanor M. Southwell's marriage is recorded inMisc. Record Bk. 2, pg. 415, Probate Ct., Old Court of Ordinary,Effingham Co., Ga.

1850 Census of Effingham Co., Family #332 shows the William EdwardsFamily.......
William Edwards 39, Elenor 38, Ann 18, Elvira 16, Justo 14, Frances 12,John 11, Eliza 9, Henrie-ta 5, George 2.

William Pitts Edwards was born on a farm in Effingham Co., GA. Likehis father he was a farmer himself and chose farming as his life's work.In 1850 he moved his large family to Florida. He was forty years of ageat that time. The land he chose for his farm after his migration toFlorida was located in Marion Co due west of Fairfield and very near thepresent day line between Marion and Levy Counties and near the a smallcommunity of Elmwood (no longer in existence) which lay just east ofWilliston. the land lay in parts of sections 12, 13, 14, & 15 of MarionCo.

From Marion Co. records we see that William and Eleanor started theirlife in Florida in 1851 with 160 acres of "second rate land", 75 head ofcows, 5 slaves and a "pleasure carriage". They increased their holdingsduring the next seven years to 640 acres, 1050 head of cattle, 12 horsesand 13 slaves. He reported around 200 sheep each year

On the Marion Co., Fl. tax records of the late 1852, 1854 and 1855he was shown as having 5 slaves. The 1859 record shows 13, the 1860 and1861 shows 16, and the 1863 tax roll shows him owning 14. After thatslavery was abolished.

Eleanor died on 30 Dec. 1861, at the age of 49 years and six monthsin Marion Co., Fl. and was burried in the Edwards Family Cemetery locatedabout 5 1/2 miles west-south-west of Fairfield, Fl. on land still ownedby an Edwards--L.K.Edwards II. Other members of her immediate family areresting there with her. They are>> Her son George William who died at age7, a daughter Julia Frances and son-in-law Charles R.B.Edwards, who bothdied very young, and their son, Charles R.B.Jr. who died at the age of 5.Julia was 20 and her husband Charles 24.

The 1868 tax records show that William had increased his land to 800acres and had added sheep and hogs to his operation to further diversify.

By this time he had remaried to Hariet Hasseltine (Mixon) Calhoun,widow of Samel Dixson Calhoun, and had fathered his 11th child. Harrietwas the daughter of Archibald Kirkland Mixson and wife Elizabeth(Calhoun) Mixson.

He was doing good in Florida when the Civil War came. Two of hissons served in the Confederate Army. His farm suffered with the loss ofhis slaves. His farming operation started to lesson and decline. At theage of 57 he was nearing his time to slow down a bit. In June 1871, heand his wife Harriet sold 640 acres to his son John S.Edwards and hisdaughter, Henrietta Hester (Edwards) Jones. William and Harriet moved toGainesville, Fl. after he sold the farm. He lived there until he died on21 Nov. 1887. Harriet died nearly six months later, also in Gainesville.They are both burried in the Wacahoota Baptist Cemetery located about 1/2mile off S.R. 121 between Gainesville an Williston Fl. in South AlachuaCo. He died intestate. His oldest son Judson, was the executor. Theestate settlement are in the Alachua Co. Courthouse in Gainesville.

All of William and Eleanor's living children, with the exception ofElvira Amanda, migrated to Fl. with their parents. Elvira married JamesD.Lee about the same time that her parents were leaving Ga. for Fl.

There is some disagreement among some of our family members as towhether the seventh child, Laura C. or K., actually existed. (LonnieEdwards) I am firmly convinced that she did. She was born in Georgia 9Sept. 1843 and died there a bit over two years later. We've not been ableto ascertain her exact burial place however. We have a copy of part of aletter to "Papa" William from one of his daughters asking for aconfirmation of "Little Laura's death date". She was positive on thebirth date but seemed to have a slight doubt that she was correct on thedeath date.

William and Eleanor's first and second sons served in Company C, 2ndFlorida Calvery during the Civil War. They were Adoniram Judson and JohnSouthwell Edwards. So far as known, they received no wounds and didreturn home and lived a normal length of life.

William Edwards was called "Cap'n Billy" by his slaves. His youngfriends and kin called him "Uncle Billy".

William and Eleanor were blessed with ten children, nine of whom wereborn in Georgia. The tenth child was born after the family moved toFlorida.
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Source; "The Ancestry of Herbert Mitchell Webb and Inez RosilieEdwards", by William P. Webb, 1985

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Mrs. Driggers united with Union Church in Lowndes County, May 7, 1830 byletter from Hebron Baptist Church, Emmanuel County. She died a memberabout 1860 [exact date not shown on the membership roll].

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DEATH: 13 Sep 1894, Alachua, FL, Lovica Burnett age 63 s ays she isthe widow of James Burnett and is residing at Ne wnansville At the timehe entered service (1835) he was abo ut 32 years old, 5ཆ or 11", grayeyes, black hair, fair c omplexion born in Georgia. Lived in Alachua FLuntil his d eath 13 Apr 1894. She was married to him on 27th Dec 184 8in Alachua FL by James Bevill under the name of Lovica Ha gue. He hadpreviously married to Mercey Ellis who died 1 1 Jan 1844. Her husbanddied at his home in Alachua FL. H er husband did make application forpension #1585, Signed L ovica Burnett (her mark). Source, Pension papersof James B urnett, file #3179 and widows pension #5829/3953, filed 1 7Sep 1894

BURIAL: Might be buried next to her husband in Newnansvill e, Cem.There is an unmarked grave next to him, Source, Ne wnansville Cem

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! One of two sisters (Marta, or Martha C was the other). Severalvariations in her name hav e been noted as; Mary Ann(e)/Anna Faust, MaryAnn Foster, Mary Poose, and Mary Henrietta Bur k (the Burk was likelypicked up from her mother-in-law Rachel Smith's second husband, Stephe nBurke. Rachel was also a Faust and was likely a first cousin once removedto Mary Ann. Birt h year also seen as 1809, death year also 1861, 1881,and 1883.

! 1880 Orange County, FL census record shows Mary A living with son,Fletcher Cullen and wif e (age checks), this was shortly before herdeath. Believed to be buried in city cemetery i n Umatilla, FL Collectionwas taken from among descendants to provide headstone in 1965 timef rame(see letter).

! Also found to be born in "Harrisful" of "Harrisfield" District, SC.Her mother was believe d to have been Pennsylvania Dutch.

! Document, dated 27 September 1827, Award of Arbitrators, indicates thatMary Ann Faust (no w Mary Ann Smith) should make payment to RobertMiller, administrator for her father's (Balsi r) estate. An earlierdocument, dated 20 July 1825, which showed her sister married, still indicated Mary Ann as single (Faust) and under the guardianship ofChristian P. Bookter, Esq. C hristian Bookter was born in 1792 inRichland District and was elected to the SC General Asse mblyrepresenting that district on 22 November 1824. He subsequently served inthe next fiv e assemblies as well, a total of 11 years, 1824-1835.

! At Balsir's death, oldest child (Thomas Edward) was 5 years old. In1810 Moses Duke owed $8 82.59 to the estate. Annual returns for 1811,filed February 1812, to Jasper Faust, amounts f or attending children, toEdw Fisher, amounts for attending M. A. Faust, children mentioned w ereEdward, Martha, and Mary Ann. Robert Miller becomes administrator about1817, has/causes ? some problems with the accounts. John and CharlotteSmith (Alexander Tobias' brother?) boar ded Mary Ann from Dec 1817 to Jan1820. Aaron Duke boarded Martha and Mary in 1820. Money wa s paid toMoses and Aaron Duke for boarding children in 1821. Both signed receipts.Edward se ttled with the estate in May 1827. Martha was married beforeMary Ann, about 1825. Martha C . Faust married Willys H. Pardee. Marthasettled with the estate in 1825. Mary Ann Faust marr ied Alexander TSmith.

! Listed in 1866 Alachua County, FL Tax List was SMITH, K. D., and 3males; Mrs. M.A. (Mar y Ann?) SMITH, no males. Similar entries found on1867 list; SMITH, K. D., and 3 males; Mr s M. A. SMITH, no males. Noidea who the 3 males are, aside from perhaps the youngest son, Fl etcherCullen, who would have been just 17/18 years of age and too young to havegone to war.

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! Marriage date based on documents in Balsir FAUST probate file whichindicate that Mary An n FAUST was married to Alexander T SMITH at leastby 27 Sep 1827. Based on the following, how ever, the marriage may havebeen a common law marriage only.

! SC Marriages Vol IV 1787-1875, Implied in the Miscellaneous Records ofSC, by Barbara R. La ngdon. A T SMITH and Mary Ann FAUST, Vol 'L', pages67 & 68 (Mary Ann SMITH (alias) Mary An n FAUST) lived 1840, SMITH,Alexander T Mary Ann FAUST, Vol 'G', pages 109 & 110 lived 1830 , (commonlaw marriage) (of Richland District) see also pages 398 & 399.

! A. T. Smith, 4 Jan 1830 (recorded 13 April 1830), to Rachel MalvinaSMITH, otherwise Rache l Malvina FAUST and John Christian SMITH,otherwise, John Christian FAUST, children of Mary A nn FAUST, by my self.It list articles of furniture an so forth (implies that Rachel Malvin aand John Christian SMITH may have been born out of wedlock. Since Warrenwas born by this t ime, and yet was not listed, his parents may havemarried before his birth).

! R. (Rachel) BURKE (A. T. SMITH's Mother) gives interest in negro womannamed Nancy, to Mar y Ann FAUST & A.T. SMITH's children, 7 Nov 1829(recorded 14 Apr 1830) (implies multiple chil dren by Nov 1829).

! A.T. SMITH to Mary Ann FAUST, Deed of Trust, 21 July 1831 (furniture,hogs, cows and so fo rth) for her children, Rachel Malvina SMITH and JohnChristian SMITH, otherwise called Rache l Melvina FAUST and JohnChristian FAUST, and their heirs forever, 13 July 1831.