Reverend Edward Adam EDWARDS, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1830 - 1888  (58 years)

• Name	Edward Adam EDWARDS  [3, 4]
  Prefix	Reverend
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1830	of Shreveport, Louisiana   [5]
  Birth	2 Jun 1830	Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina   [6]
  Baptism	22 Feb 1857	High Hills Church   [3]
  	Samuel Furman
  Gender	Male
  Death	1888
  Religion	received by letter July 1868 from Hazelwood, Louisiana, dismissed by letter 5 Nov. 1872 to Home Branch Church  [3]
  _UID	C75AF1E2716D41A281FC4059DA72BE7D5275
  Death	9 Aug 1888	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  Burial	11 Aug 1888	Lot 145, Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I1930	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Harry EDWARDS,   b. 1802, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina d. Jul 1831, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Margaret MARSHALL,   b. 1814, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina d. Jul 1831, Society Hill, Darlington County, South Carolina (Age 17 years)
  _UID	1A3442F2014F4C0DBD83B58D01328FD34277
  _UID	1A3442F2014F4C0DBD83B58D01328FD34277
  Family ID	F655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Theodora FURMAN,   b. 5 Oct 1832, Mt. Carmel, McCormick County, South Carolina d. 12 May 1904, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1855	Sumter, South Carolina   [6]
  _UID	44679531F5FD40BB927FD21E83820FD94C6E
  _UID	44679531F5FD40BB927FD21E83820FD94C6E
  Children	1. Margaret Marshall “Maggie” EDWARDS,   b. 16 Jun 1856, Mt. Carmel, McCormick County, South Carolina d. 25 or 5 Jun 1888, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 31 years)   2. Julian J./F. EDWARDS,   b. 17 Oct 1868, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 May 1901, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 32 years)   3. Edward Adam EDWARDS, Jr.,   b. 17 Oct 1868   4. Elizabeth Marshall Leila EDWARDS,   b. 19 Mar 1870, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 17 Aug 1916, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Both parents died within a year of his birth. He went to live with his aunt, Mrs. John K. McIver. After the deaths of his uncle and aunt, he went to Shrevport, LA., to live with his uncle, Mr. Charles Edwards, a wealthy, unmarried man. Edward had wealth of his own left him by his father and, also, inherited his uncles. [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S26081] . [S28408] . [S698] page 70. [S2138] . [S11] Hugh Charles Haynsworth, (Osteen Publishing Company, Sumter, SC). [S6] Jenkins Gedcom File E-mail - tjjenkins4@juno.com. [S676] Sumter Cemetery, Latest, page 80.