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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Spencer Edwards Note Born: Abt 1780 [2] Married: Bef 1841 at Claiborne County, , , Tennessee Died: 3 Nov 1848 at Claiborne County, , , Tennessee Other Spouses: Artemicia O''dell
Father: William Edwards Mother: Unknown
WIFE
Name: Katherine (katy) Riddle Note Born: Abt 1785 at Between 1790 1800, , , Died: 16 Oct 1840 at Claiborne County, , , Tennessee
CHILDREN
Name: Jeptha Edwards I Born: Abt 1822 at Claiborne County, , , Tennessee Died: Wife: Sarah Matilda Goforth
Name: James Edwards Born: Abt 1834 at Claiborne County, , , Tennessee Died: 14 Aug 1912 Wife: Lucinda Hunter
Name: Sampson Edwards Born: 4 May 1837 at Claiborne County, , , Tennessee Died: Apr 1914 at Claiborne County, , , Tennessee Wife: Malinda Ausmus
SOURCES
2). Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED
NOTES
1). Private, Capt. J.B. BACON s Company, TENNESSEE Militia, Enlisted 11 13 1814 bobspu.ged REF 1. Wm. J. Heinle 219 E. Date Ave., Casa Grande, AZ 85222. Desc. of Mary Pauline O DELL LAY 2. Old Speedwell Families , p. 64 73, by Lawrence Edwards, Claiborne Co, Pub. Lib., Tazewell, TN 3. Tombstone Inscription Cemeteries of Claiborne County, TN Revised. Edwards Cemetery just E. of Union Co. line, across from Big Barren Church cemetery visited by compiler Aug 1995 4. Claiborne Co. Marriages 1838 1891 Section I, 1838 1868 p 30. Claiborne Co. Pub. Lib. Tazewell, TN. 5. Index to Probate Court Records, Claiborne Co., TN, 1844 1865 Claiborne Co. Pub Lib., Tazewell, TN Edwards, Spencer Will dated 24 OCT 1848 6. Old Speedwell Families, Revised and Updated , p. 235 Lawrence EDWARDS and Joy EDWARDS DAVIS Claiborne County Pub. Library Tazewell, TN. 7. U.S. Census 1850 TN Claiborne Co. 7th Subd. E. Dist. TN p 594 297 HH 830 Fam 830. LDS Film F 0024565 Arden, NC Branch LDS Library. 8. U.S. Census 1830 TN Claiborne Co. p 126 MF M19 180. 9. Photocopied half page excerpt from CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE PENSIONERS, provided to compiler by Ben L. ODELL, 1808 N. Roan, Johnson City, TN. Source of this photocopy to Ben is unknown. 10. Claiborne County Pensioners by BURNS via Roy Bowman, San Antonio, TX. BIO Aug. 1995 Compiler found reference to Spencer s Edwards will in Probate Records Index. Per that entry, Spencer s will was dated 24 OCT 1848. This would have been about 7 years after his marriage to Artie O DELL. The data given in this index follows First Wife Katy Riddle Second Wife Artamasa O DELL Children Rachel Hiram Sally Joseph James Spencer Sampson Lety m. Mays Martin Elizabeth m. Keck Japatha Jeptha Martha m. McKindry George John Keck and Levi Goins, Executors Considerable data on Spencer EDWARDS, his two wives and children who eventually tied back into the O DELL family, was taken from Lawrence EDWARDS book, Old Speedwell Families and the later revisions of same. This source gives Spencer s birth and death dates as 1780 1860. August 1996 Compiler researched the 1850 census film for Claiborne Co., TN. Per that film, Spencer was not in his household in October, 1850. There was a one year old child bearing Spencer s name Artiemacy was listed as headof the home, and there were six children listed in addition to young Spencer. Ages of those children ranged from 4 years to 18 years. One household before Artiemacy was the home of Jeptha and Sarah M. EDWARDS. Twenty six year old Jeptha was one of Spencer s sons. The tombstone in the EDWARDS Cemetery which bears Spencer s name has no dates. Compiler believed that he died between 1848 1850, rather than 1860 as recorded by Lawrence EDWARDS, but had not found documentation to prove this, until Sept., 1997,when compiler was given copies of selected documents and research notes belonging to Ben L. ODELL, Johnson City, TN. A photocopy of information taken from CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE PENSIONERS states that Spencer EDWARDS died 11 3 1848. The detailsof this source were not provided, but probably was a book from the Claiborne County Library. Compiler has included the text of this photocopy in its entirety below. A date for Spencer s marriage to Katie RIDDLE has not been found. Compiler has estimatedtheir marriage to be about 1815, but this may be much too early. Their oldest child seems to have been born about 1818, but sources do not agree on the order of birth of the EDWARDS children. Spencer s will also lists children who do not appear in any other source. It may be possible that some named in the will were grandchildren. Compiler found a Spencer EDWARDS of the right age on the 1830 census for Claiborne County. On the same film there was a Hiram EDWARDS and a James EDWARDS in Claiborne Countyall three EDWARDS men were in the 30 40 age range. These may well be brothers to Spencer. The following is the text from a photocopied page of information concerning Spencer and his second wife, Artiemicia O DELL. The photocopy was provided by Ben L. ODELL, a descendent of Marshall Love O DELL, Artiemicia s brother. CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE PENSIONERS. Spencer EDWARDS and widow Artimacy EDWARDS, War of 1812, service Private, Capt. J.B. BACON s Company, TENNESSEE Militia, Enlisted 11 13 1814 Discharged 5 13 1815, Bounty Land 43025 60 50 and 42181 80 55, widow original 13824, 14229. Residence of widow 1851, 1855, Claiborne County, Tenn, 1878, Claiborne Co. Kecks Chapel, Tenn. Maiden name of widow, Artimacy O DELL, Marriage 10 29 or 31, 1841 Claiborne County, Tenn, death of soldier 11 3 1848, Claiborne Co. Tenn,death of widow prior to February 28, 1901, Soldier died 11 3 1848. Widow made application Claiborne Co. Tenn. 3 23 1878. States Spencer EDWARDS volunteered at Tazewell, Tenn, 4 Tenn. Infantry. Tenn. Militia for six months, that he was born in Claiborne County. That her maiden name before marriage was Artey Macey ODELL, that her husband had been married previously and his wife died a year or more before their marriage. And he died 3 11 1848, since his discharge they had resided Keck Chapel, Tenn and the Cumberland Gap and Maynardsville Road. Widow made application 1855, Claiborne County, Tenn. They were married by Wm. WILLIAMS a minister of the Gospel 11 4 1848. COMPILER S NOTE The above information appears to have been a typed excerpt from a book. There are several typographical errors, such as the date of the EDWARDS marriage appearing on the last line. One day after Spencer s death! Other discrepancies include Widow made application Claiborne Co. Tenn. 3 23 1878 1st paragraph Widow made application 1855,... last paragraph. Nov., 1997 Eva McCARTY sent a list of graves she had transcribed from NORRIS RESERVOIR GRAVE REMOVALS, Vol. I. Among the graves in this book were those of Katy RIDDLE EDWARDS, Spencer s first wife, and Artimicia O DELL EDWARDS, his second. There were two graves for Spencer EDWARDS , apparently, one bears his name but no dates. That one is recorded as From Big Barren Cem. To Edwards Cem. Auth. Spencer EDWARDS, Goin, TN. The other, apparently next to Artimicia s grave, reads, EDWARDS,Spencer, B. ? D. 1848, From Big Barren To Edwards Cem., Auth Spencer EDWARDS Goin, TN. Authorization for the removal of Artimicia s and Catherine EDWARDS s graves were also recorded as Spencer EDWARDS Goin, TN . Since the graves were moved in 1935, it is likely that either Spencer s son or his grandson, both named for him, were the authorizers of the removals. Source Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED
2).  bobspu.ged  BIO  Nothing is known about  Katy  RIDDLE except that she is reported to have been the first wife of Spencer EDWARDS, who later married Artiemicia O  DELL  ca 1841.  There is a grave in the EDWARDS Cemetery on Edward  s Road, just east of the Union County line and across from Big Barren Church, which reads  Catherine EDWARDS  16 OCTOBER 1840.  This is thought to be the grave of  Katy  RIDDLE EDWARDS. Nov., 1997   Eva  WELLS  McCARTY sent excerpts from  NORRIS RESERVOIR GRAVE REMOVALS, Vol. I  which includedEDWARDS, Katherine, B. ? D. 1840, from  Big Barren Cem. to Edwards Cem., Authorization   Spencer EDWARDS   Goin, TN.  REF  1.   Old Speedwell Families , by Lawrence EDWARDS  Claiborne Co. Pub. Lib.  Tazewell, TN. 2.   Claiborne County Cemeteries , by Paul JOHNSON  Claiborne Co. Pub. Lib.  Tazewell, TN.  Edwards Cem.   On Edward  s Rd. just east of Union Co. Line, across from Big Barren Church.  3.   Index to Probate Court Records, Claiborne Co., TN  1844 1865   Claiborne Co. Pub. Lib.  Tazewell, TN.  Will of Spencer EDWARDS, dated 24 OCT 1848. 4.   NORRIS RESERVOIR GRAVE REMOVALS,  Vol. I, by Edith WILSON HUTTON from TVArecords. Excerpts provided to compiler by Eva  WELLS  McCARTY, 616 Miller Road, Clinton, TN. Born source  U.S. Census 1830, TN  Claiborne Co.  p 126  MF M19 180.  Female between ages of 30 40  HH of Spencer EDWARDS. Source  Elizabeth  Ann  Gilchrist Jun 1998 O  Dell.GED  Adopted  Claiborne County, Tennessee  Adopted  Claiborne County, Tennessee

						

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