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Mordecai Thomas EDWARDS

Mordecai Thomas EDWARDS

Male 1876 - 1950  (74 years)


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  • Name Mordecai Thomas EDWARDS
    Birth 24 Feb 1876  Conaway, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1901  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1910, 1920  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    pumper for oil company 
    Census 1930  Wayne Twp, Noble Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4, 5] 
    Residence 1933  Quaker City, Guernsey Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 22 Aug 1950  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Burial Spring Hill Cemetery, Riggs Chapel, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I103732  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2025

    Father Francis L. EDWARDS,   b. CA 1833
    Mother Christena HILEY,   b. CA 1833
    Family ID F43213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah E. JOHNSTON,   b. 24 Jun 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1931 (Age 55 years)
    Marriage 14 Sep 1901  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
      Thomas Edwards, 34, farmer, married 8 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Sarah, 33, married 8 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 2 children (1 still living); dau Flossy B, 8; nephew James Edwards, 14.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jan 21 1920:
      Tomas Edwards, 43. pumper for oil company; wife Sarah E, 43; son Barna P, 9; son John B, 7; dau Chessa A, 5; son Forest B, 9 months.

      1930 Census, Noble Co, Ohio (Wayne Twp), enumerated on Apr 10 1930:
      Mordecai T. Edwards, 54, farmer; wife wife Sarah E, 53; son John B, 18; dau Jessie A, 15; son Thomas B, 10. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
    >1. Flossie Belle EDWARDS,   b. 11 Mar 1902, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1972, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Barna P. EDWARDS,   b. CA 1910
    >3. John Belden EDWARDS,   b. 19 Feb 1912, Folsom, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 2004 (Age 92 years)
    >4. Chessie Alen EDWARDS,   b. 12 Nov 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1967, Jacksonburg, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     5. Thomas Braden EDWARDS,   b. 18 Apr 1919, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 2008 (Age 88 years)
    Documents
    103732_MordecaiThomasEdwards_SarahEJohnston_MarriageRecord_14Sep1901.jpg    		103732_MordecaiThomasEdwards_SarahEJohnston_MarriageRecord_14Sep1901.jpg
    Family ID F43210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cora Alice EDGELL,   b. 17 Dec 1880, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1946, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Marriage 27 Feb 1933  New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Documents
    103732_MordecaiThomasEdwards_CoraAEdgellShreve_MarriageRecord_27Feb1933.jpg    		103732_MordecaiThomasEdwards_CoraAEdgellShreve_MarriageRecord_27Feb1933.jpg
    Family ID F43231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    103732_MordecaiThomasEdwards_CoraAEdgellShreve_MarriageRecord_27Feb1933.jpg    		103732_MordecaiThomasEdwards_CoraAEdgellShreve_MarriageRecord_27Feb1933.jpg
    103732_MordecaiThomasEdwards_SarahEJohnston_MarriageRecord_14Sep1901.jpg    		103732_MordecaiThomasEdwards_SarahEJohnston_MarriageRecord_14Sep1901.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    5. [S2012] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    6. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, MR p. 380 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11606341&Type=Marriage.