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SUBMITTED BY: Betty Pace
e-mail: olebet@mtco.com
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HUSBAND: John E. EDWARDS
date and place of birth: Feb. 25, 1949 Washington Co. Tn., Jonesborough
date and place of marriage: Oct. 23, 1871 Washington Co. Tn. (now Unicoi)
other marriages: none
date and place of death: Oct. 20, 1920 Roane Co. Tn.
buried: Roane Co. Tn., "Cardiff Cem."
father: Jackson EDWARDS
mother: Lucretia CLOUSE, EDWARDS
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WIFE: Malinda "Jane" HARRIS
date and place of birth: March 23, 1853 Washington Co. Tn. (now Unicoi)
other marriages: none
date and place of marriage: Oct. 23, 1871 Washington Co. Tn. (now Unicoi)
date and place of death:Nov. 12, 1911 Roane Co. Tn. Cardiff
buried: Roane Co. Tn., "Cardiff Cem."
father: William Marion HARRIS
mother: Nancy Ruthanna HENSLEY,HARRIS
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CHILD 1: Dianna EDWARDS
date and place of birth: July 9, 1872 Unicoi Co. Tn.
married: Christopher Columbus "C.C." TAYLOR
date and place of marriage: Nov. 11, 1888 Unicoi Co. Tn.
other marriages: none
date and place of death: Jan. 16, 1967 Roane Co. Tn. Rockwood
buried: Roane Co. Tn. Rockwood, "Oak Grove Cem." Section #B
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CHILD 2: Burgeous "Burges" EDWARDS
date and place of birth: May 22, 1875 Unicoi Co. Tn.
married: Single
date and place of death: Sep. 17, 1890 Roane Co. Tn.
buried: Roane Co. Tn. Cardiff, "Cardiff Cem."
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CHILD 3: Minnie Bell EDWARDS
date and place of birth: 1878 Unicoi Co. Tn.
married: George B. BARNETT, Jr.
date and place of marriage:Oct. 2, 1898 Roane Co. Tn.
other marriages:none
date and place of death: 1939 Roane Co. Tn.
buried: Roane Co. Tn. Rockwood, "Oak Grove Cem." Section #A
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CHILD 4: Floyd EDWARDS
date and place of birth: April 12, 1884 Roane Co. Tn., Cardiff
married: Mattie MARTIN
date and place of marriage: Nov. 14, 1907 Roane Co. Tn.
other marriages: none
date and place of death:Deceased: Pontiac, Michigan
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CHILD 5:Carl EDWARDS
date and place of birth: Sep. 1886 Roane Co. Tn. Cardiff
married: unknown
date and place of marriage:unknown
other marriages: unknown
date and place of death: Deceased
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Note: See Tennessee Family Group Sheet for Family of Jackson EDWARDS
Note: I found the following article on microfilm @ Kingston Library,
Roane Co. Tn.
Source: "Rockwood Times, Rockwood, Tenn. Thursday, Sept. 30, 1920"
"JOHN EDWARDS FATALLY WOUNDED IN SHOOTING AFFRAY AT CARDIFF"
Shot Alleged to Have Been Intended for John Ingram Pierces Aged Man's
Skull
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John EDWARDS, an aged and respected citizen
of Cardiff neighborhood, is at Chamberlain Memorial Hospital suffering
from a pistal wound in the head, and Tom CARTER, a son of Esquire Thomas
CARTER, is out on bond
charged with the offense. The shooting occured late Sunday afternoon,
and resulted from an affray in which John INGRAM and his son, Jack INGRAM
and young CARTER were said to have been engaged. Reports of the difficulty
vary and of course conflicting.
Young CARTER had been employed at one of the
ore slopes and the Roane Iron Co. in the Cardiff section and
recently had quit his job by reason of the fact that certain bonuses
that had been in effect were cut off. John
INGRAM was in charge of the iron slope and when CARTER quit his job
it was given to INGRAM'S son, Jack. From
this the feelings from the INGRAMS and CARTER it is said to have started.
Sunday afternoon CARTER is said to have
went to the mines and in a threatening manner cursed the INGRAMS out.
Later when they left the mines in a car they
had to pass the CARTER home to reach their own. As they cane down the
road they again encountered CARTER,
so the statement goes, who made threatening demonstrations and a shooting
affray was only averted by the
timely appearance of Squire CARTER who took his son in charge and back
to the house. Later in the evening
John INGRAM went to his garage and cranked his car. As he backed out
CARTER opened up with a rifle and while
several bullets passed through various parts of the car none struck
Mr. INGRAM. About this time Jack INGRAM
appeared on the scene and fired three or four loads at CARTER. The
shells were loaded with small shots and only
four entered CARTER'S body. Some of his front teeth was shot out, and
three shots entered his head, lodging
just under the skin. Mr. EDWARDS, who is past 70 years of age, and
who had been out looking for his cow,
approached just as the shooting was just at its heights, and one bullet,
supposed to have been fired by CARTER
struck the aged man in the forward and almost passed entirely through
his head. He was taken to the hospital
immediately and although an effort was made to locate the bullet, it
was unsucessful. At this time this was
written (wednesday) the aged man was still alive, although no hopes
are entertained for his recovery..
Trephining has been resorted to and the pressure on the brain redieved
but owing to his advanced age
there is little hope for his recovery. Mr. EDWARDS is the father of
Mrs. C.C. TAYLOR of this city and Mrs. George BARNETT o f Chattanooga.
Besides his two daughters he also has two sons.
(More about CARTERS bond that I will omit)
Another report about the affray has it that
Mr. EDWARDS came up and inquired what the trouble was about and
undertook to quiet young CARTER when he remarked with an oath that
the old man had nothing to do with it and that he would take a shot at
him, which he did. Also that CARTER kicked the old man after he was
down. All of this is rumered only and the true facts will probaby not be
known until the preliminary trial is held.
Much sympathy is expressed for "Squire Tom
CARTER. He is one of our best citizens, is a member of the county court
and is held in the highest esteem by everyone. Young Tom CARTER is a fine
fellow, and so far as is known has never been in trouble of any kind. It
is stated that on this Sunday he was drinking, and this no doubt accounts
for his wild actions on that day. The whole affair is ungreatable in the
highest extreme, as all the parties concerned are of the best f amilies
of the county.
" Rockwood Times" Oct. 14, 1920
TRIAL POSTPONED AGAIN
The preliminary trial of Tom CARTER,Jr., which
was scheduled to be held in Rockwood Monday was postponed
one week owing to the fact that "Squire WALLER of the South Side who
was to sit with "Squire SMITH and GRANT
in the case, could not be present. John EDWARDS who was shot by CARTER
in the affray at Cardiff, continues to
improve and there is every indication that he will finally recover.
Note: John EDWARDS died:Oct. 20, 1920
Source: Death Certificate #409 Roane Co. Tn. John E. EDWARDS
age 72 1920 Cause:Gun Shot.
Source: 1880 Census, Unicoi Co. Tn. Wolf's Creek, District #9
John EDWARDS age 30, farmer, Tn. NC. NC. Malinda
J. wife, age 27, Tn. NC. NC.
Diannah dau., age 8, Tn. Burgeous son, age
4 Tn. Minnie Bell dau. age 2 Tn.
Source: 1900 Census, Roane Co. Tn., District #13
John E. EDWARDS age 51, born Feb. 1849, Tn. Jane
wife age 47, born Mar. 1858, Tn.
Floyd son age 16, born Apr. 1884, Tn. Carl
son age 13, born Sep. 1886, Tn.
Source: 1860 Census, Washington Co. Tn., Flag Pond
William M. HARRIS age 26. Ruthanna wife age
24. Malinda J. dau. age 7.
Jinny L. dau. age 5. Mary E. dau. age2.
Child # 1: Dianna EDWARDS
Husband: Christopher Columbus (C.C.) TAYLOR born:May 16, 1868
Madison Co. N.C.
Died:1952 Roane Co. Tn. buried:Roane Co. Tn. "Oak Grove Cem."
Sect. #B, Rockwood
Note: See "Tennessee Family Group Sheet for Familly of Christopher
Columbus TAYLOR"
Child # 3:Minnie Bell EDWARDS
Husband: George B BARNETT born:Dec. 1874 Penn.
Died: 1939 buried: Roane Co. Tn. "Oak Grove Cem." Sect.
#B, Rockwood
Note: See "Tennessee Family Group Sheet fo the Family of George B.
BARNETT"
Child # 4:Floyd EDWARDS
Source: Roane Co. Tn. Marriages, License # 219
Floyd EDWARDS and Mattie MARTIN, Married Nov. 14, 1907 By T.N. CARTER,
J.P.
Source: WW1 Draft Card, Serial # 2488, Order # 1052
Floyd EDWARDS, Cardiff, Roane Co. Tn.
Age in Years 34 born: April 12, 1884
White, Native Born, Eyes Blue, Hair Brown
Present Occ., Machinist, Rockwood Machinery Co. Rockwood, Tn.
Nearest relative: Mattie EDWARDS
Signed by:Floyd EDWARDS and T.N. CARTER Sep. 12, 1918
Source: 1930 Census, Oakland Co. Michigan, Pontiac
Floyd EDWARDS, born: 1885, Tn. Mattie wife born:
1885, Tn. Raymond son born: 1910, Tn.
Bernice dau. born: 1912, Tn. Arval son born:1916, Tn.
Clabe and Claude (twins) born:1922 Mi.
Note: Child # 5 Carl EDWARDS born: Sep. 1886. I find no information
on him, but I have a
picture of Carl with his name on the back and he is well over
the age of 40.