Individual Details

William Burel Edwards

(21 Jun 1847 - 28 Jul 1920)



I've seen William's name as William "Burrell". His father's name was Bennett, but his maternal grandfather was Burrell Brittain. A memorial on FindAGrave as "B urel" - no known grave.

1870 Census. Talladega Co, AL, hh 84
Wm B. Edwards, age 23, b. AL
James E., 22, b. AL
Elisabeth, 61, b. Georgia, marked as "insane"
Mary Morris, age 23, b. AL. Sarah P. 11, Salvia 8.
Adeline Morris, age 32, b. AL Cansada E. 9. Louisa J. 8. "Marian E, age 3

William married Mary Jane McClendon, 14 January 1880, Coosa co, AL.

1880 Census. Fayetteville, Talladega, AL
W. B. Edwards, 33, b. AL, parents b. GA
Mary J., 27, wife

1900 Census. Childrersburg, Talladega, AL
Wm B. Edwards, b. Jan 1848, age 52, married for 2 years
Jane, wife, b. Apr 1852, age 48. 5 children (she must be a 2nd wife.... or the years married wrong - they had likely been married 20 years)
Wm P., son, b. Jan 1883, 17
Ernest F., son, b. Aug 1887, 15
Nora Belle, dau, b. May 1886, 14
Claud, son, b. Sep 1887, 12

1910 Census. Prec 12, Talladega, AL, Hh 413
William B. Edwards, 63, b. AL, marriage once
Mary J., wife, 56, married once for 30 years, 5 children
Claud R., son, 21

1920 Census. Childersburg, Talladega, AL, Hh 11
Oscar Edwards, 35. Eva, wife, 26. Grace, dau, 5
William Edwards, Father, 75, widowed

Mary J. Edwards, wife of W. B. is buried Childersburg Cemetery, Talladega. She was born 5 Jun 1851, died 20 Sep 1910.

William B. Edwards, died 28 July 1920 in Tuscaloosa; his residence was Childersburg and he was buriend in Talladega County. He was widowed.

Probably Mary Jane with her family in 1860:
Southern Division, Coosa, AL
Jacob McClendon, 60, b. NC. ELiza, 37, b. NC
All born in Alabama: J. W., 11 (male). M. J., 9 (female). D., 7 (female), Victoria 5, Carrie, 3, and Emma, 3 months.

Events

Birth21 Jun 1847Alabama
Death28 Jul 1920Talladega County, Alabama

Families

FatherBennett Edwards (1807 - 1864)
MotherElizabeth Brittain (1809 - 1870)
SiblingSusan Edwards (1831 - 1897)
SiblingMary Edwards (1833 - )
SiblingElizabeth Piety Edwards (1834 - )
SiblingNancy Edwards (1837 - )
SiblingAdaline Edwards (1838 - 1909)
SiblingCanzada Edwards (1841 - 1933)
SiblingJohn Michael Edwards (1845 - 1919)
SiblingJames Eden Edwards (1849 - 1918)