Isham Edwards1

#23943, (circa 1817 - September 1870)

Family 1

Mary McKinnis b. c 1818
Children 1.Margaret Edwards11 (c 1838 - )
 2.Phoebe A Edwards11 (c 1839 - )
 3.James Thomas Edwards11 (c 1843 - )
 4.William H Edwards11 (c 1845 - )

Family 2

Mary Ann Cross b. c 1824
Children 1.Rhoda Edwards11 (c 1848 - )
 2.Richard M Edwards12 (c 1850 - )
 3.Bennoni Edwards12 (c 1852 - )
 4.Isham Edwards Jr.12 (c 1856 - )
 5.Mary Edwards12 (c 1856 - )
 6.Nathaniel Edwards12 (c 1863 - )

Family 3

Esther Downen b. 1835, d. 1920
Children 1.George Tillman Edwards13 (1865 - 1930)
 2.Sarah J Edwards12 (c 1867 - )
 3.John Culley Edwards14 (1869 - 1923)
Isham Edwards was also known as Isom (variant.) 
Birth*circa 1817He was born circa 1817 at IndianaG.2 
Marriage*3 May 1837He married Mary McKinnis on 3 May 1837 at Posey Co., IndianaG.3 
Marriage*3 July 1847He married Mary Ann Cross on 3 July 1847 at Posey Co., IndianaG.4 
24 September 1850He and Mary Ann Cross appeared on the census of 24 September 1850 at Robinson Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. John (35) and Anna Edwards, fam. 986; Bennett (26) and Marthena Edwards, fam. 994.)5 
25 June 1860He and Mary Ann Cross appeared on the census of 25 June 1860 at Robinson Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Henry and Catherine Ridenour, fam. 542.)6 
Marriage*9 November 1864He married Esther Downen, daughter of George Tillman Downen and Lucretia Cully, on 9 November 1864 at Posey Co., IndianaG.7 
6 July 1870He left a will on 6 July 1870 at Posey Co., IndianaG; To wife Easter [sic], farm of eighty acres, which on her death goes to son John C Edwards.
To sons Richard and Bennoni, two hundred acres.
To sons Isom, Nathaniel and George T., eighty acres each.
To daus. Rothia Edwards, Mary Edwards and Sarah Jane Edwards, one thousand dollars each.
To "my other four children," Margaret H Ramsey, Phoeba Ann Givens, James T Edwards and William H Edwards, real estate already given to them.
Remainder of estate, after all expenses, to be divided among all children. Names friend.
Florian Gabel, "my entrusted friend," named Executor. Will dated 6 Jul 1870, witnesses Charles Fruglinghausen and William Ramsey.
Will proved 3 Oct 1870, Court of Common Pleas, Mount Vernon, Posey Co. IN.8 
27 September 1870He and Esther Downen appeared on the census of 27 September 1870 at Robinson Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. James (27) and Harriet Edwards, fam. 222; William H (24) and Mary Edwards, fam. 223; Charles Fruglinghausen, fam. 214.)2 
Death*September 1870He died in September 1870 at Robinson Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.9 
Probate*3 October 1870His estate was probated on 3 October 1870 at Posey Co., IndianaG.10 

Citations

  1. [S1433] Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Veterans of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, compiled 1861 - 1934; Record Group 15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Fold3.com, Application Package No. WC125685. Soldier George W Grant, deceased 24 May 1863, q.v.
  2. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Isham (53), b. IN, farmer; Easter [sic] (36), b. IN, keeping house.
  3. [S272] Ruth M. Slevin, compiler, Posey County Indiana Marriages, Index, Book 2 1832-1846 (Indiana: n.pub., unk. yr.), p. 11. Mary McKinnis and Isom Edwards, marr. 3 May 1837.
  4. [S30] Indiana Marriages 1780-1992 [index], online FamilySearch.org, Isom Edwards and Mary Ann Cross, marr. Posey Co. 3 Jul 1847; citing FHL Film 549431.
  5. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Isam (33), b. IN, farmer; Mary (27), b. IN.
  6. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Isom (43), b. IN, farmer; Mary (36), b. IN.
  7. [S1433] Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows 1861-1934, Record Group 15, National Archives and Records Administration, online Fold3.com, Application Package No. WC125685. Soldier George W Grant, deceased 24 May 1863, q.v. P. 11, Marr. Lic. issued 1 Nov 1864 in Posey Co. IN to Isham Edwards and Esther Grant; marr. 9 Nov 1864 by Florian Gabell [sic], J.P.
  8. [S1631] Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, online Ancestry.com, Posey > Will Records, Vol A-B, 1816-1852; Will Records, Vol 1, 1852-1875, pp. 330-332, imgs. 483-484/571. Will and probate of Isom Edwards (1870).
  9. [S1631] Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, online Ancestry.com, Probate 3 Oct 1870.
  10. [S1631] Indiana Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, online Ancestry.com, Posey > Will Records, Vol A-B, 1816-1852; Will Records, Vol 1, 1852-1875, pp. 330-332, imgs. 483-484/571. Will and probate of Isom Edwards (1870). Abstract: To wife Easter [sic], farm of eighty acres, which on her death goes to son John C Edwards. To sons Richard and Bennoni, two hundred acres. To son Isom, eighty acres; to son Nathaniel, eighty acres; to son George T, eighty acres; to daus. Rothia Edwards, Mary Edwards and Sarah Jane Edwards, one thousand dollars each; to my other four children, Margaret H Ramsey, Phoeba Ann Givens, James T Edwards and William H Edwards, real estate already given to them. Remainder of estate, after all expenses, to be divided among children. Names frien Florian Gabel as Executor. Will dated 6 Jul 1870, witn. Charles Fruglinghausen and William Ramsey. Will proved 3 Oct 1870, Court of Common Pleas, Mount Vernon, Posey Co. IN.
  11. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  12. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.
  13. [S196] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916-1947, online FamilySearch.org. George Tillman Edwards, b. IN 16 Aug 1865, son of Isaw [sic] Edwards and Esther Dowen [sic]; ret. farmer, husb. of Olivea Edwards; d. Carmi, White Co. IL, 1 Aug 1930, age 65; bur. Asbury Cemetery, Cottonwood Twp., White Co. IL . Citing Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,644,133.
  14. [S196] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916-1947, online FamilySearch.org. John C Edwards, b. Posey Co. IN 11 Nov 1869, son of Easter Dawnen [sic] and Isam [sic] Edwards (both b. IN); husb. of Ella Edwards; d. 23 May 1923, Asbury Twp., Gallatin Co. IL; bur. Asbury Cemetery 24 May 1923. Citing Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,557,115.