Jane (Anders) Edwards (1813 - 1898)

Born 15 Jan 1813 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of David Edwards — married 10 Dec 1835 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1898 at age 85 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA

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Biography

Born

15 JAN 1813, Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Marriage

10 DEC 1835, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA to David Edwards^[1]

Children

David and Jane had eleven children during their marriage:

1. John Edwards
   • b. 25 August 1836, in Ashe County, North Carolina
   • m. Melvina C. Reed
   • d. 29 November 1888, in Dickson County, Arkansas
2. William Edwards
   • b. 03 May 1838, in Ashe County, North Carolina
   • m. Martha Susan Higgins^[2]
   • d. 25 January 1929, in Benton County, Arkansas
3. Mary Sue "Polly" Edwards
   • b. 03 May 1840, in Ashe County, North Carolina
   • m. Noah Taylor
   • d. 24 October 1927, in Tazewell County, Virginia
4. Richard Edwards
   • b. 03 June 1842, in Ashe County, North Carolina
   • m. Mary "Polly" Galyean
   • m. Laura Ann Hassel
   • d. 19 November 1929, in Benton County, Arkansas
5. Martha Edwards
   • b. 05 April 1844, in Ashe County, North Carolina
   • d. 05 March 1846, in Ashe County, North Carolina
6. Mahala Jane Edwards
   • b. 15 April 1846, in Ashe County, North Carolina
   • m. Shaderic "Shade" Hagins^[2]
   • m. John Lewis Mondier
   • d. 27 April 1895, in Benton County, Arkansas
7. Theresa "Thurzy" Edwards
   • b. 28 February 1848, in Surry County, North Carolina
   • m. John L. Calhoun
   • d. 25 March 1875, in Benton County, Arkansas
8. Frances Edwards
   • b. 09 June 1850, in Ashe County, North Carolina
   • m. Seth Baker
   • d. 19 January 1916
9. Phebe Edwards
   • b. 29 January 1852, in Ashe County, North Carolina
   • m. Benjamin H. Pierce
   • d. 30 June 1923, in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
10. David Reed Edwards
    • b. 18 March 1855, in Surry County, North Carolina
    • m. Ida F. Atkinson
    • d. 08 January 1927, in Sebastian County, Arkansas
11. Sarah Ann Edwards
    • b. 19 December 1858, in Orange County, North Carolina
    • m. James Nathaniel Boyd
    • d. 29 March 1933, in Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas

Died

4 NOV 1898, Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, USA^[3]

Buried

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Story

Jane Anders was born on January 15, 1813, in Orange County, North Carolina, when her father, Sterling Andrews^[4], was 29, and her mother, Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" Williams, was 27. Elizabeth was the third child, with 6 brothers and 4 sisters. She married David Edwards on December 10, 1835, in Ashe County, North Carolina, when she was 22, and they had their first child the following year.

In 1860, age 47, she was living in Wallace Township, Benton County, Arkansas with her husband and nine of their younger surviving children. Their daughter, Mary, had married and left home the previous year.

In 1870, age 57, she was living in Round Prairie Township, Benton County, Arkansas, with her husband and six youngest children: Mahala^[5], Theresa (Thurzy), Frances, Phoebe, David and Sarah.

In 1880, age 67, she was living in Dickson Township, Benton County, Arkansas, with her husband and two grandsons; Robert Lee Calhoun, age 8, and James Alexander Calhoun, age 7.

She died on November 4, 1898 in Benton County, Arkansas, at the age of 85, and was buried in Hiwasse, Benton County, Arkansas at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Notes

Obituary for Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" Edwards:

"Jennie Edwards was born in Orange City, N.C. Jan. 15th, 1813 and departed this life at her home near Dickson, Benton Co., Ark. Nov. 4, 1898 at the advanced aged of 85 years, 9 months and 19 days. Sister Edwards moved to Ash county, N.C. where she married David Edwards Dec. 10, 1835. This union was blessed with eleven children, seven girls and four boys, seven of whom are living. All are professors of religion and Wm. Edwards is a minister of the gospel. She professed religion and joined the Missionary Baptist church in 1839. She often walked eleven miles to attend her church meetings. She and her husband moved to Surry county, N.C. about 1839 after which they moved to Benton county, Ark. in 1859 and untied with the Mt. Pleasant church as one of the charter members, where she remained a consecrated member till death. She was afflicted for several months bearing her afflictions with patience. The remains were taken to the church, followed by a number of friends and relatives, and where many more awaited the arrival of the sad procession, and there the funeral services were conducted by her pastor. After the services the remains were laid away to rest until the resurrection day." W.D. Joyner. Benton County Democrat – Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas – November 17, 1898

Sources

1. ↑ David was Jane's first cousin, once removed. Her father's sister, Elizabeth (Andrews) Edwards (abt.1776-1817), had married David Edwards Jr. (1774-1828), who was the grand-father to her husband, David.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Martha Susan and Shaderic are siblings, children of Bryant Hagins and Irene Edwards (a second cousin to David's father, Richard Clifford Edwards, making this couple third cousins, once removed). Bryant appears to have changed his last name from Higgins to Hagins, and all of his children followed his lead except for his daughter, Martha.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #5589908 (accessed 6 March 2024)
   Memorial page for Jane Anders Edwards (15 Jan 1813-4 Nov 1898), citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hiwasse, Benton County, Arkansas, USA (plot: Old Central Section); Maintained by Kaneitha Boyd (contributor 46509357).
4. ↑ Sterling is listed on most documents as Sterling Andrews, but his daughter, Elizabeth, seems to have exclusively used the Anders spelling before her marriage.
5. ↑ Mahala is listed on this census with the last name of Higgins. She had married Shaderic "Shade" Hagins four years previously, in 1866, and he died the following year, about three months before their daughter, Nettie Belle, was born. She would not remarry and leave home again until 1877, when she married John Lewis Mondier, with whom she would eventually have five more children.

• First-hand information as remembered by Vickie Gorley, Thursday, May 8, 2014

• 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc 2009, Provo, UT, USA; Census Place: Wallace, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 266; Image: 268; Family History Library Film: 803037

• 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc 2009, Provo, UT, USA; Census Place: Round Prairie, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M593_47; Page: 313B; Image: 623; Family History Library Film: 545546

• 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2010, Provo, UT, USA; Census Place: Dickson, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: 38; Family History Film: 1254038; Page: 450A; Enumeration District: 014; Image: 0905

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Author: Yates Publishing, Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2004, Provo, UT, USA; Source number: 1241.251

• Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc 2012, Provo, UT, USA

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc 2012, Provo, UT, USA https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5589908/jane-edwards