Descendants of John Edwards

Introductory Material:
Preface
Chapter 1
The Edwards Coat of Arms

Family Records:
John 1
John 2
John 3
Richard 3
Jonathan 3
Samuel 3
Nathaniel 3
William 3

Other
Timeline
The Crockett Connection
Edwards and the Civil War
Cemeteries
Vignettes
Photo Album
Our Immigrant Ancestors
1906 Census

Family Fun
Mayberry Hill Chronicles
This Old House
Justin Edwards had a Farm
Letters from Henry

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Betsy M Edwards

		Father:	Mother:
		William Edwards	Dorcas Merrill
Birth Date:	Birth Location:	Death Date:	Death Location:
12/16/1808	Gorham ME	3/2/1882	Baltimore MD

Married:

Name:	Marriage Date:	Marriage Location:	Father:	Mother:
Charles Mason	1/22/1833	Gardiner ME	Hugh Mason	Elizabeth Clark
	Birth Date:	Birth Location:	Death Date:	Death Location:
	6/7/1796	Marlboro NH	8/9/1867	Baltimore MD

Child(ren):

Name:	Birth Date:	Birth Location:	Death Date:	Death Location:
William E Mason	8/22/1844	Baltimore MD

Comments:

Family located: Baltimore MD
Occupation: Leather Merchant

Charles Mason, a member of Home Guards of Confederate Army, 1861, carried a musket doing guard duty in Baltimore. He had no active service as he was sixty-five years of age. Hugh Mason, his ancestor, established the first tanning yard in United States, 1634. (See Watertown Records and Bonds' History of Watertown.)

Other Info:

Census:

1840 1st Ward Baltimore (Baltimore) MD
1 male, 1 female 10-15
1 female 30-40
1 male 40-50

1850 6th Ward Baltimore City (Baltimore) MD
Charles Mason    52    Trader    NH
Elizabeth Mason    42    ME
William Mason    6    MD

1860 8th Ward Baltimore City (Baltimore)    MD
Charles Mason    64    Huckster    1600    200    NH
Betsey    51    ME
William    16    Clerk    MD

1880 Part of 6th Precinct 7th Ward City of Baltimore Maryland
Mason William    35    Bookkeeper    MD    NH    MD
_____ Mary C    35    wife    Keeping house    ME    MD    MD
_____ Mary    15    daughter    at school    MD    MD    MD
_____ Florence    10    daughter    at school    MD    MD    MD
_____ Lilly    7    daughter    at school    MD    MD    MD
_____ Betsy    74    mother    ME    ME    ME

1900 Baltimore City (Baltimore) MD
Mason William    Aug 1844    M 36    MD    ME    ME    Book Keeper
_____ Mary C    Sept 1844    M 36    3    3    MD    MD    MD

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For more information about the ancestors of Charles Mason, see this section of Mason, Hyde, Banker, Bancker, Bunker among others..