Squire Edwards and Clarissa Leighty
Husband Squire Edwards 1
Born: 9 Jan 1831 - Virginia 2 Christened: Died: 27 Dec 1907 - Dunbar Twp, Fayette Co, PA 2 Buried:
Father: John Edwards ( - ) 2 Mother:
Marriage: 1858 2
Wife Clarissa Leighty 3 4
AKA: Clarissa [Unk] 5 Born: 25 Jan 1841 - Dunbar Twp, Fayette Co, PA 2 Christened: Died: Aft 1912 Buried:
Father: Henry Leighty (Abt 1782-1844) 4 6 Mother: Margaret Barnes (Abt 1800-1882) 2
Children
1 M John Edwards 7
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
2 F Margaret Edwards 7
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1912 Buried:Spouse: Joseph G. Strickler ( -Bef 1912) 7
3 F Elizabeth Edwards 7
Born: Christened: Died: in infancy Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
4 M George Edwards 7
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1912 Buried:
5 M Frank Edwards 7
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
6 M Alvin C. Edwards 7
Born: 10 Jul 1868 - Dunbar Twp, Fayette Co, PA 7 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Bird C. Crossland ( - ) 7 Marr: 21 Feb 1895 7
7 F Zella M. Edwards 8
Born: 5 Apr 1870 5 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Alfred W. Hair (1868- ) 9 Marr: 10 Nov 1892 5
8 F Ada Edwards 7
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
9 F Clara Edwards 7
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
10 M Robert Edwards 7
Born: Christened: Died: in infancy Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Squire Edwards
He came to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, with his parents and became a farmer, owning about two hundred acres of land in Dunbar township, which he cultivated until his death. He was a Democrat, serving as school director, collector of taxes and poor director. He belonged to the Presbyterian church.
1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 323, 374.
2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 323.
3 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 444.
4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 323, 376.
5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 374.
6 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 443.
7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 324.
8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 324, 374.
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John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 373.
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