Catherine
1806 - 1853 (47 years)-
Name Catherine Birth 1805/1806 Wayne Co, NC 
Gender Female Reference Number 105 _UID 44F8888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000605D Death 1850/1853 Madison Co, TN Person ID I9049 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 30 Aug 2020
Family Barnabas Edwards, b. 1805/1806, Wayne Co, NC d. Aft 1860, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 55 years) Marriage 1820/1826 Wayne Co, NC Children 1. William Edwards, b. 1825/1826, Wayne Co, NC d. 1897/1900, Florence Co, SC (Age 74 years)2. Lydia Ann Edwards, b. 7 Apr 1828, Wayne Co, NC d. 17 Apr 1918, Dyer Co, TN (Age 90 years)3. Barnabas Edwards, b. 1833/1834, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1872, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 39 years)4. Catherine Edwards, b. 1837/1838, Madison Co, TN d. Jul 1870, Dyer Co, TN (Age 32 years)5. Lemuel J Edwards, b. 1839/1840, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 21 years)6. E Edwards, b. 1844/1845, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 16 years)7. Thomas Edwards, b. 1847/1848, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 13 years)8. M Edwards, b. 1852/1853, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 8 years)Family ID F4154 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Mother;
!NOTES:(2016) Milton and Tim Slauson have theorized that Catherine was a Cherry, and a daughter of Lemuel Cherry of Duplin county. There are two key pieces of evidence they've found:
1 - William D. Cherry (son of Lemuel) tried to intervene in the messy divorce/estate settlement of David Edwards. He was charged with trespassing on the estate. Why would he do that if not trying to secure something for the family?
2 - Barnabas and Catherine did name a son "Lemuel" a name not used in the Edwards family prior to then.
* However, I checked the estate records for Lemuel Cherry and didn't find evidence that Catherine was part of his family;
!CENSUS:1830 Duplin Co., NC p. 152
Barney Edwards age 20-29 (1800/10)
10001-100010001
Slaves=630100-202000*
FPC=200000-201000**
Total Persons=25***
My analisys (who each person *might* be)
1m 20-29 (1800/10) = Barnabas Edwards (c1806)
1m 0-4 (1825/1830) = William Edwards (c1826) son
1f 60-69 (1760/70) = Mother? Mother-in-law?****
1f 20-29 (1800/10) = Catherine (---) Edwards (c1806) wife
1f 0-4 (1825/1830) = Daughter?
* Where did all these slaves come from?
** Who were the free persons of color?;
*** Total adds up to 24, not 25
**** Probably Lydia Edwards (1760/65) Barnabas's mother. She was divorced from David Edwards in 1831, so probably already living away from him in 1830;
!CENSUS:1840 Madison Co., TN p. 118
Barnabas Edwards age 30-39 (1800/10)
030001-1010010001
Slaves=110000-102000
Total Persons=12
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 30-39 (1800/10)= Barnabas Edwards (c1806)
3m 5-9 (1830/35) = 1-William Edwards (c1825) son **
"" 5-9 (1830/35) = 2-Barnabus Edwards (c1834) son *
"" 5-9 (1830/35) = 3-Lemuel J. Edwards (c1840) son *
1f 70-79 (1760/70) = Mother? Mother-in-law? ***
1f 30-39 (1800/10) = Catherine (---) Edwards (c1806) wife
1f 10-14 (1825/30) = Daughter?
1f 0-4 (1835/40) = Catherine Edwards (c1838) daughter
*It appears the census taker lumped all three sons into one age group when that was incorrect.
**It's possible that William (c1825) never went to TN for he was back in Wayne Co., NC by 1850. If that's true, then this is an unidentied son probably born in the 1830's;
*** Probably Lydia Edwards (1760/65) Barnabas's mother;
!CENSUS:1850 Madison Co., TN Dist. No 9, p. 293 # 76/76
Barnabas Edwards 44 Far. $1000 NC
Catharine 44
Barney 16 Far. TN
Catharine 12
Lemuel 10
Thomas 2;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Mother;