TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - OBITS  Edwards, James Henry

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Source: The Observer (Navarro County, Corsicana Texas)

James Henry Edwards
On the 21st day of January [1887] James Henry Edwards passed
away. He was a native of Georgia, born in Talbot County on
Feb 16, 1832. His father Wm. Posey  Edwards was a wealthy
planter. He lived in Prattsburg and in 1858 moved to Butler
and joined the firm of Joel E. Montfort.

In 1860, Miss Henrietta LeSeur, daughter of Judge Meade
LeSueur, a prominent citizen of Monroe County, GA, visited
Butler, and they were soon married.

Edwards, though a Union man, fought for the South.

After the War in 1871, he moved to Chatfield, Navarro Co,
Tx. Leaves wife and eight daughters and a son about fourteen
years old. The youngest is a girl named after her father and
about 5 years old. Within the past two years, two of his
daughters have married farmers in this county; William
Mizelle and Jules J. Kelt.

Mr. Edward's father died before the War; his mother since
came to Texas. He leave three brothers and two sisters; Dr.
A.L. Edwards of Mexico, Col. W.P. Edwards of GA, M.T.
Edwards of Navarro Co, TX.