Sketch of the Edwards Family, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Ambrose Edwards and his wife, whose maiden name was Olive Martin,
were married in Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1775.  They had ten
children: Brice, James, John, Childs, Henry, Joseph, Booker, Carr,
Susannah and Martha.  Brice was a Major in the War of 1812.  He 
married Martha Barksdale, of Virginia, and settled in Warren County,
Missouri in 1836.  James never married, and died in Virginia.  John
married Patsey Johnson, of Virginia, and settled in St. Charles Cou-
nty, Missouri in 1837.  Childs married Nancy Hughlett, of Virginia,
and settled in Howard County, Missouri, in 1834.  Henry married 
Sarah M. Waller, a daughter of Carr Waller and Elizabeth Martin, of
Virginia, and settled in St. Charles County, Missouri, in 1835. 
Their son, W. W. Edwards, was United States District Attorney, and
is now Circuit Judge for the St. Charles Circuit.  His brother,
A. H. Edwards, served two terms as Representative of St. Charles
County in the Legislature, and is now State Senator from that dis-
trict.  Both are talented and able men, and their prospects for
future advancements are good.  Their father died in 1844, but their
mother is still living.  Joseph Edwards lived and died a bachelor,
in St. Charles County.  Booker also died a bachelor, in Virginia.
Carr married Lavenba Lanier, of Virginia, and settled in St. Charles
County, MO., in 1835.  Susannah married Carr Waller, of Virginia.
Martha married Milton Ferney, who settled in St. Charles County, MO.,
in 1837.	

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