Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle, Kniffin, 8th ed., 1888,
Jefferson Co.

JUDGE ISAAC W. EDWARDS was born in Barren County, Ky., September 19,
1832, and is a son of Isaac N. and Ann E. (Bohannon) Edwards, natives
respectively of North Carolina and Virginia, the former coming to Kentucky
in an early day.  He came of Welsh stock, and was an active citizen, and
died in 1867.  The subject of this sketch was born on a farm, and reared in
the country until he was seventeen years of age.  He received such
education as the common schools of that time afforded, and to supplement
this he commenced teaching as soon as he felt capable of taking a country
school.  By the meager salary thus obtained he was enabled to spend a year
(session of 1852-53) at Georgetown College.  In the meantime he read law
as he could find time, in his leisure hours, until the summer of 1855,
when he went into the law office of his uncle, J. S. Bohannon, at
Mumfordville [sic], Ky.  In the spring of 1856, he was admitted to
partnership with his uncle, which was continued for two years, and then
dissolved by mutual consent.  Mr. Edwards continued to practice law in
Mumfordville [sic], until 1863, when he formed a partnership with William
Sampson, at Glasgow, afterward a Judge of the Court of Appeals.  About the
close of 1866, he came to Louisville and formed a partnership with Andy
Barrett, which lasted for seven years.  In 1880 he was elected Judge of the
Louisville Chancery Court; was re-elected in 1886, which position he now
holds.  When the Vice-chancellors Court was established, now the Law and
Equity Court, he was tendered the judgeship of it, which he declines; also,
when Chancellor T. B. Cochrane died, he declined appointment to the
position thus made vacant, preferring the active practice of his
profession.  From his admission to the bar in 1856 up to the time of his
going on the bench in 1880, he practiced continuously, except during
Mayor Jacobs' second term, when he was induced to accept the position of
Chief of Police.  While still living in Hart County he was appointed
County Attorney and County Commissioner of Schools for four years.  Judge
Edwards is essentially a self-made man.  He has attained to eminence as
a lawyer and as a judge in the Chancery Court, one of the most important
courts of Louisville, he has won a name equal to that of any of his
predecessors.  He was married in 1854 to Miss Louisa Wiltberger, of
Chicago, who died the year following.  In 1865, he was married to Miss
Julia Gilpin, of Louisville. Two children were born of this marriage, viz:
William S. and Ora Lee.

Edwards Bohannon Sampson Barrett Wiltberger Gilpin Cochrane
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Glasgow-Barren-KY Scott-KY Munfordville-Hart-KY NC VA IL

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