Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Woodford Co.

GEORGE EDWARDS, third son of Wiley and Nancy (Sullenger) Edwards, was born
February 27, 1822.  His father, Wiley Edwards, son of John Edwards, was
born in Virginia, in August, 1787, and was brought to Kentucky the same
year by his parents, who settled in Woodford County; he was a wagon-maker
by trade, but owned and operated a distillery in Woodford County from 1828
until 1847, in which latter year he died, September 11.  Mrs. Nancy Edwards
was born in Woodford County, and died in March, 1872.  George Edwards was
reared on the home farm in Woodford County, where he was born and educated
at the common schools.  In 1863 he was elected justice of the peace and
served five terms of four years each; was road overseer two years; school
trustee several terms.  He owns 153 acres in Millville Precinct, and has
always been a farmer and stock raiser.  He married, March 2, 1843, Miss
Elizabeth F., daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Sweatnam) Jett, of Franklin
County, and had born to him twelve children, of whom six are living:
Thos. W., who married Atta Darnell; Mary E., who attended Henry College
in Newcastle [sic], Ky., also St. Mary's Academy at Frankfort, and who is
a member of the Baptist Church; Anna E., who graduated from the Excelsior
Institute, Franklin County, and is a member of the Methodist Church South;
G. Hiram, who attended college at Versailles, took a course of medical
lectures at Louisville in 1877-78, and a course at Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, in 1880-81, graduated in March of the latter year,
and located at Bunceton, Mo., where he is the leading physician and has a
large practice; Jennie L. and L. Jett, who attended Excelsior Institute,
Franklin County, the former a member of the Christian Church.

Edwards Sullenger Sweatnam Darnell Jett
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Frankfort-Franklin-KY New_Castle-Henry-KY PA MO VA

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