Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Rev Joshua Potts Edwards
1814 - Aft 1880 (> 67 years) Has no ancestors but 33 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Joshua Potts Edwards Prefix Rev Birth 1813/1814 TN 
Gender Male _UID 77122B63C0CF254EA73ED2FCC0AE8F2EF70C Death Aft 1880 Swain Co, NC Person ID I74904 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Family 
Elizabeth Murry, b. 1825/1826, TN d. Aft 1880, Swain Co, NC (Age > 55 years)Marriage Bef 1839 Washington Co, TN _UID EB843A5FBC1DB74FA04C8A9A3C8B7F6BA8B3 Children 1. Sarah Edwards, b. 1838/1839, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1850, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 12 years)2. Thomas E Edwards, b. 1840/1841, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 20 years)3. Polina Edwards, b. 1842/1843, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1850, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 8 years)4. Rebecca E Edwards, b. 1845/1846, Washington Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 15 years)5. Nancy M Edwards, b. 19 Nov 1848, Washington Co, TN d. 24 Oct 1942, Graham Co, NC (Age 93 years)6. Mary A Edwards, b. 9 Nov 1851, Cherokee Co, NC (now Clay Co, NC) d. 23 Jun 1923, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 71 years)7. Samuel Miller Edwards, b. 3 Sep 1854, Cherokee Co, NC d. 11 Jan 1953, Horse Shoe, Henderson Co, NC (Age 98 years)8. William Murray Edwards, b. 24 Jan 1857, Cherokee Co, NC d. 10 Feb 1954, Macon Co, NC (Age 97 years)9. Andrew M Edwards, b. 1860/1861, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Swain Co, NC (Age > 20 years)10. Josephine Edwards, b. 1862/1863, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Swain Co, NC (Age > 18 years)11. Joshua Columbus Edwards, b. 23 May 1867, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 4 Sep 1939, Murphy, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 72 years)12. Joseph Monroe Edwards, b. 3 Feb 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 24 Sep 1966, Bryson City, Swain Co, NC (Age 96 years)Family ID F22078 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Middle name POTTS per D/C of son Joshua;
!NOTES:Due to name and place of origin, he is obviously related to Joshua Edwards (c1781) son of Abel Edwards and Mary Potts of Washington Co., TN. Exact connection not yet known;
!CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 899/899
Joshua Edwards 36 Farmer M-B $- TN
Elizabeth 24
Sarah 11
Thomas 9
Polina 7
Nancy 1;
!CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Murphy # 314/314
J. P. Edwards 41 Farmer $0/300 Washington Co, TN
Elizabeth 30
Thomas E. 20
Rebecca E. 14
Nancy M. 12
Mary A. 10
Samuel M. 8 Cherokee Co, NC
William M. 5;
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Stecoah # 45/45
Joshua Edward 52 Farmer $150/100 TN
Elizabeth 43
William 13 NC
Andrew 9
Josephine 7
Columbus 3
Monroe 3/12 Feb.;
!CENSUS:1880 Swain Co., NC Forney Creek # 65/65
J. P. Edwards 62 Minister TN-TN-TN
Elizabeth 55 wife
Andrew M. 19 son NC-TN-TN
Josephine 17 dau
Joshua C. 13 son
Joseph M. 10 son;
- !NOTES:Middle name POTTS per D/C of son Joshua;