Catherine

1806 - 1853  (47 years)   Has no ancestors but 23 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	, Catherine
  Birth	1805/1806	Wayne Co, NC
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	105
  _UID	44F8888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000605D
  Death	1850/1853	Madison Co, TN
  Person ID	I9049	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	8 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Edwards, Barnabas,   b. 1805/1806, Wayne Co, NC d. Aft 10 Nov 1872, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 66 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1828	Wayne Co, NC
  _UID	6E7C1D9D2BDBF34EB3E758E0CA277F164366
  Children	1. Edwards, Lydia Ann,   b. 7 Apr 1828, Wayne Co, NC d. 17 Apr 1918, Dyer Co, TN (Age 90 years)   2. Edwards, Barnabas,   b. 1833/1834, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1850, Madison Co, TN (Age > 17 years)   3. Edwards, Catherine,   b. 1837/1838, Madison Co, TN d. Jul 1870, Dyer Co, TN (Age 32 years)   4. Edwards, Lemuel J,   b. 1839/1840, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 21 years)   5. Edwards, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. Dec 1844, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1910, Lauderdale Co, TN (Age > 67 years)   6. Edwards, Thomas,   b. 1847/1848, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 13 years)   7. Edwards, M,   b. 1852/1853, Madison Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Dyer Co, TN (Age > 8 years)
  Family ID	F4154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Mother; !NOTES:(2016) Milton and Tim Slauson have theorized that Catherine was a Cherry, and a daughter of Lemuel Cherry of Duplin county. There are two key pieces of evidence they've found: 1 - William D. Cherry (son of Lemuel) tried to intervene in the messy divorce/estate settlement of David Edwards. He was charged with trespassing on the estate. Why would he do that if not trying to secure something for the family? 2 - Barnabas and Catherine did name a son "Lemuel" a name not used in the Edwards family prior to then. * However, I checked the estate records for Lemuel Cherry and didn't find evidence that Catherine was part of his family 3 - Some of the Cherry family also went to Madison Co., TN and were associated with Barnabas Edward there; !CENSUS:1830 Duplin Co., NC p. 152 Barney Edwards age 20-29 (1800/10) 10001-100010001 Slaves=630100-202000* FPC=200000-201000** Total Persons=25*** My analisys (who each person *might* be) 1m 20-29 (1800/10) = Barnabas Edwards (c1806) 1m 0-4 (1825/1830) = Son? (c1830) 1f 60-69 (1760/70) = Lydia (---) Edwards (1760/65) Mother**** 1f 20-29 (1800/10) = Catherine (---) Edwards (c1806) wife 1f 0-4 (1825/1830) = Lydia Ann Edwards (1828) daughter * Where did all these slaves come from? ** Who were the free persons of color? *** Total adds up to 24, not 25 **** Probably Lydia Edwards (1760/65) Barnabas's mother. She was divorced from David Edwards in 1831, so probably already living away from him in 1830; !CENSUS:1840 Madison Co., TN p. 118 Barnabas Edwards age 30-39 (1800/10) 030001-1010010001 Slaves=110000-102000 Total Persons=12 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 30-39 (1800/10)= Barnabas Edwards (c1806) 3m 5-9 (1830/35) = 1-Son? (c1830) * "" 5-9 (1830/35) = 2-Barnabus Edwards (c1834) son * "" 5-9 (1830/35) = 3-Lemuel J. Edwards (c1840) son * 1f 70-79 (1760/70) = Lydia (---) Edwards (1760/65) Mother** 1f 30-39 (1800/10) = Catherine (---) Edwards (c1806) wife <--- 1f 10-14 (1825/30) = Lydia Ann Edwards (1828) daughter 1f 0-4 (1835/40) = Catherine Edwards (c1838) daughter *It appears the census taker lumped all three sons into one age group when that was incorrect. ** Probably Lydia Edwards (1760/65) Barnabas's mother *** Justin L. Edwards three houses away in 1840. See 1850. Not related. !CENSUS:1850 Madison Co., TN Dist. No 9, p. 293 # 76/76 Barnabas Edwards 44 Far. $1000 NC Catharine 44 Barney 16 Far. TN Catharine 12 Lemuel 10 Thomas 2;