Vasha A. Edwards was born about 1869, probably in Towns County, Georgia where she was living for the 1870 census. Her estimated birth year from the census records is 1868 to 1872 with Feb 1872 specified in the 1900 census. She married John Edwards in 1885 in Cherokee County, Georgia, and they had 6 children.
In some records, Vasha's name is recorded as Basha, Bashie, or Vashti.
Vasha is last seen in the 1900 census for Mangum Township, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory (name listed as Vasha Edwards). She probably died between 1901 when the twins (Darnold and Arnold) were born and 1910. For the 1910 census, John is listed as widowed in the household with all 6 of their children.
There is a different Vashtie Ann Edwards listed in the 1918 Chattanooga, Tennessee city directory. V. A. Edwards died in 1935 (father Gilreath).
Children:
1- Nettie Edwards (1889- ).
2- William Arthur Edwards (1891-1948).
3- Roy Elbert Edwards (1894-1977).
4- Hoyle L. Edwards (1898- ).
5- Darnold Ellis Edwards (1901-1960).
6- Arnold E. Edwards (1901-1978).
References:
• 29 Nov 1885 Cherokee County, Georgia, marriage record.
• 1900 Mangum Township, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, census record.
• 1910 Martha, Jackson County, Oklahoma, census record.
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/ML7K-YYV .
• 2022 Cook descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/CookDescendants.txt .
In some records, Vasha's name is recorded as Basha, Bashie, or Vashti.
Vasha is last seen in the 1900 census for Mangum Township, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory (name listed as Vasha Edwards). She probably died between 1901 when the twins (Darnold and Arnold) were born and 1910. For the 1910 census, John is listed as widowed in the household with all 6 of their children.
There is a different Vashtie Ann Edwards listed in the 1918 Chattanooga, Tennessee city directory. V. A. Edwards died in 1935 (father Gilreath).
Children:
1- Nettie Edwards (1889- ).
2- William Arthur Edwards (1891-1948).
3- Roy Elbert Edwards (1894-1977).
4- Hoyle L. Edwards (1898- ).
5- Darnold Ellis Edwards (1901-1960).
6- Arnold E. Edwards (1901-1978).
References:
• 29 Nov 1885 Cherokee County, Georgia, marriage record.
• 1900 Mangum Township, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, census record.
• 1910 Martha, Jackson County, Oklahoma, census record.
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/ML7K-YYV .
• 2022 Cook descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/CookDescendants.txt .
Vasha A. Edwards was born about 1869, probably in Towns County, Georgia where she was living for the 1870 census. Her estimated birth year from the census records is 1868 to 1872 with Feb 1872 specified in the 1900 census. She married John Edwards in 1885 in Cherokee County, Georgia, and they had 6 children.
In some records, Vasha's name is recorded as Basha, Bashie, or Vashti.
Vasha is last seen in the 1900 census for Mangum Township, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory (name listed as Vasha Edwards). She probably died between 1901 when the twins (Darnold and Arnold) were born and 1910. For the 1910 census, John is listed as widowed in the household with all 6 of their children.
There is a different Vashtie Ann Edwards listed in the 1918 Chattanooga, Tennessee city directory. V. A. Edwards died in 1935 (father Gilreath).
Children:
1- Nettie Edwards (1889- ).
2- William Arthur Edwards (1891-1948).
3- Roy Elbert Edwards (1894-1977).
4- Hoyle L. Edwards (1898- ).
5- Darnold Ellis Edwards (1901-1960).
6- Arnold E. Edwards (1901-1978).
References:
• 29 Nov 1885 Cherokee County, Georgia, marriage record.
• 1900 Mangum Township, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, census record.
• 1910 Martha, Jackson County, Oklahoma, census record.
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/ML7K-YYV .
• 2022 Cook descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/CookDescendants.txt .
In some records, Vasha's name is recorded as Basha, Bashie, or Vashti.
Vasha is last seen in the 1900 census for Mangum Township, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory (name listed as Vasha Edwards). She probably died between 1901 when the twins (Darnold and Arnold) were born and 1910. For the 1910 census, John is listed as widowed in the household with all 6 of their children.
There is a different Vashtie Ann Edwards listed in the 1918 Chattanooga, Tennessee city directory. V. A. Edwards died in 1935 (father Gilreath).
Children:
1- Nettie Edwards (1889- ).
2- William Arthur Edwards (1891-1948).
3- Roy Elbert Edwards (1894-1977).
4- Hoyle L. Edwards (1898- ).
5- Darnold Ellis Edwards (1901-1960).
6- Arnold E. Edwards (1901-1978).
References:
• 29 Nov 1885 Cherokee County, Georgia, marriage record.
• 1900 Mangum Township, Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, census record.
• 1910 Martha, Jackson County, Oklahoma, census record.
• 2022 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/ML7K-YYV .
• 2022 Cook descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/CookDescendants.txt .
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