Trying to Break a Brick Wall IN My Edge Family Tree
My name is Phyllis. I am trying to trace a branch of my family tree. My father's name was Otis Edge, his father Johnny Simon Edge. His father was William Edge. He was married to Elizabeth Outlaw. I will look up the date and post it later. I think he lived in Johnson County,Georgia.
Related Surnames:
Marriage:
Name: William Edge
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Outlaw
Event Date: 15 Jul 1877
Event Place: Washington, Georgia
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71392-2 , System Origin: Georgia-EASy , GS Film number: 282791
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1880 US census
NAME: William Edge
AGE: 25
BIRTH YEAR: abt 1855
BIRTHPLACE: Georgia
HOME IN 1880: Peacocks, Washington, Georgia
RACE: White
GENDER: Male
RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Self (Head)
MARITAL STATUS: Married
SPOUSE'S NAME: Elizabeth Edge
FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Georgia
MOTHER'S NAME: Polly Edge
MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Georgia
William Edge 25
Elizabeth Edge 24
John Edge 2
Polly Edge 45 Mother
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Find A Grave
NAME: Otis Harlow Edge
BIRTH DATE: 3 Nov 1922
DEATH DATE: 17 Sep 1985
CEMETERY: Joyce Cemetery
BURIAL OR CREMATION PLACE: Treutlen County, Georgia, USA
HAS BIO?: N
FATHER: Johnny Simon Edge
MOTHER: Minnie Opielia Edge
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United States Census, 1930
Name: Odis Edge
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Oglethorpe, Treutlen, Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Birthplace: Georgia
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
John S Edge Head M 55 Georgia
Minnie O Edge Wife F 37 Georgia
John S Edge Jr. Son M 17 Georgia
George W Edge Son M 15 Georgia
Vlice Edge Daughter F 13 Georgia
Lasie M Edge Daughter F 10 Georgia
Odis Edge Son M 8 Georgia
Bessie Edge Daughter F 5 Georgia
Dessie Edge Daughter F 4 Georgia
Ethal L Edge Daughter F 1 Georgia
Rusel Edge Grandson M 5 Georgia
Sam Steptoe Son-in-law M 51 Georgia
Velmar L Steptoe Daughter F 20 Georgia
District: 0006 , Sheet Number and Letter: 1B , Household ID: 12 , Line Number: 76 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 388 , GS Film number: 2340123 , Digital Folder Number: 004532004 , Image Number: 00700
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United States Census, 1940
Name: Otis Edge
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Militia District 43, Toombs, Georgia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Georgia
Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Toombs
John Edge Head M 69 Georgia
Minnie Edge Wife F 49 Georgia
Simon Edge Son M 28 Georgia
Unice Edge Daughter F 23 Georgia
Linnie Mae Edge Daughter F 20 Georgia
Otis Edge Son M 18 Georgia
Bessie Edge Daughter F 16 Georgia
Dessie Edge Daughter F 14 Georgia
Louise Edge Daughter F 11 Georgia
Ray Edge Son M 6 Georgia
Sadie Kate Edge Daughter F 5 Georgia
Doreen Edge Daughter F 3 Georgia
District: 138-2 , Family Number: 120 , Sheet Number and Letter: 8B , Line Number: 59 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 714 , Digital Folder Number: 005461039 , Image Number: 00570
Johnny Simon Edge, Sr
Memorial
Birth: Apr. 21, 1872 Johnson County Georgia, USA
Death: Jul. 24, 1961 Soperton Treutlen County Georgia, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Minnie Opielia Gillis Edge*
Children:
Otis Harlow Edge (1922 - 1985)*
Bessie Poole (Edge) Edge Douberly (1924 - 2013)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Joyce Cemetery
Treutlen County
Georgia, USA
This would suggest Johnny Simon Edge married a Minnie Opielia Gillis
I can find no record of William b 1855 with a mother Named Polly, apart from the 1880 census. I cannot find a reference to a Polly Edge prior to the 1880 Census
Polly is a variant of Molly which is short for Mary. So before 1880 it was likely to be Mary Edge.
I'm trying to get my information organized, but I'm pretty sure your Edges are related to my Edges. Mine moved over to Missouri, but I know Henry Edge (1786...in Maryland) - 1870...in Missouri) Lived in Tennessee, had LOTS of kids and most of them stayed down there and moved to S.Carolina, Georgia, etc., even down to Florida. Our lines probably split in the early to mid 1800's. If you need info. on the early Edges, I my be able to help. I find a lot of the "Southern" Edges on Findagrave.com and can link them to my husband's family.