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     Emory Parks Edwards was born on 5 September 1869 at Elbert County, GA, USA.¹ He was the son of James Asbury Edwards and Mary Susan Dubose. Emory Parks Edwards married Clara Belle Maddox, daughter of William Van Buren Maddox and Julia Susannah Blanton, on 28 November 1900 at GA, USA. Emory Parks Edwards married Carrie Niles after 1903 at GA. Emory Parks Edwards appeared on the census of 1930 at Griffin, Spalding County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: Emory P. Edwards, 60, married 28, born GA,owns home $9,000, parents born GA, retail groceries; wife Carrie, 50, married 30, born GA, father born NH, mother GA; son William V., 28, single, born GA, saleman retail business.. He died on 2 May 1942 at Spalding County, GA, USA, at age 72. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, at Griffin, Spalding County, GA, USA, .

     Emory was born at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA, on 15 September 1875. He was the son of Emory Parks Edwards and Georgia Haseltine Willis. Emory Parks Edwards Jr. appeared on the census of 1900 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA. The census lists the family as: He is a boarder, single, born May 1875.. Emory died on 30 August 1901 at Elbert County, GA, USA, at age 25. He was buried at Elmhurst Cemetery, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA, .¹

     Emory was born at GA, USA, in 1851. He was the son of William Henry Edwards and Hannah N. Salmons.

     Essie B. Edwards was born on 19 December 1891 at Elbert County, GA, USA. She was the daughter of Benjamin Fletcher Edwards and Eloid Adeline Arnold. Essie B. Edwards married Kenneth Victor Gilbert. Essie B. Edwards died on 15 August 1971 at Tacoma, Pierce County, WA, USA, at age 79.

     Estelle was born at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA, USA, on 15 April 1883. The 1900 census confirms Apr 1883 as her birth.. She was the daughter of John Fletcher Edwards Jr. and Drucilla Frances (Mary) Quarles. Estelle Edwards appeared on the census of 1900 at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: William R. Edwards, Feb 1871, 28, married 6 years, born GA, parents born GA, money lender; wife Della, Jan 1872, 28, married 6 years, 2 children, 2 living, born GA, parents born GA; dau Flori I., Jul 1895, 5, born GA; son Russell, Mar 1900, 2/12, born GA; mother Drucilla, Sep 1846, 53, widow, 8 children, 7 living, born GA; sister Cora E., Nov 1880, single, born GA; sister Estelle F., Apr 1883, single, born GA.. She married Unknown Whitaker circa 1905 at GA, USA. Estelle Edwards appeared on the census of 1910 at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, USA. The census lists the family as: She is still living with her brother William R at this census.. She appeared on the census of 1930 at Atlanta, Fulton County, GA. The census lists the family as: Estelle Whitaker, 43, widow, Born GA, saleslady in Department store.. She resided at Kennesaw, Cobb County, GA, USA, in 1944. She died on 22 May 1945 at Acworth, Cobb County, GA, USA, at age 62. She was buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, at Acworth, Cobb County, GA, USA, . She is buried next to her mother..¹

     Estelle was not listed in 1880 census; her name and birth information comes from Frances Edwards Fossick. An Estelle Whitaker is buried next to Drucilla Edwards with a birth date of 15 April, 1883 and a death date of 22 May, 1945.

     Estelle Rose Edwards was born on 3 May 1907 at Floyd Twp, Sioux County, IA, USA. She was the daughter of Clarence Edwards and Gertrude Braaks. Estelle Rose Edwards died in 1999.

     Ethel Jane Edwards was born on 11 April 1931 at Elbert County, GA, USA. She was the daughter of Harry Hughes Edwards and Frances Kathryn Adams. Ethel Jane Edwards died on 5 October 1989 at Elbert County, GA, at age 58.

     Eulalia Edwards was born in January 1893 at Elbert County, GA, USA. She was the daughter of Larkin Clark Edwards and Olive Charlotte White.

     Fannie B. Edwards was born in March 1897 at GA, USA. She was the daughter of David Fletcher Edwards and Sarah J. Unknown.

     Florence Edwards was born in August 1889 at GA, USA. 1900 census says Aug 1890, age 10. She would not be 10 if born in 1890 and brother William was born in Dec 1890. She was the daughter of David Fletcher Edwards and Sarah J. Unknown.

     Flori I. Edwards was born in July 1895 at GA, USA. She was the daughter of William Robert (Will) Edwards and Della Unknown.

     Frances was born at GA, USA, in 1914. She was the daughter of Chester A. Edwards and Emma L. Unknown.

     Frances M. Edwards is the daughter of John Wilson Edwards and Mary Jane (Mamie) Edmonds.

     Frances Margaret Edwards was born on 27 March 1862 at Elbert County, GA, USA. She was the daughter of James Asbury Edwards and Mary Susan Dubose. Frances Margaret Edwards died on 30 July 1881 at Elbert County, GA, at age 19. Date in cemetery records. She was buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA, .

     Frank Comer Edwards was born on 16 December 1906 at Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, USA. He was the son of Pierce Quarles Edwards and Annie Lee Sykes. He married Louise Faulk at Memphis, Shelby County, TN, USA, in 1927. Frank Comer Edwards and Louise Faulk were divorced circa 1937 at Shelby County, TN, USA. He married Julia Delia Bledsoe at Memphis, Shelby County, TN, in 1939. Frank Comer Edwards died on 18 October 1974 at Memphis, Shelby County, TN, at age 67. He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, at Memphis, Shelby County, TN, USA, .¹

     His sisters Frances Fossick and Sarah Catherine Edwards Hotchkin furnished the information. He is buried in grave 106, #2 at Eastview Memorial Park, Memphis, TN, near his sister Rosa Belle Edwards.
     His obituary, published October 20, 1974 in the Memphis newpaper, reads: "Frank C. Edwards, 67, of 816 Bartlett Road, Apt. 14, retired partner of Edwards & Edwards public accountants, died Friday at Methodist Hospital South. Mr. Edwards started the firm about 20 years ago and retired last year. He was a member of Eudora Baptist Church. Services will be at 11:30 AM tomorrow at Memphis Funeral Home, Poplar Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. He leaves his wife Delia, a son, James E. Edwards of Memphis, three sisters, Mrs Rosa Billingley and Mrs Frances Fossick, both of Memphis, and Mrs Katherine Hotchkin of Pasadena, Calif., and a brother, Vines Edwards of Birmingham.

     G. Albert Edwards was born on 4 September 1836 at Clay, Onondaga County, NY, USA. He was the son of Joseph V. Edwards and Electa Wilcox.

     Gene A. "Doodlebug" Edwards was born on 5 October 1935 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA. He was the son of Emory Asbury Edwards and Azalee Annie Macree. Gene A. "Doodlebug" Edwards died on 6 May 1983 at La Grange, Troup County, GA, USA, at age 47. He was buried at Forest Hills Memorial Park, at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA, .

     The Compiler found this interesting obituary on the "Find a Grave" site.

Sometimes People Are More Than They Appear To Be
by Louis Campos

When he died, there weren't any glowing articles written about him. His obituary gave his name, age, and surviving family members and said simply that he was an entrepreneur. He went to college where he played football for legendary coach Bobby Bowden. He came back to his hometown to marry his high school sweetheart and become a successful businessman. He owned several different enterprises but paid his Chamber of Commerce dues under the name of Edwards Package and Bottle Co. For as long as I can remember, Gene "Doodlebug" Edwards called me "Louisa".

But long before he paid his Chamber dues he paid personal dues as the owner of Edwards Pool Room. He ran a pool hall that opened early and closed late. At lunch time the counter would be three deep with customers. The jukebox blared country and rock and sometimes gospel and the smoke hung in the air like curtains in a cheap hotel.

His customers were as varied as their numbers. Some were bankers or lawyers. Some were truck drivers or stonecutters or construction workers. Some were newspaper columnists. Some drove Cadillacs. Some drove pulpwood trucks. Some had both. It was common to see hand rolled cigarettes dangling from the parched lips of old men who had spent too many hours in the backbreaking sun. The lines and wrinkles in their faces read like a sad novel. Some were young bucks that came through the door with a chip on their shoulder, spoiling for a fight so they could make a name for themselves. Some were teenage boys who sat around talking about cars or girls or whatever teenage boys talk about. One was a young Vietnam veteran fresh home from the war. Doodlebug told him, "I know you're not old enough to buy a beer but there's nothing that says I can't give you one. Welcome home. I'm glad you made it back." Each patron had a story to tell and Doodlebug Edwards listened to a thousand hard luck stories a thousand times.

Doodlebug Edwards packed more living into one lifetime than most men could pack into three. He loved a good time that was illustrated by the time a customer left a Volkswagen parked in front of the poolroom. Doodlebug and several other men picked the car up and carried it through the double doors of the poolroom. The next morning he received a call from his father who admonished him, "Get up here and get this car out of here. This is a business not a parking lot!"

In the 40 plus years I knew him we had words only once. I said something vulgar in front of his wife and he told me he didn't appreciate it. I apologized.

I suppose Gene "Doodlebug" Edwards' life was like a dollar bill. Everyone knows who's on the front but seldom know what's on the back. Some people look down their nose at men who run a poolroom and also the men who frequent such places. Maybe a dollar made on a bottle of wine sold in a fancy club seems less sinful than a dollar made on a bottle of wine from a poolroom. A cork is more stylish than a twist off cap.

Doodlebug gave money to local charities behind the scenes because he knew some people would say money made in a poolroom was "dirty". He sold a building for half of its worth to a local church that needed it. He hired young college students who couldn't find a summer job. He gave jobs to men who had fallen through the cracks of life and had to have a little "taste" early in the morning to "settle" their nerves. He loaned money to men who couldn't borrow a dime any place else.

Someone once said, "The true measure of a man is how he treats people who can do him absolutely no good." Two patrons of the poolroom were old men and it was obvious life had beaten them severely. One played the same song on the jukebox over and over and over again. When he had heard the song enough he would say, "My life don't mean no more to me than a walk to that telephone. I'm gonna call her. She'll come back." No one ever knew who "she" was but she never came back. The other was the one they called "Deacon". Maybe somewhere in his past he had been a deacon before something or someone pushed him over the edge. It was always rumored he had been a senator. He came to the poolroom daily wearing a dirty, tattered sport coat and carried a tablet on which he wrote the same poem over and over and over again. Sometimes Doodlebug would feed him a free meal. I never saw him be unkind to either man.

Do men who run poolrooms have a chance at heaven when they die? I don't know. I really don't. That's not my call to make. What I do know is this: Doodlebug Edwards was a friend to me and a lot of other men. We shared a lot of laughs and some good times. Some of his friends are going to miss him a lot. Some of us already do.

     George Crawford Edwards was born on 9 August 1845 at Elbert County, GA, USA. He was the son of William Henry Edwards and Hannah N. Salmons. George Crawford Edwards died on 22 November 1921 at GA, USA, at age 76. He was buried at Statham Cemetery, at Statham, Barrow County, GA, USA, .

     George Washington Edwards was born in 1862 at Clarke County, GA, USA. He was the son of John C. Edwards and Sarah Elizabeth Duncan. George Washington Edwards died on 13 September 1924 at Stephens County, GA, USA.

     Georgia Alice Edwards was born on 2 May 1874 at Elbert County, GA, USA. She was the daughter of Benjamin Fletcher Edwards and Eloid Adeline Arnold. Georgia Alice Edwards married Ewel H. Harper on 18 May 1902. Georgia Alice Edwards died on 9 July 1947 at age 73.

     Georgia H. Edwards was born in 1873 at Elberton, Elbert County, GA, USA. She was the daughter of Emory Parks Edwards and Georgia Haseltine Willis.

     Gloria Edwards is the daughter of Vines Preston Edwards Jr. and Eva Porter. Gloria Edwards married Wayne Hester.

     Grady Cornelius Edwards was born on 26 December 1926 at Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, USA. He was the son of Vines Preston Edwards and Ruby Burdett. He married Annie Kate Williams at AL, USA, on 2 April 1949. Grady Cornelius Edwards died on 9 May 2008 at Wetumpka, Elmore County, AL, USA, at age 81. He was buried at Pine View Memorial Gardens, at Wetumpka, Elmore County, AL, USA, .

     Records in the possession of Sarah Catherine Edwards Hotchkin.]

     Hannah Edwards was born on 7 September 1712 at East Hampton, Madison County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Thomas Edwards and Mercy Conkling.

     Hannah Edwards was born in 1879. She was the daughter of Robert McKendree Edwards and Elizabert J. Brown.

     Hannah was born at GA, USA, in 1848. She was the daughter of William Henry Edwards and Hannah N. Salmons.

     Harold King Edwards was born on 31 July 1896 at Fayetteville, Onondaga County, NY, USA. He was the son of Earnest Clarence Edwards and Alice May Clarke.

     Harry Camp Edwards was born on 22 September 1900 at Cobb County, GA, USA. He was the son of Joseph L. Edwards and Laura C. Hardage. Harry Camp Edwards died on 26 September 1987 at Detroit, Wayne County, MI, USA, at age 87.

     Harry Howard Edwards was born on 8 April 1881 at Cartersville, Bartow County, GA, USA. Family Data Collection of ancestry.com. He was the son of William Clarke Edwards and Mattie Melissa Howard. Harry Howard Edwards died on 29 December 1949 at Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX, USA, at age 68. Family Data Collection of ancestry.com..

     Harry Hughes Edwards was born in 1907 at Petersburg, Elbert County, GA, USA. Date accoeding to 1920 census. He was the son of John Wilson Edwards and Mary Jane (Mamie) Edmonds. Harry Hughes Edwards married Frances Kathryn Adams in 1929 at Petersburg, Elbert County, GA. Just married according to 1930 census.. Harry Hughes Edwards appeared on the census of 1930 at Petersburg, Elbert County, GA. The census lists the family as: Harry H. Edwards, 23, married at age 23, born GA, farmer, owns farm; wife frances, 19, married at age 19, born GA.. He died on 8 June 1994 at Elbert County, GA, USA.¹