Harry Albert Edwards direct line

1.  William Edwards was born Abt. 1750 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England and died Unknown.  He married Sarah Burton.  She was born Abt. 1750 and died Unknown.

They had 7 known children:  Sarah Edwards, Mary Edwards (died at age 2), Mary Edwards (died at age 4), William Edwards, Mary Edwards Parsons, John Edwards, Susannah Edwards

2.  William Edwards was born Abt. 1784 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England and died Feb 1871 in Naperville, DuPage, Illinois.  He married Margaret Hadman.  She was born Abt. 1789 in Scotland and died in 1853 in Naperville, DuPage, Illinois.

United Kingdom: 1st Dragoons to 7th Garrison per WO 121/156/33

They had 9 known children:  Elizabeth Edwards Foster, William Edwards, James Edwards, Sarah Edwards Reeves, Isaac Edwards, Frederick Edwards, Mary Edwards, Ellen Edwards, Henry Edwards

3.  Isaac Edwards was born 4 Mar 1820 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England and died 3 Aug 1903 in Naperville, DuPage, Illinois.  He married Ann Jackson.  She was born Abt. 1818 in England and died Unknown.

Civil War: Co I 95 Illinois Inf.

They had 7 known children that I have found:  Lydia Edwards, William Edwards, Alfred Edwards, Henry Edwards, Edwin Edwards, John Edwards, Ellen Edwards Hines

4.  William Augustine Edwards was born 2 Oct 1842 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England and died 5 Mar 1917 in Batavia, Kane, Illinois.  He married Nellie Brown 3 Jul 1871.  She was born in 1850 and died Bef. 1910.

Civil War Veteran: Co. A 52nd Wisconsin Infantry

He is buried in East Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Kane, Illnois

They had 3 known children that I have found so far.  William's obituary states that he had 8 sons.  Arthur William Edwards, Harry Edwards, Wilbert Edwards

5.  Harry Edwards was born 23 Sep 1874 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died 17 Mar 1955 in Illinois.  He married Elizabeth Alexander 28 Feb 1906.  She was born 9 May 1895 and died 6 Aug 1945.

They had 7 known children, 3 died in infancy:  Harry Edwards Sr., Margaret Edwards Rehor, Mamie Edwards Skoff, Liseon Edwards, Esther Edwards Hensel, Gertrude Edwards, Beatrice Edwards

6.  Harry Albert Edwards Sr. was born 20 Apr 1907 in Batavia, Kane, Illinois and died 21 May 2003 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois.  He married Bessie May Tooley 20 Sep 1930.  She was born 14 Aug 1912 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died 14 Mar 1985 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois.

They had 16 children, 2 died in infancy:  Shirley Edwards (dec), Richard Edwards (dec), Roy Edwards (dec), Sue Edwards Wilson, Harry Edwards Jr. (dec), Robert Edwards (dec), Bradley Edwards (dec), James Edwards (dec), Kathleen Edwards (dec), Thomas Edwards (dec), Sharon Edwards Stigall, George Edwards (dec), Joseph Edwards (dec), Mary Edwards Campbell, Johnathon Edwards, Timothy Edwards