Sarah Adaline Patty (Edwards)

1866 - 1954  (88 years)

• Name	Sarah Adaline Patty (Edwards)  [1]
  Born	8 May 1866	Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	4 Sep 1954	Fruithurst, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
  Person ID	P3611	Woelfel Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	John Patty,   b. 18 Mar 1840, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1901, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Ann Eda Thomas (Patty),   b. 1835, Newton County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 28 May 1900, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	15 Apr 1862	Calhoun, Alabama, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Stephen “Steve” Edwards,   b. 17 May 1859, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 14 May 1926, Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1882	Cleburne County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Alonza Leander "Lee" Edwards,   b. 15 Jan 1899, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1981, Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  *** Married John Stephen Edwards on January 29, 1882 in Cleburne County, Alabama. From The Cleburne News, September 16, 1954 Mrs. Sarah Edwards dies at 88 years; leaves 137 Direct Descendants. Funeral services were held September 6 at Upper Cane Creek Church for Mrs. Sarah Edwards, one of the county's oldest citizens. She was a resident of Route 1, Fruithurst. Rev. David Croft, Rev. Harold McKensey, Rev. John Wells, Rev. Jack Marks officiated at the service. Burial was in the church cemetery with Cantrell in charge. Mrs. Edwards died September 4 at her home. She was a member of one of the county's oldest and largest families and the widow of John Steve Edwards. They had 14 children of whom 11 lived to adulthood. Families of the deceased children are Mrs. Della Edwards of Bell Mill, Mrs. H. A. Kerr of Heflin and J. B. Willingham, whose family lives in Atlanta. The eight children still living are S. A. Edwards, Heflin; B. S. Edwards, Cullman; Lee A. Edwards, Sheffield; Mrs. Homer Connell, Heflin; Mrs. Noah Connell, Fruithurst; Mrs. Nancy E. Sides, Fruithurst; Mrs. J. T. Parker, Fruithurst; Mrs. Leonard C. Cheatwood, Edwardsville. There are also 52 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Edwards was a member of Upper Cane Creek Church since 1909 and was active in her work until her health started to fail about four years ago. Active pallbearers were grandsons: John Willingham, Allen Edwards, Clyde Edwards, Milton Kerr, Alfred Lee Cheatwood, Earnest Edwards, James Connell, Roy Connell. Honorary pallbearers were: Robert Abney, Clifford Ray, C. M. Hughes, Rev. N. G. Ray, Cyril Hughes, W. C. Cheatwood, Hubert Ferguson and Euell Jones.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1268217178] Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc). [S1268214754] Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).