Elijah Edgar Edens

Family

• Parent: Elijah Adams Edens
• Parent: Nancy Fields
• Spouse: Sarah Avaline “Sallie” Ely
• Child: Hiram Edens
• Child: Mary E. (Edens) Lawson
• Child: Simeon Patton Edens
• Child: Nancy (Edens) Estep
• Child: Elijah Grant Edens
• Child: Rhoda (Edens) Chadwell
• Child: William Sherman Edens
• Child: Sarah (Edens) Lemons
• Child: Matilda Arlena (Edens) Yeary

Brothers and sisters

• Elisabeth Edens
• Eliza Edens
• George Washington Edens
• Hiram Edens
• John Edens
• Margaret Edens
• Mary Eadens
• William Edens

Details

• Born: April 7, 1836, Hawkins County, Tennessee
• Died: February 2, 1913, Lee County, Virginia
• Buried: Edens Cemetery, Ewing, Lee County, Virginia

What we know

Civil War era resident of the Hancock County, Tennessee / Lee County, Virginia border region.

Land holdings along the Powell River basin.

Civil War military event February 23, 1864, Virginia. Residences: 1850 Lee County, Virginia (in his father's household); 1860/1880/1900/1910 Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia. Married about 1857.

Burial conflict: the family record says Edens Cemetery, Ewing, Lee County, Virginia; RootsMagic says Yeary Cemetery, Ewing. Needs a headstone or photo check.