Martin ALexander Edwards, b: 1847 - Prob. Wilson County, TN.

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}




			^{Martin ALexander Edwards}^{b.1847 Prob. Wilson Co., TN. d.1923 Williamson Co. Ill.}



	^{Oscor Arno Edwards}^{b.1876 Saline Co., Ill. d.1898 Williamson Co. Ill.}



			^Emily Roper^{b.1848 Tenn. d.1884 Saline Co., Ill.}