He was born on June 17, 1793 in Montgomery, Maryland, United States.
Resident:
in the year 1850: Madison, Madison, Illinois, United States.
in the year 1860: In 1860, 67-year-old Cyrus and 50-year-old Sophia Edwards were living in rural Madison County, Illinois, with their 4 children on their family farm, all of whom were born in Illinois. Alexander Bounton/Brunton, from Scotland, also lived on the farm and worked as a Day Laborer..
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin: Dr Wilton McDonald- member - National Genealogical Society (NGS), FHISO member, "Real black history and black original man- BC4000 - family tree over 360,000 persons - black Hebrew Yahya- footnote on cabbage babies as well 1800s", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/mcdonald-family-site/I828823.php : accessed August 10, 2025), "Honorable Cyrus Edwards (1793-1877)".
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