Edith Oxford

Married Abel, not James, Oxford.

Edith Rogers, daughter of George Rogers and Elizabeth Lawson, was born about 1783. She married Abel Oxford 25 Dec 1800 in North Carolina. Abel was born about 1780 in North Carolina. Abel was the son of Samuel Oxford Jr. and Bathsheba Barrett. Abel died 25 Dec 1850 in Richland, Washington Co, AR, at age 70.(10)

8. Abel Oxford (1784-1850) married Edith Rogers and moved via Buncombe Co NC and Giles Co TN to Washington County Arkansas. Several of the descendants claimed that Edith Rogers was a Cherokee Indian (E. Cherokee Application #14952). Abel settled on the White River in Arkansas at what became Oxford Bend and operated a ferry service across the river. Most of the family remained in Arkansas and the eldest son (Jacob) continued to operate the ferry at Oxford Bend but two of the sons (William Claiborn and Berry Hill) moved to Texas.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 30 2017, 23:15:19 UTC
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