Daughter of Noah Richard Phillips and Elizabeth Jane Willett Phillips.

Married to James Robert Edwards around 1881.

James and Rebecca were the parents of:
Infant Son Edwards
Victor Clyde Edwards
Mary Bertha Edwards
Rev John Robert Edwards
Olive Edwards Chandler
Nannie Ava Edwards Brooks
Ola Mae Edwards Dixon
Emma Edwards(1900-unk)
Alice Fay Edwards Dixon
Lawton Eugene Edwards
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Rebecca Philips
Age in 1870: 8
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Bear Creek, Chatham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Grove
Household Members:
Name Age
Noah R Philips 38
Elizabeth J Philips 32
Eliza Philips 13
George F Philips 11
Rebecca Philips 8
Mary Philips 4
William H Philips 2

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Rebecca J. Phillips
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Bear Creek, Chatham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Noah R. Phillips
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Elizabeth J. Phillips
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At Home
Household Members:
Name Age
Noah R. Phillips 49
Elizabeth J. Phillips 42
George F. Phillips 20
Rebecca J. Phillips 18
Mary J. Phillips 14
William H. Phillips 12
Loney P. Phillips 4
Mary Millett 30

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Rebecca J Edwards
Age in 1910: 48
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Bear Creek, Chatham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James R Edwards
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
James R Edwards 54
Rebecca J Edwards 48
Mary B Edwards 23
John R Edwards 21
Ollie J Edwards 19
Nannie A Edwards 16
Olla M Edwards 13
Allice F Edwards 9
Lawton E Edwards 6

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Rebecca J Edwards
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Bear Creek, Chatham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James R Edwards
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
James R Edwards 64
Rebecca J Edwards 58
Olla Edwards 23
Allice Edwards 19
Laughton R Edwards 16

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Rebecka J Edwards
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Bear Creek, Chatham, North Carolina
Map of Home: View Map
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Lawton E Edwards 26
Irene Edwards 25
Allice F Edwards 29
Rebecka J Edwards 68