Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameAmanda Jane (Mandy) EDWARDS
Birth1851
Death1918
Burial1918, Despain Cemetery, Bloyd, Green Co., KY
Spouses
Birth1842
Death1938
Burial1938, Despain Cemetery, Bloyd, Green Co., KY
FatherJohn DESPAIN (1806-1866)
MotherMalinda A. BAZOR (1809-1892)
Misc. Notes
He married Mandy J. Edwards on 25 May 1871 in LaRue County, Kentucky. They were parents of 6 children. Mandy died 17 June 1918 and is buried beside him in the DeSpain Cemetery.

His name is spelled Louis on Childrens Headstone in the old DeSpain family cem on Brush Creek at rear of Hicks Skaggs house near Corinth. Lewis DeSpain's headstone also indicates he was a Civil War Veteran.

In the 1900 Green County census, Louis DeSpain is head of household #256 in the Upper Brush Creek area near Dezarn. He is 58 years old and has been married 29 years. His wife is Amanda J., 50 and the mother of 6 children, 3 living. One son is at home, John H., 16 years of age.

In 1910 he is household #318 in the same area of the county. He and his wife, Amanda live alone. She is still listed as the mother of 6, 3 living.

In 1920 Amanda has died and Lewis DeSpain lives alone in household #229 in the Upper Brush Creek area near Wards, Kentucky. He is 77 years of age.
MarriageMay 25, 1871, Larue Co., KY
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