Edward (A.) Eidson, Henry’s son, was our fourth great grandfather. I have very little information on Edward A. Eidson at this point. He was born in 1777 in Bedford County, Virginia. He married his cousin, Elizabeth Eidson (Daughter of Boyce Eidson, Jr.) on March 12, 1800.
Edward and Elizabeth had nine children: William, Mary M., Sarah, Frances, George Washington, James, Wellington, Barnabus and Franklin Jarvis. In the first decade of the 1800’s, Edward and Elizabeth moved to Iredell County, North Carolina. It is here that they would come to know the Houston family.
While in Iredell County, Edward purchased a good bit of property and we assume he was farming as were most others in the area.
Edward lived to see the marriage of children and to become well established in the area. He died in August, 1843. His will was probated on August 8th, 1843.
Mary M. Eidson, Edward and Elizabeth’s eldest daughter, was born in 1808 in Iredell County, NC. She married our 3rd great grandfather, Franklin Houston, in 1827. They had three children: Sarah, Samuel Theodore and Edward J. (See history of our Houston ancestors). Franklin died in January, 1880 and Mary shortly thereafter. They are buried in the Harbin-Freeze Cemetery in Cherokee County. Unfortunately, their tombstones are gone. The only relative with a tombstone is Richard Freeze who married Franklin and Mary’s daughter Sarah. Franklin and Mary lived with Sarah in their final years. For more on Mary and Franklin, click on the Houston’s tab in the main menu of the website.