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James Edwin Terry (son of Joseph Edwin Terry and Minerva Stephenson) was born Abt. 1852 in District 2, Franklin, Kentucky, and died date unknown.He married Roberta J. North on November 22, 1877 in Louisville, KY, daughter of Henry Ballard North and Elizabeth Rogers.
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The 1870 census indicates that James (18) and his younger brother John (17) are both residing in Frankfort Kentucky with their mother, Minerva (59).Each, including Minerva have real estate valued at $2000 with Minerva also owning $3000 in personal property.It is most likely James' father had passed away shortly before the census of 1870.
1880 Census:Residence: Franklin County, KY.Occupation: Farmer.Also residing in the household are wife Roberta, daughters Eloise and Betsy.Roberta's brother Christopher, (written as Crit), a black woman (age 18) named Cynthia Giff who was a domestic servant and her one year old son Robert.There also was a Betsy North (age 20) living there in 1880.This could be Roberta's younger sister Bettie who did not get married until December of 1880.But it is most likely Betsie North the daughter of Roberta's brother, Constantine North.
More About James Edwin Terry and Roberta J. North:
Marriage: November 22, 1877, Louisville, KY.
Children of James Edwin Terry and Roberta J. North are:
  1. Eloise W. Terry, b. October 08, 1878, Kentucky, d. date unknown.
  2. +Norma Leslie Terry, b. April 10, 1880, Kentucky, d. date unknown.