City: Erwin
EDWARDS, Charles Pender, physician; born North Carolina July 5, 1875; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Samuel V. and Nancy (Brigman) EDWARDS; paternal grandparents H. N. and Katherine (Carter) EDWARDS, maternal grandparents Solomon and Nancy (Keith) BRIGMAN; received common school education; graduated Tenn. Medical College April, 1900; married Valeria BALEY Sept. 13, 1895; Knight Templar, Odd Fellow, Elk and Mystic Shriner; Republican; began business career as clerk and defrayed the expenses of his medical education by his own efforts; engaged in the practice of medicine at Erwin, Tenn.; member of Baptist church.
