| Birth | about 1855 | John C. Edens was born about 1855 in Texas. |
1860 Census
| 26 Jun 1860 | John appeared in the 1860 Federal Census of Bell County, Texas, as J. C. Edans, in the household of Sarah and John Sumner Clary, his grandparents, with his mother. He is a 5 year old male. He was born in Texas. |
1870 Census
(with Mother)
| 29 Jun 1870 | John C. Edens appeared in the 1870 Federal Census of Beat No 3, Bell County, Texas, as John Etens, in the household of his mother, Elizabeth Jane Clary. He is a white male, age 15. His occupation is works on farm. He was born in Texas. |
John C. Edens