Descendants of Joseph Edwards
| Descent |
| Joseph Edwards |
| Alpheus Edwards |
| Norman Ulysses Edwards (Sr.) |
| William Joseph Edwards |
| Ida May (Edwards) Essick |
| Edna Earl (Essick) Basquez |
| Carol Louise (Basquez) Askew |
| Melinda L. Askew |
 Melinda (Askew) Carlson and her mother, Carol (Basquez) Askew (about 2000) |
Melinda L. Askew is the daughter of Carol Louise Basquez and Jerry Askew. She was born in 1958 in California.
- She married (1) Jeff Carlson. This marriage ended in divorce about 2001.
- About 2002, she married (2) Michael Downing.
Children of Melinda L. Askew and Jeff Carlson:
- Marilyn Christina Carlson was born in 1984 in California.
- Maxwell Dean Carlson was born in 1989 in California.