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## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards 1895–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1895

Birth Location: Boyle County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1976

Death Location: Gravel Switch, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; Burried in Campton, Wolfe County, KY [Find A Grave Memorial# 143369724]

Father: James Edwards

Mother: ## Bandy

Spouse(s): Geneva Harris, !! Perkins

Children(s): *Ira Edwards, *John Edwards, *Dica Edwards

The story of ## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards began in 1895 in Boyle County, Kentucky, USA. ## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards married Geneva Genora Golden Harris, Nora Belle Perkins, and had children including Dica Mae Edwards, Ira Cecil Edwards, John J Edwards. ## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards passed away in 1976 in Gravel Switch, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; Burried in Campton, Wolfe County, KY [Find A Grave Memorial# 143369724].

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Biography

  • The story of ## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards began in 1895 in Boyle County, Kentucky, USA.
  • ## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards married Geneva Genora Golden Harris, Nora Belle Perkins, and had children including Dica Mae Edwards, Ira Cecil Edwards, John J Edwards.
  • ## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards passed away in 1976 in Gravel Switch, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; Burried in Campton, Wolfe County, KY [Find A Grave Memorial# 143369724].

Immediate Family

Parents

James Edwards
1855–1931
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United States
JE
## Bandy
1875–1896
Birth Location: Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Geneva Harris
1917–2003
Birth Location: Vortex, Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
GH
!! Perkins
1902–1947
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
!P

Children(s)

*Ira Edwards
1920–1938
Birth Location: Mitchellsburg, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
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*John Edwards
1919–1919
Birth Location: Boyle, Kentucky, USA
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*Dica Edwards
1918–2005
Birth Location: Perryville, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
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## Edwards's Ancestors

Self
## Edwards
1895–1976
Birth Place: Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Jack Edwards
1855–1931
Boyle, Kentucky, United States
## ((1st) Dica Florence) Bandy
1875–1896
Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Mason Edwards
1806–1868
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Lucinda (Lucy) Whitehouse
1834–1884
Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Whitehouse
1788–1865
Mary Sparrow
1791–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sparrow
1765–1840
Lucy Shipley
1767–1825

## Edwards's Descendants

1.
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## (Roy Ansel "Leroy") Edwards (3 Dec 1895–12 Aug 1976) m. Geneva ((Genora) Golden) Harris (3 Apr 1917–2 Oct 2003) m. !! (Nora Belle) Perkins (15 Jan 1902–16 Nov 1947)
  1. 1. *Ira (Cecil) Edwards 1920–1938
  2. 2. *John (J.) Edwards 1919–1919
  3. 3. *Dica (Mae) Edwards 1918–2005 m. Marvin (Jackson) Warren 1910–1985
    1. 1. Ansel (Jackson) Warren 1941–2013
    2. 2. Kenneth (R) Warren 1947–2013

## Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1895
3 Dec 1895
Birth of ## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards in Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
1976
12 Aug 1976
Age 81
Death of ## Roy Ansel "Leroy" Edwards in Gravel Switch, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; Burried in Campton, Wolfe County, KY [Find A Grave Memorial# 143369724]
Gravel Switch, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; Burried in Campton, Wolfe County, KY [Find A Grave Memorial# 143369724]

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Boyle County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1976
    Event Place: Gravel Switch, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; Burried in Campton, Wolfe County, KY [Find A Grave Memorial# 143369724]
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