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Ben Ray Edwards 1933–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1933

Birth Location: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee

Death Date: 11 May 2020

Death Location: Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee

Father: Daniel Edwards

Mother: Berta Tapp

Spouse(s): Leota Dugger

Children(s):

The story of Ben Ray Edwards began in 1933 in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee. Ben Ray Edwards married Leota Pearl Dugger, and had children including Jeffery Todd Edwards, Keith Ray Edwards, Timothy Brian Edwards, Tony Wayne Edwards. Ben Ray Edwards passed away in 2020 in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Ben Ray Edwards began in 1933 in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee.
  • Ben Ray Edwards married Leota Pearl Dugger, and had children including Jeffery Todd Edwards, Keith Ray Edwards, Timothy Brian Edwards, Tony Wayne Edwards.
  • Ben Ray Edwards passed away in 2020 in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ben Edwards's Ancestors

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Ben Edwards
1933–2020
Birth Place: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee
Parents
Daniel William Edwards
1907–1973
Yancey County, North Carolina
Berta (Mae) Tapp
1904–1980
Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Mattison (Love) Tapp
1857–1935
Unicoi County, Tennessee
Clarissa (Emme) Johnson
1863–1937
Carter County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Billy
1813–1890
Betsy
1823–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nimrod Tapp
1766–1830
Hester Trorpe
1765–1821
John Mayton
1801–1860
Nancy Smith
1797–1860

Ben Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1933
30 Sep 1933
Birth of Ben Ray Edwards in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee
Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee
2020
7 May 2020
Age 87
Death of Ben Ray Edwards in James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee
2020
11 May 2020
Age 87
Burial of Ben Ray Edwards in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee
Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1933
    Event Place: Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 2020
    Event Place: James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 May 2020
    Event Place: Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee

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