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Cora Edwards 1897–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1897

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 7 April 1965

Death Location: Elk Shoal, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Edwards

Mother: Myra Hensley

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Cora Edwards was born in 1897 in North Carolina, the child of John W Edwards And Myra S Hensley. In 1900, Cora Edwards resided in Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina, USA. Cora Edwards passed away in 1965 in Elk Shoal, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cora Edwards was born in 1897 in North Carolina, the child of John W Edwards And Myra S Hensley.
  • In 1900, Cora Edwards resided in Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • Cora Edwards passed away in 1965 in Elk Shoal, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Edwards
1856–1944
Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
JE
Myra Hensley
1861–1937
Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cora Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Cora Edwards
1897–1965
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John W Edwards
1856–1944
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Myra (S) Hensley
1861–1937
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (Wilson) Edwards
1838–1918
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (L) Ray
1839–1911
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
John (A) Hensley
1829–1911
North Carolina
Anna (Mariah) McMahan
1826–1910
Pensacola, Yancey, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1800–1897
Patsy Boland
1806–1890
William Ray
1809–1888
Hannah Jennings
1808–1878
Berry Hensley
1803–1867
Nancy Hensley
1807–1880
Archibald McMahan
1808–1872
Jane Riddle
1805–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Edwards
1778–1823
Esther Wilson
1780–1818
Henry Roland
1777–1860
James Jennings
1757–1837
Hannah Martin
1765–1848
Asberry Hensley
1783–1870
Elizabeth Littleton
1786–1860
John Collis
1779–1843
Anna Buchanan
1779–1850
Archibald II
1772–1855
Elizabeth McMahan
1776–1844
John Riddle
1762–1844
Nancy Biddix
1788–1844

Cora Edwards's Timeline

5 Records

1895
6 July 1895
Birth of Cora Edwards in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1897
abt 1897
Birth of Cora Edwards in North Carolina
North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 3
Cora Edwards resided here in Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Cora Edwards resided here in Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1965
7 April 1965
Age 68
Death of Cora Edwards in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 July 1895
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1897
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0122
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1375135

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0122

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Caney River, Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1122; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1375135

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1965
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elk Shoal, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
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