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Cora Bessie Smith Edwards 1915–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1915

Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1974

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Mary Smith

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Cora Bessie Smith Edwards was born in 1915 in Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of John Paul William Willie Smith And Mary Frances Fannie B Smith Smith. Cora Bessie Smith Edwards passed away in 1974 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Cora Bessie Smith Edwards was born in 1915 in Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of John Paul William Willie Smith And Mary Frances Fannie B Smith Smith.
  • Cora Bessie Smith Edwards passed away in 1974 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Cora Edwards's Ancestors

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Cora Edwards
1915–1974
Birth Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Paul William "Willie" Smith
1871–1939
Union Hall, Franklin Co, Virginia, USA
Mary (Frances Fannie B Smith) Smith
1877–1936
Union Hall, Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William ("Giles") Smith
1854–
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Perdue) Poindexter
1855–1897
Union Hall, Franklin Co, VA
Kalib ("Caleb") Smith
1850–1900
Franklin Co, VA
Sarah (Jane English) II
1851–1910
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Unknown M
1805–
Delilah Preston
1818–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Poindexter
1785–1866
Dilly Perdue
1785–

Cora Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1915
12 Apr 1915
Birth of Cora Bessie Smith Edwards in Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Virginia, USA
1974
4 Jan 1974
Age 59
Death of Cora Bessie Smith Edwards in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1974
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

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