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Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards 1940–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1940

Birth Location: Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 2013

Death Location: Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, USA

Father: Jack Edwards

Mother: Mary Edwards

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Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards was born in 1940 in Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA, the child of Jack Weldon Edwards And Mary Elfreda Murphy Edwards. In 1940, Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided in Justice Precinct 1, Howard, Texas, USA. In 1950, Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided in Lamb, Texas, USA. Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards married Mary Louise Dobson Edwards. Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards passed away in 2013 in Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards was born in 1940 in Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA, the child of Jack Weldon Edwards And Mary Elfreda Murphy Edwards.
  • In 1940, Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided in Justice Precinct 1, Howard, Texas, USA.
  • In 1950, Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided in Lamb, Texas, USA.
  • Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards married Mary Louise Dobson Edwards.
  • Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards passed away in 2013 in Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Donald Edwards's Ancestors

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Donald Edwards
1940–2013
Birth Place: Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
Parents
Jack Weldon Edwards
1907–1998
Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA
Mary (Elfreda Murphy) Edwards
1912–1996
Westbrook, Mitchell County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Donald Edwards's Timeline

9 Records

1940
3 Jan 1940
Birth of Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards in Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Howard, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Howard, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 10
Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided here in Lamb, Texas, USA
Lamb, Texas, USA
1960
1960
Age 20
Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided here in Texas
Texas
1963
1 Mar 1963
Age 23
Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards was married
None
1980
1980-2020
Age 40
Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided here in Mobeetie, Texas, USA
Mobeetie, Texas, USA
1987
1987
Age 47
Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided here in Mobeetie, TX
Mobeetie, TX
1996
21 Feb 1996
Age 56
Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards resided here in Abilene, Texas, USA
Abilene, Texas, USA
2013
15 Mar 2013
Age 73
Death of Donald Merrill "Don" Edwards in Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Big Spring, Howard, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 16 Mar 2013; Publication Place: USA; fh_id=11101&s_id=
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howard, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04070; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 114-9
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: City, Texas, USA
    [7] Texas, Birth Index
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lamb, Texas; Roll: 2948; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 140-3
    [11] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1963
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 16 Mar 2013; Publication Place: USA; fh_id=11101&s_id=

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Howard, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howard, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04070; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 114-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lamb, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lamb, Texas; Roll: 2948; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 140-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980-2020
    Event Place: Mobeetie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Mobeetie, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1996
    Event Place: Abilene, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Abilene Reporter-News; Publication Date: 21 Feb 1996; Publication Place: Abilene, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mobeetie, Olton, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 16 Mar 2013; Publication Place: USA; fh_id=11101&s_id=

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mobeetie, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: City, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mobeetie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 2013
    Event Place: Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 16 Mar 2013; Publication Place: USA; fh_id=11101&s_id=
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: City, Texas, USA
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mobeetie, Wheeler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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