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Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards 1913–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1913

Birth Location: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 2002

Death Location: Rockport, Wood, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Davis

Mother: Emma Gant

Spouse(s): Henry Edwards

Children(s):

Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards was born in 1913 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Sheridan Davis And Emma Sophia Gant. In 1920, Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided in Parkersburg Ward 4, Wood, West Virginia, USA. In 1930, Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided in Parkersburg, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA. Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards married Henry Richard Edwards, and had children including Janet Helen Edwards, Sharon Edwards, Thomas H Edwards. Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards passed away in 2002 in Rockport, Wood, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards was born in 1913 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Sheridan Davis And Emma Sophia Gant.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided in Parkersburg Ward 4, Wood, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided in Parkersburg, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA.
  • Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards married Henry Richard Edwards, and had children including Janet Helen Edwards, Sharon Edwards, Thomas H Edwards.
  • Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards passed away in 2002 in Rockport, Wood, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Davis
1866–1944
Birth Location: Kanawah, Kanawah, West Virginia, USA
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Emma Gant
1870–1959
Birth Location: Marion Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry Edwards
1904–1970
Birth Location: West Columbia, Mason, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Dorothy Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Edwards
1913–2002
Birth Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Sheridan Davis
1866–1944
Kanawah, Kanawah, West Virginia, USA
Emma (Sophia) Gant
1870–1959
Marion Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Clinton) Gant
1833–1915
Warren, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Margaret (Ann) Moore
1837–1907
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ferdinand Moore
1797–1850
Isabel Miller
1808–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Moore
1729–1801
Robert Miller
1785–1860
Eleanor McConnel
1787–1842

Dorothy Edwards's Timeline

10 Records

1913
19 Mar 1913
Birth of Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided here in Parkersburg Ward 4, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg Ward 4, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided here in Parkersburg, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided here in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 27
Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided here in , Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1955
1955
Age 42
Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided here in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1958
1958
Age 45
Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided here in California, USA
California, USA
1979
1979
Age 66
Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided here in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1984
1984
Age 71
Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards resided here in Parkersburg, WV
Parkersburg, WV
2002
11 Mar 2002
Age 89
Death of Dorothy Helen Davis (m: Edwards in Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Parkersburg Ward 4, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04453; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 54-25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04453; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 54-25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1954
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1312

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: California, USA
    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 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Parkersburg, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Mar 2002
    Event Place: Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Dorothy Helen Davis Edwards 11 Mar 2002

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1312

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 2002
    Event Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockport, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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