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Dorthy Belle Edwards 1928–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JUL 1928

Birth Location: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17 JUL 1998

Death Location: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

Father: Clarence Edwards

Mother: Ella Estep

Spouse(s): Lionel Zimmerman

Children(s):

Dorthy Belle Edwards was born in 1928 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Clarence Franklin Edwards And Ella Estep. In 1935, Dorthy Belle Edwards resided in Same House. In 1940, Dorthy Belle Edwards resided in Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, U. Dorthy Belle Edwards married Lionel Cecil Zimmerman. Dorthy Belle Edwards passed away in 1998 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorthy Belle Edwards was born in 1928 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Clarence Franklin Edwards And Ella Estep.
  • In 1935, Dorthy Belle Edwards resided in Same House.
  • In 1940, Dorthy Belle Edwards resided in Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, U.
  • Dorthy Belle Edwards married Lionel Cecil Zimmerman.
  • Dorthy Belle Edwards passed away in 1998 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorthy Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Dorthy Edwards
1928–1998
Birth Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Clarence Franklin Edwards
1904–1958
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Ella Estep
1907–1996
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John (Fay) ESTEP
1861–1940
Franklin Forge, Blair, Pennsylvania
Dorothy (Viola) Brantner
1880–1940
Woodbury Twp., Blair Co., Pa., USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Estep
1818–1870
Elizabeth Ring
1823–1835
George Brantner
1838–1893
Nancy Moore
1839–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1767–1830
Emelia Wright
1781–1830

Dorthy Edwards's Timeline

6 Records

1928
5 JUL 1928
Birth of Dorthy Belle Edwards in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
1935
1935
Age 7
Dorthy Belle Edwards resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 12
Dorthy Belle Edwards resided here in Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States
Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States
1940
1940
Age 12
Dorthy Belle Edwards resided here in Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States
Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States
1982
1982
Age 54
Burial of Dorthy Belle Edwards in Hillside Cemetery; Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America
Hillside Cemetery; Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America
1998
17 JUL 1998
Age 70
Death of Dorthy Belle Edwards in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1928
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] United States Social Security Death Index, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 January 2021), Dorothy Zimmerman, 17 Jul 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 June 2021), Dorothy Belle Edwards Zimmerman, ; Burial, Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America, Hillside Cemetery; citing record ID 62334600, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] United States Census, 1940, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 January 2021), Dorthy Edwards in household of Clearence Edwards, Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-226, sheet 2A, line 17, family 24, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1837.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1982
    Event Place: Hillside Cemetery; Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 June 2021), Dorothy Belle Edwards Zimmerman, ; Burial, Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America, Hillside Cemetery; citing record ID 62334600, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1998
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] United States Social Security Death Index, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 January 2021), Dorothy Zimmerman, 17 Jul 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 June 2021), Dorothy Belle Edwards Zimmerman, ; Burial, Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America, Hillside Cemetery; citing record ID 62334600, <i>Find a Grave</i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan Territory, United States

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