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Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards 1893–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1893

Birth Location: Oneida, Knox, Illinois

Death Date: 20 Feb 1979

Death Location: San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America

Father: George Edwards

Mother: Daisy Cravens

Spouse(s): Thelma Towson, Frances Adams

Children(s): Eloise Edwards, Theodore Edwards, Eunice Edwards, Loretta Edwards, Earl Jr., Natalie Edwards, Eloise Edwards

Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards was born in 1893 in Oneida, Knox, Illinois, the child of George Nelson Edwards And Daisy Alice Cravens. In 1900, Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA. Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards married Frances Elizabeth Adams, Thelma Loretta Towson, and had children including Earl Edwards Jr, Eloise Alice Edwards, Eunice Fay Edwards, Loretta Earlene Edwards, Marlene Edwards, Natalie Jean Edwards, Theodore George Ted Edwards. Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards passed away in 1979 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards was born in 1893 in Oneida, Knox, Illinois, the child of George Nelson Edwards And Daisy Alice Cravens.
  • In 1900, Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA.
  • Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards married Frances Elizabeth Adams, Thelma Loretta Towson, and had children including Earl Edwards Jr, Eloise Alice Edwards, Eunice Fay Edwards, Loretta Earlene Edwards, Marlene Edwards, Natalie Jean Edwards, Theodore George Ted Edwards.
  • Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards passed away in 1979 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Edwards
1871–1959
Birth Location: Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
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Daisy Cravens
1869–1898
Birth Location: Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States
DC

Spouses(s)

Thelma Towson
1903–1984
Birth Location: De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, USA
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Frances Adams
1892–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Eloise Edwards
1922–2012
Birth Location: Oakhurst, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Theodore Edwards
1924–1969
Birth Location: Oakhurst, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Eunice Edwards
1931–1949
Birth Location: Red Fork, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Loretta Edwards
1942–2011
Birth Location: San Diego, San Diego California
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Earl Jr.
1938–1939
Birth Location: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
EJ
Natalie Edwards
1928–2014
Birth Location: San Diego, San Diego County, California
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Eloise Edwards
1922–2012
Birth Location: Oakhurst, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Earl Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Earl Edwards
1893–1979
Birth Place: Oneida, Knox, Illinois
Parents
George Nelson Edwards
1871–1959
Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
Daisy (Alice) Cravens
1869–1898
Wataga, Knox, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (L) Edwards
1847–1892
Upton Long Sutton, Somerset,ENG
Amy (Elizabeth) Rowe
1851–1938
Lafayette, Stark County, Illinois
William (Thomas) Cravens
1841–1911
Ohio, United States
Mary Harshman
1847–1916
Fayette County, PA
Great-Grandparents
George Edwards
1808–1894
Mary Wagland
1819–1885
George Grandfather
1831–1865
Philena Green
1833–1911
Isaac Cravens
1814–1887
Mary Johnson
1819–1872
David Harshman
1825–1895
Sarah White
1810–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Edwards
1775–1852
Betty Wheller
1770–1852
John Wagland
1790–1898
Mary Appleby
1782–
George Rowe
1819–1881
Mary Grandmother
1820–1857
Daniel Green
1811–1892
Amy Dewitt
1816–1893
John Craven
1779–1854
Mary Milburn
1784–1849
Daniel Harshman
1775–1825
Mary Trump
1792–
Christopher White
1775–1829
Catherine Poe
1778–1864

Earl Edwards's Descendants

1.
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Earl (Nelson "Jack") Edwards (23 Jan 1893–20 Feb 1979) m. Thelma (Loretta) Towson (Feb 13 1903–8 Jun 1984) m. Frances (Elizabeth) Adams (abt 1892–)
  1. 1. Eloise (Alice) Edwards 1922–2012
  2. 2. Theodore (George "Ted") Edwards 1924–1969
  3. 3. Eunice (Fay) Edwards 1931–1949
  4. 4. Loretta (Earlene) Edwards 1942–2011
  5. 5. Earl (Edwards) Jr. 1938–1939
  6. 6. Natalie (Jean) Edwards 1928–2014
  7. 7. Eloise (Alice) Edwards 1922–2012

Earl Edwards's Timeline

11 Records

1893
23 Jan 1893
Birth of Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards in Oneida, Knox, Illinois
Oneida, Knox, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 7
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 24
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in Knox County, Illinois, USA
Knox County, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in Tulsa, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in Rural, Knox, Illinois
Rural, Knox, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 47
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in San Diego, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 58
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in California
California
1959
1959
Age 66
Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards resided here in San Diego, California, USA
San Diego, California, USA
1979
20 Feb 1979
Age 86
Death of Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards in Medford, Jackson, Oregon
Medford, Jackson, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Oneida, Knox, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Diego, San Diego

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 314; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240314

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ontario, Knox, Illinois; Roll: T624_299; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0176; FHL microfilm: 1374312

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Knox County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Knox County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 2341671

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Knox, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00453; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 62-116

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Diego, San Diego, California; Roll: m-t0627-00453; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 62-116

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Diego, San Diego

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    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 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Asheville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Asheville Citizen-Times; Publication Date: 10 Mar 1979; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.55482036,0.60598236,0.7100054&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1979
    Event Place: Medford, Jackson, Oregon
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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