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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: Medford, Jackson, Oregon

Father: George Edwards

Mother: Daisy England

Spouse(s): Frances Adams, Thelma Towson

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

In 1893, Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards entered the world in Oneida, Knox, Illinois, born to George Nelson Edwards and Daisy M England. Years later, Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards married Frances Elizabeth Adams and Thelma Loretta Towson, and the couple became parents to Eloise Alice Edwards, Eloise Alice Edwards, Theodore George "Ted" Edwards, Natalie Jean Edwards, Eunice Fay Edwards, Marlene Francis Edwards, Earl Edwards Jr. and Loretta Earlene Edwards. Earl Nelson "Jack" Edwards died in 1979 in Medford, Jackson, Oregon.

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Parents

George Edwards
1871 – 1959
Birth Location: Knox County, Illinois, United States of America
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Daisy England
1881 – 1957
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

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

Eloise Edwards
1922 – 2012
Birth Location: Oakhurst, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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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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Natalie Edwards
1928 – 2014
Birth Location: San Diego, San Diego County, California
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Eunice Edwards
1931 – 1949
Birth Location: Red Fork, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Marlene Edwards
1935 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
ME
Earl Jr.
1938 – 1939
Birth Location: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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Loretta Edwards
1942 – 2011
Birth Location: San Diego, San Diego California
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Oneida, Knox, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, 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, S

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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, S

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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; ,0.55482036,0.60598236,0.710005

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 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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