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Edgar William Amos 1831–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1904

Death Location: Marion, West Virginia, United States

Father: George Amos

Mother: Edna Hawkins

Spouse(s): DORCAS CLAYTON

Children(s): Ann Amos

The story of Edgar William Amos began in 1831 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA. Edgar William Amos married Dorcas Clayton, and had children including Ann Arip Amos. Edgar William Amos passed away in 1904 in Marion, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edgar William Amos began in 1831 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • Edgar William Amos married Dorcas Clayton, and had children including Ann Arip Amos.
  • Edgar William Amos passed away in 1904 in Marion, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Amos
1794–1853
Birth Location: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
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Edna Hawkins
1793–1852
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

DORCAS CLAYTON
1831–1912
Birth Location: Western District, Marion, Virginia USA
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Children(s)

Ann Amos
1861–1917
Birth Location: Paw Paw, Marion, Virginia USA
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Edgar Amos's Ancestors

Self
Edgar Amos
1831–1904
Birth Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Monroe Amos
1794–1853
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States
Edna (Idina) Hawkins
1793–1852
Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Dorcas (Elizabeth) Hall
1764–1807
Somerset, Pennsylvania
William (H. Hawkins) Rev.
1766–1855
Hartford, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Luther Washburn
1737–1819
Sarah Belknap
1737–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hawkins
1704–1767
Sarah Rosser
1707–1767
Hannah Richardson
1701–1791

Edgar Amos's Descendants

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Edgar (William) Amos (21 Dec 1831–2 Jan 1904) m. DORCAS CLAYTON (22 Dec 1831–17 Nov 1912)
  1. 1. Ann (Arip) Amos 1861–1917 m. David (Neasib) Musgrave 1857–1944
    1. 1. Nora (Jeanette) Musgrave 1879–1953 m. Dessaix (Dountain) Arnett 1878–1920
      1. 1. Chester (Cyrus) Arnett 1902–1963 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Thompson 1921–1994
        1. 1. Nora (Jeannette) Arnett 1944–2006 m. Wilfred (George (Bill)) Smart 1935–2012 m. Terry (J) Conaway 1945–1981
        2. 2. Chester (Lee) Arnett 1948–1992

Edgar Amos's Timeline

2 Records

1831
21 Dec 1831
Birth of Edgar William Amos in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1904
2 Jan 1904
Age 73
Death of Edgar William Amos in Marion, West Virginia, United States
Marion, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
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