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Edith Christine Wallace 1922–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 16, 1922

Birth Location: Hernando, Desoto County, Mississippi

Death Date: March 23, 2015

Death Location: Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas

Father: Ira Wallace

Mother: Lura Holden

Spouse(s): Douglas Grooms

Children(s): James Grooms

Edith Christine Wallace was born in 1922 in Hernando, Desoto County, Mississippi, the child of Ira Claude Wallace And Lura Sarah Holden. In 1935, Edith Christine Wallace resided in Sh, Shelby, Tennessee. In 1940, Edith Christine Wallace resided in Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Edith Christine Wallace married Douglas L Grooms, and had children including Ellen Grooms, James Ira Grooms, Jeanie Grooms, Joe Grooms, Richard Grooms, Robin Grooms. Edith Christine Wallace passed away in 2015 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Edith Christine Wallace was born in 1922 in Hernando, Desoto County, Mississippi, the child of Ira Claude Wallace And Lura Sarah Holden.
  • In 1935, Edith Christine Wallace resided in Sh, Shelby, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Edith Christine Wallace resided in Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
  • Edith Christine Wallace married Douglas L Grooms, and had children including Ellen Grooms, James Ira Grooms, Jeanie Grooms, Joe Grooms, Richard Grooms, Robin Grooms.
  • Edith Christine Wallace passed away in 2015 in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas.

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Spouses(s)

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Edith Wallace's Ancestors

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Edith Wallace
1922–2015
Birth Place: Hernando, Desoto County, Mississippi
Parents
Ira Claude Wallace
1901–1985
Mississippi
Lura (Sarah) Holden
1904–1996
Mississippi
Grandparents
Carroll (Jackson "Jack") Holden
1877–1962
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Laura (Sarah "Beanie") Holcomb
1880–1961
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Elburn Holden
1842–1924
Elender Douglas
1840–1897
Sarah Jenkins
1850–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dennis Holden
1813–1903
Matilda Slocum
1826–1888
Younger Douglas
1805–
Martha
1814–

Edith Wallace's Descendants

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Edith (Christine) Wallace (November 16, 1922–March 23, 2015) m. Douglas (L.) Grooms (July 29, 1922–December 20, 1991)
  1. 1. James (Ira) Grooms 1944–1989

Edith Wallace's Timeline

4 Records

1922
November 16, 1922
Birth of Edith Christine Wallace in Hernando, Desoto County, Mississippi
Hernando, Desoto County, Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 13
Edith Christine Wallace resided here in Sh, Shelby, Tennessee
Sh, Shelby, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 18
Edith Christine Wallace resided here in Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2015
March 23, 2015
Age 93
Death of Edith Christine Wallace in Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas
Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 16, 1922
    Event Place: Hernando, Desoto County, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3934; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 79-23.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3934; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 79-23.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Shelby, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3934; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 79-23.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 23, 2015
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas

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