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Edna Gerrell Ashley 1909–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1909

Birth Location: Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1994

Death Location: Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Joseph Ashley

Mother: LuCanda Armstrong

Spouse(s): Fred Southern

Children(s): Joe Southern, Kermitt Southern

In 1909, Edna Gerrell Ashley entered the world in Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA, born to Joseph George Washington Ashley And Lucanda Frances Fannie Armstrong. In 1910, Edna Gerrell Ashley resided in Precinct 9, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Edna Gerrell Ashley resided in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA. Edna Gerrell Ashley married Fred Hobson Southern, and had children including Joe Douglas Southern, Kermitt Ephraim Southern, Shelia Southern, Sonja Southern. Edna Gerrell Ashley passed away in 1994 in Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Edna Gerrell Ashley entered the world in Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA, born to Joseph George Washington Ashley And Lucanda Frances Fannie Armstrong.
  • In 1910, Edna Gerrell Ashley resided in Precinct 9, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Edna Gerrell Ashley resided in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA.
  • Edna Gerrell Ashley married Fred Hobson Southern, and had children including Joe Douglas Southern, Kermitt Ephraim Southern, Shelia Southern, Sonja Southern.
  • Edna Gerrell Ashley passed away in 1994 in Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ashley
1875–1962
Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
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LuCanda Armstrong
1875–1959
Birth Location: Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, USA
LA

Spouses(s)

Fred Southern
1908–1980
Birth Location: Marion County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Joe Southern
1942–2014
Birth Location: –
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Kermitt Southern
1934–2019
Birth Location: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
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Edna Ashley's Ancestors

Self
Edna Ashley
1909–1994
Birth Place: Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Joseph George Washington Ashley
1875–1962
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
LuCanda (Frances "Fannie") Armstrong
1875–1959
Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Reuben Ashley
1817–1888
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Minerva (Amanda) Dunlap
1824–1907
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Ashley
1772–1857
Sarah Browder
1778–1850
John Dunlap
1780–1866
Catharine Hardin
1780–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ashley
1731–1773
Sophia Beck
1735–1800
Robert Jr
1751–1831
Mary McFadden
1754–1822

Edna Ashley's Descendants

1.
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Edna (Gerrell) Ashley (14 Apr 1909–2 Sep 1994) m. Fred (Hobson) Southern (7 Jan 1908–27 Jun 1980)
  1. 1. Joe (Douglas) Southern 1942–2014
  2. 2. Kermitt (Ephraim) Southern 1934–2019

Edna Ashley's Timeline

10 Records

1909
14 Apr 1909
Birth of Edna Gerrell Ashley in Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Edna Gerrell Ashley resided here in Precinct 9, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Precinct 9, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Edna Gerrell Ashley resided here in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Edna Gerrell Ashley resided here in Haleyville, Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Haleyville, Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Edna Gerrell Ashley resided here in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama
Haleyville, Winston, Alabama
1935
6 Jun 1935
Age 26
Edna Gerrell Ashley resided here in Haleyville, Alabama, USA
Haleyville, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 31
Edna Gerrell Ashley resided here in Precinct 2, Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Precinct 2, Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Edna Gerrell Ashley resided here in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 42
Edna Gerrell Ashley resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1994
2 Sep 1994
Age 85
Death of Edna Gerrell Ashley in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Hightower, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00090; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 67-2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339788
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Alabama, County Marriage Records
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Roll: 5316; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 67-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 9, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Haleyville, Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339788

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00090; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 67-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1935
    Event Place: Haleyville, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Advertiser-Journal; Publication Date: 6 Jun 1935; Publication Place: Haleyville, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00090; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 67-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Roll: 5316; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 67-9

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    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: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1994
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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