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Edna May Jefferson 1894 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 June 1894

Birth Location: Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 15 February 1972

Death Location: Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Samuel Jefferson

Mother: Sarah Hamilton

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): Elsie Dunning, Elsie Dunning, Elsie Dunning, John Dunning, John Dunning, Jennie Dunning, Jennie Dunning, Jennie Dunning, Mildred Dunning, Dorothy Dunning, Doris Dunning, Doris Dale, Doris Dunning, Vivian Dunning, Vivian Dunning, Vivian Wilson

In 1894, Edna May Jefferson entered the world in Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Samuel Jefferson and Sarah Jane Hamilton. Edna May Jefferson married John William Dunning Sr, and had children including Elsie M Dunning, Elsie M Dunning, Elsie M Dunning, John Patrick Dunning, John Patrick Dunning, Jennie V Dunning, Jennie V Dunning, Jennie V Dunning, Mildred Francis Dunning, Dorothy Aleine Dunning, Doris Maxine Dunning, Doris M Dale, Doris Maxine Dunning, Vivian Lucile Dunning, Vivian Lucile Dunning, Vivian Lucile Dunning Brumage Wilson. Edna May Jefferson passed away in 1972 in Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Edna May Jefferson entered the world in Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Samuel Jefferson and Sarah Jane Hamilton.
  • Edna May Jefferson married John William Dunning Sr, and had children including Elsie M Dunning, Elsie M Dunning, Elsie M Dunning, John Patrick Dunning, John Patrick Dunning, Jennie V Dunning, Jennie V Dunning, Jennie V Dunning, Mildred Francis Dunning, Dorothy Aleine Dunning, Doris Maxine Dunning, Doris M Dale, Doris Maxine Dunning, Vivian Lucile Dunning, Vivian Lucile Dunning, Vivian Lucile Dunning Brumage Wilson.
  • Edna May Jefferson passed away in 1972 in Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edna Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Edna Jefferson
1894 – 1972
Birth Place: Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Jefferson
1852 – 1927
Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Hamilton
1862 – 1928
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Allen Jefferson
1820 –
Cadiz, Kentucky
Anna Williams
1822 –
Cadiz City, Trigg, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Jefferson
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edna Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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Edna (May) Jefferson (7 June 1894 – 15 February 1972) m. John (William Dunning) Sr (22 Jul 1876 – 22 Dec 1945)
  1. 1. Elsie (M) Dunning (20 Jun 1912 – 10 Nov 1992)
  2. 2. Elsie (M) Dunning (20 Jun 1912 – 10 Nov 1992)
  3. 3. Elsie (M) Dunning (20 Jun 1912 – 10 Nov 1992)
  4. 4. John (Patrick) Dunning (26 May 1914 – Aug 1978)
  5. 5. John (Patrick) Dunning (26 May 1914 – Aug 1978)
  6. 6. Jennie (V) Dunning (13 Nov 1915 – 11 Oct 1916)
  7. 7. Jennie (V) Dunning (13 Nov 1915 – 11 Oct 1916)
  8. 8. Jennie (V) Dunning (13 Nov 1915 – 11 Oct 1916)
  9. 9. Mildred (Francis) Dunning (24 March 1918 – 11 Mar 2010) m. Vern Seals (abt 1918 – bef 2010) m. Floyd (Martin) Witten (12 Jul 1913 – 15 Dec 1986)
    1. 1. Robert (Earl) Witten (23 February 1936 – 30 Sep 1958)
    2. 2. Annette Witten (30 Sep 1938 – 19 May 1999)
    3. 3. Floyd (Wayne) Witten (7 Feb 1940 – 30 Jan 2020)
  10. 10. Dorothy (Aleine) Dunning (14 May 1924 – 11 February 1927)
  11. 11. Doris (Maxine) Dunning (16 May 1924 – 11 Apr 1997)
  12. 12. Doris (M) Dale (16 May 1924 – 11 Apr 1997)
  13. 13. Doris (Maxine) Dunning (abt 1925 – 11 Apr 1997)
  14. 14. Vivian (Lucile) Dunning (6 May 1927 – 12 Dec 1991)
  15. 15. Vivian (Lucile) Dunning (6 May 1927 – 12 Dec 1991)
  16. 16. Vivian (Lucile Dunning Brumage) Wilson (6 May 1927 – 12 Dec 1991)

Edna Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1894
7 June 1894
Birth of Edna May Jefferson in Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
1972
15 February 1972
Age 78
Death of Edna May Jefferson in Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 June 1894
    Event Place: Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1972
    Event Place: Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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