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Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary 1882–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1882

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 23 July 1968

Death Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Andrew Cleary

Mother: Julia Cleary

Spouse(s): Clara Cleary, Martha Cleary

Children(s): Lella Smithey, Hayden Cleary, Lula Baity, Raymond Cleary, Lella Smithey, Hayden Cleary, Bethel Cleary

Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary was born in 1882 in North Carolina, the child of Andrew Jackson Cleary And Julia Ann Hill Cleary. In 1935, Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary resided in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina. In 1940, Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary resided in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary married Clara Mae Jones Cleary, Martha Mae Stroud Cleary, and had children including Bethel Cleary, Hayden B Cleary, Hayden Baxter Cleary, Lella Bethel Cleary Smithey, Lella Bethel Elizabeth Cleary Smithey, Lula Marie Cleary Baity, Raymond Guy Cleary, Thomas Kenneth Or Tormay K Cleary, Tormay K Cleary. Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary passed away in 1968 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary was born in 1882 in North Carolina, the child of Andrew Jackson Cleary And Julia Ann Hill Cleary.
  • In 1935, Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary resided in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary resided in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary married Clara Mae Jones Cleary, Martha Mae Stroud Cleary, and had children including Bethel Cleary, Hayden B Cleary, Hayden Baxter Cleary, Lella Bethel Cleary Smithey, Lella Bethel Elizabeth Cleary Smithey, Lula Marie Cleary Baity, Raymond Guy Cleary, Thomas Kenneth Or Tormay K Cleary, Tormay K Cleary.
  • Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary passed away in 1968 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Cleary's Ancestors

Self
Edward Cleary
1882–1968
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Andrew Jackson Cleary
1848–1938
Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States of America
Julia (Ann Hill) Cleary
1858–1922
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Alexander Cleary
1809–1860
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Olcy Clary
1811–1881
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Maridith (D) Hill
1834–
North Carolina, United States
Lydia Caudle
1834–1907
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Cleary's Descendants

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Edward (L "Lonzo") Cleary (22 November 1882–23 July 1968) m. Clara (Mae Jones) Cleary (16 January 1907–14 May 1998) m. Martha (Mae Stroud) Cleary (2 June 1891–24 May 1932)
  1. 1. Lella ("Bethel" Elizabeth Cleary) Smithey 1917–1995
  2. 2. Hayden (B) Cleary 1936–2018 m. Norma (Jean Parsons) Cleary 1936–2010
  3. 3. Lula (Marie Cleary) Baity 1912–1997 m. Claude (Christopher) Baity 1900–1956
  4. 4. Raymond (Guy) Cleary 1909–1974 m. Marszelle (Whittington) Cleary 1913–
  5. 5. Lella ("Bethel" Cleary) Smithey 1917–1995
  6. 6. Hayden (Baxter) Cleary 1934–2018
  7. 7. Bethel Cleary 1920–

Edward Cleary's Timeline

4 Records

1882
22 November 1882
Birth of Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 53
Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary resided here in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 58
Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary resided here in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1968
23 July 1968
Age 86
Death of Edward L "Lonzo" Cleary
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1882
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 97-37
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 97-37

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02988; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 97-37

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 1968
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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