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Edward Platt 1873–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 September 1873

Birth Location: Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 22 January 1963

Death Location: Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Platt

Mother: Sarah Platt

Spouse(s): Velma Edwards

Children(s): Roger Platt, Benjamin Platt, Everlena Blackwell, Vera Blackwell, Luther Platt, William Platt, Robert Platt, Fannie Platt, June Platt, Wilbur Platt, Ernest Blackwell, Fred Platt, Eddie Platt

In 1873, Edward Platt entered the world in Louisiana, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Platt And Sarah Virlilia Crum Platt. Edward Platt married Velma Edwards, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Platt, Eddie Edsel Platt, Ernest Milton Blackwell, Everlena Blackwell, Fannie V Platt, Fred Ray Platt, June Cleat Platt, Luther Edward Platt, Robert Dwight Platt, Roger Lee Mutt Platt, Vera Marie Blackwell, Wilbur Wesley Platt, William Arthur Platt. Edward Platt passed away in 1963 in Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1873, Edward Platt entered the world in Louisiana, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Platt And Sarah Virlilia Crum Platt.
  • Edward Platt married Velma Edwards, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Platt, Eddie Edsel Platt, Ernest Milton Blackwell, Everlena Blackwell, Fannie V Platt, Fred Ray Platt, June Cleat Platt, Luther Edward Platt, Robert Dwight Platt, Roger Lee Mutt Platt, Vera Marie Blackwell, Wilbur Wesley Platt, William Arthur Platt.
  • Edward Platt passed away in 1963 in Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Platt
1833–1909
Birth Location: Marion, South Carolina, United States
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Sarah Platt
1845–1932
Birth Location: Clarke, Mississippi, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Velma Edwards
1888–1965
Birth Location: Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
VE

Children(s)

Roger Platt
1927–1985
Birth Location: Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
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Benjamin Platt
1910–1955
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
BP
Everlena Blackwell
1903–
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Vera Blackwell
1906–
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
VB
Luther Platt
1912–
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
LP
William Platt
1913–1983
Birth Location: Marion, Union, Louisiana, USA
WP
Robert Platt
1915–
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
RP
Fannie Platt
1917–
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
FP
June Platt
1918–1995
Birth Location: Marion, Union, Louisiana, USA
JP
Wilbur Platt
1919–
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
WP
Ernest Blackwell
1904–1997
Birth Location: Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
EB
Fred Platt
1923–2006
Birth Location: Marion, Union, Louisiana, USA
FP
Eddie Platt
1925–1939
Birth Location: Marion, Union, Louisiana, USA
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Edward Platt's Ancestors

Self
Edward Platt
1873–1963
Birth Place: Louisiana, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Platt
1833–1909
Marion, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Virlilia Crum) Platt
1845–1932
Clarke, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (B) Platt
1811–1846
Marion County, SC
Rutha (B) Rogers
1811–1868
Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States
David (Daniel) Crum
1820–1865
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Mary (A.) Roberts
1823–1903
Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
daniel Platt
1782–1840
Martha Bass
1793–1826
Eli Rogers
1756–1828
Elizabeth McWilliams
1765–1840
Frederick Crum
1777–1842
Annie Ulmer
1781–1845
Henry Roberts
1795–1860
Mary Knight
1810–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Platt
1760–1818
Sarah Baxter
1762–1823
Joseph Bass
1750–1809
Martha Jones
1767–1837
Robert Rogers
1735–1834
Anne Rogers
1738–1825
Peter McWilliams
1740–1803
David Sr
1753–1798
Anne Berry
1747–1800
John Ulmer
1758–1830
Matilda Baumgartner
1757–1818
Thomas Chatham
1765–1820
Winifred Barnes
1765–1830
George Knight
1784–1892
Charity Hamilton
1791–1892

Edward Platt's Descendants

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Edward Platt (19 September 1873–22 January 1963) m. Velma Edwards (9 February 1888–14 July 1965)
  1. 1. Roger (Lee "Mutt") Platt 1927–1985 m. Hilda (G Jones Platt) Wales 1930–2020
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Platt 1910–1955
  3. 3. Everlena Blackwell 1903–
  4. 4. Vera (Marie) Blackwell 1906–
  5. 5. Luther (Edward) Platt 1912–
  6. 6. William (Arthur) Platt 1913–1983
  7. 7. Robert (Dwight) Platt 1915–
  8. 8. Fannie (V) Platt 1917–
  9. 9. June (Cleat) Platt 1918–1995
  10. 10. Wilbur (Wesley) Platt 1919–
  11. 11. Ernest (Milton) Blackwell 1904–1997
  12. 12. Fred (Ray) Platt 1923–2006
  13. 13. Eddie (Edsel) Platt 1925–1939

Edward Platt's Timeline

2 Records

1873
19 September 1873
Birth of Edward Platt in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA
1963
22 January 1963
Age 90
Death of Edward Platt in Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 September 1873
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1963
    Event Place: Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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