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Edward Jewell Self 1915–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1915

Birth Location: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 Dec 1996

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jonah Self

Mother: Lula Dover

Spouse(s): Nellie White

Children(s):

The story of Edward Jewell Self began in 1915 in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA. In 1920, Edward Jewell Self resided in Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA. In 1930, Edward Jewell Self resided in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Edward Jewell Self married Nellie Pauline White, and had children including George S Self, Wayne Marshall Self. Edward Jewell Self passed away in 1996 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Jewell Self began in 1915 in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Edward Jewell Self resided in Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Edward Jewell Self resided in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Edward Jewell Self married Nellie Pauline White, and had children including George S Self, Wayne Marshall Self.
  • Edward Jewell Self passed away in 1996 in Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonah Self
1895–1951
Birth Location: Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Lula Dover
1896–1963
Birth Location: York, South Carolina
LD

Spouses(s)

Nellie White
1917–1996
Birth Location: Patterson, North Carolina
NW

Children(s)

Edward Self's Ancestors

Self
Edward Self
1915–1996
Birth Place: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonah Dillard Self
1895–1951
Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lula (Bell) Dover
1896–1963
York, South Carolina
Grandparents
Robert (Lee) Dover
1875–1919
South Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Wallace
1876–1917
York, York, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
General Dover
1830–
Sarah Laye
1836–1880
William Wallace
1856–
Eugenia Crow
1856–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Morgan Dover
1801–
Jamima Martin
1800–1854
Samuel Sr.
1802–1857

Edward Self's Timeline

8 Records

1915
7 Jul 1915
Birth of Edward Jewell Self in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Edward Jewell Self resided here in Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Edward Jewell Self resided here in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Edward Jewell Self resided here in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 25
Edward Jewell Self resided here in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Edward Jewell Self resided here in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 36
Edward Jewell Self resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1996
9 Dec 1996
Age 81
Death of Edward Jewell Self in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina
Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 327
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02914; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-30
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1690; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 10
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341425
    [6] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Record Group Number: S169123; Series Number: 169; Year Range: 1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1690; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341425

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02914; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 327
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02914; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36-30

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, 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: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: 6268; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 14-23

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1996
    Event Place: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina
    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] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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