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Edward D. Worley 1873–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JUN 1873

Birth Location: Rabun, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 3 SEP 1941

Death Location: Troup, Georgia, USA

Father: Andrew Whorley

Mother: Sabrina Taylor

Spouse(s): Lester Melton

Children(s): Horace Worley

The story of Edward D. Worley began in 1873 in Rabun, Georgia, USA. Edward D. Worley married Lester Charlotte Melton, and had children including Horace Willard Worley. Edward D. Worley passed away in 1941 in Troup, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward D. Worley began in 1873 in Rabun, Georgia, USA.
  • Edward D. Worley married Lester Charlotte Melton, and had children including Horace Willard Worley.
  • Edward D. Worley passed away in 1941 in Troup, Georgia, USA.

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Edward Worley's Ancestors

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Edward Worley
1873–1941
Birth Place: Rabun, Georgia, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Whorley
1838–1907
Georgia, USA
Sabrina Taylor
1839–
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Allan) Taylor
1791–1860
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Cantrell
1809–1859
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Cantrell
1757–1835
Mildred Lillard
1760–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cantrell
1729–1805
Elizabeth Cantrell
1729–1800

Edward Worley's Descendants

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Edward (D.) Worley (JUN 1873–3 SEP 1941) m. Lester (Charlotte) Melton (25 AUG 1888–14 JUL 1981)
  1. 1. Horace (Willard) Worley 1927–2019

Edward Worley's Timeline

2 Records

1873
JUN 1873
Birth of Edward D. Worley in Rabun, Georgia, USA
Rabun, Georgia, USA
1941
3 SEP 1941
Age 68
Death of Edward D. Worley in Troup, Georgia, USA
Troup, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JUN 1873
    Event Place: Rabun, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1941
    Event Place: Troup, Georgia, USA

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