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Elmer "Shine" Lee Edwards 1918–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1918

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 9 Feb 2006

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Edwards

Mother: Catherine Bowman

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Elmer "Shine" Lee Edwards was born in 1918 in South Carolina, the child of William Josephus Edwards And Catherine Kate Katey Tina Teena Bowman. Elmer "Shine" Lee Edwards passed away in 2006 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elmer "Shine" Lee Edwards was born in 1918 in South Carolina, the child of William Josephus Edwards And Catherine Kate Katey Tina Teena Bowman.
  • Elmer "Shine" Lee Edwards passed away in 2006 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Elmer Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Elmer Edwards
1918–2006
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
William Josephus Edwards
1878–1943
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Catherine ("Kate" "Katey" "TIna" "Teena") Bowman
1880–1964
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Doctor (Gardner) Edwards
1853–1926
North Carolina
Priscilla (Jane) Davidson
1851–1898
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Asa (Leander “Lee”) Bowman
1849–1934
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Mattie Bowman
1857–1931
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Edwards
1825–1862
Priscilla Beam
1825–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Edwards
1795–1862
Temperance Blanton
1805–1879
Martin Beam
1801–1862
Rebecca Harrill
1802–1892

Elmer Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1918
11 May 1918
Birth of Elmer "Shine" Lee Edwards in South Carolina
South Carolina
2006
9 Feb 2006
Age 88
Death of Elmer "Shine" Lee Edwards in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1918
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 2006
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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