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Emma 'Shelly' Edwards 1898 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1898

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 15 Dec 1969

Death Location: De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Frank Edwards

Mother: Emma Gattis

Spouse(s): Mosley None, Houston None, Iselle Edwards

Children(s): Gertrude Mosley

Emma 'Shelly' Edwards was born in 1898 in Louisiana, the child of Frank Edwards and Emma Gattis. Emma 'Shelly' Edwards married Mosley, Houston, Iselle Edwards, and had children including Gertrude 'Gussie' Lee Mosley. Emma 'Shelly' Edwards passed away in 1969 in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Emma 'Shelly' Edwards was born in 1898 in Louisiana, the child of Frank Edwards and Emma Gattis.
  • Emma 'Shelly' Edwards married Mosley, Houston, Iselle Edwards, and had children including Gertrude 'Gussie' Lee Mosley.
  • Emma 'Shelly' Edwards passed away in 1969 in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frank Edwards
1865 – 1931
Birth Location: Gloster, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
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Emma Gattis
1867 – 1941
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Spouses(s)

Mosley None
Birth Location: –
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Houston None
Birth Location: –
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Iselle Edwards
1879 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Children(s)

Gertrude Mosley
1916 – 1986
Birth Location: De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Emma Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Emma Edwards
1898 – 1969
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Frank Edwards
1865 – 1931
Gloster, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Emma Gattis
1867 – 1941
Louisiana
Grandparents
Thorant Edwards
1817 – 1950
Alabama, USA
Irma (Ennis) Edwards
Tom Gaddis
Sylvie Pratt
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Edwards's Descendants

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Emma ('Shelly') Edwards (abt 1898 – 15 Dec 1969) m. Mosley m. Houston m. Iselle Edwards (abt 1879 – )
  1. 1. Gertrude ('Gussie' Lee) Mosley (22 Nov 1916 – 4 Jul 1986) m. Rev (Moss Bannamon) Collins (25 Jul 1905 – 28 Jul 1981)

Emma Edwards's Timeline

8 Records

1898
15 Oct 1898
Birth of Emma 'Shelly' Edwards in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
1898
Apr 1898
Birth of Emma 'Shelly' Edwards in Louisiana
Louisiana
1898
abt 1898
Birth of Emma 'Shelly' Edwards in Louisiana
Louisiana
1900
1900
Age 2
Emma 'Shelly' Edwards resided here in Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Emma 'Shelly' Edwards resided here in Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Emma 'Shelly' Edwards resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Emma 'Shelly' Edwards resided here in De Soto, Louisiana, USA
De Soto, Louisiana, USA
1969
15 Dec 1969
Age 71
Death of Emma 'Shelly' Edwards in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1898
    Event Place: De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240563
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: De Soto, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1898
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240563
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana; Roll: T624_513; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374526

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1898
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1240563

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, De Soto, Louisiana; Roll: T624_513; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1374526

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, De Soto, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: De Soto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: De Soto, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1969
    Event Place: De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
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