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Harry L Edwards 1916–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1916

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 09 Dec 1988

Death Location: Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James EDWARDS

Mother: Myrtle Orr

Spouse(s): Mellie KNIGHT

Children(s):

Harry L Edwards was born in 1916 in Texas, the child of James Franklin Stump Edwards And Myrtle Orr. In 1920, Harry L Edwards resided in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas. Harry L Edwards married Mellie Ann Knight, and had children including Gerald Lee Edwards, Salma Darnell Edwards. Harry L Edwards passed away in 1988 in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Harry L Edwards was born in 1916 in Texas, the child of James Franklin Stump Edwards And Myrtle Orr.
  • In 1920, Harry L Edwards resided in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas.
  • Harry L Edwards married Mellie Ann Knight, and had children including Gerald Lee Edwards, Salma Darnell Edwards.
  • Harry L Edwards passed away in 1988 in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harry Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Harry Edwards
1916–1988
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
James Franklin (Stump) EDWARDS
1892–1987
New Boston, Bowie, Texas, USA
Myrtle Orr
1892–1984
Texas
Grandparents
James ('Jim' Lamar) Orr
1856–1944
Tennessee, USA,
Clara (Elizabeth) Perrigan
1866–1923
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James LT
1827–1914
Susan Oldman
1832–1909
Martin Perigen
1839–1889
Cartherine Hampton
1840–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Orr
1797–1857
Jans Harris
1800–1868
John Pargin
1798–1879
Mary Kiziah
1799–1879
Noah Hampton
1791–1858
Francis Webb
1800–

Harry Edwards's Timeline

9 Records

1915
16 Nov 1915
Birth of Harry L Edwards in Richland Springs, Texas
Richland Springs, Texas
1916
1916
Birth of Harry L Edwards in Texas
Texas
1920
1920
Age 4
Harry L Edwards resided here in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
1920
1920
Age 4
Harry L Edwards resided here in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
1930
1930
Age 14
Harry L Edwards resided here in Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
1935
1935
Age 19
Harry L Edwards resided here in Rural, San Saba, Texas
Rural, San Saba, Texas
1940
1940
Age 24
Harry L Edwards resided here in Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Harry L Edwards resided here in Harris, Texas, USA
Harris, Texas, USA
1988
09 Dec 1988
Age 72
Death of Harry L Edwards in Milano, Milam, Texas, USA
Milano, Milam, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Richland Springs, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 459-05-0934; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T625_1844; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 717
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 352.0; FHL microfilm: 2342123
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T625_1844; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 717

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 352.0; FHL microfilm: 2342123

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, San Saba, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 428
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Harris, Texas, 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: Harris, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 459-05-0934; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1988
    Event Place: Milano, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 459-05-0934; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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