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Howard Smith Edwards 1938–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1938

Birth Location: Union, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Dec 1987

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Omster Edwards

Mother: Ethel Smith

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Howard Smith Edwards was born in 1938 in Union, North Carolina, USA, the child of Omster Lillens Edwards And Ethel Mae Smith. Howard Smith Edwards passed away in 1987 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Howard Smith Edwards was born in 1938 in Union, North Carolina, USA, the child of Omster Lillens Edwards And Ethel Mae Smith.
  • Howard Smith Edwards passed away in 1987 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Howard Edwards's Ancestors

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Howard Edwards
1938–1987
Birth Place: Union, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Omster Lillens Edwards
1904–2002
Union County, North Carolina, USA
Ethel (Mae) Smith
1906–2006
Union, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Stephen "Steve") Edwards
1868–1936
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Zilla Mills
1872–1934
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1828–1914
Henrietta Burns
1833–1913
Andrew Jr
1825–1890
Sarah Carter
1833–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Edwards
1800–1879
Nancy Ross
1808–1883
Andrew Mills
1770–1836
Emily Myers
1780–1860

Howard Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1938
28 Oct 1938
Birth of Howard Smith Edwards in Union, North Carolina, USA
Union, North Carolina, USA
1987
10 Dec 1987
Age 49
Death of Howard Smith Edwards in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1938
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

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