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Ira Josiah Edwards 1869–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1869

Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 27 March 1943

Death Location: Capa, Jones County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: James Edwards

Mother: Mary Fugate

Spouse(s): Emma Bigelow

Children(s): Vera Edwards

Ira Josiah Edwards was born in 1869 in Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of James Leroy Edwards And Mary Mariah Fugate. Ira Josiah Edwards married Emma Jane Bigelow, and had children including Vera Agnes Edwards. Ira Josiah Edwards passed away in 1943 in Capa, Jones County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ira Josiah Edwards was born in 1869 in Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of James Leroy Edwards And Mary Mariah Fugate.
  • Ira Josiah Edwards married Emma Jane Bigelow, and had children including Vera Agnes Edwards.
  • Ira Josiah Edwards passed away in 1943 in Capa, Jones County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ira Edwards's Ancestors

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Ira Edwards
1869–1943
Birth Place: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
James Leroy Edwards
1847–1917
Jacksson County,iowa
Mary (Mariah) Fugate
1849–1904
Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Israel Edwards
1827–1898
Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Cockrell
1826–1857
Center Village, Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Eli Edwards
1793–1867
Julia Tompkins
1795–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli Edwards
1762–1853
Hannah decedent
1772–1853

Ira Edwards's Descendants

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Ira (Josiah) Edwards (2 February 1869–27 March 1943) m. Emma (Jane) Bigelow (30 Mar 1874–28 Feb 1929)
  1. 1. Vera (Agnes) Edwards 1900–1978 m. Austin (Lee) Sheely 1894–1955
    1. 1. Vera (Camilla) Sheely 1921–1982 m. Verne (Clyde) Kinyon 1918–1999

Ira Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1869
2 February 1869
Birth of Ira Josiah Edwards in Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
1943
27 March 1943
Age 74
Death of Ira Josiah Edwards in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1869
    Event Place: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1943
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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