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Ira Slavens Edwards 1900–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1900

Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 June 1986

Death Location: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Delbert Edwards

Mother: Pearley Snell

Spouse(s): Bertha Baker, Ann Shaw

Children(s): Ira Edwards, Opal Edwards, Pearl Edwards, Dewey Edwards, Betty Edwards, James Edwards, Alice Edwards, Gertrude Edwards

Ira Slavens Edwards was born in 1900 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Delbert Chapin Edwards And Pearley May Snell. In 1910, Ira Slavens Edwards resided in Nunnelly Springs, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA. In 1917, Ira Slavens Edwards resided in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA. Ira Slavens Edwards married Ann Shaw, Bertha Kathryn Baker, and had children including Alice Lela Edwards, Betty Jean Edwards, Dewey Dell Edwards, Gertrude Ella Edwards, Ira Edwards, James Ira Edwards, Opal Margretha Edwards, Pearl Lee Edwards. Ira Slavens Edwards passed away in 1986 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ira Slavens Edwards was born in 1900 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Delbert Chapin Edwards And Pearley May Snell.
  • In 1910, Ira Slavens Edwards resided in Nunnelly Springs, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1917, Ira Slavens Edwards resided in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ira Slavens Edwards married Ann Shaw, Bertha Kathryn Baker, and had children including Alice Lela Edwards, Betty Jean Edwards, Dewey Dell Edwards, Gertrude Ella Edwards, Ira Edwards, James Ira Edwards, Opal Margretha Edwards, Pearl Lee Edwards.
  • Ira Slavens Edwards passed away in 1986 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Delbert Edwards
1878–1963
Birth Location: Hail Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
DE
Pearley Snell
1882–1970
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
PS

Spouses(s)

Bertha Baker
1904–1988
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
BB
Ann Shaw
1898–1991
Birth Location: Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
AS

Children(s)

Ira Edwards
1919–1919
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
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Opal Edwards
1921–1999
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
OE
Pearl Edwards
1923–1970
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
PE
Dewey Edwards
1926–1935
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
DE
Betty Edwards
1928–1930
Birth Location: Towanda, McLean, Illinois, USA
BE
James Edwards
1934–2005
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
JE
Alice Edwards
1921–1997
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
AE
Gertrude Edwards
1923–
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
GE

Ira Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Ira Edwards
1900–1986
Birth Place: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Delbert Chapin Edwards
1878–1963
Hail Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pearley (May) Snell
1882–1970
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
David (Josephus) Snell
1854–1937
Jennings Co. Indiana
Sarah (Susan) Camden
1856–1916
Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Camden
1813–1885
Elizabeth Parks
1824–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Edwards's Descendants

1.
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Ira (Slavens) Edwards (2 Jul 1900–26 June 1986) m. Bertha (Kathryn) Baker (01 May 1904–8 May 1988) m. Ann Shaw (22 Apr 1898–1991)
  1. 1. Ira Edwards 1919–1919
  2. 2. Opal (Margretha) Edwards 1921–1999
  3. 3. Pearl (Lee) Edwards 1923–1970
    1. 1. Elmer (David) Edwards 1902–1993
  4. 4. Dewey (Dell) Edwards 1926–1935
  5. 5. Betty (Jean) Edwards 1928–1930
  6. 6. James (Ira) Edwards 1934–2005
  7. 7. Alice (Lela) Edwards 1921–1997 m. Dale (Lester) Peters 1917–1993
    1. 1. Jean (E) Hileman 1946–2006
  8. 8. Gertrude (Ella) Edwards 1923–

Ira Edwards's Timeline

12 Records

1900
2 Jul 1900
Birth of Ira Slavens Edwards in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Nunnelly Springs, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Nunnelly Springs, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 17
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Nunnelly Springs, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Nunnelly Springs, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Hamilton, Hamilton, Gratiot, Michigan, USA
Hamilton, Hamilton, Gratiot, Michigan, USA
1933
12 Mar 1933
Age 33
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Bloomington, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Pulaski, Kentucky
Pulaski, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 40
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in 7th Mag District, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
7th Mag District, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1942
21 Jan 1942
Age 42
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Somerset, Kentucky, USA
Somerset, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 51
Ira Slavens Edwards resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1986
26 June 1986
Age 86
Death of Ira Slavens Edwards in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1900
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Nunnelly Springs, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Nunnelly Springs, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hamilton, Hamilton, Gratiot, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1933
    Event Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 7th Mag District, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Somerset, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dykes, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pulaski
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1986
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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