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Irene Kathryn Edwards 1918–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1918

Birth Location: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1995

Death Location: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Father: Ora Edwards

Mother: Carrie Buffum

Spouse(s): Robert Nelson

Children(s): Shirley Nelson, Richard Nelson

The story of Irene Kathryn Edwards began in 1918 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA. Irene Kathryn Edwards married Robert John Nelson, and had children including David Nelson, Richard John Nelson, Shirley Jean Nelson. Irene Kathryn Edwards passed away in 1995 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Irene Kathryn Edwards began in 1918 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA.
  • Irene Kathryn Edwards married Robert John Nelson, and had children including David Nelson, Richard John Nelson, Shirley Jean Nelson.
  • Irene Kathryn Edwards passed away in 1995 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Irene Edwards's Ancestors

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Irene Edwards
1918–1995
Birth Place: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Ora Carl Edwards
1894–1953
Donaldson, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
Carrie Buffum
1892–1968
Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (Van Rensselaer) Buffum
1848–1915
Du Page, Will, Illinois, USA
Julia (E.) Woodruff
1852–1924
Greenfield, Huron, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Buffum
1817–1886
Caroline Stevens
1817–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Buffum
1792–1826
Mary Sweet
1798–1861

Irene Edwards's Descendants

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Irene (Kathryn) Edwards (6 May 1918–8 Apr 1995) m. Robert (John) Nelson (7 Jan 1917–21 Feb 1984)
  1. 1. Shirley (Jean) Nelson 1937–1999
  2. 2. Richard (John) Nelson 1944–2003

Irene Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1918
6 May 1918
Birth of Irene Kathryn Edwards in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
1995
8 Apr 1995
Age 77
Death of Irene Kathryn Edwards in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1918
    Event Place: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1995
    Event Place: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

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