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James Polk Edwards 1878–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 December 1878

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 9 September 1951

Death Location: Flora, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Edwards None

Mother: Mary (Edwards)

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In 1878, James Polk Edwards entered the world in Mississippi, born to Edwards And Mary Jane Molly Roberts Edwards. In 1880, James Polk Edwards resided in Beat 3, Scott, Mississippi, USA. James Polk Edwards passed away in 1951 in Flora, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, James Polk Edwards entered the world in Mississippi, born to Edwards And Mary Jane Molly Roberts Edwards.
  • In 1880, James Polk Edwards resided in Beat 3, Scott, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Polk Edwards passed away in 1951 in Flora, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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James Edwards's Ancestors

Self
James Edwards
1878–1951
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Edwards
1854–1946
Mississippi
Mary (Jane Molly Roberts) (Edwards)
1856–1938
Newton, Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Yancy (Monroe) Edwards
1829–1946
Russell, Alabama
William (Lee) Roberts
1828–1900
Greene County, Mississippi, USA
Margaret (E McRae) (Roberts)
–1851
Great-Grandparents
Rigdon Edwards
1803–
Charlotte Edwards
1800–
Ervin Roberts
1805–1890
Katharine (Roberts)
1801–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ball
1777–1837
Charlotte Lee
1781–1871

James Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1878
15 December 1878
Birth of James Polk Edwards in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 2
James Polk Edwards resided here in Beat 3, Scott, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Scott, Mississippi, USA
1951
9 September 1951
Age 73
Death of James Polk Edwards
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1878
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 3, Scott, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1951
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flora, Madison County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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