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James Cowan Edwards 1889–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1889

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 29 Jun 1978

Death Location: Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA

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Spouse(s): Della Lipps, Melba Gilliam

Children(s): Munden Edwards, Gloria Edwards, Wanda Edwards, James Edwards

In 1889, James Cowan Edwards entered the world in Virginia, born to Samuel Foy Edwards And Louisa Anne Buchanan. James Cowan Edwards married Della Lipps, Melba Gilliam, and had children including Gloria Evelyn Edwards, James Starlin Edwards, Munden Vida Edwards, Ollie La Velle Edwards, Wanda Edwards. James Cowan Edwards passed away in 1978 in Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, James Cowan Edwards entered the world in Virginia, born to Samuel Foy Edwards And Louisa Anne Buchanan.
  • James Cowan Edwards married Della Lipps, Melba Gilliam, and had children including Gloria Evelyn Edwards, James Starlin Edwards, Munden Vida Edwards, Ollie La Velle Edwards, Wanda Edwards.
  • James Cowan Edwards passed away in 1978 in Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Della Lipps
1905–1940
Birth Location: Virginia
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Melba Gilliam
1915–1995
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Munden Edwards
1932–1999
Birth Location: Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
ME
Gloria Edwards
1927–2010
Birth Location: Wise, Virginia, USA
GE
Wanda Edwards
1930–2012
Birth Location: Virginia
WE
James Edwards
1935–1938
Birth Location: Wise, Virginia, USA
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James Edwards's Ancestors

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James Edwards
1889–1978
Birth Place: Virginia
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James Edwards's Descendants

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James (Cowan) Edwards (2 Jan 1889–29 Jun 1978) m. Della Lipps (23 Oct 1905–19 Nov 1940) m. Melba Gilliam (22 Nov 1915–27 Dec 1995)
  1. 1. Munden (Vida) Edwards 1932–1999
  2. 2. Gloria (Evelyn) Edwards 1927–2010
  3. 3. Wanda Edwards 1930–2012
  4. 4. James (Starlin) Edwards 1935–1938

James Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1889
2 Jan 1889
Birth of James Cowan Edwards in Virginia
Virginia
1978
29 Jun 1978
Age 89
Death of James Cowan Edwards in Salem, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Salem, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Salem, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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