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James Emmett Edwards 1898 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1898

Birth Location: Fort Spunky, Hood County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1982

Death Location: Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA

Father: Leander Edwards

Mother: Mary Couch

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In 1898, James Emmett Edwards entered the world in Fort Spunky, Hood County, Texas, USA, born to Leander DeKalb Edwards and Mary Eliza Couch. James Emmett Edwards passed away in 1982 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, James Emmett Edwards entered the world in Fort Spunky, Hood County, Texas, USA, born to Leander DeKalb Edwards and Mary Eliza Couch.
  • James Emmett Edwards passed away in 1982 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA.

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James Edwards's Ancestors

Self
James Edwards
1898 – 1982
Birth Place: Fort Spunky, Hood County, Texas, USA
Parents
Leander DeKalb Edwards
1844 – 1915
Milan, , , TN
Mary (Eliza) Couch
1869 – 1901
Alabama
Grandparents
William (Jackson) Edwards
1816 – 1888
, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Marjary Algee
1827 – 1875
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Exum EDWARDS
1792 – 1824
Elizabeth COOPER
1793 – 1853
Robert Algea
1788 – 1858
Elizabeth Stockard
1807 – 1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Algea
1762 – 1794
Margaret Pitt
1765 – 1800
John Stockard
1776 – 1829
Mary Flood
1786 – 1860

James Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1898
1898
Birth of James Emmett Edwards in Fort Spunky, Hood County, Texas, USA
Fort Spunky, Hood County, Texas, USA
1982
1982
Age 84
Death of James Emmett Edwards in Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA
Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Fort Spunky, Hood County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1982
    Event Place: Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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