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Joel Chester Edwards 1934–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Apr 1934

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 2005

Death Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Father: Hobert Edwards

Mother: Nellie Lawson

Spouse(s): Dorothy Meredith

Children(s):

Joel Chester Edwards was born in 1934 in Virginia, USA, the child of Hobert Milgron Edwards And Nellie E Lawson. In 1940, Joel Chester Edwards resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA. Joel Chester Edwards married Dorothy Mae Peggy Meredith, Teresa Galindo, and had children including David Galindo. Joel Chester Edwards passed away in 2005 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Chester Edwards was born in 1934 in Virginia, USA, the child of Hobert Milgron Edwards And Nellie E Lawson.
  • In 1940, Joel Chester Edwards resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • Joel Chester Edwards married Dorothy Mae Peggy Meredith, Teresa Galindo, and had children including David Galindo.
  • Joel Chester Edwards passed away in 2005 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Joel Edwards
1934–2005
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Hobert Milgron Edwards
1895–1982
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Nellie (E.) Lawson
1895–1981
Wise County, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert (H.) Edward
1874–
Virginia
Helen (Annie E.) Kilgore
1875–
Virginia
Robert (Carson) Lawson
1865–1934
Scott County, Virginia
Eliza (Jane) Bise
1875–1948
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Lawson
1825–1905
Susanna Bond
1831–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jerry Lawson
1798–1870
Catherine Lawson
1799–1884
George Bond
1798–1878
Lucy Powers
1810–1896

Joel Edwards's Timeline

5 Records

1934
02 Apr 1934
Birth of Joel Chester Edwards in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 6
Joel Chester Edwards resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1973
20 Nov 1973
Age 39
Joel Chester Edwards - Divorce in Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
1996
1996
Age 62
Joel Chester Edwards resided here in Saint Paul, Wise, Virginia
Saint Paul, Wise, Virginia
2005
16 Mar 2005
Age 71
Death of Joel Chester Edwards in Saint Paul, Wise, Virginia
Saint Paul, Wise, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T627_4301; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 98-16.
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Dickenson Star, The; Publication Date: 22 Mar 2005; Publication Place: Clintwood , VA , US.
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168450
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T627_4301; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 98-16.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1973
    Event Place: Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Saint Paul, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 2005
    Event Place: Saint Paul, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Dickenson Star, The; Publication Date: 22 Mar 2005; Publication Place: Clintwood , VA , US.
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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