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John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds 1900–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 April 1900

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 3 May 1983

Death Location: Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Reece)

Mother: Mary Edmonds)

Spouse(s): Bessie Edmonds

Children(s): Barbara Gillespie

John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds was born in 1900 in North Carolina, the child of John H Edmonds M Mary Susan Reece And Mary Susan Shropshire Reece Edmonds M John H Edmonds. John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds married Bessie Lee Edmonds, and had children including Barbara Ann Gillespie. John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds passed away in 1983 in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds was born in 1900 in North Carolina, the child of John H Edmonds M Mary Susan Reece And Mary Susan Shropshire Reece Edmonds M John H Edmonds.
  • John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds married Bessie Lee Edmonds, and had children including Barbara Ann Gillespie.
  • John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds passed away in 1983 in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Edmonds's Ancestors

Self
John Edmonds
1900–1983
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John H {} Edmonds (m Mary Susan Reece)
1871–1960
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Susan {Shropshire} Reece (Edmonds) (m John H) Edmonds)
1868–1958
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Julius (Cockle {} Reece (m Martha A) Shropshsire)
1840–1909
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Martha (A {} Shropshire (Cocklereese) (m Julius) Cocklereese)
1842–1900
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Solomon )
1812–1900
Mary Cocklereece)
1814–1881
Henry Shopshire
1822–
Susan Shopshire
1824–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel (COCKLEREECE)
1787–1860
Philipena Isely
1786–1869

John Edmonds's Descendants

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John (Wesley {Reece}) Edmonds (24 April 1900–3 May 1983) m. Bessie (Lee) Edmonds (11 October 1909–15 August 1973)
  1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Gillespie 1939–2024

John Edmonds's Timeline

2 Records

1900
24 April 1900
Birth of John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds in North Carolina
North Carolina
1983
3 May 1983
Age 83
Death of John Wesley {Reece} Edmonds in North Carolina
North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 April 1900
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1983
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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