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Kenneth Harlan Edwards 1925–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1925

Birth Location: Gas City, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 23 Aug 1999

Death Location: Starks, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA

Father: Ira Edwards

Mother: Ola Wright

Spouse(s): Marcheta Laningham, Imogene Friar

Children(s): Peggy Edwards

Kenneth Harlan Edwards was born in 1925 in Gas City, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Ira Henry Edwards And Ola Wright. In 1943, Kenneth Harlan Edwards resided in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA. Kenneth Harlan Edwards married Imogene Jean Lewis Friar, Marcheta Laverne Laningham, and had children including Mary Alline Edwards Cook, Peggy Christine Edwards. Kenneth Harlan Edwards passed away in 1999 in Starks, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Kenneth Harlan Edwards was born in 1925 in Gas City, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Ira Henry Edwards And Ola Wright.
  • In 1943, Kenneth Harlan Edwards resided in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA.
  • Kenneth Harlan Edwards married Imogene Jean Lewis Friar, Marcheta Laverne Laningham, and had children including Mary Alline Edwards Cook, Peggy Christine Edwards.
  • Kenneth Harlan Edwards passed away in 1999 in Starks, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Kenneth Edwards's Ancestors

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Kenneth Edwards
1925–1999
Birth Place: Gas City, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Ira Henry Edwards
1881–1943
Gadston, Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Ola Wright
1893–
Grandparents
John Edwards
1846–
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Edwards
1820–1875
Elizabeth Mims
1828–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mims
1795–1843
Elenor Mims
1798–1864

Kenneth Edwards's Descendants

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Kenneth (Harlan) Edwards (30 Dec 1925–23 Aug 1999) m. Marcheta (Laverne) Laningham (28 Oct 1925–23 May 2007) m. Imogene ("Jean" Lewis) Friar (1929–2002)
  1. 1. Peggy (Christine) Edwards 1947–2019 m. Thomas (Darrell) Tilley 1943–2023

Kenneth Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1925
30 Dec 1925
Birth of Kenneth Harlan Edwards in Gas City, Oklahoma, USA
Gas City, Oklahoma, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
Kenneth Harlan Edwards resided here in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
1999
23 Aug 1999
Age 74
Death of Kenneth Harlan Edwards in Starks, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA
Starks, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Gas City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 429

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 429

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1999
    Event Place: Starks, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA

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