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Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS 1918–1993 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 07 Jan 1918
Birth Location: Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas
Death Date: 30 Mar 1993
Death Location: Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America
Father: James EDWARDS
Mother: Myrtle Orr
Spouse(s): Carlos Chiles
Children(s): Judy Chiles
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS was born in 1918 in Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas, the child of James Franklin Stump Edwards And Myrtle Orr. In 1920, Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas. In 1930, Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided in Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas. Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS married Carlos Wilton Chiles, and had children including Don L Chiles, Gary Wilton Chiles, Judy Kay Chiles. Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS passed away in 1993 in Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America.
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Biography
- Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS was born in 1918 in Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas, the child of James Franklin Stump Edwards And Myrtle Orr.
- In 1920, Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas.
- In 1930, Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided in Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas.
- Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS married Carlos Wilton Chiles, and had children including Don L Chiles, Gary Wilton Chiles, Judy Kay Chiles.
- Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS passed away in 1993 in Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
James EDWARDS
1892–1987
Birth Location: New Boston, Bowie, Texas, USA
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Myrtle Orr
1892–1984
Birth Location: Texas
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Spouses(s)
Carlos Chiles
1917–2000
Birth Location: Texas
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Children(s)
Judy Chiles
1945–2018
Birth Location: Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America
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Leah EDWARDS's Ancestors
Self
Leah EDWARDS
1918–1993
Birth Place: Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas
Parents
James Franklin (Stump) EDWARDS
1892–1987
New Boston, Bowie, Texas, USA
Myrtle Orr
1892–1984
Texas
Grandparents
James ('Jim' Lamar) Orr
1856–1944
Tennessee, USA,
Clara (Elizabeth) Perrigan
1866–1923
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James LT
1827–1914
Susan Oldman
1832–1909
Martin Perigen
1839–1889
Cartherine Hampton
1840–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Orr
1797–1857
Jans Harris
1800–1868
John Pargin
1798–1879
Mary Kiziah
1799–1879
Noah Hampton
1791–1858
Francis Webb
1800–
Leah EDWARDS's Descendants
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Leah (Bennie (Shorty)) EDWARDS
(07 Jan 1918–30 Mar 1993)
m. Carlos (Wilton) Chiles (19 Aug 1917–4 Jun 2000)
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1. Judy (Kay) Chiles 1945–2018
Leah EDWARDS's Timeline
8 Records
1918
07 Jan 1918
Birth of Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS in Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas
Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas
1920
1920
Age 2
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
1930
1930
Age 12
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
1935
1935
Age 17
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Rural, San Saba, Texas
Rural, San Saba, Texas
1936
14 Jan 1936
Age 18
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS was married
None
1940
1940
Age 22
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Dawson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Dawson, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Dawson, Texas, USA
Dawson, Texas, USA
1993
30 Mar 1993
Age 75
Death of Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS in Lamesa TX
Lamesa TX
1918
07 Jan 1918
Birth of Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS in Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas
Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas
1920
1920
Age 2
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
1930
1930
Age 12
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
1935
1935
Age 17
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Rural, San Saba, Texas
Rural, San Saba, Texas
1936
14 Jan 1936
Age 18
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS was married
None
1940
1940
Age 22
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Dawson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Dawson, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS resided here in Dawson, Texas, USA
Dawson, Texas, USA
1993
30 Mar 1993
Age 75
Death of Leah Bennie (Shorty) EDWARDS in Lamesa TX
Lamesa TX
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 07 Jan 1918
Event Place: Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas
Record Source:
[1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dawson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04018; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-15
[2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T625_1844; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 717
[3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 352.0; FHL microfilm: 2342123
[4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Jan 1936
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T625_1844; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 717
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 352.0; FHL microfilm: 2342123
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Rural, San Saba, Texas
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dawson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04018; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-15
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Dawson, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dawson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04018; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-15
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Dawson, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dawson, Texas; Roll:
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Mar 1993
Event Place: Lamesa TX
Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 07 Jan 1918
Event Place: Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas
Record Source:
[1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dawson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04018; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-15
[2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T625_1844; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 717
[3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 352.0; FHL microfilm: 2342123
[4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Jan 1936
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T625_1844; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 230; Image: 717
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, San Saba, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 352.0; FHL microfilm: 2342123
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Rural, San Saba, Texas
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dawson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04018; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-15
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Dawson, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dawson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04018; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-15
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Dawson, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dawson, Texas; Roll:
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Mar 1993
Event Place: Lamesa TX
Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current