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Lester Woodrow Edwards 1919–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAR 1919

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 SEP 1969

Death Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina

Father: Charles Edwards

Mother: Mabel Craft

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Lester Woodrow Edwards was born in 1919 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Kenneth Edwards And Mabel Hester Craft. In 1920, Lester Woodrow Edwards resided in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. In 1930, Lester Woodrow Edwards resided in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. Lester Woodrow Edwards married Katherine Maughan. Lester Woodrow Edwards passed away in 1969 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Lester Woodrow Edwards was born in 1919 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Kenneth Edwards And Mabel Hester Craft.
  • In 1920, Lester Woodrow Edwards resided in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1930, Lester Woodrow Edwards resided in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Lester Woodrow Edwards married Katherine Maughan.
  • Lester Woodrow Edwards passed away in 1969 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Edwards
1875–1946
Birth Location: Pitt, North Carolina, USA
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Mabel Craft
1893–1968
Birth Location: Pitt, North Carolina, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Lester Edwards
1919–1969
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles Kenneth Edwards
1875–1946
Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Mabel (Hester) Craft
1893–1968
Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Craft
1868–1945
Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann Grace) Nobles
1868–1924
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Craft
1835–1917
Jane CarraWAY
1846–1925
William Nobles
1840–1914
Bethany Dail
1838–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lester Edwards's Timeline

8 Records

1919
16 MAR 1919
Birth of Lester Woodrow Edwards in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Lester Woodrow Edwards resided here in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1930
1930
Age 11
Lester Woodrow Edwards resided here in Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1935
1935
Age 16
Lester Woodrow Edwards resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 21
Lester Woodrow Edwards resided here in Township 8 Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Township 8 Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1969
10 SEP 1969
Age 50
Burial of Lester Woodrow Edwards in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
1969
6 SEP 1969
Age 50
Death of Lester Woodrow Edwards in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina
1969
6 SEP 1969
Age 50
Lester Woodrow Edwards resided here in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Arlington, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1919
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester W Edwards, "North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester W Edwards, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester W Edwards, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester W Edwards, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Woodrow Edwards, "Find A Grave Index"
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Edwards, "United States Social Security Death Index"
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester W Edwards, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester W Edwards, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester W Edwards in household of Charles K Edwards, "United States Census, 1920"
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester W Edward in household of Charles K Edward, "United States Census, 1930"
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Woodrow Edwards, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Edwards in household of Charlie Edwards, "United States Census, 1940"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1969
    Event Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Woodrow Edwards, "Find A Grave Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Woodrow Edwards, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1969
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Woodrow Edwards, "Find A Grave Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Edwards, "United States Social Security Death Index"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lester Woodrow Edwards, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 8 Sparta, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1969
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington, Virginia
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