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Lora Katherine Edwards 1908–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1908

Birth Location: Bristol, Russell County, Tennessee

Death Date: 6 JUL 1964

Death Location: Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Morgan Newman

Mother: Cora Chapman-Newman

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In 1908, Lora Katherine Edwards entered the world in Bristol, Russell County, Tennessee, born to Morgan Taylor Newman And Cora Lee Chapman Newman. In 1950, Lora Katherine Edwards resided in Bristol, Bristol, Virginia, USA. Lora Katherine Edwards passed away in 1964 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Lora Katherine Edwards entered the world in Bristol, Russell County, Tennessee, born to Morgan Taylor Newman And Cora Lee Chapman Newman.
  • In 1950, Lora Katherine Edwards resided in Bristol, Bristol, Virginia, USA.
  • Lora Katherine Edwards passed away in 1964 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Lora Edwards's Ancestors

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Lora Edwards
1908–1964
Birth Place: Bristol, Russell County, Tennessee
Parents
Morgan Taylor Newman
1886–1964
Virginia
Cora (Lee) Chapman-Newman
1890–1977
Tennessee
Grandparents
Henry (M) Newman
1859–1937
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Molly (Ann Pendergrass Smith) Fergerson
1861–1944
Boone, Watauga County, NC, USA
John (Walter) Chapman
1867–1936
Kentucky, United States
Sally (E.) Crusenberry
1875–1926
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gordon Crusenberry
1848–1923
Nancy Taylor
1852–1945
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lora Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1908
15 February 1908
Birth of Lora Katherine Edwards in Bristol, Russell County, Tennessee
Bristol, Russell County, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 42
Lora Katherine Edwards resided here in Bristol, Bristol, Virginia, USA
Bristol, Bristol, Virginia, USA
1964
6 JUL 1964
Age 56
Death of Lora Katherine Edwards in Bristol Memoral Hospital, Bristol, Virginia
Bristol Memoral Hospital, Bristol, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1908
    Event Place: Bristol, Russell County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 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: Bristol, Bristol, Vi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol, Virginia, 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: Bristol, Bristol, Vi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1964
    Event Place: Bristol Memoral Hospital, Bristol, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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