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Mildred Robertson Edwards 1896–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1896

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2 Jun 1978

Death Location: Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Elder Edwards

Mother: Dora Marsh

Spouse(s): Ralph Watkinson

Children(s): Mabel Watkinson, Ruth Watkinson, John Watkinson

Mildred Robertson Edwards was born in 1896 in Virginia, United States, the child of Elder Norman Edwards And Dora Catherine Marsh. In 1900, Mildred Robertson Edwards resided in Lee District, Accomac, Virginia. In 1910, Mildred Robertson Edwards resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia. Mildred Robertson Edwards married Ralph V Watkinson, and had children including John Robertson Watkinson, Mabel Katherine Watkinson, Ruth R Watkinson. Mildred Robertson Edwards passed away in 1978 in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mildred Robertson Edwards was born in 1896 in Virginia, United States, the child of Elder Norman Edwards And Dora Catherine Marsh.
  • In 1900, Mildred Robertson Edwards resided in Lee District, Accomac, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Mildred Robertson Edwards resided in Lee, Accomack, Virginia.
  • Mildred Robertson Edwards married Ralph V Watkinson, and had children including John Robertson Watkinson, Mabel Katherine Watkinson, Ruth R Watkinson.
  • Mildred Robertson Edwards passed away in 1978 in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mildred Edwards's Ancestors

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Mildred Edwards
1896–1978
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Elder Norman Edwards
1876–1964
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Dora (Catherine) Marsh
1878–1949
Accomack, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (h) Edwards
1872–1920
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Esther (Ann) Williams
1838–1901
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
David (Archibald) Marsh
1840–1917
Mount Vernon, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Matilda Evans
1859–1907
accomac county, va
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1839–1920
Esther Williams
1838–1901
John Williams
1804–1887
Esther Roberts
1807–1855
Walter Marsh
1802–1854
Rhoda EVANS
1807–1852
James Evans
1820–1893
Rachel Evans
1820–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1775–1842
Susey Matthews
1780–
Teackle Roberts
1775–1829
Margaret Hutson
1775–
Charles Marsh
1775–1818
Nancy Dameron
1780–1855
Rev. Evans
1789–1869
Elizabeth Tyler
1792–1819
George Evans
1778–1863
Nellie Tyler
1780–1866

Mildred Edwards's Descendants

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Mildred (Robertson) Edwards (24 Aug 1896–2 Jun 1978) m. Ralph (V.) Watkinson (31 May 1898–23 October 1947)
  1. 1. Mabel (Katherine) Watkinson 1917–1996
  2. 2. Ruth (R.) Watkinson 1920–1939 m. Ivan (S) Mason 1913–1939
    1. 1. Bobby (Lee) Mason 1938–1939
    2. 2. Ruth (Anne) Mason 1939–1939
  3. 3. John (Robertson) Watkinson 1926–1980 m. Lois Eubank 1929–2009

Mildred Edwards's Timeline

9 Records

1896
24 Aug 1896
Birth of Mildred Robertson Edwards in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1900
1900
Age 4
Mildred Robertson Edwards resided here in Lee District, Accomac, Virginia
Lee District, Accomac, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 14
Mildred Robertson Edwards resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia
Lee, Accomack, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 24
Mildred Robertson Edwards resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Mildred Robertson Edwards resided here in Lee, Accomack, Virginia
Lee, Accomack, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 39
Mildred Robertson Edwards resided here in Rural, Accomack, Virginia
Rural, Accomack, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 44
Mildred Robertson Edwards resided here in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Mildred Robertson Edwards resided here in Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1978
2 Jun 1978
Age 82
Death of Mildred Robertson Edwards in Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1-11
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 225-18-3962; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 7
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 383
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2433; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 445.0; FHL microfilm: 2342167
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T623_1697; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 8.
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [9] Virginia, Death Records
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 1-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lee District, Accomac, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T623_1697; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 8.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 7
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: T625_1877; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 383

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2433; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 445.0; FHL microfilm: 2342167

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Accomack, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04241; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Onancock, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 2668; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 1-11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 225-18-3962; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Virginia, Death Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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