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Myrtle Arbutus Edwards 1874–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1874

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 21 May 1944

Death Location: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: David Edwards

Mother: Margaret Edwards

Spouse(s): Eli Blackburn

Children(s): Robert Blackburn, Margaret Blackburn, Jeter Blackburn

In 1874, Myrtle Arbutus Edwards entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to David Robert Edwards And Margaret Elizabeth Edwards. Myrtle Arbutus Edwards married Eli Marcus Blackburn, and had children including Jeter Marcellus Blackburn, Margaret Marcelle Blackburn, Robert Spencer Blackburn. Myrtle Arbutus Edwards passed away in 1944 in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1874, Myrtle Arbutus Edwards entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to David Robert Edwards And Margaret Elizabeth Edwards.
  • Myrtle Arbutus Edwards married Eli Marcus Blackburn, and had children including Jeter Marcellus Blackburn, Margaret Marcelle Blackburn, Robert Spencer Blackburn.
  • Myrtle Arbutus Edwards passed away in 1944 in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Myrtle Edwards's Ancestors

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Myrtle Edwards
1874–1944
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
David Robert Edwards
1851–1915
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (Elizabeth) Edwards
1844–1927
Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Myrtle Edwards's Descendants

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Myrtle (Arbutus) Edwards (13 May 1874–21 May 1944) m. Eli (Marcus) Blackburn (18 October 1864–27 November 1949)
  1. 1. Robert (Spencer) Blackburn 1899–1916
  2. 2. Margaret (Marcelle) Blackburn 1905–1907
  3. 3. Jeter (Marcellus) Blackburn 1903–1971

Myrtle Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1874
13 May 1874
Birth of Myrtle Arbutus Edwards in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
1944
21 May 1944
Age 70
Death of Myrtle Arbutus Edwards in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1874
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1944
    Event Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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