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Silas Wilmer Edwards 1912–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1912

Birth Location: Auburn Lee, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1982

Death Location: Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lee, Alabama, United States

Father: James Edwards

Mother: Glennie Mullins

Spouse(s): Ethel Winslett

Children(s): Wilmer Edwards

The story of Silas Wilmer Edwards began in 1912 in Auburn Lee, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Silas Wilmer Edwards resided in Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Silas Wilmer Edwards resided in Auburn, Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA. Silas Wilmer Edwards married Ethel Louise Winslett, and had children including Wanda Edwards, Wilmer Doyle Edwards. Silas Wilmer Edwards passed away in 1982 in Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lee, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Wilmer Edwards began in 1912 in Auburn Lee, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Silas Wilmer Edwards resided in Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Silas Wilmer Edwards resided in Auburn, Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA.
  • Silas Wilmer Edwards married Ethel Louise Winslett, and had children including Wanda Edwards, Wilmer Doyle Edwards.
  • Silas Wilmer Edwards passed away in 1982 in Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lee, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Edwards's Ancestors

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Silas Edwards
1912–1982
Birth Place: Auburn Lee, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Mercer Edwards
1881–1959
Alabama
Glennie (Arnold) Mullins
1883–1959
, , Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Edwards's Descendants

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Silas (Wilmer) Edwards (6 Jun 1912–18 Oct 1982) m. Ethel (Louise) Winslett (10 September 1914–8 Mar 2004)
  1. 1. Wilmer (Doyle) Edwards 1933–1939

Silas Edwards's Timeline

9 Records

1912
6 Jun 1912
Birth of Silas Wilmer Edwards in Auburn Lee, Alabama, USA
Auburn Lee, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Silas Wilmer Edwards resided here in Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Silas Wilmer Edwards resided here in Auburn, Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
Auburn, Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Silas Wilmer Edwards resided here in Auburn, Lee, Alabama
Auburn, Lee, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 28
Silas Wilmer Edwards resided here in Ridgeland, Jasper, South Carolina, USA
Ridgeland, Jasper, South Carolina, USA
1942
1942
Age 30
Silas Wilmer Edwards resided here in Pensacola, Florida, USA
Pensacola, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Silas Wilmer Edwards resided here in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA
Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
Silas Wilmer Edwards resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1982
18 Oct 1982
Age 70
Death of Silas Wilmer Edwards in Alabama, United States of America
Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Auburn Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 131
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama; Roll: T625_26; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 169

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Auburn, Auburn, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2339769

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ridgeland, Jasper, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 131

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Pensacola, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1982
    Event Place: Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Lee, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Silas Wilmer Edwards, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 27 July 2019), Silas Wilmer Edwards, 1982; Burial, Lee, Alabama, United States of America, Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery; citing reco

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