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Thelma Loretta Edwards 1903 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 February 1903

Birth Location: De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 8 June 1984

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Henry Towson

Mother: Effie Poillon

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Thelma Loretta Edwards was born in 1903 in De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Henry Clay Towson and Effie Gertrude Poillon. Thelma Loretta Edwards passed away in 1984 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thelma Loretta Edwards was born in 1903 in De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Henry Clay Towson and Effie Gertrude Poillon.
  • Thelma Loretta Edwards passed away in 1984 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Thelma Edwards's Ancestors

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Thelma Edwards
1903 – 1984
Birth Place: De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Henry Clay Towson
1869 – 1927
Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri
Effie (Gertrude) Poillon
1874 – 1929
Paris, Monroe, Missouri
Grandparents
Henry (Clay) Towson
1842 – 1886
Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Martha (S.) Coakley
1828 – 1896
Maryland, United States of America
William (Augustus) Poillon
1817 – 1879
New York
Mary (Jane) Smith
1829 – 1879
Monroe County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Towson
1797 – 1869
Louisa Hamme
1799 – 1860
Philip Coakley
1800 – 1883
Sarah Smith
1800 – 1869
James Poillon
1788 – 1850
Mary Lewis
1790 – 1866
Alexander Smith
1795 – 1839
Anne Fox
1802 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Towson
1763 – 1841
Martha Shearer
1763 – 1824
Johann Hamm
1761 – 1822
Anna Herman
1762 – 1853
Jacob Towson
1763 – 1841
Martha Shearer
1763 – 1824
john poillon
1762 – 1828
Margaret Wagenen
1759 – 1853
David Lewis
1757 – 1811
susanna rouseau
1765 – 1848
Joseph SMITH
1765 – 1822
Mrs. SMITH
Ezra Fox
1773 – 1853
Mary Shryock
1778 – 1848

Thelma Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1903
13 February 1903
Birth of Thelma Loretta Edwards in De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America
De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America
1984
8 June 1984
Age 81
Death of Thelma Loretta Edwards in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 February 1903
    Event Place: De Queen, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1984
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

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