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Velma Edwards 1888–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1888

Birth Location: Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 14 July 1965

Death Location: Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, USA

Father: Arthur Edwards

Mother: Susanna Spier

Spouse(s): Edward Platt

Children(s): Roger Platt, Benjamin Platt, Everlena Blackwell, Vera Blackwell, Luther Platt, William Platt, Robert Platt, Fannie Platt, June Platt, Wilbur Platt, Ernest Blackwell, Fred Platt, Eddie Platt

Velma Edwards was born in 1888 in Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Arthur Milton Edwards And Susanna Alabama Susie Spier. Velma Edwards married Edward Platt, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Platt, Eddie Edsel Platt, Ernest Milton Blackwell, Everlena Blackwell, Fannie V Platt, Fred Ray Platt, June Cleat Platt, Luther Edward Platt, Robert Dwight Platt, Roger Lee Mutt Platt, Vera Marie Blackwell, Wilbur Wesley Platt, William Arthur Platt. Velma Edwards passed away in 1965 in Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Velma Edwards was born in 1888 in Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Arthur Milton Edwards And Susanna Alabama Susie Spier.
  • Velma Edwards married Edward Platt, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Platt, Eddie Edsel Platt, Ernest Milton Blackwell, Everlena Blackwell, Fannie V Platt, Fred Ray Platt, June Cleat Platt, Luther Edward Platt, Robert Dwight Platt, Roger Lee Mutt Platt, Vera Marie Blackwell, Wilbur Wesley Platt, William Arthur Platt.
  • Velma Edwards passed away in 1965 in Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Velma Edwards's Ancestors

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Velma Edwards
1888–1965
Birth Place: Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Arthur Milton Edwards
1859–1930
Marion, Union, Louisiana
Susanna (Alabama - SUSIE -) Spier
1859–1936
Marion, Union Parish, Louisiana
Grandparents
Miller (Bledsoe) EDWARDS
1813–1897
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Ann) WATTERS
1817–1859
Fayetteville, Alabama, USA
Jefferson (B.) Spier
1836–1910
Pike, Alabama, United States
SARAH (JANE) BOWEN
1841–1921
Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ruben Edwards
1785–1869
NANCY BLEDSOE
1777–1854
Thomas Watters
1795–1855
Matilda Waters
1797–1882
Hiram Spier
1798–1859
Mary Speir
1804–1880
Solomon Bowen
1817–1898
Mary COOK
1827–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1752–1834
Susannah Collins
1758–1828
Reverend Bledsoe
1761–1845
JEAN BOLLING
1761–1838
JOSEPH WATTERS
1759–1813
Sarah Collins
1760–1800
Thomas Brittain
1762–1810
Susannah Bolling
1764–1839
John Spier
1773–1851
Rebecca Bagby
1776–1816
Dixon Bowen
1792–1879
Sarah Bowen
1799–1844
John** Cook
1791–1875
Mary Lang
1807–1849

Velma Edwards's Descendants

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Velma Edwards (9 February 1888–14 July 1965) m. Edward Platt (19 September 1873–22 January 1963)
  1. 1. Roger (Lee "Mutt") Platt 1927–1985 m. Hilda (G Jones Platt) Wales 1930–2020
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Platt 1910–1955
  3. 3. Everlena Blackwell 1903–
  4. 4. Vera (Marie) Blackwell 1906–
  5. 5. Luther (Edward) Platt 1912–
  6. 6. William (Arthur) Platt 1913–1983
  7. 7. Robert (Dwight) Platt 1915–
  8. 8. Fannie (V) Platt 1917–
  9. 9. June (Cleat) Platt 1918–1995
  10. 10. Wilbur (Wesley) Platt 1919–
  11. 11. Ernest (Milton) Blackwell 1904–1997
  12. 12. Fred (Ray) Platt 1923–2006
  13. 13. Eddie (Edsel) Platt 1925–1939

Velma Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1888
9 February 1888
Birth of Velma Edwards in Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
1965
14 July 1965
Age 77
Death of Velma Edwards in Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, USA
Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1888
    Event Place: Haile, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1965
    Event Place: Farmerville, Union, Louisiana, USA

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