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Walter James Edwards 1890–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1890

Birth Location: Panola County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 25 April 1972

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Father: Jeff Edwards

Mother: Annie Edwards

Spouse(s): Beulah Waterfield, Frances Gilliam

Children(s): Athalia Johnson, Russell Edwards, Beulah Edwards, Birdie Edwards, Nettie Edwards, Deborah Edwards, Nettie Wells, Walter Jr, Pauline Brown-Garrick

Walter James Edwards was born in 1890 in Panola County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Jeff E Edwards And Annie Edwards. In 1935, Walter James Edwards resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. In 1940, Walter James Edwards resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA. Walter James Edwards married Beulah Bunnie Waterfield, Frances E Gilliam, and had children including Athalia Maxine Edwards Johnson, Beulah Mae Edwards, Birdie Lee Edwards, Deborah Edwards, Maxine Johnson, Nettie Lorene Edwards, Nettie Wells, Pauline Leverne Brown Garrick, Russell Benton Edwards, Walter J Edwards Jr. Walter James Edwards passed away in 1972 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • Walter James Edwards was born in 1890 in Panola County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Jeff E Edwards And Annie Edwards.
  • In 1935, Walter James Edwards resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Walter James Edwards resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Walter James Edwards married Beulah Bunnie Waterfield, Frances E Gilliam, and had children including Athalia Maxine Edwards Johnson, Beulah Mae Edwards, Birdie Lee Edwards, Deborah Edwards, Maxine Johnson, Nettie Lorene Edwards, Nettie Wells, Pauline Leverne Brown Garrick, Russell Benton Edwards, Walter J Edwards Jr.
  • Walter James Edwards passed away in 1972 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Walter Edwards
1890–1972
Birth Place: Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Jeff E Edwards
1866–1951
Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Annie Edwards
1869–1936
Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Peter ((Peterson)) Edwards
1837–1900
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Louisa Edwards
1847–1870
Longview, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luke Name)
1790–1855
Lucy Owner
1797–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Owner
1780–1855
Margaret Odear
1779–1852
Jeffrey owner
1765–
Theory Slave
1769–1849

Walter Edwards's Descendants

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Walter (James) Edwards (23 Mar 1890–25 April 1972) m. Beulah ((Bunnie)) Waterfield (15 Mar 1898–1952) m. Frances (E) Gilliam (1 Jan 1895–22 May 1958)
  1. 1. Athalia (Maxine Edwards) Johnson 1927–2017 m. Oren (Anderson) Johnson 1912–1982
    1. 1. Oren (A Johnson) Jr 1950–2024
  2. 2. Russell (Benton) Edwards 1924–1997
  3. 3. Beulah (Mae) Edwards 1922–1988
  4. 4. Birdie (Lee) Edwards 1916–1984
  5. 5. Nettie (Lorene) Edwards 1914–1993
  6. 6. Deborah Edwards 1912–1997 m. Ellsworth (Dinwiddie) Sr 1907–1952 m. Gurdon Shobe 1910–1949
    1. 1. Ellsworth (Dinwiddie) Jr 1932–1992
  7. 7. Nettie Wells 1914–
  8. 8. Walter (J Edwards) Jr 1918–1929
  9. 9. Pauline (LeVerne) Brown-Garrick 1933–1985

Walter Edwards's Timeline

5 Records

1890
23 Mar 1890
Birth of Walter James Edwards in Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Panola County, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 45
Walter James Edwards resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 50
Walter James Edwards resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 60
Walter James Edwards resided here in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1972
25 April 1972
Age 82
Death of Walter James Edwards in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1890
    Event Place: Panola County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03344; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-68
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 2210; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 78-129

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03344; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-68

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03344; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 78-68

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, 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: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 2210; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 78-129

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
    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: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 2210; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 78-129

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1972
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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