Cecil Walter EdwardsAge: 71 years1906–1978
- Name
- Cecil Walter Edwards
- Given names
- Cecil Walter
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | March 6, 1906 25 24 |
 Birth of a sister | Cora Beatrice Edwards May 8, 1908 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Linden Edwards September 17, 1910 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Virgil A Edwards June 25, 1913 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Nobel Edwards November 20, 1915 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth Chappell May 3, 1916 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Hershel Edwards — Etta McPherson — View this family October 9, 1916 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | Nobel Edwards September 8, 1917 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 11 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Harrison Edwards July 7, 1926 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane Bivin June 24, 1927 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zada Edwards December 24, 1928 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Hershel Edwards March 20, 1962 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Owen Edwards September 26, 1962 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Virgil A Edwards August 17, 1968 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | January 4, 1978 (Age 71 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hershel Edwards Birth: January 8, 1881 33 33 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1962 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Chappell Birth: April 11, 1881 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 3, 1916 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 16, 1900 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
Owen Edwards Birth: October 28, 1901 20 20 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1962 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Zada Edwards Birth: November 4, 1903 22 22 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1928 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Cecil Walter Edwards Birth: March 6, 1906 25 24 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 4, 1978 — Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Cora Beatrice Edwards Birth: May 8, 1908 27 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 8, 1993 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas Linden Edwards Birth: September 17, 1910 29 29 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1992 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Virgil A Edwards Birth: June 25, 1913 32 32 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1968 — Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Nobel Edwards Birth: November 20, 1915 34 34 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 8, 1917 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Etta McPherson |
| father |
Hershel Edwards Birth: January 8, 1881 33 33 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1962 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Etta McPherson Birth: Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: 1953 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 9, 1916 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |