Lela Edwards1906–
- Name
- Lela Edwards
- Given names
- Lela
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | 1906 35 22 |
 Birth of a sister | Stella Louise Edwards October 23, 1908 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Harlan Edwards October 10, 1910 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Johnny Wilson Edwards November 28, 1912 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Thelma Edwards 1914 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a brother | Hubert Rufus Edwards September 17, 1917 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 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 12 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/ |
| Birth of a sister | Vella Ione Edwards March 15, 1920 (Age 14 years) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Death of a half-sister | Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards June 30, 1932 (Age 26 years) Cause: Cancer |
| Death of a sister | Vella Ione Edwards 1935 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Stella Louise Edwards October 23, 1939 (Age 33 years) |
| 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 44 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 | John Jackson Edwards August 16, 1954 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Marie Edwards July 26, 1971 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a mother | Myrtie Cleveland Bolton February 27, 1974 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 of a brother | Samuel Harlan Edwards May 30, 1984 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hubert Rufus Edwards June 28, 1985 (Age 79 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Myrtie Cleveland Bolton Birth: 1884 Death: February 27, 1974 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Lela Edwards Birth: 1906 35 22 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Stella Louise Edwards Birth: October 23, 1908 38 24 Death: October 23, 1939 |
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2 years younger brother |
Samuel Harlan Edwards Birth: October 10, 1910 40 26 Death: May 30, 1984 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Johnny Wilson Edwards Birth: November 28, 1912 42 28 Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Thelma Edwards Birth: 1914 43 30 Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Hubert Rufus Edwards Birth: September 17, 1917 47 33 Death: June 28, 1985 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Vella Ione Edwards Birth: March 15, 1920 49 36 Death: 1935 |
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| Father’s family with Susie “Sue” Powell |
| father |
John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Susie “Sue” Powell Death: |
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Marriage: about 1893 — |
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5 years half-sister |
Marie Edwards Birth: August 22, 1897 27 Death: July 26, 1971 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months half-sister |
Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Birth: December 31, 1898 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1932 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
Lela Edwards has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (46)
Parents Thomas Edwards + Nannie Latham
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Parents Walter Edwards + Eva Kirkman
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Parents Charles H Edwards + Jennie Richmond
Parents Charles H Edwards + Myrtie Slaughter
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Parents Hershel Edwards + Sarah Elizabeth Chappell
Parents Robert Latham + Nettie Edwards
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Parents Barney Coy Edwards + Laura Bell McPherson
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