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Nancy (Nannie), Jane Edwards 1888 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1888

Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1958

Death Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA

Father: David EDWARDS

Mother: Mary PERRY

Spouse(s): Walter Wigley

Children(s): Annie Byrd, Mary Wigley, Pauline Wigley, Walter Wigley, Nancy Ellison, Mose Wigley, Noel Wigley, B Wigley

According to available records, Nancy (Nannie) Jane Edwards was born in 1888 in Holmes County, Mississippi, USA, the child of David Alexander EDWARDS and Mary Elizabeth PERRY. Following those early years, Nancy (Nannie) Jane Edwards married Walter Columbus "Josh" Wigley, and their family grew to include Annie Mae Byrd, Mary Jessie Wigley, Pauline Wigley, Walter Warren Wigley, Nancy Claudine Ellison, Mose Hilburn Wigley, Noel White Wigley and B Sue Wigley. In the later years of life, Nancy (Nannie) Jane Edwards died in 1958 in Holmes County, Mississippi, USA.

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Parents

David EDWARDS
1856 – 1913
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi
DE
Mary PERRY
1852 – 1930
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Walter Wigley
1883 – 1968
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi
WW

Children(s)

Annie Byrd
1914 – 1972
Birth Location: Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
AB
Mary Wigley
1917 – 2000
Birth Location: Mississippi
MW
Pauline Wigley
1918 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
PW
Walter Wigley
1918 – 2004
Birth Location: Mississippi
WW
Nancy Ellison
1923 – 2011
Birth Location: Coxburg, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
NE
Mose Wigley
1925 – 2012
Birth Location: Clarion Ledger
MW
Noel Wigley
1928 – 2018
Birth Location: Mississippi
NW
B Wigley
1933 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
BW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4803, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02029; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 26-19, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 55, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340883, Year: 1920; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2721; Line: 10; Page Number: 106, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240811

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Holmes, Mississippi; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 29 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4803

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 55

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 24 Jan 1920
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1920; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2721; Line: 10; Page Number: 106

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 19 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340883

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Holmes, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02029; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 26-19

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02029; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 26-19

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4803, Year: 1920; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2721; Line: 10; Page Number: 106

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1958
    Event Place: Holmes County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coxburg, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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