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William Lawton Edwards 1902 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1902

Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Wilson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Charlie Edwards

Mother: Safronia Renfrow

Spouse(s): Mary Stancil

Children(s): Ruth Morris

William Lawton Edwards was born in , North Carolina, United States in 1902, to Charlie H Edwards and Safronia Renfrow. Later in life, William Lawton Edwards married Mary Jane Stancil; among their children were Ruth Morris. William Lawton Edwards died in Wilson County, North Carolina, USA, 1961.

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Parents

Charlie Edwards
1875 – 1940
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
CE
Safronia Renfrow
1873 – 1949
Birth Location: –
SR

Spouses(s)

Mary Stancil
1910 – 1988
Birth Location: Johnson County, North Carolina, USA
MS

Children(s)

Ruth Morris
1929 – 2018
Birth Location: –
RM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1902
    Event Place: , North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1961
    Event Place: Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
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