Luther Allred Edwards

Brief Life History of Luther Allred

When Luther Allred Edwards was born on 22 September 1915, in Talmage, Duchesne, Utah, United States, his father, Lewis Edward Edwards, was 41 and his mother, Amanda Adeline Allred, was 35. He married Helen Adams on 17 July 1942, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 16 October 1984, at the age of 69, and was buried in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Luther Allred Edwards
1915–1984
Helen Adams
1916–2007
Marriage: 17 July 1942
Joan Edwards
1943–2008
Hal Adams Edwards
1949–2021

Sources (26)

  • Luther Edwards, "United States, Census, 1940"
  • Luther Allred Edwards, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Luther Edwards, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Luther Allred Edwards - from book The Albert Petty Family, p.244

"Luther graduated from the Emery County High School at Castle Dale, and attended the Brigham Young University two years at which time he responded to a call from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d …

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