Brief Life History of William Elery
When William Elery Edwards was born on 23 January 1930, in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, his father, George Elery Edwards, was 37 and his mother, Hazel Naomi Geyer, was 33. He lived in Muskingum, Washington, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Perry Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 28 February 2005, in Perry, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Williams Cemetery, Falls Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (6)
- William E Edwards in household of George E Edwards, "United States Census, 1930"
- William Elery Edwards, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
- William E Edwards, "BillionGraves Index"
Spouse and Children
1930–2005 Male
– Female
Parents and Siblings
1892–1963 Male
1896–1950 Female
Siblings (16)
1916–2006 Female
1917–2010 Female
1918–1994 Female
1919–1959 Male
1920–1960 Male
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1931
Age 1
1932
Age 2
1950
Age 20
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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