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Robert Gurnie Edmonds

Robert Gurnie Edmonds[1, 2]

Male 1911 - 1985  (73 years)

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  • Name Robert Gurnie Edmonds  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 08 Nov 1911  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Biography Robert Gurnie Edmonds was born on 8 Nov 1911 in Surry County, North Carolina to Frank Thomas Edmonds and Mary Lela Doby. On the 1920 Census he was living with his parents and siblings in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina. He had attended school. On the 1930 Census he was living with his parents and siblings in Tunstall, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He had not attended school. He was able to read and write. His occupation was "spinner" in the "cotton mill" industry. In 1935 he was living in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. He was married to Lois Virginia Clapp (1915-1945) on 8 Apr 1939 in Danville, Virginia. They had no known children. Lois was born on October 16, 1915, in Gibsonville, Guilford County, NC, to Charles Washington Clapp and Ada (Pettigrew) Clapp). On the 1940 Census he and Lois were lodgers in Jonhson City, Washington County, Tennessee. He registered for the World War II draft on 16 Oct 1940 in Johnson County, Tennessee. He worked at Burlington Mills, Gloria Rayon Division. He was 5'6", 166 pounds, light complexion, brown hair, and light eyes. His wife Lois died in 1945. He remarried to Mary Ruth Blevins on July 1, 1949. Mary was born on December 15, 1920, in Washington County, Tennessee, to Walter Paul Blevins and Eva Kate (Houston) Blevins). On the 1950 Census he was 38 years old and lived with his wife Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina. His occupation was "foreman preprative" in the "rayon textele" industry. He passed away on 8 Nov 1911. His death location is not known, but he was living in Valley, Chambers County, Alabama when he died. He was buried at Marseilles Cemetery in Westpoint, Troup County, Georgia.

    Children of Robert and Mary
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.3.3.1 – Patricia Paula (Edmonds) Brooks 
    Residence 1920  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    Residence 1930  Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    Residence 1935  Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1940  Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Lodger
    Residence 1950  Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
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    Death 11 Oct 1985  [9, 10] 
    Obituary 13 Oct 1985 
    Robert Gurnie Edmonds, 73, of Shawmut, died Friday at Lanier Memorial Hospital, Langdale. The funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Springroad Christian Church, Lanett, with burial in West Point (Ga.) Cemetery, according to Johnson-Brown Service Funeral Home. Mr. Edmonds was born Nov. 8, 1911, in North Carolina, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edmonds. He was a member and elder of Springroad Christian Church and retired from Shawmut Mills in 1974. Survivors include his wife, Ruth L.; a daughter, Pat Brooks of Shawmut; two sisters, Marjie Coe and Gladys Stewart, both of Burlington, N.C.; two brothers, William Hal Edmonds of Graham, N.C. and Rufus Frank Edmonds of San Mateo, Calif; a grandchild. In lieu of flowers, contributions may go to Springroad Christian Church. 
    d'Aboville # 1.01.02.01.02.08.02.03.03 
    Burial West Point, Troup County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I232339732775  Doby
    Last Modified 14 May 2024 

    Father Frank Thomas Edmonds,   b. 13 Mar 1881, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1937, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mary Lela Doby,   b. 11 Apr 1881, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1956, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1906  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lois Virginia Clapp,   b. 16 Oct 1915, Gibsonville, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1945, Gibsonville, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 08 Apr 1939  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

    Family 2 Mary Ruth Blevins,   b. 15 Dec 1920, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 2008, Lafayette, Chambers County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 01 Jul 1949  Washington County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Patricia Paula Edmonds,   b. 20 Sep 1950, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 2010, Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S717051346] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169235.

    2. [S717051460] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Publication Date: 10/ Jul/ 1949; Publication Place: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/586914957/?article=f1540e66-285a-4246-9b56-8c3f14aee915&focus=0.5163897,0.05817541,0.7484891,0.33901456&xid=3398.

    3. [S717051294] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 2455; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 393.0; FHL microfilm: 2342189.

    4. [S717051274] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1920; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1316; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 248; Image: 420.

    5. [S717051344] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    6. [S717051351] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03944; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 90-11.

    7. [S748158712] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 86.

    8. [S725218675] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 1408; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 49-6.

    9. [S717051461] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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