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Floyd Richard Edmonds

Floyd Richard Edmonds[1, 2, 3]

Male 1907 - 1945  (37 years)

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  • Name Floyd Richard Edmonds  [4] 
    Birth 24 Jan 1907  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Biography Floyd Richard Edmonds was born on January 24, 1907, in Surry County, North Carolina, to Frank Thomas Edmonds and Mary Lela (Doby) Edmonds. She married Dessie Rena Lemons on November 26, 1932, in Danville, Virginia. Dessie was born on December 4, 1910, in Franklin County, Virginia, to Charles William Lemons and Eula Mae (Nolen) Lemons. By 1937, Floyd and Dessie had relocated to Burlington, Alamance County, NC. Floyd enlisted in the United States Army on December 6, 1942, at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He served in the 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II. He was killed in action January 21, 1945, and was buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial in Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Dessie married a second time to William Frank Watson. She passed away on June 21, 1993, in Burlington, and was buried at Alamance Memorial Park in Burlington. 
    Residence 1910  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1920  Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1930  Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1935  North and West Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1937  Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1940  Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Residence 6 Dec 1942  Alamance County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Military 6 Dec 1942  Camp Croft, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Enlisted in United States Army. Residence was Alamance County, NC. Education was 2 years of high school. Civil occupation was "weavers, textile". Height was 67", weight was 128 pounds.
    Residence 21 Jan 1945  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Weblink Find-A-Grave memorial 
    d'Aboville # 1.01.02.01.02.08.02.03.01 
    Death 21 Jan 1945  Europe Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Burial Neuville-en-Condroz, Liege, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I232497983227  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  [14, 15] 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dessie Rena Lemons,   b. 4 Dec 1910, Franklin County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1993, Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 26 Nov 1932  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 16] 
    Family ID F1813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

  • Sources 
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    2. [S747386127] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc).

    3. [S747386271] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112.

    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.

    5. [S747386075] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    6. [S717051271] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1133; Page: 14b; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375146.

    7. [S717051285] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2342189.

    8. [S717051293] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: North and West Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02869; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1-29.

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    10. [S747386083] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 106.

    11. [S747386209] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe.

    12. [S747386252] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records.

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