1913 - 1979 (66 years)
Set As Default Person
Name
James Dean EDWARDS
Born
20 Feb 1913
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania USA
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Gender
Male
Died
22 Dec 1979
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
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The obituary lists his wife as Maude Fry Edwards, not Merle. I also don't know anything about Betty Jean Brown at this point. I assume Jackie Jay Ford is Jaqueline Nell Fry.
Family (Divorced)
Wife (Divorced)
Merle WILSON (ID:I 1821 ) , b. 8 Feb 1917, Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA , d. 22 Jan 2001, Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)
Married
25 Feb 1967
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
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Age at Marriage
James was 54 years old; Merle was 50 years old. (They were married 3 years and 8 months).
Divorced
21 Oct 1970
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
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Note that the article is only a notice of the case being filed. Merle is referred to as his wife in his 1979 obituary.
Event Map
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Born - 20 Feb 1913 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania USA
Married - 25 Feb 1967 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Divorced - 21 Oct 1970 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Died - 22 Dec 1979 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
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Source Citations
[S592 ] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 , https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20097191:2238 .
[S593 ] Death Certificate - Edwards, James Dean , https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/46314406:2272 .
[S591 ] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019 , https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/12495544:8795 .
[S595 ] Galveston County Court Actions , (The Galveston Daily News), 21 Oct 1970.