Born in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Louis Earnest Austin
and Stella Vivian (Walker) Austin
Wife of
Woodrow Wilson Edmonds
— married
24 Jun 1950 in Durham, North Carolina, United States
Mother of
Kenneth William Edmonds
Died
at age 80
in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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| Created 9 Mar 2015
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Biography
Vivian (Austin) Edmonds is a part of US Black heritage.
Vivian Louise Austin was born in 1928 in Durham, North Carolina, daughter of Louis Earnest Austin (1898 - 1971) and Stella Walker (1900 - 1981).
In the 1930 census Vivian (age 2) was the single daughter of Louis E Austin in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States.[1]
Vivian married Woodrow Wilson Edmonds on 24 June 1950 in Durham, North Carolina, United States.[2]
Vivian died on 11 May 2008 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina aged ~79. She is buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina.[3]
Sources
- ↑
1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 35A, line 8, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1687; FHL microfilm 2,341,421.
FamilySearch (accessed 19 February 2022)
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Vivian L Austin (2), single daughter, in household of Louis E Austin (32) in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina. - ↑
Marriage:
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979"
Citing Durham, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 812,818.
FamilySearch (accessed 19 February 2022)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00423
Vivian Louise Austin (22) marriage to Woodrow Edmonds on 24 Jun 1950 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. - ↑ "She kept paper a voice for the voiceless," The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), 16 May 2008, p. B7, col. 3.
- "Journalism great Edmonds dies," The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina), 13 May 2008.
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