Edgar Lorenzo Bays (1898 - abt. 1973)

Born 5 Feb 1898 in Meadoview, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Virginia Othella (Richardson) Bays — married 1931 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States

Died about 16 Dec 1973 at about age 75 in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Edgar was born about 1898 in Meadowview, Virginia.^[1] He was the son of James Bays and Ann Gregory.

He was two years old at the time of the 1900 Census^[2]and in the 1910 Census, he was twelve years old.^[3][4]

On 1 Aug 1931, he married Virginia Othello Richardson (1910 - 1982) in Marion, Virginia.^[5]

Edgar passed away Dec 16, 1973 in Marion, Virginia.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W5-W8WP : 3 March 2020), Edgar Lorenzo Bays, 16 Feb 1942; from Draft "Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947" citing Draft Registration; Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 2645537. Record of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJD-C72 : accessed 5 March 2020), Eliza Bays in household of James A Bays, Abingdon District (south part), Washington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 10B, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,731.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPP2-1SL : accessed 4 September 2022), Edward L Bays in household of James H Bays, Saltville, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 7B, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1651; FHL microfilm 1,375,664.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ZD-55V : 24 December 2021), Edgar Lorenzo Bays, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8K6L-NZ2M : 1 July 2022), Edgar Lorenzo Bays, 1 Aug 1931; citing Marriage Registration, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
6. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR8-GG8M : 16 August 2019), Edgar Lorenzo Bays, 16 Dec 1973; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.