Laura Cornelia (Edwards) Shows (1893 - 1977)

Born 24 Jun 1893 in Polkville, Smith, Mississippi

Wife of Justus Olen Shows — married 17 Nov 1911 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1977 at age 83 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Laura (Edwards) Shows is buried in Good Hope Primitive Cemetery.

Biography

Laura Cornelia Edwards was born on Jun 24, 1893 in Polkville, Smith, Mississippi, USA as a daughter of Albert Edwards and Willie Ann Burgess.

She had three siblings named in her obituary, namely: Lina, Emma, and Lola.

She died on Jun 19, 1977 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 83). ^{[1] [2]}

When she was 18, she married Justus Olen Shows, son of Martin Luther Shows and Sarah Elizabeth Shows, on Nov 17, 1911 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[3]

Laura Cornelia Edwards lived in Simpson, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1940 (46 Age: 46; AttendedSchool: No; EmploymentCode: 5; EmploymentDetails: Home Housework; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 64-4; GradeCompleted: None; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 0; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Good Hope Primitive Baptist Cemetery). ^[4]

Justus Olen Shows and Laura Cornelia Edwards had the following children:

1. George Truman Shows was born on Jan 07, 1915 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He probably died between 1961and 1977). 1920 census names him as a son, 1930 census names him as adopted son. He is mentioned in his father's obituary but not his mother's. He was married to Ruth Essie. Source: World War II draft records.
2. Martin Aubrey Shows was born on Apr 11, 1919 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 09, 1982 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Veterans Administration Hospital; Age at Death: 62). ^[5] He married Helen Meadows on Jun 05, 1943 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[6]
3. Sadie Juanita Shows was born on Oct 17, 1920 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^[7] She died on Sep 09, 2003 in Mobile, Alabama, USA (Providence Hospital; Age at Death: 82). ^[8] She married Charles Gerald Jones on May 10, 1942 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[9]
4. Sarah Opal Shows was born on Dec 29, 1922 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^[10] She died on Aug 28, 1994 in Ardmore, Limestone, Alabama, USA (at home of her son, John; Age at Death: 71). ^[11] She married Ottis Gaston Meadows on Mar 15, 1947 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[12] They divorced 26 Nov 1985 in Seminole County, Florida, USA. ^[13]
5. Lola Merle Shows was born on Jul 12, 1925 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^[14] She died on Jun 29, 2004 in Wheatland, Yuba, California, USA (at home; Age at Death: 79). She married John E Meadows on Apr 25, 1947 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[15]
6. Luther Gaynell Shows was born on Apr 18, 1927 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 16, 1983 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 56). He married Frances Juanita Harvey on Apr 22, 1948 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[16]
7. Lina Sue Shows was born on Jan 19, 1933 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 21, 2018 (Age at Death: 85). ^[17] She was married to Roy Thomas Floyd.

Research Notes

Her middle name of Cornelia is listed as Cornelia L Edwards in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 for her daughter, Lola Merle. Her obituary does list Merle's name as Myrtle but have not found where Merle's name of Lola came from. Bishop-4082 02:34, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Laura Edward Shows (Aged 83) pt 1
2. ↑ Obituary for Laura Edward Shows (Aged 83) pt 2
3. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZH8V-CQ6Z : 7 May 2020), Miss Laura Edwards in entry for Mr J O Shows, 17 Nov 1911; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00211, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38314578/laura-camelia-shows : accessed 17 July 2022), memorial page for Laura Camelia Edwards Shows (24 Jun 1893–19 Jun 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38314578, citing Good Hope Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Martinville, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Charley Martin Edwards (contributor 47855392) .
5. ↑ Obituary for Martin Aubrey Shows (Aged 62)
6. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4X8-BK6Z : 3 October 2020), Miss Helen Meadows in entry for Mr Aubrey Shows, 5 Jun 1943; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00680, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Sadie Juanita Shows. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=20617848&indiv=try. Name: Sadie Juanita Shows [Juanita S Jones] [Juanita Jones] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 17 Oct 1920 Birth Place: Mendenhall S, Mississippi [Mhall Simpso??, Mississippi] Death Date: 9 Sep 2003 Father: Justus O Shows Mother: Laura Edwards SSN: xxx Death Certificate Number: 721 Notes: Apr 1941: Name listed as SADIE JUANITA SHOWS; Aug 1971: Name listed as JUANITA S JONES; : Name listed as JUANITA SADIE JONES
8. ↑ Obituary for Sadie Juanita Shows Jones (Aged 82)
9. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4QX-NLMM : 2 October 2020), Miss Juanita Shows in entry for Mr Charles G Jones, 10 May 1942; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00588, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Opal Shows. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=48812480&indiv=try. Name: Opal Shows [Opal S Meadows] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 29 Dec 1922 Birth Place: Simpson, Mississippi [Mendenhall S??, Mississippi] Death Date: 28 Aug 1994 Father: Justice O Shows Mother: Laura C Edwards SSN: xxx Notes: Jul 1944: Name listed as OPAL SHOWS; Mar 1962: Name listed as OPAL S MEADOWS
11. ↑ Obituary for Sarah Opal Shows Meadows (Aged 71)
12. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D713-H7N2 : 30 September 2020), Miss Sarah Opal Shaws in entry for Mr Ottis S Meadows, 15 Mar 1947; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 01046, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
13. ↑ [Ancestry.com, Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com, Record for Ottis G Meadows. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8837&h=2739768&indiv=try. Name: Ottis G Meadows Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Opal Divorce Date: 26 Nov1985 Divorce Place: Seminole, Florida, USA Certificate Number: 070284
14. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Merle Shows Meadows. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=48824193&indiv=try. Name: Merle Shows Meadows [Merle S Meadows] [Merle Shows Shows] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 12 Jul 1925 Birth Place: Mendenhall S, Mississippi Death Date: 29 Jun 2004 Father: Justus O Shows Mother: Cornelia L Edwards SSN: xxx Notes: Apr 1948: Name listed as MERLE SHOWS MEADOWS; 13 Jul 2004: Name listed as MERLE S MEADOWS
15. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4V7-94ZM : 4 October 2020), 'Miss Merle Shows in entry for Mr John E Meadows, 25 Apr 1947'; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 01057, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
16. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHJR-CFMM : 7 May 2020), Frances Juanita Harvey in entry for Mr Luther G Shows, 22 Apr 1948; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00099, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
17. ↑ Lina Sue Floyd Obituary

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3P8-FWR : 11 January 2021), Laura Shows, Jun 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3S-BYR?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LZJ1-97LJ : Event Place Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-Z1J : accessed 17 July 2022), Laura Shaws in household of J Olen Shaws, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 9B, line 59, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-ZSF : 2 February 2021), Laura C Shows in entry for Justice O Shows, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-X8D : accessed 17 July 2022), Laura Edwards in household of Lillia Edwards, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 11A, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-55V : accessed 17 July 2022), Laura Edwards in household of Albert Edwards, Beat 4 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 6A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.