Edgar Sullivan (1926 - 1951)

Born 16 Oct 1926 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Mar 1951 at age 24 in South Korea

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Edgar Sullivan is buried in Goodwater Cemetery.

Biography

Edgar Sullivan was born on Oct 16, 1926 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the ninth child of Roderick L. Sullivan and Della Sullivan.

He had eight siblings, namely: Andrew A, Preston, Lula, Zona Lee, Edna, Hardy, James, and Hiram.

He died on Mar 11, 1951 in South Korea (KIA; Age at Death: 24). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Edgar Sullivan lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930. ^[4]

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940. ^[5]

He lived in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Oct 16, 1944 (RelationToHead: Self). Registration: Oct 16, 1944 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age: 18) ^[6]

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Goodwater Cemetery). ^[7]

Edgar Sullivan and Verna Lou Coleman had no children.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXC3-QDV : 12 December 2014), Edgar Sullivan, 11 Mar 1951; citing Korea, service number 44063190, reference 24045, Records of Military Personnel Who Died as a Result of Hostilities During the Korean War, compiled ca 1977-11/1979, documenting the period 01/01/1950-02/07/1957, NARA NAID 571686, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
2. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 Name: Edgar Sullivan Birth Date: 1926 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian (White) Home City: Simpson Home State: Mississippi Citizen Status: US Citizen Death Date: 11 Mar 1951 Processed Date: Nov 1979 Casualty Country: Korea Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available Service Branch: US Army Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR) Rank: Corporal
3. ↑ KIA Edgar Sullivan
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-G5M : accessed 4 May 2020), Edgar Sullivan in household of Roderick L Sullivan, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 11A, line 25, family 211, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-LN5 : 5 February 2020), Edgar Sullivan in household of R L Sullivan, Beat 3, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-20, sheet 8B, line 41, family 119, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 196. Record for Edgar Sullivan. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=268902147&indiv=try. Name: Edgar Sullivan Gender: Male Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 16 Oct 1926 Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi, USA Residence Place: Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1944 Registration Place: Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-2QHT : 13 December 2015), Edgar Sullivan, 1951; Burial, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Goodwater Church Cemetery; citing record ID 51013684, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51013684.

• Headstone Inscription:

Edgar Sullivan

Mississippi

CPL 7 CAV (INF)

1 CAV DIV (INF)

Korea PH