Edna Viola Sowders (1912 - 1998)

Born 20 Jan 1912 in Marked Tree, Poinsett County, Arkansas,

Wife of John William Blair — married 15 Jan 1928 in Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas,

Wife of Elmer Westerhold — married 24 Aug 1940 in Midway, Madison County, Illinois,

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1998 at age 86 in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois,

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Edna Viola /Sowders/ ^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 20 JAN 1912

Place: Marked Tree, Poinsett County, Arkansas,^[3]

Death

Death:

Date: 25 FEB 1998

Place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois,^[4]

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 14 FEB 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 14 FEB 2013 .

Ancestors of Interest

Ancestors of Interest: @SUB1@

Descendants of Interest

Descendants of Interest: @SUB1@

Burial

Burial:

Place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois,^[5]

Marriage

Husband: John William Blair

Wife: Edna Viola Sowders

Child: Jerry William Blair

Marriage:

Date: 15 JAN 1928

Place: Wilson, Mississippi County, Arkansas,^[6]

Event:

Type: Census 1930

Date: 04 APR 1930

Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama,

Note: where they boarded with Lillie Turner, a 26 year old divorcee. John W. was 21 (married at 17); Edna was 18 (married at 14); son Jerry was 1-6/12^[7]

Husband: Elmer Westerhold

Wife: Edna Viola Sowders

Marriage:

Date: 24 AUG 1940

Place: Midway, Madison County, Illinois,^[8][9]

Husband: Charles Johnson Sowders

Wife: Polly Ann Elizabeth Bird

Child: Edna Viola Sowders

Marriage: ^[10]

Event:

Type: Census 1920

Date: 13 JAN 1920

Place: Marked Tree, Poinsett County, Arkansas,

Note: a house they rented. He was 48, she was 42. Living with them were Ethel Carrie , age 20; Ada Mae, age 17; Nancy Jane, age 16; John Cornelius, age 14; Rudolph, age 12; and Edna, age 7^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Sowders-19 was created by Marsha Ensminger through the import of WikiTree.ged on Apr 23, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S78 Page: at ancestry.com; file #128665 submitted by "boxley1@juno.com"
3. ↑ Source: #S78 Page: at ancestry.com; file #128665 submitted by "boxley1@juno.com"
4. ↑ Source: #S182 Page: Social Security Death Index
5. ↑ Source: #S373 Page: vol. 16, Inventory of Valley View Cemetery, 2007: entry for Edna Westerhold
6. ↑ Source: #S78 Page: at ancestry.com; file #128665 submitted by "boxley1@juno.com"
7. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1930, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birminghah City, Precinct 2, ED 37-28, sheet 5B, lines 77 - 79 (image 10 of 77)
8. ↑ Source: #S4
9. ↑ Source: #S17 Page: obituary of Edna Westerhold, published 26 Feb 1998, page 5, col. 1
10. ↑ Source: #S78 Page: at ancestry.com; file #128665 submitted by "boxley1@juno.com"
11. ↑ Source: #S150 Page: Census Online: 1920, Arkansas, Poinsett County, Little River Township, Marked Tree Town, Ed 207, sheet 4A, lines 41 - 48 (image 7 of 28)

• Source: S182 Title: Rootsweb.com, Url: http://rootsweb.com Abbreviation: Rootsweb
• Source: S373 Title: Cemeteries and Tombstone Inscriptions of Madison County, Illinois Abbreviation: Madison County Cemeteries Author: Compiler: Madison County Geealogical Society
• Source: S78 Title: Ancestry World Tree Abbreviation: Ancestry World Tree Publication: ancestry.com dba myfamily.com