Edwards, Harry Cornelius

1898 - 1949  (50 years)

• Name	Edwards, Harry Cornelius  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Sep 1898	Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [2]
  Death	25 Feb 1949	Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Pistol Shot to Head
  Burial	Aft 25 Feb 1949	Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I22637	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Edwards, John Gilbert,   b. 1 Nov 1850, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 13 Nov 1914, Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Baugh, Sarah Allen,   b. 22 Aug 1864, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 29 Sep 1948, Mt Herman, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	17 Jun 1891	Cooper, Missouri, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F9836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilden, Mildred Frances,   b. 13 Nov 1911, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 5 May 1978, Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1928	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Edwards, Mary Margarete,   b. 15 Mar 1930, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA  [natural]   2. Edwards, Helen F,   b. 21 Oct 1932, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jun 2011, Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F2232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 1898 - Cooper, Missouri, USA Marriage - 1928 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Death - Cause: Pistol Shot to Head - 25 Feb 1949 - Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Burial - Aft 25 Feb 1949 - Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Harry got drunk. He had a pistol with him and to prove that it was not loaded he put it in his mouth and pulled the trigger. The coroner said that death was instantaneous.

  
  

• Sources

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