On the 1910 Census he was 3 years old and lived with his parents and sister near the intersection of Eldora and Rockford Roads in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina.[2]
On the 1920 Census he was 12 years old and lived with his parents and siblings in Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina. His occupation was "farm laborer". He had attended school and was able to read and write.[3]
On the 1930 Census he was 23 years old and lived with his parents and siblings on Harrison Avenue in Tunstall, Pittsylvania County, North Carolina. His occupation was "weaver" in the cotton mill industry.[4]
He was married to Dessie Rena Lemons on 26 Nov 1932 in Danville, Virginia.[5] There is no record of them having any children.
On the 1940 Census he was 33 years old and lived with him wife in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. His occupation was "weaver" and he owned his home. His highest level of education was 2nd year of high school.[6]
On 16 Oct 1940, at the age of 33, he registered for the World War II draft in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina.
PFC Floyd Edmonds served in the United States Army in World War II Service started: 6 Dec 1942 Unit(s): 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division Service ended: 21 Jan 1945
He enlisted in the United States Army on 6 Dec 1942 at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, South Carolina. At the time he was 5'7" tall and weighed 128 pounds.[7] During the war he was assigned to the 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division in Europe and made it to the rank of Private First Class (PFC).[8][9]
He was killed in action on 21 Jan 1945 and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial (aka Ardennes American Military Cemetery) in Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.[8][9][10][11]
Sources
↑ "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZRP-7LN : accessed 3 March 2016), Floyd Richard Edmonds, 24 Jan 1907; citing Rockford, reference Surry, NC vA-Z p24; FHL microfilm 344,608.
↑1910 United States Federal Census - Year: 1910; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1133; Page: 14b; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375146.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVF-DLY : accessed 2 March 2016), Richard F Edmonds in household of Frank T Edmonds, Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 5A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,316.
↑1930 United States Federal Census - Year: 1930; Census Place: Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2342189.
↑1940 United States Federal Census - Year: 1940; Census Place: North and West Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02869; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 1-29.
↑U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 - National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 08233; Reel: 245.
↑ 9.09.1U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas - National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
↑U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954 - National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #56358006 - Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 16 July 2023), memorial page for PFC Floyd R Edmonds (unknown–21 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56358006, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).
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