Born in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States
Daughter of George Williams Laws
and Lillie (Payne) Laws
Sister of
Tom Laws and Flora Laws
Wife of
Walter Jarrett
— married
24 Nov 1966 in Bristol, Virginia, United States
Died
at age 91
in Bristol, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2020
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Biography
Edna (Laws) Jarrett is a part of US Black heritage.
Edna Katherine (Laws) Jarrett was born in ~1901 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States. She was the daughter of George Laws and Carrie Payne.
In the 1910 census Edna (age 7) was the daughter of George Laws in Civil District 10, Greene, Tennessee, United States.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| George Laws | M | 57 | Married | Head | Farmer | North Carolina |
| Lillie Laws | M | 32 | Married | Wife | North Carolina | |
| Tom Laws | M | 16 | Single | Son | Farm Laborer | North Carolina |
| Flora Laws | F | 12 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| Edna Laws | F | 7 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee | |
| Brownlow Laws | M | 5 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Lura Laws | F | 3 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee |
Edna married Jay Foster on 11 November 1916 in Greene, Tennessee, United States.[2] In the 1930 census Edna (age 26), Cook, was the divorced daughter of William Bright at 511 Rebecca, Bristol, Bristol (Independent City), Virginia, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Bright | M | 56 | Married | Head | Laborer | Tennessee |
| Carrie O Bright | F | 46 | Married | Wife | Laundress | North Carolina |
| Edna Foster | F | 26 | Divorced | Daughter | Cook | Tennessee |
| Thomas Foster | M | 14 | Single | Grandson | Tennessee | |
| J D Foster | M | 11 | Single | Grandson | Virginia | |
| Dorothy G Foster | F | 9 | Single | Granddaughter | Virginia | |
| Jerry Foster | M | 8 | Single | Grandson | Virginia |
In the 1940 census Edna (age 39) was the married head of household in Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Edna Foster | F | 39 | Married | Head | Tennessee | |
| Jerry Foster | M | 17 | Single | Son | Cooks Assistant | Virginia |
| Dorothy Foster | F | 19 | Single | Daughter | Murse | Virginia |
| Walter Carson | M | 25 | Single | Nephew | Laborer | Virginia |
| Brownlow Laws | M | 32 | Single | Brother | Laborer | Tennessee |
| Jim Whittington | M | 48 | Married | Lodger | Attendant | North Carolina |
| Mary Foster | F | 4 | Single | Granddaughter | Virginia | |
| Jas Foster | M | 2 | Single | Grandson | Virginia |
Edna married Walter Jarrett (1905 - 1995) on November 24, 1966 in Bristol, Virginia.[5]
Edna died (age 91) on 22 December 1992 in Bristol, Virginia, United States.[6][7]
Sources
- ↑
1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 10, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1501; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1375514
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #143381022 (accessed 17 December 2022)
Edna Laws (7), single daughter, in household of George Laws (57) in Civil District 10, Greene, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
Marriage:
"Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #5528049 (accessed 17 December 2022)
Edna Laws marriage to Jay Foster on 11 Nov 1916 in Greene, Tennessee, USA. - ↑
1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Bristol, Bristol (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342200
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #97394574 (accessed 17 December 2022)
Edna Foster (26), divorced daughter, Cook, in household of William Bright (56) at 511 Rebecca, Bristol, Bristol (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04305; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 102-4
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #17863395 (accessed 17 December 2022)
Edna Foster (39), married head of household in Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia. Born in Tennessee. - ↑
Marriage:
"Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144607
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #28686358 (accessed 17 December 2022)
Edna Katherine Laws Foster (65) marriage to Walter Jarrett on 24 Nov 1966 in Bristol, Virginia, USA. - ↑
Death:
"Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014"
Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #4906650 (accessed 17 December 2022)
Edna Kathleen Jarrett death 22 Dec 1992 (age 91) in Bristol, Virginia, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #240114400 (accessed 17 December 2022)
Memorial page for Edna Kathleen Laws Jarrett (14 Mar 1901-22 Dec 1992), citing Mountain View Cemetery and Cremation Gardens, Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia, USA (plot: Field of Honor); Maintained by P. Nester (contributor 49398769).
- Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 , Ancestry.com
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