Luther Guy Edwards

b. 4 February 1892, d. 5 March 1944
  • Luther Guy Edwards was born on 4 February 1892 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, near Noble.
  • Luther Guy Edwards registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, while single and living in Noble, employed there by the US government as postmaster and justice of the peace.
  • He served in the military during World War I, according to the 1930 census.
  • He married Adina Maude Latham, daughter of John W. Latham and May Emily Rembert, circa 1920.
  • Luther Guy Edwards and Adina Maude Latham appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Noble, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, enumerated near Adina's brother John Latham.. Other members of the household included Luther Guy Edwards Jr., Winston Birdwell Edwards and Marilyn Edwards.
  • He was employed as postmaster, according to the 1930 census.
  • Luther Guy Edwards and Adina Maude Latham appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Noble, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Luther Guy Edwards Jr., Winston Birdwell Edwards and Marilyn Edwards.
  • He was employed as postmaster, according to the 1940 census.
  • His wife Adina Maude Latham became a widow at his death.
  • Luther Guy Edwards died on 5 March 1944 at age 52 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
  • He was interred at Noble Cemetery, Noble, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
  • Luther Guy Edwards served as postmaster of Noble from 1930 until his death in 1944. Following his death, his wife Adina became postmaster, assuming charge in January 1945; she served in that capacity for more than twenty years, first as Adina M. Edwards, and then under her subsequent married surnames Martin and Fitzgerald.
  • Last Edited: 5 Nov 2015

Family: Adina Maude Latham b. 3 March 1902, d. 18 March 1978