Edna Truesdell, daughter of Earl Trantham and Maggie [Lee], b. Lugoff, S.C. 19 Aug 1905; 
m. Columbia, S.C. 19 Aug 1925 - Robert Marion Edens, son of Robert Manning and Lily [Frasier] Edens, 
b. Sumter County, S.C. 23 Jan 1903.  Methodist.  Democrat.  Live Florence, S.C.  
Children born Florence, S.C.:

	i	Robert Karl		b. 10 Dec 1926  World War II
						Veteran; pvt., U.S.M.C.
	ii	Billy T____		b. 4 Jun 1928
	iii	Barry _____		b. 5 Apr 1930
	iv	Edna _____			b. 8 Jun 1931
	v	Marjorie Lee		b. 23 Sep 1932

Donald LeRoy Truesdell, son of Earl Trantham and Maggie [Lee], b. Lugoff, S.C. 26 Aug 1906; 
m. Quantico, Va. 1 Nov 1941 - Gladys Garrity, daughter of Edwin Raymond and Gladys Mae [Phillips] 
Garrity, b. Ocean City, N.J. 31 Jul 1921.  Completed 21 years service in U.S. Marine Corps in 1945.  
Congressional Medal of Honor.  Stationed at Camp LeJeune, N.C.  
Child:

	i	Jeff				b. Camp LeJeune, N.C. 9 Jul 1944

____ Trantham Truesdell, son of Earl Trantham and Maggie [Lee], b. Lugoff, S.C. 16 Apr 1912; 
m. St. Louis, Mo. 9 Nov 1940 - Mary Lee T___, daughter of Harold Robert and Marjorie [Fifer] T___, 
b. Eureka, Ill. 19 Dec 1921.  World War II Veteran; Captain, U.S. Army Air Corps.  Methodist.  
Children:

	i	____ Trantham jr		b. Biloxi, Miss. 24 Mch 1942
	ii	Mary Lou jr		b. Camden, S.C. 31 Jul 1943

E____ Truesdale, daughter of Charles Hill and Bessie [Crouch], b. Kershaw, S.C. 12 Feb 1905; 
m. Kershaw, S.C. 20 Jul 1937 - Harold Watson Cowdy, b. Lake City, S.C. 26 Jul 1905. * * *  Live 
Lake City, S.C.  
Children born Charlotte, N.C.:

	i	Harold Watson jr		b. 17 Jan 1939
	ii	Betty				b. 2 Jan 1941
	iii	Gwendolyn			b. 23 Apr 1943

Verlie _____ Truesdale, daughter of Broadus Cyrus and Connie Bell [Truesdale], b. Lugoff, S.C. 25 Oct 1917; 
m. Camden, S.C. 31 Jan 1939 - Walter _____ Stokes.  Live Camden, S.C.  
Children born Camden, S.C.:

	i	Walter _____ jr		b. 6 Sep 1939
	ii	Jesse Edward		b. 13 Jun 1941

Wanzalee Truesdale, daughter of Broadus Cyrus and Connie Bell [Truesdale], b. Westville, S.C. 22 Dec 1919; 
m. Valdosta, Ga. 21 Aug 1943 - William Woodrow Roberts, son of Talcot and Mary Lee [Davis] Roberts, 
b. Brunswick County, Va. 21 Dec 1917, d. MacDill Field, Fla. 4 May 1945.  World War II Veteran; 
combat pilot.  
Children:

	i	Sarena Lee			b. * * *  20 Jun 1944
	ii	William Woodrow jr	b. Columbia Air Base, Columbia, 
						S.C. 9 Oct 1945

Ralph Carol Truesdale, son of Robert Shellie and Alice Catherine [Moseley], b. Westville, S.C. 10 Aug 1909; 
m. Camden, S.C. 29 Jan 1936 - Elizabeth Owens, b. Westville, S.C. 13 Mch 1910.  Farming.  Live 
Westville, S.C.  
Child:

	i	Ralph Carol jr		b. Westville, S.C. 24 Sep 1937

Robert Henry Truesdale, son of Robert Shellie and Alice Catherine [Moseley], b. Westville, S.C. 4 Aug 1911; 
m. Camden, S.C. 14 Jul 1930 - Jewell Truesdale, daughter of Sidney Hampton and Kathleen [Sanders] 
Truesdale, b. DeKalb, S.C. 3 Jun 1912, d. Westville, S.C. 26 Jan 1946.  Lived Westville, S.C.  
Children born Westville, S.C.:

	i	Sidney Henry		b. 24 Sep 1933
	ii	Thomas Cecil		b. 12 Feb 1936, d. 20 Jul 1936
	iii	Alice Fay			b. 8 Jul 1939
	iv	Richard Lee		b. 25 Jan 1946

Elizabeth Olivia Truesdale, daughter of Robert Sidney & Bessie [Ariall], b. Anderson, S.C. 22 Jan 1906; 
m. Rock Hill, S.C. 16 May 1929 - William Robinson Simpson jr, son of William Robinson & Anna Rose 
[Pride] Simpson, b. Rock Hill, S.C. 24 Mch 1902.  
Children born Rock Hill, S.C.:

	i	Robert Truesdale		b. 6 oct 1930
	ii	William Robinson	 3d	b. 11 Nov 1935

Robbie Eugenia Truesdale, daughter of Robert Sidney & Bessie [Ariall], b. Spartanburg, S.C. 15 Feb 1910; 
m. Mount Holly, N.C. 12 Feb 1938 - Herbert Hammond Ogburn, son of Thomas Jefferson & Nannie [Davidson] 
Ogburn, b. Summerfield, N.C. 2 Jun 1896.  
Children born Greensboro, N.C.:

	i	Jean				b. 23 Aug 1939
	ii	Sally				b. 9 Nov 1942

Olivia L_____ Truesdale, daughter of John Wesley & Ella Lorena [Barfield], b. Kershaw, S.C. 5 Aug 1900; 
m. Kershaw, S.C. 27 Dec 1919 - Marion S_____ Cauthen, b. Kershaw, S.C. 20 Apr 1896.  Methodist.  
Live Kershaw, S.C.  Children:

	i	Marion _____ jr		b. Kershaw, S.C. 2 Jan 1921
	ii	John L_____		b. Westville, S.C. 5 Jun 1928
	iii	Sara Eleanor		b. Kershaw, S.C.	 22 Mch 1933

Thelma Jane Truesdale, daughter of John Wesley & Ella Lorena [Barfield], b. Kershaw, S.C. 18 Jun 1903; 
m. Camden, S.C. 20 Jul 1929 - George Little Nickle, son of Robert Thomas & Sallie [Smith] Nickle, 
b. Camden, S.C. 19 May 1901.  Live Camden, S.C.  
Child:

	i	Betty Ruth			b. Camden, S.C. 24 Apr 1930

Curtis Truesdale, son of John Wesley & Ella Lorena [Barfield], b. Kershaw, S.C. 2 Aug 1906, d. @ 1950; 
m. Lancaster, S.C. 5 Jun 1935 - Margaret Melba Truesdale, daughter of Wade Hampton & Margaret 
[Williams] Truesdale, b. Kershaw, S.C. 2 Oct 1912.  Salesman.  Live Kershaw, S.C.  
Child:

	i	Margaret Sue		b. Kershaw, S.C. 7 Sep 1936

Mary Ruth Truesdale, daughter of John Wesley & Ella Lorena [Barfield], b. Kershaw, S.C. 15 Aug 1909; 
m. Camden, S.C. 14 Apr 1937 - Robert Lee Caston, son of George A & Addie [Roberts] Caston, 
b. Chester, S.C. 21 Nov 1901.  World War I Veteran: in AEF, wounded.  Public health officer.  
Baptist.  Live Camden, S.C.  
Child:

	i	Jane Olivia		b. Camden, S.C. 24 Dec 1937

Jessie Robert Truesdale, son of John Wesley & Ella Lorena [Barfield], b. Kershaw, S.C. 25 Jun 1912; 
m. Bishopville, S.C. 8 Jul 1931 - Joseph Whitaker Nickle, son of John Belton & Mary [Drakeford] Nickle, 
b. Camden, S.C. 18 Jan 1909.  She is a nurse and secretary, he is a hardware clerk.  Presbyterian.  
Live Camden, S.C.  
Children born Camden, S.C.:

	i	Mary Ruth			b.&d. 9 May 1932
	ii	Lee _____			b. 26 Sep 1933


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