Person:Edward Blois (1)

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Edward Frank Blois
b.19 Nov 1921 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
d.14 Dec 2003 Hanahan, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Jul 1920
  1. Evelyn L. BloisAbt 1917 - 2012
  2. Edward Frank Blois1921 - 2003
  3. Wanda June Blois1923 - 1942
  4. Dorothy E. BloisAbt 1926 - Bef 2003
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Edward Frank Blois1921 - 2003
  • W.  Bessie Pierce (add)
m. 1948
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Edward Frank Blois
Alt Name[7][8] Edward F. Blois
Gender Male
Birth[1][4][2][3] 19 Nov 1921 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Census[6] 1925 West New Brighton, Richmond, New York, United States
Census[1] 1930 First Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Education[1] 1930 school
Residence[7][8] 1935 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Census[7] 1940 North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Census[8] 1940 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Occupation[7] 1940 Coast Guard deck hand
Residence[4] 1942 , Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Military[4] 11 Aug 1942 WWII enlistment at Fort Jackson Columbia, SC
Marriage 1948 to Bessie Pierce (add)
Residence[5] 2003 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Occupation[2] shop planner at the Charleston Naval Shipyard
Death[5][2][3] 14 Dec 2003 Hanahan, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Burial[3] 2003 Mt Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Charleston Co., SC, USA
Alt Burial[2] 18 Dec 2003 Carolina Memorial Gardens, North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Other[2] 18 Dec 2003 Aldersgate United Methodist Church Funeral
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    T626, roll 2190, First Saint James Goose Creek, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 15A,15B, dwelling 152, family 159, 12 Sep 2009.

    1930 Census information:
    Name: Edward Blois
    Home in 1930: First Saint James Goose Creek, Charleston, South Carolina
    Age: 8
    Estimated birth year: abt 1922
    Birthplace: NY
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Father's name: Walter A
    Mother's name: Florence P
    Race: White
    Occupation: Scholar
    Education: Able to read/write
    Rent/home value: n/a
    Marital status: Single
    Fathers' birthplace: England
    Mothers' birthplace: Scotland
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Walter A Blois 35
    Florence P Blois 37
    Evelyn Blois 13
    Irene Blois 10
    Edward Blois 8
    Wouda Blois 6
    Dorothy Blois 4

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The News. (Kingstree, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States)
    "Obituaries - Blois, Edward," 5 Jan 2004, online archives (accessed 12 Sep 2009)., 12 Sep 2009.

    UNITED STATES OBITUARY COLLECTION

    Name of Deceased: Edward F. Blois
    Birth Date: 19 Nov 1921
    Newspaper Title: News, The
    Newspaper Location: Kingstree, SC, Us
    Obituary Publication Date: 17 Dec 2003

    BLOIS, Edward Entered into eternal rest Sunday afternoon, December 14, 2003, Edward Frank Blois, husband of Bessie Mae Pierce Blois. Residence, Hanahan, South Carolina. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Blois are invited to attended the funeral service for the former at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Thursday, December 18, 2003 at eleven o clock. Inurnment will follow in Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the home of Kathryn M. LaCoss, 1243 Springhill Road, Hanahan, SC, Wednesday evening, December 17 from six until eight o clock. Born November 19, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Blois was the son of the late Walter Alfred and Florence Riker Blois. He was a veteran of the US Army, the Coast Guard and was a retired Shop Planner at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Mr. Blois was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and James Island Yacht Club. Surviving Mr. Blois are his wife of fifty-five years, Bessie Mae Pierce Blois of Hanahan; a daughter and her husband, Suzanne B. Mitchell and Charles D. Mitchell, Jr. of Jacksonville, Florida; a son, Walter F. Blois of Ladson; two sisters; Evelyn B. Pessier of Johns Island and Irene B. Suit of N. Charleston; three grandchildren, Kathryn M. LaCoss and husband Guy L. LaCoss of Hanahan; PFC Robert D. Mitchell of Jacksonville, Florida; and Chelsea M. Blois of Camden. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1444 Remount Road, N. Charleston, SC 29406.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019. (Online database: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006)
    12 Sep 2009, Edward F Blois, d. 14 Dec 2003, 12 Sep 2009.

    U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    Name: Edward F Blois
    Service Info.: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
    Birth Date: 19 Nov 1921
    Death Date: 14 Dec 2003
    Cemetery: MT Pleasant Memorial Gardens
    Cemetery Address: 1308 Mathis Ferry Road Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States. National Archives and Records Administration (ARC # 1263923). World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (2002)
    accessed 12 Sep 2009), Edward F Blois, enlisted 11 Aug 1942., 12 Sep 2009.

    U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    Name: Edward F Blois
    Birth Year: 1921
    Race: White, citizen (White)
    Nativity State or Country: New York
    State: South Carolina
    County or City: Charleston

    Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1942
    Enlistment State: South Carolina
    Enlistment City: Fort Jackson Columbia
    Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Grade: Private
    Grade Code: Private
    Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
    Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
    Source: Civil Life

    Education: Grammar school
    Civil Occupation: Motorcycle Mechanic or Packer, High Explosives (Munitions worker, ammunition. ) or Toolroom Keeper or Stock Clerk or Stock Control Clerk
    Marital Status: Single, without dependents
    Height: 69
    Weight: 124

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service)
    entry for Edward F. Blois, 2003, SS no. 247-20-6535, accessed 12 Sep 2009, 12 Sep 2009.
  6. ↑ Richmond, New York, United States. 1925 New York State Census
    West New Brighton, Election District 31, Assembly District 01, p. 33, dwelling 384, Blois family.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    North Charleston, enumeration district (ED) 10-89, sheet 2A, household 24, Blois family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Jan 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll T627_3796.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Chatham, Georgia, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    Savannah, enumeration district (ED) 25-49, sheet 66B, Edward F. Blois; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 Jan 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll T627_651.
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