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Giles Edwards

Birth: 26 Sep 1824
Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Death: 26 Apr 1892 (aged 67)
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 33.5260417, Longitude: -86.81745
Plot: Block : 08 Lot : 23
Memorial ID: 96956933 View Source

Born in Merthyr Tydvil (Tydful) Clamorcan Shire, South Wales. He was the builder of the first Alabama blast furnace blown in on coke, was a Welsh immigrant who figured prominently in Birmingham's rise to the top among the nation's great iron and steel centers.

Born in Merthyr Tydvil (Tydful) Clamorcan Shire, South Wales. He was the builder of the first Alabama blast furnace blown in on coke, was a Welsh immigrant who figured prominently in Birmingham's rise to the top among the nation's great iron and steel centers.

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Mrs Salinah Evans Edwards

1830–1914

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Created by: William Dahlberg
Added: Sep 12, 2012
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96956933/giles-edwards: accessed ), memorial page for Giles Edwards (26 Sep 1824–26 Apr 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96956933, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by William Dahlberg (contributor 47921942).

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