Louis Edwin Tedder, Jr b. 17 May 1929 Georgia, USA d. 28 Mar 1993 De Kalb County, Georgia, USA: Smith Family Tree

Louis Edwin Tedder, Jr

1929 - 1993 (63 years)

Name	Louis Edwin Tedder [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Suffix	Jr
Birth	17 May 1929	Georgia, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9]
Gender	Male
Census	1940	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA [5]
	"Edwin" Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Edwin Tedder (Son of Louis)
Census	1950	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA [6]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Beverly
Military Service	Abt 1951 [3, 10]
	US Army - Korean War; 43rd Division Band
Arrival	24 Sep 1954	New York, New York, USA [3]
	Sgt Louis Tedder, Departed Rhein Mien, Germany to Idlewild Airport on Transocean Airlines, with wife Beverly and children Louis (4), Margie (2), and David (1)
Trial	25 Apr 1957	Fulton County, Georgia, USA [9]
	Convicted of Felony Abandonment
Obituary	Mar 1993	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA [4]
	The Atlanta Constitution • Atlanta, Georgia • 31 Mar 1993, Wed • Page 37
		Obituary-TEDDER L Edwin Obituary of LOUIS EDWIN "ED" TEDDER -- The Atlanta Constitution • Atlanta, Georgia • 31 Mar 1993, Wed • Page 37
Death	28 Mar 1993	De Kalb County, Georgia, USA [2, 4, 7]
Burial	Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA [7]
	Margie Joslin and Lewis Tedder buried together
Person ID	I20579	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Louis Edwin Tedder, Sr, b. 9 Mar 1908, Georgia, USA d. 17 Nov 1970, Georgia, USA (Age 62 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Amalee Cordie Wilson, b. 7 Nov 1909, Georgia, USA d. 8 Jul 1993, Georgia, USA (Age 83 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Jul 1928 [11]
Family ID	F12694	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Margie Beverly Joslin, b. Abt 1927, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Jun 1990, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years)

Marriage 17 Dec 1948 Wake County, North Carolina, USA [1, 12]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Living

Family ID F7934 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Delores Christine Wold, b. 27 May 1938, North Dakota, USA d. 29 Nov 1983, De Kalb County, Georgia, USA (Age 45 years)

Marriage 1962 [13]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
	3. Living

Family ID F7935 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 17 May 1929 - Georgia, USA
	Census - "Edwin" Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Grandson of Edwin Tedder (Son of Louis) - 1940 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
	Marriage - 17 Dec 1948 - Wake County, North Carolina, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Beverly - 1950 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
	Arrival - Sgt Louis Tedder, Departed Rhein Mien, Germany to Idlewild Airport on Transocean Airlines, with wife Beverly and children Louis (4), Margie (2), and David (1) - 24 Sep 1954 - New York, New York, USA
	Trial - Convicted of Felony Abandonment - 25 Apr 1957 - Fulton County, Georgia, USA
	Obituary - The Atlanta Constitution • Atlanta, Georgia • 31 Mar 1993, Wed • Page 37 - Mar 1993 - Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
	Death - 28 Mar 1993 - De Kalb County, Georgia, USA

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News

News-TEDDER Louis (Military Promotion)
15 Earn Promotions . . . Louis E. Tedder, 387 Arnold St., Atlanta, member of 43rd Division Band, Camp Pickett, Va., promoted to PFC • The Atlanta Constitution • Atlanta, Georgia • 12 Mar 1951, Mon • Page 24

Obituaries

Obituary-TEDDER L Edwin
Obituary of LOUIS EDWIN "ED" TEDDER -- The Atlanta Constitution • Atlanta, Georgia • 31 Mar 1993, Wed • Page 37

Sources

[S231] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
[S58] Ancestry.com, Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2001;), Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia ; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 012003.

[S36] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1954; Arrival: Idlewild Airport, New York, New York ; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 10; Page Number: 256.

New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Year: 1954; Arrival: Idlewild Airport, New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 10; Page Number: 256

[S4913] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Lewis Tedder Jr • Atlanta Constitution - 31 Mar 1993, (Name: The Atlanta Constitution; Location: Atlanta GA; Date: 31 Mar 1993;), Lewis Edwin "Ed" Tedder Jr -- The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 31 Mar 1993; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia.
TEDDER Louis Edwin "Ed" Tedder, 63, died Sunday, March 28, 1993. Mr. Tedder was a native Atlantan who had a long distinguished career as a musician playing in Dixieland, Jazz, and Big Band groups, as well as being a solo performer. In recent years, Ed was best known as a master accompanist to singers in a piano bar. He was an avid sports fan. He was a devoted son, father, and friend to all who knew him. Survivors include his mother, Amalee Thompson and children from two marriages, Teddy, Debbie, David, Patsy, Dena, Crystal and Melodee. The memorial service will be held Saturday, April 3, 1993 at 4:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
https://www.newspapers.com/image/402835703/?article=ba8b144e-6560-4794-8320-43f96b04e6f8&focus=0.6751766,0.22138157,0.8251512,0.31498376&xid=3355

Obituary-TEDDER L Edwin
Obituary of LOUIS EDWIN "ED" TEDDER -- The Atlanta Constitution • Atlanta, Georgia • 31 Mar 1993, Wed • Page 37
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00733; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 160-223.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00733; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 160-223

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Atlanta, Fulton, Geo.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Atlanta, Fulton, Geo

[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S4831] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Beverly Tedder • Atlanta Constitution - 12 Jun 1990, Obituary of Margie Beverly Joslin Tedder.
TEDDER Mrs. Beverly Joslin, age 63 of Hillwood Terrace, Atlanta died June 10. Survived by husband, Mr. Ed Tedder, Jr., Atlanta; sons, Lewis Edwin Tedder, III, Atlanta; David Stanley Tedder, Douglasville; daughters, Debbie Saxton, Douglasville; Patsy Yarborougfi, Woodstock; brother, Dan Joslin, Jr., Clarksville; aunt, Patricia Russell, Atlanta; several grandchildren. Graveside funeral services will be Tuesday, June 12, 2 p.m. from Westview Cemetery with Ellie Harold officiating. Whitley-Garner Funeral Home, Douglasville
https://www.newspapers.com/image/400173538/?article=7c2dc865-fa5f-47f9-a5a4-07ba81709343&focus=0.65078866,0.23096529,0.80207115,0.2998818&xid=3355
[S9863] Ancestry.com, Georgia, U.S., Central Register of Convicts, 1817-1976, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

Georgia, U.S., Central Register of Convicts, 1817-1976

[S2058] Newspapers.com: Military Service of TEDDER Louis USA (Promotion) • Atlanta Constitution - 12 Mar 1951 - Page 24, (Name: The Atlanta Constitution; Location: Atlanta, Georgia; Date: 12 Mar 1951;), 15 Earn Promotions (Louis Tedder).
. . . Louis E. Tedder, 387 Arnold St., Atlanta, member of 43rd Division Band, Camp Pickett, Va., promoted to PFC
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80973056/the-atlanta-constitution/?xid=637

[S9136] Newspapers.com: Marriage Engagement of WILSON/TEDDER • Atlanta Constituion - 10 Jun 1928, Amalee Cordie Wilson and Louis Edwin Tedder Sr - The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 10/ Jun/ 1928; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/384661195/?article=59420513-b186-4e7e-ba4c-8dc30fe9780d&focus=0.26795766,0.3629655,0.4979786,0.3948916&xid=3398
[S9036] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for JOSLIN/TEDDER • Raleigh News and Observer 18 Dec 1948, Margie Beverly Joslin and Louis Edwin Tedder Jr - Publication Date: 18/ Dec/ 1948; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/651900465/?article=19e6cbfa-be92-43e8-b952-5e6e97bd9200/f0eb8311-9652-4b13-9ec7-87adb27db773&focus=0.14880936,0.36762917,0.26489073,0.46
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, WOLD Delores Tedder 1938-1962.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126093442/delores-christine-tedder

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