The Edmonds family are enumerated in the 1860 census in Jefferson County. This census reports Rhoda J as 7 years old, thus being born about 1853. 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 June, Civil District 2, PO Dandridge, page 3, Hse/Fam #16 Edmons, Elmore 33 M Farmer $500 Real Estate $1000 Personal b Tennessee cannot write Edmons, Mary 21 F Keeps House b North Carolina Cannot read or write Edmons, George J 16 M Farm Laborer b Tennessee Cannot read or write Edmons, William 12 M Farm Laborer b Tennessee Cannot read or write Edmons, Nancy C 9 F b Tennessee Literacy not reported Edmons, Rhoda J 7 F b Tennessee Literacy not reported [b abt 1863] Edmons, John 6 M Farm Laborer b Tennessee Literacy not reported Edmons, Rachel E 4 F b Tennessee Literacy not reported Edmons, Malinda A 2F b Tennessee Literacy not reported Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 M W Strange Spouse Jane Edmunds Marriage 7 Mar 1878 Jefferson County, Tennessee The 1900 census reports that Rhoda Jane was born in February 1861. But a family genealogy (anonymous, unsourced) reports an exact birth date of 29 February 1860. Her age of 48 in the 1910 census would place her birth in 1862 if it was in February. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 3, Enumeration District 43, page 9A, Hse #157, Fam #1582 Strange, Milas W Head W M Oct 1855 44 married 22 years TN TN TN Farm Laborer Rents Strange, Jane Wife W F Feb 1861 39 married 22 yrs 2 children/2 living TN TN TN The Tennessee Death Records report that a Rhoda (Rodia) Jane Strange died in 1909. Tennessee Death Index 1908-1912 Strange Rodia Jane Jefferson 1909 Cert #46521 An anonymous genealogy which has credible details often confirmed by records reports an exact death date for Rhoda as 09 Apr 1909. This appears thus to be the same person as Rodia Jane Strange in the Tennessee Death Index. However, we find a census entry for her husband Miles Wesley Strange in 1910 that reports Miles' wife as Jane, which appears to be our Rhoda Jane Edmonds Strange. Researchers working on this individual have found no confirming evidence whether this is the same person as the wife of Wesley Strange. No birth date is given, only an estimate (1861) based on age. This would match Wesley's wife, but there is no clarification from other sources on who the wife is reported in the 1910 census, whose name is so close to this Rodia Jane Strange reported as dying in 1909. No info on her parents is reported on the death certificate. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 18 April, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 71, Sheet 1A, Hse/Fam #7 Strange, Wesly Head M W 53 Married 33 years TN TN TN Farm Laborer, Working Out Rents Strange, Jane R Wife F W 48 Married 33 years 3 children/2 living TN TN TN Strange, Earnest D Son 14 TN TN TN Strange, Mary S Dau 12 TN TN TN According to the same anonymous genealogy referred to above, Rhoda Jane is buried in Strange Cemetery on Muddy Hollow Road, off of Rainwater School Road in South Jefferson County, Tennessee. This is reported in at least one old genealogy, anonymous, but confirmed on most other points by records, and containing detailed dates and places. I have not personally been able to visit this cemetery, or find a definitive cemetery listing online. There is a person of similar name and age buried in Mt Horeb Cemetery, also in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mt Horeb Cemetery is located off East Dumplin Valley Road. Working with a couple of other Strange-Edmonds researchers, I have not been able to resolve for certain the identity of Rhoda Jane Edmonds with these two burial reports. JEFFERSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - MOUNT HOREB CEMETERY Roday Jane Strange DEC. 29, 1861 MAR. 1909 -- http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/jefferson/cemeteries/mthoreb.txt The birth date here is a different month than Rhoda's month of birth in February. But there is a problem with the date of 29 February 1861. This is found in documentation from Rhoda's father, but he has also recorded this as 29 February 1862. An additional problem is that neither of these years is a leap year, so could not have had a date of 29 February. The closest leap year was 1860. Note that the 1900 census also says she was born in February 1861, and reports her age to match. This has been investigated in some detail by one of my co-researchers Shirley.
1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 June Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, page 29, Hse #234, Fam #238 Edmons (Strange), Sarah E F W 39 Keeping House TN TN TN Edmons, Sarah C F W 9 Dau TN TN TN
1880 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 10 June, Upper Laurel, District 131, page 9, No Hse/Fam #s Edmonds, Catharine W F 40 Widow Works on Farm and Keeps House NC NC NC -- page 10 -- Edmonds, Sarry E W F 6 Dau NC TN NC
----------------- Elijah Edmonds married Nancy Magnolia Mitchell. My grandmother gave me all the names birth dates of her uncles and aunt. I pulled all the information from obituaries, and have copies of a lot of headstones for this generation. The correct listing of their names is as follows: William "Billy" Calvin - 21 Nov 1888 Oscar Sheldon - 3 Oct 1891 Rev. Timbert Shroud "TS" 4 May 1892 Manervia - 13 Apr 1895 Thomas Tony ( my Great Grandfather ) 11 Dec 1896 Joe W. "Dewey - 1 Apr 1897 Gurley Roosevelt - 12 Jul 1900 Willard Emery 22 Dec 1902 Hicks A - 15 Feb 1905 -- Suzanne Kennedy, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 August 2015 ----------------- 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 29 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11A, Hse/Fam #192 Edmonds, Elijah L Head W M May 1865 35 Married 12 years NC NC NC Farmer Rents Edmonds, Nancy Wife W M March 1865 35 Married 12 years 7 child/7 living NC NC NC Edmonds, William Son W M Nov 1888 11 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Oscar Son W M Oct 1890 9 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Stuart [Timbert Shroud] Son W M May 1892 8 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, George W Son W M Nov 1893 6 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Mary Dau W F Apr 1895 5 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Elijah G Son W M Dec 1896 3 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Andrew Son W M Apr 1898 2 Single NC NC NC 1910 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 22 April, Campobello Township, District 73, page 9B, Hse #159, Fam #161 Edmonds, E L Head M W 44 Married 23 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents [b abt 1866] Edmonds, Magnolia Wife F W 45 Married 23 yrs 4 10 children/10 living TN TN TN Edmonds, William M Son M W 20 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Oscar I Son M W 18 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Timbert I Son M W 16 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, George W Son M W 14 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Minerva M Dau F W 13 Single NC TN TN Edmonds, Thomas T Son M W 12 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Dewey J Son M W 11 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Gurley R Son M W 8 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Willard E Son M W 6 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Heaps A Son M W 5 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Tembert Stroud Edmonds Residence Whitney, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Birth Date 4 May 1892 Madison County, North Carolina Married, Self-Employed Farmer near Whitney Signed Tembert Stroud Edmonds Tall, Medium Build, Brown Eyes and Hair Registered 5 June 1917 Whitney, South Carolina U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Tembert Edmonds Born 4 May 1892 Died Jul 1984 Last Residence Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina 29340 SSN 249-07-9245 issued South Carolina (Before 1951) His obituary reported his middle name as Stroup rather than Stroud. Obituary Summary Edmonds, Tembert Stroup, Age 92, Residence Spartanburg Native of Madison County, North Carolina Son of Elijah and Maggie Mitchell Edmondsw In the Baptist ministry for 60 years Services Wednesday [25 July 1984] at Fairview Baptist Church by the Revs WIlliam K Metters, Curtis Van McCarley and Preston Edmonds Burial in the church cemetery Widower of Osceola Bagwell Edmonds Died Monday [23 July 1984] in a Nursing Home -- Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 24 July 1984 [Tuesday], p B10, Courtesy of Kelly Jane O
The first record of Thomas Edmonds is the 1880 census where he is enumerated with his mother in Madison County, North Carolina. 1880 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 10 June, Upper Laurel, District 131, page 9, No Hse/Fam #s Edmonds, Catharine W F 40 Widow Works on Farm and Keeps House NC NC NC -- page 10 -- Edmonds, Thomas W M 3 Son NC TN NC In 1880 we see living next door, a John Reed and his wife Parthena. There is a family tradition mentioned in some of the many Edmonds genealogies, that John Reed is Thomas Edmonds' real father. This funny business probably happened during the time when John and Parthena lived next door to Catherine Edmonds. 1880 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 10 June, Upper Laurel, District 131, page 9, No Hse/Fam #s Reid, John W M 70 Farmer and Merchant VA NC NC Reid, Parthena W F 50 Wife Keeps House SC SC SC After Parthena's death John married Thomas' mother Catherine White Edmonds, thus becoming Thomas' legal stepfather. But they did not marry until 1897, a year before Thomas married Arra Bell Hall. I also have not found the exact death date for Cam Edmonds. There are some factors missing in the public record. Thomas never went by the surname Reed, according to some sources, and records available. But other famliy sources insist that sometimes he went by Edmonds, but sometimes by Reed. Even Thomas' death certificate, reporting his father as John Reed, still has Thomas' name as Thomas Edmonds, and his children were named Edmonds. When we were working together on this problem in 2011, Edmonds researcher Shirley reported that she received information from a descendant of Thomas indicating that John Reed was the father. -------------- FROM GERALD BOLLINGER correspondence to me in 2005 gbollinger@austin.rr.com My wife, Donna (Edmonds) is the daughter of Thomas S. Edmonds and Pansy Mae Hall. Thomas is the son of John H. Reed and Catherine (White) (Edmonds) Reed. -------------- This is 110-120 years after the death of John Reed, who died sometime before 1900. To evaluate the strength of this family tradition, we would need to know how aware they are of the details of the historical sources. But the weight of family memories reported by descendants seems consistent in the testimony that Thomas Reed/Edmonds was the illegitimate child of John Reed and Katherine White Edmonds. Shirley shared a further contribution from Gerald Bollinger on his wife's father Thomas Edmonds, explaining the background social and legal context: -------------- I talked to Gerald Bollinger tonight. He's the husband of Donna, Thomas's 12th child. He said that Sheriffs and counties back then didn't recognize bastard children and they had to use the mother's name. That's what happened in the 1880 with all the kids I've found in Jefferson--they all have their mother's last names. -- Shirley, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 30 July 2011 -------------- I'm not sure what a sheriff could have to do with it. But social opprobrium was high in matters like this and record-keeping was a sticky wicket in that era for some local cultures. Still, the fact that this was the social situation just explains how it might have happened that John Reed could be his father. it does not confirm that John Reed was his father. It is easy to see that this would be the conclusion within the family. Another descendant contacted me with family information on this situation. "I am Elijah Edmonds great-granddaughter. According to my uncle who visited a lot with Catherine Edmonds Reed when he was a young man, Thomas was the illegitimate son of John Reed. Supposedly Catherine came home to NC because Cam had died in TN. Catherine married John Reed after his wife died and at times Thomas went by Reed and at other by Edmonds." -- Ancestry Messaging, message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 April 2012 This fills in one fact missing in documentary evidence, Cam´s place of death, Tennessee. Some genealogies report the place as Jefferson County, his longtime place of residence. It would help if we can get his exact date of death. This also confirms that after the death of John Reed's wife, he and Catherine did legalize their relationship. "I have a letter from the granddaughter of Edy Edmonds Strange, a decendent of the elder Thomas Edmonds. This letter tells that Catherine lived with James C. in Tennessee until his death. When he died she walked back to North Carolina to be with her family. Once there she married a Reed. This was the biological father of Thomas Edmonds. Thomas refused to carry his father name after his father died and started using the name of his half-sibling. Thomas and his decendents are now Edmonds." -- Suzanne Kennedy, Geneanet Messageing to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 August 2015 For his own part, in his marriage license information, Thomas himself declared that his father was unknown. This is stated twice in his own handwriting, one phrase stating "the father unnown." John Reed was stil living at this time, and had married his mother the previous year. He could easily and legally have stated then that his fatehr was John Reed, but instead he reported that his father was unknown. The initial basic information from Thomas' marriage certificate was provided by Suzy Crews. Marriage record for Thomas Edmonds and Arra Bell Hall NC Marriages List 1850 - 1920 Yancey County (Very Common Transcription Error in Tom's last name) Thomas EDWARDS [Edmonds] 22 Spouse Ana Belle HALL 18 [b abt 1880] 18 Jun 1898 Witnesses: D J Young - A E Hensley, R J Hyatt, H B Silver -- Courtesy of Suzy Crews, comment on this genealogy on Ancestry.com, 2 Nov 2013 Here is a full transcription of the details of the license and certificate from Yancy County, North Carolina public records, made available later by Ancestry.com in its ever-growing digital library. Acecessed 7 June 2015.. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 Thomas Edmonds of Madison County Age 22 [b abt 1876] License issued 18 June 1898 Yancey County, North Carolina, USA Father Unnon [Unknown] Mother Catherine Edmonds "the father unnown, the mother living" resident of Madison County Spouse Arra Bell Hall of Yancy County Spouse Age 18 [born abt 1880] Spouse Father Mat Hall, Mother Rachel Hall, both living in Yancy County Ceremony 18 June 1898 Yancey County, by I J Yancey, JP Ceremony at Thomas Hensley [residence?] Witnesses: A E Hensley of Micaville, NC R J Hyatt of Burnesville [Burnsville], NC H B Silver of Micaville, NC In 1900, Thomas is enumerated with Ara B. There is one child, 1-year-old Bertha, who does not show up in later censuses of Tom with his second wife Pansy. Perhaps this child of Arra also died, perhaps in an epidemic that took her mother. 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 29 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11A, Hse/Fam #193 Edmonds, Thomas Head W M Feb 1876 24 Married 3 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns Edmonds, Ara B Wife W M Dec 1880 19 Married 3 years 1 child/1 living NC NC NC Edmonds, Bertha Dau W F Apr 1899 1 Single NC NC NC Next door to them is Thomas' older brother Elijah L Edmonds and his wife Nancy, with their children. 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 29 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11A, Hse/Fam #193 Edmonds, Elijah L Head W M May 1865 35 Married 12 years NC NC NC Farmer Rents Edmonds, Nancy Wife W M March 1865 35 Married 12 years 7 child/7 living NC NC NC Edmonds, William W M Nov 1888 11 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Oscar W M Oct 1890 9 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Stuart W M May 1892 8 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, George W W M Nov 1893 6 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Mary Dau W F Apr 1895 5 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Elijah G W M Dec 1896 3 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Andrew W M Apr 1898 2 Single NC NC NC On following pages other family members are enumerated. On the next page is another brother William, and on the page after William is Thomas' mother, Catherine Reed, and his grandmother, Catherine's mother, 102-year-old Polly White. In 1904, after Ara Bell's death, Thomas married her sister Pansey Mae Hall. NC Marriages List 1850 - 1920 Thomas EDMONDS 29 - Pansey M HALL 19 Married 16 Apr 1904 Yancey County Ceremony performed by Rev E Silver -- Courtesy of Suzy Crews, comment on this genealogy on Ancestry.com, 2 Nov 2013 The 1910 census reports Thomas as age 34, thus born about 1876. His wife Pansy (Hall) is reported here as his second wife. 1910 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 3 May, Upper Laurel Township, District 92, page 8B, Upper Laurel Rd, Hse #148, Fam #149 Edmonds, Thomas S Head M W 34 2nd Marriage Married 6 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Owns [b abt 1876] -- page 9A -- Edmonds, Pansy M Wife F W 26 1st Marriage Married 6 yrs 4 children/4 living NC NC NC Edmonds, William S Son M W 5 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Kanie M Son M W 4 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Dora E Dau F W 4 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Vertie Dau F W 4mos Single NC NC NC Tom's age in 1920 does support birth in 1872, instead of 1877. But would his mother confuse a 3-year-old with an 8-year old? Note that the child called Kanie in 1910 is now enumerated more reasonably as Kennie. 1920 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 10 January, Upper Laurel, District 127, page 2B-3A, Hse/Fam #37 Edmonds, Tom S Head Owns M W 48 TN TN KY Farmer [b abt 1971] Edmonds, Pansy M Wife F W 37 NC NC NC [b abt 1882] Edmonds, Spurgin [sic] Son M W 14 NC NC NC [b abt 1905] Edmonds, Kennie M Son M W 12 NC NC NC [b abt 1907] -- page 3A -- Edmonds, Dora Dau F W 11 Single NC NC NC [b abt 1908] Edmonds, Vertie Dau F W 10 Single NC TN NC [b abt 1909] Edmonds, Rachel Dau F W 7 Single NC TN NC [b abt 1912] Edmonds, Troy Son M W 6 NC NC NC [b abt 1913] Edmonds, Ed Son M W 4yrs8mos NC NC NC [b abt April 1915] Edmonds, Sue Dau F W 2 Single NC TN NC [b abt 1917] The enumerator spelled Spurgeon's name as he heard it. Note that Spurgin matches William S in 1910. The Social Security Death Index for William has his name as William S. Family sources, and his death certificate have the name as William Spurgeon Edmonds. "I have a copy of a Delayed Certificate of Birth Registration in North Carolina for Rachel Edmonds the daughter of Thomas and Penny [Pansey] Hall Edmonds." -- Suzanne Kennedy, Geneanet Messageing to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 August 2015 Social Security Death Index William S. Edmonds Born 15 Aug 1904 Died 23 Apr 2002 Last Residence Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina 28754 SSN 242-05-8159 issued North Carolina (Before 1951) North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 William Spurgeon Edmonds White Male, Age: 97 Years Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic Marital Status: Married Father's Last Name: Edmonds Birth 15 Aug 1904 Yancey County, North Carolina Residence Burnsville, Madison County, North Carolina 28754 Education: 4th grade Death 23 Apr 2002 Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Hospital ER/Outpatient, MEM MISSION HOSP OF WNC Attendant: Physician Burial Location: Burial in-state Social Security Number: 242-05-8159 Recorded date: 30 Apr 2002 Source North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics Living next door to Tom and Pansy in 1920 is a widow Daisy Shelton and her children. On the other side of Daisy is 19-year-old Elijah L Edmonds and his wife Mary L. Elijah fits the profile of Thomas nephew, the son of his brother Elijah L. But in the 1900 census, when Elijah was living next door to Thomas (see above), the son is listed as Elijah G. The birth date of Elijah G in 1900 also is reported as Dec 1896, and age 3. This does not match the age of Elijah L in 1920, reported as 19. If Elijah was born in December 1896, his age in January 1920 should be 23. This is not definitive, however, as we have seen so often in birth date error in the 1900 census, often one or two years off. 1920 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 10 January, Upper Laurel, District 127, page 2B, Hse/Fam #35 Edmonds, Elijah L Head Rents M W 19 TN TN KY Farmer [b abt 1901] Edmonds, Mary L Wife F W 21 NC NC NC [b abt 1899] On the previous page are Thomas' cousins and his mother, in the household of his older brother William M Edmonds. In 1930, Thomas' mother is living a few houses away on the previous page, in the household of her oldest son, 60-year-old William Edmonds. Tom's age here supports the original birth estimate in 1877, based on his age of 3 in the 1880 census. 1930 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 18 April, Upper Laurel Township, District 19, page 9B, Flag Pond, Tennessee, Hse #164, Fam #170 Edmonds, Thomas S Head Owns Value $800 M W 53 First married at age 20 NC TN KY Farmer [b abt 1877] Edmonds, Pansy Wife F W 49 First married at age 19 NC NC NC [b abt 1881] Edmonds, Troy Son M W 17 NC NC NC Laborer [b abt 1913] Edmonds, Ed Son M W 14 NC NC NC Laborer [b abt March 1916] Edmonds, Susana Dau F W 13 NC NC NC [b abt 1817] Edmonds, Mills Son M W 11 NC NC NC [b abt March 1919] Edmonds, Imogene Dau F W 9 NC NC NC [b abt 1921] Edmonds, Donnie Dau F W 5 NC NC NC [b abt 1925] Edmonds, Alfred S Son M W 1yr1mo NC NC NC [b abt March 1929] In 1940, Tom's daughter, apapetnly Susanna, has returned to his home, after being widowed in West Virginia. 1940 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 11 April, Township 11, District 8-24, Page 3B, Lower Laurel Rd, Hse #42, Owns $300 Edmonds, Tom Head M W 68 Married Grade 0 b NC Same place in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1872] Edmonds, Pansy Wife F W 56 Married Grade H4 b NC Same place in 1935 [b abt 1884] Edmonds, Mills Son M W 20 Grade H4 b NC Far Helper [b abt 1920] Edmonds, Imogene Dau F W 18 Single Grade H1 b NC Same place in 1935 Rug Maker [b abt 1922] Edmonds, Donnie Dau F W 16 Single Grade H1 b NC Same place in 1935 Home Work [House work?], Private Home [b abt 1924] Edmonds, Alfred Son M W 11 Single Grade 4 b NC Same place in 1935 [b abt 1929] Shelton, Mrs Blaine [Susanna?] Dau F W 29 Widow Grade 6 b NC Same house in 1935 [b abt 1911] Shelton, Genevive Granddau F W 5 Single Grade 10 b Same house in 1935 NC [b abt 1935] Shelton, Blaine Jr Grandson M W 3 Single Grade 0 b WV Princeton, Mercer Co WV in 1935 [b abt 1937] Thomas' death certificate is the only record I have seen for his middle name (other than several family genealogies that provide no source documentation or discussion). The information seems to confirm this is the son of Catherine White Edmonds Reed. Her name, though, is recorded as Kathleen, rather than Katherine, or Catherine. This is the only documentation where John Reed is reported as Thomas' father. In the 1880 census, where Thomas is first reported, he is said to be 3 years old, making him born in 1877. But the death certificate gives his birth date as 8 Feb 1872. The certificate is typed, so there is no error in misreading it. However, it is possible that the data was handwritten by the informant, S P Edmonds, and that 1877 was read as 1872. Confusing 7 and 2 is a common mistake in transcriptions of engravings or handwritten documents. The same could account for Thomas' mother being recorded here as Kathleen instead of Katherine. But the age is 93, matching birth in 1872. Did the attending physician determine the age by the date of birth he recorded? Or were they reported to him separately by the informant? It does not seem the 1880 census report could have easily confused 3 years old with 7 years old. The 1930 census above, likewise, supports birth in 1877. The 1910 census is close with birth roughly 1876. I suggest the correct birth date is 8 Feb 1872. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Thomas Sheridan Edmonds Residence RFD 1, Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina White Male, Farmer, Age 93 (88?), Never served in military Birth 8 Feb 1872 [1877 ?] North Carolina, United States Death 28 Nov 1965 Mars Hill, Madison County Cause of death Coronary Thrombosis, due to arteriosclerosis Informant S P Spouse Pansy Hall Father John Reed [Stepfather] Mother Kathleen [Katherine] Edmonds Burial 1 Dec 1965 Mars Hill Cemetery, Mars Hill, Madison NC, by Holcombe Funeral Home Note that his name on the death certificate and the grave is Edmonds, even though the death certificate reports John Reed as his father. Suzy Crews has provided the obituary information for Thomas. The obit provides no birth or death information, just the announcement of the service and report of survivors. Obituary of Thomas S. Edmonds, Post-Herald and Register, Beckley, West Virginia, December 5, 1965 "Funeral services for Thomas S. Edmonds, 95, father of Mrs. Bertha Shrewsberry, Beaver, will be held today at 2:30 p. m. in the Holcombe Funeral Home, Mars Hill, NC., with burial in the Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery [should be Mars Hill Baptist Cemetery], at Mars Hill. Edmonds was a retired farmer. Additional survivors include his wife, Mrs. Pansy Hall Edmonds; six other daughters; five sons; 49 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren." -- Provided by Suzy Edmonds Crews, Note on this genealogy on Ancestry, 1 November 2013) The obituary appears to have the wrong church name here. Suzy Crews has posted a photo of the gravestone on Find a Grave. Thomas' grave is in the Mars Hill Cemetery, and Find a Grave notes that it is also called Mars Hill Baptist Cemetery. It is the cemetery of the Mars Hill Baptist Church, which is close by. --------------------------- Thomas Sheridan Edmonds Birth Feb. 8, 1872 Death Nov. 28, 1965 Thomas Sheridan Edmonds Age 93, Birth 8 Feb 1872 North Carolina Death 28 Nov 1965 Mars Hill, Madison Co Spouse's Name Pansy Mae Hall Father's Name John H. Reed Mother's Name Katherine White Edmonds Reed Residence Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina Spouse Pansy Mae Hall Edmonds (1882 - 1978) Children: Canie Madison Edmonds (1906 - 1978) Troy Edmonds (1914 - 2011) Edd Edmonds (1916 - 1985) Burial Mars Hill Cemetery, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina Maintained by Suzy Crews, Originally Created by Lady Nan Sep 09, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #58412089, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58412089 ---------------------------
----------------- Elijah Edmonds married Nancy Magnolia Mitchell. My grandmother gave me all the names birth dates of her uncles and aunt. I pulled all the information from obituaries, and have copies of a lot of headstones for this generation. The correct listing of their names is as follows: William "Billy" Calvin - 21 Nov 1888 Oscar Sheldon - 3 Oct 1891 Rev. Timbert Shroud "TS" 4 May 1892 Manervia - 13 Apr 1895 Thomas Tony ( my Great Grandfather ) 11 Dec 1896 Joe W. "Dewey - 1 Apr 1897 Gurley Roosevelt - 12 Jul 1900 Willard Emery 22 Dec 1902 Hicks A - 15 Feb 1905 -- Suzanne Kennedy, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 August 2015 ----------------- South Carolina Delayed Births, 1766-1900 Tom T Edmonds Birth 11 Dec 1896 Marshall, Madison County , North Carolina Father Elijah L Edmonds Mother Nancy Mary Mitchell Source was a family Bible No date of issue on the document Elijah G, reported as born in 1896 and age 3 in 1900, does not appear in the family list of names or later censuses. But the Dec 1896 birth date matches Thomas Tony in the family list. 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 29 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11A, Hse/Fam #192 Edmonds, Elijah L Head W M May 1865 35 Married 12 years NC NC NC Farmer Rents Edmonds, Nancy Wife W M March 1865 35 Married 12 years 7 child/7 living NC NC NC Edmonds, William Son W M Nov 1888 11 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Oscar Son W M Oct 1890 9 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Stuart Son W M May 1892 8 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, George W Son W M Nov 1893 6 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Mary Dau W F Apr 1895 5 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Elijah G Son W M Dec 1896 3 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Andrew Son W M Apr 1898 2 Single NC NC NC 1910 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 22 April, Campobello Township, District 73, page 9B, Hse #159, Fam #161 Edmonds, E L Head M W 44 Married 23 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents [b abt 1866] Edmonds, Magnolia Wife F W 45 Married 23 yrs 4 10 children/10 living TN TN TN Edmonds, William M Son M W 20 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Oscar I Son M W 18 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Timbert I Son M W 16 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, George W Son M W 14 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Minerva M Dau F W 13 Single NC TN TN Edmonds, Thomas T Son M W 12 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Dewey J Son M W 11 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Gurley R Son M W 8 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Willard E Son M W 6 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Heaps A Son M W 5 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Thomas T[ony] Age 88 [born abt 1895] Residence Rt 1, Spartanburg husband of Eulia Owens Edmonds Died Saturday [26 Oct 1984] at Spartanburg General Hospital after a long illness. Native of Madison County NC son of the late Elijah and Maggie Mitchell Edimonds Services Monday [5 Nov 1984] at Rock Hill Baptist Church, Revs Harold Wilson, Belton Lawes officiating Burial in the church cemetery, by Seawright Funeral Home. -- Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 2 November 1984 [Friday], p D2
----------------- Elijah Edmonds married Nancy Magnolia Mitchell. My grandmother gave me all the names birth dates of her uncles and aunt. I pulled all the information from obituaries, and have copies of a lot of headstones for this generation. The correct listing of their names is as follows: William "Billy" Calvin - 21 Nov 1888 Oscar Sheldon - 3 Oct 1891 Rev. Timbert Shroud "TS" 4 May 1892 Manervia - 13 Apr 1895 Thomas Tony ( my Great Grandfather ) 11 Dec 1896 Joe W. "Dewey - 1 Apr 1897 Gurley Roosevelt - 12 Jul 1900 Willard Emery 22 Dec 1902 Hicks A - 15 Feb 1905 -- Suzanne Kennedy, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 August 2015 ----------------- 1910 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 22 April, Campobello Township, District 73, page 9B, Hse #159, Fam #161 Edmonds, E L Head M W 44 Married 23 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents [b abt 1866] Edmonds, Magnolia Wife F W 45 Married 23 yrs 4 10 children/10 living TN TN TN Edmonds, William M Son M W 20 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Oscar I Son M W 18 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Timbert I Son M W 16 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, George W Son M W 14 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Minerva M Dau F W 13 Single NC TN TN Edmonds, Thomas T Son M W 12 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Dewey J Son M W 11 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Gurley R Son M W 8 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Willard E Son M W 6 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Heaps A [Hicks A] Son M W 5 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer 1920 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, Arkansas, 20 January, Campobello Township, District 82, page 11B, Hse/Fam #138 Edmonds, Elige Head Rents M W 55 NC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1864] Edmonds, Maggie Wife F W 55 NC NC NC [b abt 1864] Edmonds, William Son M W 32 NC NC NC [b abt 1887] Edmonds, Dewey Son M W 21 NC NC NC [b abt 1898] Edmonds, Williard Son M W 17 NC NC NC [b abt 1902] Edmonds, Hick Son M W 15 NC NC NC [b abt 1904] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Willard Edmonds Birth Date 22 Dec 1902 RR 1, Enoree, SC - 29335 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Willard Edmonds Born 2 Dec 1902 Died May 1987 SSN Issued 247-18-5411 South Carolina - Before 1951 Richland County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1892-2000 Willard E Edmonds Death Place Enoree Obit Published in The State, Richland County, South Carolina, 25 May 1987 ------------------------ Willard Edmonds Birth Dec. 22, 1902, USA Death May 24, 1987, USA husband of Roxie Messer Edmonds. Parents: Elijah L. Edmonds (1865 - 1938) Nancy Magnolia Mitchell Edmonds (1865 - 1922) Spouse Roxie Messer Edmonds (1904 - 1982) Children: James D Edmonds (1924 - 1945) Marvin Floyd Edmonds (1926 - 2013) Siblings: William Calvin Edmonds (1888 - 1972) Oscar Sheldon Edmonds (1891 - 1949) Tembert Stroud Edmonds (1892 - 1984) Manervia Edmonds Tyler (1895 - 1969) Thomas T Edmonds (1895 - 1984) Joe W. Edmonds (1898 - 1979) Gurley Roosevelt Edmonds (1900 - 1994) Hicks A. Edmonds (1905 - 1952) Odell Alonzo Edmonds (1919 - 1981)* Harding A. Edmonds (1923 - 1986) Half-sibling Merdia Coledge Edmonds (1927 - 1971) Half-sibling Burial Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Created by Debbie Crawford May 23, 2003 -- Find A Grave Memorial #7479796, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7479796 ------------------------
----------------- Elijah Edmonds married Nancy Magnolia Mitchell. My grandmother gave me all the names birth dates of her uncles and aunt. I pulled all the information from obituaries, and have copies of a lot of headstones for this generation. The correct listing of their names is as follows: William "Billy" Calvin - 21 Nov 1888 Oscar Sheldon - 3 Oct 1891 Rev. Timbert Shroud "TS" 4 May 1892 Manervia - 13 Apr 1895 Thomas Tony ( my Great Grandfather ) 11 Dec 1896 Joe W. "Dewey - 1 Apr 1897 Gurley Roosevelt - 12 Jul 1900 Willard Emery 22 Dec 1902 Hicks A - 15 Feb 1905 -- Suzanne Kennedy, Geneanet Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 August 2015 ----------------- 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 29 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11A, Hse/Fam #192 Edmonds, Elijah L Head W M May 1865 35 Married 12 years NC NC NC Farmer Rents Edmonds, Nancy Wife W M March 1865 35 Married 12 years 7 child/7 living NC NC NC Edmonds, William Son W M Nov 1888 11 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Oscar Son W M Oct 1890 9 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Stuart Son W M May 1892 8 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, George W Son W M Nov 1893 6 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Mary Dau W F Apr 1895 5 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Elijah G Son W M Dec 1896 3 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Andrew Son W M Apr 1898 2 Single NC NC NC 1910 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 22 April, Campobello Township, District 73, page 9B, Hse #159, Fam #161 Edmonds, E L Head M W 44 Married 23 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Rents [b abt 1866] Edmonds, Magnolia Wife F W 45 Married 23 yrs 4 10 children/10 living TN TN TN Edmonds, William M Son M W 20 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Oscar I Son M W 18 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Timbert I Son M W 16 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, George W Son M W 14 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Minerva M Dau F W 13 Single NC TN TN Edmonds, Thomas T Son M W 12 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Dewey J Son M W 11 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Gurley R Son M W 8 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Willard E Son M W 6 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer Edmonds, Heaps A Son M W 5 Single NC TN TN Farm Laborer North Carolina Death Certificate William Calvin Edmonds, Sr Birth 21 Nov 1888 Tennessee Residence Rt 5, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina SS #247-18-4438-A, Retired Farmer Widowed, Spouse Eunice Gosnell Edmonds Father Elijah Edmonds, Mother maggie Mitchell Edmonds Informant W C Edmonds, Jr, Rt 2, Hendersonville, Henderson NC Death 2 Feb 1972 Marg R Pardee Memorial Hospital, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina Cause of Death Coronary Occlusion, due to Coronary Athrosclerosis and arteriosclerosis Burial 22 February 1972 Shepherd Memorial Park, Henderson County NC, by Thomas Shepherd and Sons, Inc, Hendersonville Certificate #6269 filed 6 March 1972 ----------------- William Calvin Edmonds, Sr Birth Nov. 21, 1888 Tennessee, USA Death Feb. 2, 1972 Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Parents: Elijah L. Edmonds (1865 - 1938) Nancy Magnolia Mitchell Edmonds (1865 - 1922) Spouse Eunice Gosnell Edmonds (1900 - 1968) Children: Louise Edmonds Ledbetter (1927 - ____) Marjorie M Edmonds Gunter (1931 - 2005) William Calvin Edmonds (1934 - 2005) Siblings: Oscar Sheldon Edmonds (1891 - 1949) Tembert Stroud Edmonds (1892 - 1984) Manervia Edmonds Tyler (1895 - 1969) Thomas T Edmonds (1895 - 1984) Joe W. Edmonds (1898 - 1979) Gurley Roosevelt Edmonds (1900 - 1994) Willard Edmonds (1902 - 1987) Hicks A. Edmonds (1905 - 1952) Odell Alonzo Edmonds (1919 - 1981) Half-sibling Harding A. Edmonds (1923 - 1986) Half-sibling Merdia Coledge Edmonds (1927 - 1971) Half-sibling Burial Shepherd Memorial Park, Naples, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Created by Kelly Jane O Jan 16, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #83551600, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83551600 -----------------
1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 21 July, p 2, PO Dandridge, Hse/Fam #13 Edmonds, James C 49 M W Farm Laborer $No Real Estate $No Personal Estate b Tennessee Cannot read or write [b abt 1821] Edmonds, Catharine 28 F W Keeping House b Kentucky Cannot read or write [born abt 1842] Edmonds, William 9 M W b Tennessee [b abt 1861] 1880 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 10 June, Upper Laurel, District 131, page 9, No Hse/Fam #s Edmonds, Catharine W F 40 Widow Works on Farm and Keeps House NC NC NC Edmonds, William W M 18 Son Works on Farm NC TN NC A genealogy that appears to provide intimate detail on this family form family sources, reports William's marriage to Mary E Thomas Erwin in 1884. William M. Edmonds Birth 15 Mar 1861 in Jefferson County, Tennessee Death 20 Feb 1941 in Madison County, North Carolina Parents James Edmonds, Catherine White Marriage to Mary E. Thomas Erwin, 27 Oct 1884 Unicoi County, Tennessee -- Cooper, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7403945/person/2005018009 They are in the same location for the census enumeration in 1900. 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 30 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11B, Hse/Fam #207 Edmonds, William Head W M March 1861 89 Married 15 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns Edmonds, Mary E Wife W M Oct 1870 29 Married 15 years 9 child/7 living NC NC NC Edmonds, Eddie M Dau W F Apr 1886 14 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, James E Son W M May 1888 12 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer Edmonds, William A Son W M Nov 1890 9 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Mary M Dau W F Nov 1892 7 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Zenobia C Dau W F May 1895 5 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Ethel Dau W F May 1898 2 Single NC NC NC Edmonds, Elijah L Son W M Feb 1900 3mos Single NC NC NC Hensley, William M Nephew W M May 1896 4 Single NC NC NC Other family memebrs are nearby. William's mother is on the next page, enumerated as a widow Head of household, with her granddaughter 9-year-old Sue Hensley and her mother 102-year-old Polly White. Sue is the sister of William M Hensley in William's household. On the previous page we find enumerations for William's brothers Elijah and Thomas. 1910 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 28 April, Upper Laurel Township, District 92, page 6B, Upper Laurel Rd, Hse #103, Fam #104 Edmonds, William Head M W 49 Married 24 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Owns Edmonds, Mary Wife F W 39 Married 24 yrs 11 children/10 living NC NC NC Edmonds, William A Son M W 19 Single NC TN NC Farm Laborer Edmonds, Mary M Dau F W 17 Single NC TN NC Farm Laborer Edmonds, Jenna C Dau F W 14 Single NC TN NC Farm Laborer Edmonds, Ethel Dau F W 12 Single NC TN NC Farm Laborer Edmonds, Fuchsia I Dau F W 8 Single NC TN NC Edmonds, Fred Son M W 3 Single NC TN NC Edmonds, Jacob E Son M W 3mos Single NC TN NC In a commnet on the 1910 census record for William's family, researcher Shirley comments to provide the full name of William's daughter Fuchsia. "Fushia Isabella EDMONDS Hall ... See her and husband Edgar Hall in the 1930 in Madison Co. Some of their children are on NC birth index." -- Submitted to Ancestry record by ssbosco2 on 4/23/2009 1920 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 5 January, Upper Laurel, District 127, page 1B, Hse/Fam #18 Edmonds, William Head Owns M W 58 TN TN KY Farmer [b abt 1962] Edmonds, Mary E Wife F W 50 NC NC NC [b abt 1870] Edmonds, Mary M Dau F W 27 Single NC TN NC [b abt 1893] Edmonds, Fuchsia I Dau F W 17 Single NC TN NC [b abt 1903] Edmonds, Fred Son M W 12 NC TN NC [b abt 1908] Edmonds, Jacob E Son M W 9 NC TN NC [b abt 1911] Reed, Catherine Mother F W 84 Widow KY NC SC [b abt 1936] Thomas, Martha C Mother-in-law F W 74 Widow NC TN NC [b abt 1846] William's son William is living next door. Note that in this census, William is enuimerate as William S, while in the 1910 census he was listed as William A. 1920 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 5 January, Upper Laurel, District 127, page 1B, Hse/Fam #18 Edmonds, William S Head Rents M W 29 NC TN NC Farmer [b abt 1890] Edmonds, Harriett Wife F W 30 NC NC NC [b abt 1889] 1930 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina, 16 April, Upper Laurel Township, District 19, page 9A, Flag Pond, Tenn, Rt 1, Hse #164, Fam #170 Edmonds, William M Head Owns M W 69 Widowed NC TN KY Farmer [b abt 1861] Edmonds, Fred Son M W 23 First married at age 18 NC NC NC [b abt 1907] Edmonds, Ellen Dau-in-law F W 21 First married at age 16 NC NC NC [b abt 1909] Edmonds, Billie Son M W 2yrs1mo NC NC NC [b abt March 1927] Edmonds, Katherine F W 94 Widow KY NC SC [b abt 1836] William's son Fred ended his life in the same area where the family lived all those years. Social Security Death Index Fred Edmonds Born 13 Apr 1907 Died 15 May 1997 Last Residence Mars Hill, Madison, North Carolina 28754 SSN 242-18-0111issued North Carolina (Before 1951) Fred's residence was Mars Hill, but his death certificate says he actually died in the hospital in Asheville, Bunscombe County. The death certificafte also reports his place of residence as Burnsville. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Fred Edmonds Married White Male Father's Last Name: Edmonds Age: 90 Years Birth 13 Apr 1907 Madison County, North Carolina Residence Burnsville, Madison County, North Carolina 28754 Education: 8th grade Occupation: Farmer Death 25 May 1997 Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Cause of Death: Pneumonia Place of Death Memorial Mission Hospital of WNC Burial in-state Recorded date: 29 May 1997 SS #242180111
William's grave (as reported on his Find-a-Grave memorial) has his birth date as 13 September 1865. The 1900 census has September 1865. One or more genealogies reports the year as 1863. The death certificate informant seems confused or guessing, reporting November 1865. Edmonds researcher Shirley believes the date of 1865 is wrong, since it is later than would be indicated by his age in censuses. As reported in the 1870 and 1880 censuses, his age is 6 and 16, which would match more closely the sate in September 1863. -------------------- Birth Date Doesn't Match DC, TVA or any census. I think the birth date of Sept 1865 belongs to someone else. His death certificate says Nov 1865 but that's probably the most unreliable source we have. Birth dates on DCs are not primary evidence. Next least reliable we have the TVA grave reinterment records that lists 1860 as his birth. Next we have the 1900 census that says Dec 1863. Considering that all his censuses since 1870 have his age ending in a 6 or 7 I don't think 1865 is the correct birth year. -- Shirley, Comment on Ancestry.com, 4 Jun 2011, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7341209/person/729046232/comments?pg=32768&pgpl=pid -------------------- 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 22 July, Civil District 3, PO Dandridge, page 6, Hse/Fam #41 Edmonds, Mary J [Sarah?] 20 F W Keeps House No Real Estate or Personal Estate Rptd b TN - page 7 - Edmonds, Maston 6 M W b TN 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 June Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, page 29, Hse #234, Fam #238 Edmons (Strange), Sarah E F W 39 widow Keeping House TN TN TN Edmons, William M M W 16 Son Farm Hand TN TN TN Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Mary L Ivy Spouse Wm M Edmunds Marriage 18 Jany 1882 Marriage Jefferson County ---------------------------------- William Maston Edmonds He's William M on the 1900 and 1910 censuses with wife Mary IVY and kids. He's W. Maston on TVA records. His DC is under Maston and has Mary Ivy erroneously listed as his mother. -- Shirley, Edmonds researcher, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=12027965 ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- William Maston Edmonds Birth Sep. 13, 1865 Death Jul. 21, 1927 Maston & Mary Ivy Edmonds married on 24 February 1882 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Spouse Mary Lucinda Ivy Edmonds (1865 - 1935) Their children include: Martha E. Edmonds Elise Melseney Edmonds Ferba Luanne Edmonds Snapp (1886 - 1964) William Austin Edmonds (1888 - 1969) Viola Edmonds Ollie Francis Edmonds Mitchell Dolezier Edmonds Dexter Inman Edmonds Burial Hills Union Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Created by Dale Snapp Jun 19, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #38534828, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38534828 ---------------------------------- "I'm looking for help with his father, Brice Anderson Edmonds, last seen in Jefferson in 1865 when signing affidavit in support of Anne EDMONDS Phillips' application for widow's benefits for late husband Jeremiah. I'm trying to prove he didn't die in Jefferson but next appears in 1873 in Hamilton marrying Margaret Shipley. Last seen on 1900 census. All help appreciated. Thanks. Shirley SSBOSCO@AOL.COM" -- Shirley, Comment on Find a Grave, May. 25, 2012, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ED&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=45&GScntry=4&GSsr=2601&GRid=38534828&
Genelaogies report that Addie's last name was Edmondson.
George Thomas Edmondson was the son of George a Edmondson, born in South Carolina, and Mary Effamy Latch of Murray County, Georgia. George and Mary married and raised their family in Murray County. 1870 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 23 July, Spring Place, Militia District 1013, page 7-8, House/Family #53 Edmundson, George A 62 M W Farmer $5000 Real Estate $1630 Personal NC Cannot write Edmundson, Effamy 37 F W Keeping House SC Cannot write Edmundson, Sarah E 18 F W No Occupation GA Edmundson, Mary 15 F W o Occupation GA Edmundson, Isabelle 12 F W At School GA Cannot write Edmundson, Jane 10 F W At School GA Cannot write Edmundson, Missouri 6 F W At Home GA Edmundson, George T 2 M W GA George Thomas Edmondson Birth Nov. 9, 1867 Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia Death Apr. 27, 1933 Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia Parents: George A Edmonson (1808 - 1878) Mary Effamy Latch Edmonson (1834 - 1879) Spouse Frances Jane Terry Edmondson (1883 - 1961) Siblings: Sarah E. Edmonson Jackson (1852 - 1919) Missouri Edmonson O'Neill (1863 - 1929) Amanda Edmondson Logan (1870 - 1941) Burial Faith Church Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia Created by Greg Clough Aug 27, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #75570990, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75570990
--------------------- On April 16, 1666, JOHN GREGORY conveyed, by deed, to his "son in law" [stepson],Thomas Edmondson. FN 1 "Son in law" in this deed probably carries the significance of "step-son." It is not unlikely that John Gregory had married the mother of Thomas Edmondson. FN 3 Register of the Land Office, Patent Book 6, page 565. Among the headÂrights to this patent is the name of "Tho: Edmunson." This was doubtless Thomas Edmondson, called "son in law" in John Gregory's conveyance to him of eight head cattle on April 16, 1666 -- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), pp 237-8 --------------------- "On May 10. 1701, Katherine Gregory (with Thomas Edmundson and James Baughan her sureties) gave bond as executor in the sum of £300 (Essex County Records, Deeds, Wills, etc., 1699-1702, page 79). There were several orders entered relative to Richard Gregory's estate" -- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), pp 244
On April 16, 1666, JOHN GREGORY conveyed, by deed, to his "son in law" [stepson],Thomas Edmondson ... "Son in law" in this deed probably carries the significance of "step-son." It is not unlikely that John Gregory had married the mother of Thomas Edmondson. -- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), pp 237-8
North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 Alice Edwards Age 2m 11d Birth 11 Sep 1913 Higgins [McDowell County], N C Death 27 Nov 1913 Greenscreek Township, Polk, North Carolina Died in bed, unknown cause Burial 28 Nov 1913 Mill Creek, N C Father William Edwards Mother Lizzie Webb
Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 J S Jenkins Spouse Allie Edwards Marriage 11 Nov 1896 Attala County Some genealogies have a middle name of Jewel for Allie. No record has been found to document this name. But int eh 1930 census, she is enumerated with the middle initial of J. In most sources she is either Allie (Alley) E (for her maiden nmae Edwards) or just Allie. As we would expect, the form Allie is a nickname for Alice, which is her name in the 1910 and 1940 censuses. 1940 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 19 April, Newport, District 4-14, Page 10B, Hse #239, Rents $4 Jenkins, Sam J Head M W 68 Married Grade 5 b b Mississippi same house in 1935 Laborer [b abt 1892] Jenkins, Alice E Wife F W 62 Married Grade 6 b Mississippi same house in 1935 [b abt 1898] Jenkins, Samuel S Son M W 28 Single Grade 10 b Mississippi same house in 1935 [b abt 1912] Joseph Samuel Jenkins Birth Apr 2, 1872 Death Jun 24, 1949 Miss I Sgt 738 Mil Pol Bn WW II Spouse Allie Edwards JENKINS, 14 Aug 1878 - 1 Nov 1949; Son Samuel S JENKINS, 31 Jan 1912 - 20 Oct 1944 Son Joseph Samuel JENKINS, 2 April 1872 - 24 June 1949; Parents: Owen Selvy Jenkins (1837 - 1872), Jane Elizabeth Jenkins Allen (1846 - 1915); Spouse Allie Edwards Jenkins (1878 - 1944); Son Samuel S. Jenkins (1912 - 1944); Burial Sallis Cemetery, Sallis, Attala County, Mississippi -- Find A Grave Memorial #37885947, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37885947
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 April, Keaton Township, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #25 Dempsey, Frank Head Rents M W 50 Married at age 23 [abt 1903] AR NC AR Farmer [b abt 1880] Dempsey, Minnie Wife F W 45 Married at age 21 [abt 1906] IN IN IN [b abt 1885] Edwards, Gladys Dau F W 21 Married at age 19 [abt 1927 - based on age of child] IN AR IN [b abt 1909] Edwards, Benjamin Grandson M W 23mos AR AR IN Farmer [b abt 1923] 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 April, Keaton Township, District 1-14, page 18A, Highway 146, Hse #238, Rents $2 Dempsey, Frank B Head F W 61 Married Grade 2 b Ark Rural Ark Co Ark 1935 Farmer [b abt 1909] Dempsey, Minnie Wife F W 40 Married Grade 2 b Ark Rural Ark Co Ark in 1935 Housework [b abt 1900] Edwards, Benjamin Grandson M W 11 Single Grade 0 b Ark Rural Ark Co Ark in 1935 No Occup Watkins, John Lodger M W 42 Single Grade 0 b Ark St Louis MO in 1935 Timber Laborer Benjamin's Arkansas death record has a middle name of Deb. This probably sholudl be Dab, short for Dabney, his father's first najme. His gravestone has his middle initla as D. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 Volume 60, Certificate #21 Benjamin Deb Edwards Age 15, Estimated birth year 1928 Death 5 Jun 1943 Arkansas County Benjamin D. Edwards Birth May 10, 1928 Death Jun. 5, 1943 Burial De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Jerry Grisham Jul 23, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #94094922, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Edwards&GSiman=1&GScid=53662&GRid=94094922&
In 1930, Gladys Dempsey Edwards is repoerted as marreid, but her husband is not reported in the census. She is living with her parents and has her 2-year-old son with her. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 April, Keaton Township, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #25 Dempsey, Frank Head Rents M W 50 Married at age 23 [abt 1903] AR NC AR Farmer [b abt 1880] Dempsey, Minnie Wife F W 45 Married at age 21 [abt 1906] IN IN IN [b abt 1885] Edwards, Gladys Dau F W 21 Married at age 19 [abt 1927 - based on age of child] IN AR IN [b abt 1909] Edwards, Benjamin Grandson M W 23mos AR AR IN Farmer [b abt 1923] Dabney C. Edwards Birth Mar. 1, 1893 Death Mar. 23, 1960 Inscription: Pvt. 62 Co. 162 Depot Brigade, Arkansas Burial De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Jerry Grisham Jul 23, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 94094998, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Edwards&GSiman=1&GScid=53662&GRid=94094998&
1910 Federal Census, Yancey County, North Carolina, 28 April, Ransay, District 160, Page 10A, Hse #163, Fam #169 Edwards, William Head M W 26 Married 3 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Rents [b abt 1884] Edwards, Elizabeth Wife F W 22 Married 3 yrs 2 Children/1 Living NC TN NC [b abt 1888] Edwards, James T Son M W 1yr7mos Single NC NC NC [b abt 1908] James does not appear with Lizzie in 1920, when she is a widow with 3 children, in her parents' home across the border in Campobello Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The census notes that in 1910, she has already lost one child. It appears James also died before 1920. Another child named Alice died in 1913, and hers is the only death certificate found for the children who died early.