Life History

Notes

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  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
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  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

Sources

• 1. Geneanet Messaging
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina
  • 29 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11A, Hse/Fam #192
• 3. 1910 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 22 April, Campobello Township, District 73, page 9B, Hse #159, Fam #161
• 4. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 5. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 6. Obituary of Tembert S Edmonds Spartanburg 1984