Life History

Notes

• George W Edmonds was reported in the 1900 and 1910 censuses as a child of Elijah Edmonds and his wife Nancy Mitchell.  But he is not included in a list of children of this family given to Suzanne Kennedy by her grandmother.  The age of 14 in 1910 does not match George's reported birth date of Nov 1893 in 1900.
  
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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  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
  Geo Washington Edmonds
  6 Vine, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
  Birth 10 Nov 1893 Madison County, North Carolina
  Mill Wroker, Revolution Mill
  Supports one child, but is single
  In Co C, NC National Guard
  Tall, Medium Build, Brown Eyes, Black Hair
  Registered 5 June 1917 (no locatoin stated)
  Signed George Washington Edmonds
  
  No child matching George shows up in this family in the 1920 census.
  
  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]
  
  Edmonds, George Washington
  age 86 [born abt 1893], resident of Whitney
  husband of Etta Mae Lemons Edmonds
  Died Friday [18 July 1980] in General Hospital after a long illness
  Son of the late Elijah and Maggie Edmonds
  native of Madison County NC, veteran of WWII
  Funeral Sunday [20 July 1980] at M W Bobo Funeral Chapel, Rev Hubert Bennett and Allen Lemons officiating;  burial in Whitney Cemetery with Masonic Rites.
  --  Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 19 July 1980 [Saturday],  p A7
  
  George W Edmonds
  Birth Nov. 10, 1893
  Death Jul. 18, 1980 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  George Edmonds was the husband of Etta Lemons Edmonds. He was a Veteran of World War I.
  Spouse Etta Mae Lemons Edmonds (1908 - 1972)
  Burial Whitney Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, uth Carolina
  Created by Stephen Lemons cMar 04, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #18193421, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18193421

Sources

• 1. 1900 Federal Census, Madison County, North Carolina
  • 29 June, Upper Laurel Township, District 84, page 11A, Hse/Fam #192
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
  • 22 April, Campobello Township, District 73, page 9B, Hse #159, Fam #161
• 3. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. Obituary of George Washington Edmonds, Spartanburg, July 1980