James Cam EDMONDS William Henry STRANGE Caroline Delilah STRANGE Martha Susannah STRANGE John H STRANGE Julia S STRANGE William Mack STRANGE Frederick Inman STRANGE Joseph Elmore STRANGE Laura Jane STRANGE James Franklin STRANGE Charles Columbus STRANGE Sarah Jane STRANGE Frances E EDMONDS John P EDMONDS Delila HALL Mini tree diagram
Edith Jane EDMONDS

Edith Jane EDMONDS3,1,5,4,8,6,2,7

5th Aug 18453,1,4,5,6,7 - 13th Sep 19291,2

Life History

5th Aug 1845

Born in Jefferson County, Tennessee.3,1,4,5,6,7

9th Jan 1862

Married William Henry STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.33,9

20th Feb 1864

Birth of daughter Martha Susannah STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.11,4,9,1

20th Feb 1864

Birth of daughter Caroline Delilah STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,9,10

1st Dec 1865

Birth of son John H STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.11,12,13,9,4,14

17th Sep 1868

Birth of daughter Julia S STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.9,4,10,14

7th Apr 1870

Birth of son William Mack STRANGE in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee.16,17,18,4,14,19,20,10

21st May 1872

Birth of son Frederick Inman STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,11,4,21,22,18

Sep 1874

Birth of son Joseph Elmore STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.23,1,24,4,11,25

Aug 1876

Birth of daughter Laura Jane STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.4,26,11,27

Nov 1879

Birth of son James Franklin STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.28,5,1,4,29,11,30

22nd Oct 1880

Birth of son Charles Columbus STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.11,5

18th Oct 1883

Birth of daughter Sarah Jane STRANGE in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee.5,31,1

Dec 1902

Death of daughter Caroline Delilah STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1

10th Apr 1921

Death of daughter Martha Susannah STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1

12th Oct 1922

Death of son William Mack STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,14,15,10

6th Nov 1922

Death of daughter Julia S STRANGE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.1,14,10

1st Jun 1925

Death of William Henry STRANGE in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee.2,32

13th Sep 1929

Died in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee.1,2

15th Sep 1929

Buried in Strange Cemetery, South Jefferson County, Tennessee..1,2

Notes

  • 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 3 September, Locality and PO not reported, page 313, Hse #2222, Fam #2262
    J C Edmonds 33 M Laborer $50 Personal Estate b Tennessee
    C Edmonds 21 F b North Carolina Cannot read or write
    E Edmonds 14 F b Tennessee
    F E Edmonds 12 F b Tennessee

    I had no information on this C Edmonds.  Going by age and birth information here, it appears that C Edmonds is a second wife of JC.  After reporting this I ran upon a contribution to a discussion list that filled in a few details, confirming that this was the second wife.  Shirley, in this comment, also contributes the full name of Edie's parents.

    Surnames: HALL, CHAMBERS, BRIMER, EDMONDS, DEAN, MOORE
    James Campbell Edmonds m1: Delila HALL : 5 OCT 1845 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee. ...
    James Campbell Edmonds m2: Catherine WHITE. Married: 26 NOV 1859. She is too young to be Edy and Fannie's mother.
    --  http://boards.ancestry.myfamily.com/surnames.edmonds/189.281/mb.ashx

    Originally it was thought the name was James Cameron Edmonds.  In July 2011, Shirley and I had been in contact working together on Edmonds questions.  Shirley did some intensive onsite investigations in various record offices.  She could find no record of the name Cameron, but only Cam.  There was some association with the name Campbell, which has a local variant of Camel, so we determined that was the middle name.

    The 1870 Jefferson County, Tennessee, census reports her name as Edia, aka:  "Edy."  The spelling Edy seems to represent what we now spell Edie.  This is supported by the entry in 1880, Eadie and definitely confirmed in 1900, Edie.

    1870 Census Jefferson County, Tennessee, 23 July, District 3, PO Trion, p 7, Hse/Fam #43
    Strange, William 28  M W  Farmer TN [b abt 1842]
    Strange, Edia     24  F W Kpg Hse TN
    Strange, Delila     6  F W                TN
    Strange, Martha S 6 F W                TN
    Strange, John H   4 M W               TN
    Strange, Julia A    3 M W               TN
    Strange, William  4mo M W           TN Birthday given as January (1870)

    1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, page 32, Hse #263, Fam #267
    Strange, William  W M 44   Farmer TN TN TN
    Strange, Eadie  W F 34 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or write TN TN TN
    Strange, Martha S  W F 16  Dau  At Home Cannot write TN TN TN
    Strange, John H  W M 15  Son  Farm Hand Cannot write TN TN TN
    Strange, Julia S  W F 12  Dau  TN TN TN
    Strange, William M  W M 9  Son  TN TN TN
    Strange, Frederick I  W M 7  Son  TN TN TN
    Strange, Joseph  W M 5 Son  TN TN TN
    Strange, Laura J  W F 3 Dau  TN TN TN
    Strange, James  W M 1 Son  TN TN TN

    No child matching Delia appears here.  Delia married on 27 Aug 1879.  She was going by her first name, Caroline, by then, and is listed in public records under this name in later life.  Caroline married Hugh Hance when she was 15.5 years old.  Caroline and Hugh are nearby in the 1880 census.

    1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 13 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 8A, Hse/Fam #131
    Strange, William H  head W M Feb 1848  58 Married 38 yrs TN TN TN Farmer Owns
    Strange, Edie J  Wife W F Aug 1845  54 Married 38 yrs TN TN TN
    Strange, Laura J  Dau W F Aug 1876  23 Single TN TN TN
    Strange, James F  Son W M Feb 1879  21 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer
    Strange, Charles  Son W M Oct 1880  19 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer
    Strange, Sarah  Dau W F Oct 1883  16 Single TN TN TN
    Free, Harris  Servant W M [no birth date rptd] 10 Single TN TN TN Farm Laborer

    See more census reports in the Notes for Edie's husband William F Strange.  I found census reports for Edie and William for 1910 and 1920.  See these in the notes for William Henry Strange.  Various family genealogies report her death in Jefferson County, Tennessee, where she lived her whole life, on the date of 18 September 1925.  Another Strange researcher pointed me to Edith's Death Certificate, which I had not previously found online.  It has now been transcribed by FamilySearch, but the image does not yet appear on the site, where I have found many public documents posted in the last year.

    The date on the death certificate is 13 September 1925.  Burial is reported as 15 September 1925.  The certificate also confirms other details about her family that are only partial from the various sources.

    Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955
    Certificate #22390
    Edith Jane Strange
    Widow
    Birth 19 Aug 1845 Tenn
    Death 13 Sep 1929 Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee
    Age at Death  84
    Burial 15 Sep 1929
    Father Cam Edmonds
    Father's Birthplace Tenn
    Mother Delia Cobb
    Mother's Birthplace Tenn
    --  http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#deathYear=1925&givenName=Edith%20Jane&deathPlaceId=57&surname=Strange&p=recordResults&searchType=close&deathPlaceLoc1=Tennessee%2C%20United%20States

    I note that her mother's name here is given as Cobb, while we had an earlier indication that her name was Delia Hall.  Shirley, whose comments I quote above, comments on that too, and says the real Maiden name is Hall.  Perhaps there was a previous marriage.

    According to some family sources, Edie is buried in Strange Cemetery on Muddy Hollow Road, off of Rainwater School Road in South Jefferson County, Tennessee.  I have not personally visited the cemetery.

Sources

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