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I am posting what I have on Edmondsons in Greene County. I do not think Elijah and Rhoda are related to these folks, unless there is a connection in early Virginia. The Greene County Edmondsons seem all to come from the family who first lived in Caroline County, Virginia, moved to Bedford/Franklin and on to Wilkes/Greene/Jasper in Georgia. Both William and James Powell Edmondson were early settlers in Greene. James P. was a well known Revolutionary soldier in Caroline County. I would value any further information or insight from any who read this. I will post a history of Bryant Edmondson of Caroline County from whom these people descended.
GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA
Greene County was created in 1786 from original Washington County. Washington was formed in 1784 from Creek Indian lands. The county seat is Greensboro. In its frontier days, Greene was defended by forts and was settled by Revolutionary soldiers who had head rights to land. Many soldiers from Virginia and the Carolinas settled on the creeks: Richland, Shoulderbone, Falling and Fishing. An Indian attack in 1787 killed a number of citizens and Greenesborough (as it was spelled then) was burned. Chosen as site for the University of Georgia, Greensboro objected and the college was moved to Athens in Clarke County. Other fine educational institutions were located in the county. Josiah Penfield deeded land for Mercer Institute, a Baptist school, which was moved to Macon in later years. The old buildings stand in Penfield today. Penfield Female Academy was built by 1840 and Greensboro Female Academy was built in 1852. Louisa May Alcott, later famous as an author, and William H. Seward, Secretary of State uner Lincoln and Grant, were teachers. The first paper mill in Georgia was built on Scull Shoals by Zecariah Sims in 1810. Several mills were built in the 1830’s and the 1840’s. The Georgia Railroad, the fourth to be started in the U.S., began at Greensboro in 1833 to carry heavy cotton mill machinery to Columbus, the wagons bogging down in the muddy roads. Gold was found near Union Point in the 1830’s during Georgia’s Gold Rush. A clock making company, Davis-Barber, was started and examples of these clocks can be found in various Greensboro homes today. The present courthouse was built in 1850. In the War, Leech & Rigdon manufactured pistols for the Confederacy and repaired guns. The Wayside Home was established in Union Point by 14 ladies who helped wounded soldiers in 1862-64 and provided 50,000 meals. William Bartram’s passage through the area is marked at Union Point at Buffalo Lick, mentioned in his book of travels. In the postwar years cotton mills like the Mary Leila Mill were located in Greensboro.
A small part of Oglethorpe was transferred to Greene in a land swap in 1794, including part of Capt. Humphrey Edmondson’s old district in Oglethorpe. l
Greene County Wills A-B. 1787. No Edmondsons indexed.
1789. Richard Edmondson was on the Tax List.
March 9, 1793. Greene County. Deed Book E-652. James Powell Edmondson of Greene County appointed Hugh Ennis of Franklin County, Virginia, as his lawful attorney “to receive in my behalf 45 pounds due me for 3 years arrears of my annual pension as an invalid of the United States, becoming due March 4, 1790, as an invalid of the United States, this 9 March, 1793”. Signed by James P. Edmondson and witnessed by Wm. Cochran, J.P. Johnson, Malcolm Johnson, John Harrison. Registered 9 March, 1793. Greene County GA Land Records, Deeds 1785-1810, by Freda Turner. (See Caroline County, Virginia, for controversy over this pension for loss of a leg in combat in the Continental forces). In 1794, the section of Greene in which Edmondson lived was swapped with Oglethorpe County and he is shown in Oglethorpe in the 1800 census, though living on the same land. He had one son under 10 and one son 16-26 in 1800).
Greene County Wills 1796-1806. No Edmondson wills.
April 24, 1801. Samuel Ray of Clarke County sold to Huriah Gilmore of Greene for $250 a tract of 250 acres in Greene County. Witnessed by William Edmondson. Deeds M-539.
March 5, 1803. Theophilus Burk of Greene County sold to Nelson Harris 150 acres in Greene County for $600, bounded by Henry Hume and Richard Edmondson. Witnessed by Thomas Harris. Recorded March 5, 1805. (Deeds BB-150, Greene County Land Records, 1785-1810, by Freda Turner).
Land Lottery of 1805. William Edmondson drew a blank. Richard Edmondson had two draws, both blank.
Jan. 23, 1799. William Ragsdale of Oglethorpe sold to Redmon Thornton of Ogelethorpe, 67 acres in Oglethorpe bounded by Marshall, Edmondson and Fluker, Deeds F-59. Redmon Thornton was one of the largest taxpayers in Greene County in 1801.
April 24, 1801. Samuel Ray of Clark County sold to Huriah Gilmore of Greene 250 acres in Greene for $250. Witnessed by William Edmondson. Deeds M-539.
March 5, 1803. Theophilus Burk of Greene County sold to Nelson Harris for $600 150 acres in Greene County bounded by Henry Hume and Richard Edmondson. Witnessed by Thomas Harris. Recorded March 5, 1805. (Deeds BB-150. Greene County Land Records, 1785-1810, by Freda Turner).
1805. The Land Lottery. William Edmondson drew a blank. Richard Edmondson had two draws, both blank. l
1806. The Downs family of Halifax County, NC, migrated to Greene County. Elizabeth Edmundson was wife of David Downs and appears to have married him by 1806. She gave up dower rights to land given to her by Bryant Edmondson. She and David had Wiley Downs, Nancy Downs and Sarah Downs. Sarah married Sion Wheelis and moved to Tallapoosa County, AL. Her brother Wiley moved to Tallapoosa County. Elizabeth’s sister Sarah was married to Wiliam Downs and settled in Morgan County, Georgia. William Downs died about 1824 and Sarah about 1816. Nancy Downs married Albert Few in Morgan County, possibly a daughter of Sarah and William Downs. (Lewellyn Rinald, GenForum, Feb. 10, 2003).
1807. The Land Lottery showed Richard Edmondson in Flournoy’s District, Greene County. He drew Lot 360, Dist. 12, Wilkinson County.
Dec. 31, 1807. Redmon Thornton of Greene sold to Philemon Owen of Greene a negro man named Bill for $500. Witnessed by William Edmondson and James Edmondson. Recorded April 18, 1808. Deeds BB-714.
Greene County Wills E 1806: No Edmondsons.
March 7, 1809. Nelson Harris of Hancock County sold to Benjamin Boon of Greene 150 acres in Greene for $900, bounded by Richard Edmondson, Jesse Boon and Britain Williams. Witnessed by Jesse Boon. Recorded April 17, 1810. Deeds CC-396 (Greene County Land Records, 1785-1810, by Freda Turner).
Feb. 9, 1810. The court received of Charles Burk of Greene County as highest bidder $100 payment in full for two negro men, Toreday and Jo, levied on by the suit of Redmon Thornton, William McGibbony and Thomas Leagan. Witnessed by William Edmundson. Deeds CC-362.
Feb. 5, 1812. Phillimon Owen had “an excellent set of mills and Distillery on Little River” in Greene County, adjoining Samuel Hunter’s property. This was sold at auction. The Georgia Journal. These businesses were probably used by the Edmondsons and their kin who lived on Little River.
Feb. 15, 1812. The Georgia Journal. …Sheriff’s Sales. ..levied on to satisfy an execution, administrators of James Edmondson vs. L.B. Jenkins and William Jenkins, …Greensborough, Greene County. (Was this James Powell Edmondson, the Revolutionary veteran?)
Sept. 12, 1812. Augusta Chronicle. Richard Edmondson is listed as a tax defaulter in Greene County whose land would be sold for taxes.
June 1, 1813. A Pensioner Roll for Georgia showed James P. Edmondson, number 8, private, with stipend of 50 (dollars?). This Revolutionary veteran would have to be James Powell Edmondson who would appear to be living at this date. See: Revolutionary War Pension Index, Provo, Utah, The Generations Network, Inc. 2000. Original Data published by A. and G. Printers, 1813, Washington, DC. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating A Transcript of the Pension List of the United States showing the Number of Pensioners in the Several Districts. Also, The Amount Allowed to each Pensioner. Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Jan. 27, 1814. Muster Rolls, 1779-1839, Greene County Militia. Samuel Edmondson of Greene County was severely wounded while serving as a Private in Capt. Myrick’s Company. He was promoted to Lieutenant, 140th Militia District, April 27, 1814, and to Captain, April 17, 1815. He served until Aug. 28, 1818.
The official report of the battle, issued from Fort Hawkins, January 30, 1814, was published in The Georgia Journal, Feb. 2, 1814. Based on dispatches from General Floyd…Killed and wounded in the action of the morning of 27th January, 1814… Thomas Pinckney, Major General…..Capt. Myrick’s Company: Samuel Edmonson, Thomas Watts, William Johnson, Hazlewood Wilkinson, wounded severely”….
April 1, 1815. Augusta Chronicle. Richard Edmondson had letters at the post office in Augusta.
1815. Philip Edmondson served as a Private in Capt. John C. Colbert’s Company, Greene County, General Stewart’s Brigade. He was “age 19, 5 feet 10 inches, fair, blue eyes, dark hair”. (Georgia County Militia, 1783-1815
1814-1817. James Edmondson was on the Tax Digest in Greene, Sam B. Edmondson’s District.
Samuel B. Edmondson was on the Tax Digest, Samuel B. Edmondson’s District.
William Edmondson was on the Tax Digest, Samuel B. Edmondson’s District.
Dec. 21, 1815. Philemon Edmondson and Nancy McGee were licensed to marry. They were married Dec. 26, 1815, by Lemuel Greene, J.P. (Greene County Marriages, 1811-1817, p. 75. SWE, 7-1-2004)
February 17, 1817. Sarah English and William Edmondson were married in Greene County. (Recorded in an old Bible found at Woodlawn, home of William H. Crawford, Minister to France and candidate for President in 1824. Family Bible Records, Vol. I, Georgia DAR, p. 149). Sarah’s name is given in some places as Dinah English and Hannah English.
Mar. 21, 1817. James Edmondson and Betsy Umphrey were licensed to marry. James Edmondson and Elizabeth Humphreys were married March 28, 1817, by James Greer. (Marriages, 1811-1817, p. 98. SWE, 7-1-2004).
Dec. 31, 1817. Augustus P. Edmondson was born Dec. 31, 1817 (see Bible above, recording his parents’ marriage. He was in Bastrop County, Texas, in the 1850 Census). Son of William and Sarah English Edmondson.
April 14, 1819. Augusta Chronicle. Richard Edmington was listed again as a tax defaulter in Greene County. (Abstracted by Kristina Simms).
June 15, 1819. A notice was published in the Georgia Journal, Milledgeville, by William Edmondson of Greene County that he gave oath before William Tuggle, J.P., that he lost or mislaid a note for $20.25.
Sept. 21, 1819. Administrators of Archibald Martin, deceased, published in the Georgia Journal the loss of a bill of sale from William Edmondson, Constable, Greene County, to John Houghton for two negroes.
Dec. 13, 1819. Polly Edmondson married Green Evans in Greene County.
April 21, 1820. Elizabeth Edmondson was born in Greene County. (See the English family Bible from Woodlawn).
1820 Census. Greene County.
Samuel Edmondson was age 26-45, with 1 female under 10, 1 female 16-26, two people engaged in agriculture, three slaves.
William Edmondson,. 1 male 26-45. 1 male under 10. 1 female 26-45. 1 female 10-16. Four persons in agriculture. Five slaves.
Nov. 29, 1821. J.T. Edmondson married Delilah Greer, daughter of Aquilla Greer and Sarah Sayers Greer, in Greene County, Georgia. J.T. Edmondson and Robert T. Davidson were partners in a firm called EDMONDSON & DAVIDSON & COMPANY in Walton County, Georgia. Robert Davidson applied for letter of administration on the estate of Sarah Sayers Greer when she died Sept. 25, 1829. The estate settlement stated her daughter, Delilah Greer Edmondson, was living in Woodland Mills, Alabama. (Posted by Bea O’Quin, New Orleans, LA, on Edmondson GenForum, Feb. 12, 2002. (Who were J.T. Edmondson’s parents? SWE). Was Woodland Mills the present day Woodland, Alabama in Randolph County?
Oct. 19, 1824. Wills F, p. 90. Will of Samuel B. Edmondson. “I will and desire that my beloved wife keep all my property together as long as she remains my widow or until either of my four children become of legal age to marry, namely Harriott E. Edmondson, July Ann Edmondson, Henry A. Edmondson, Martha V. Edmondson. Should my wife marry, then I desire and will that there be an equal division between my wife and children. The $508 due me from Silas Gammon, $65 on Little B. Broach, ____on the estate of William Edmondson, deceased, and $13 on James Newsom. All money to be collected and the purchase of a Negro or negroes for the use of my wife and children. I appoint my friend Robert Newsome, executer. Witnesses: Jesse Booles, D.A. Newsom, Joel Newsome, Sr. Signed: Samuel B. Edmondson (Reviewed by Stephen W. Edmondson at the Probate Court office, Green County Courthouse, July 1, 2004). It appears Samuel might have been the son of William Edmondson who is listed in the Land Lottery of 1805 and who had died by 1824. William Edmondson would likely be another son of Richard Edmondson, Sr., who died in Franklin County, VA, in 1788).
Sept. 2, 1824. Martha Edmondson married Peyton Clements in Greene County. Was she the daughter of Samuel Edmondson named in the will above? This would seem illogical if the date of the marriage is correct. She might be the daughter of Thomas Edmondson in nearby Putnam County.
Dec. 13, 1824. Greene County Court of Ordinary ( Inferior Court), 1820-1836, p. 94. The will of Samuel Edmondson was attested before the court by Joel Newsome and David A. Newsome. Recorded Jan. 7, 1825, by Ebenezer Torrance, Clerk. Wills F-90. An appraiser was appointed. for the estate of Samuel Edmondson.
March 29, 1825. The Georgia Journal. Legal notice. To be sold the first Tuesday in May, all the interest of George W. Edmondson in one negro boy by the name of Frank, to satisfy an execution in favor of Daniel Earp. William Greer, D.S., Greensborough.
March 17, 1827. William Greer applied for letters of administration on the estate of Fannie Edmondson, late of Greene County, deceased. Minutes of the Court of Ordinary, 1799-1836, p. 381. This was advertised in The Georgia Journal, March 20, 1827. The ad stated she was “late of Oglethorpe County”.
Tuesday, July 3, 1827. Notice in The Georgia Journal. To be sold at the house of William Greer all the perishable property of Fanny Edmondson, late of Greene County, deceased…one bed, one horse and gig, one cow & calf.
(Bea Greer O’Quin stated William Greer married Martha Edmondson, born in Greene County, GA, and died in Noxubee County, MS. This William Greer was a son of Abraham and Elizabeth Beasley Greer, grandson of William Greer and great-grandson of Aquilla and Elizabeth Lowe Greer).
July 10, 1827. The Georgia Journal, Milledgeville. Legal Notice. To be sold at the courthouse, Greene County, the first Tuesday in September, 5 Negroes belonging to the estate of Fanny Edmondson, deceased.
Sept. 9, 1828. Elizabeth Edmundson and Jeremiah Thompson were licensed to marry. They were married the same day by James Park, Justice of the Inferior Court. He spelled her name Edmondson. (Marriages, 1817-1829, p. 375. SWE, 7-1-2004). Elizabeth is obviously not the daughter of William and Sarah (Dinah) English Edmondson. Who were her parents?) Mrs. Ann Thompson lived near the Edmondsons on Little River.
Feb. 5, 1830. William Edmondson of Green County was administrator of the estate of George W. Garlington of Greene County and sold 160 acres to Barton Loveless of Cherokee County. Cherokee County Deed Book D, pp. 194-195. Advertised in the Southern Recorder by William Edmondson. (From Nancy Wood, 2008). George W. Garlington might be the father of Richard Garlington who married one of William Edmondson’s daughters.
March 27, 1830. William Edmondson served on the Grand Jury. He was on the jury for the Greene County Superior Court in 1830 as well. The Georgia Journal published a list for the March Term in its issue of April 30, 1830.
1830 Census. P. 285.
Microfilm searched by Stephen W. Edmondson.
William Edmerson, male 30-40. 1 male 10-15. 1 male 5-10. 1 male under 5. 1 female 30-40. 1 female 10-15. 1 female 5-10. 1 female under 5. 16 slaves. Nancy Swanson lived next door.
Sept. 8, 1831. Sarah (Dinah, Hannah) English Edmondson, wife of William, died. She was born July 12, 1794.
Sept. 25, 1834. A tombstone in Woodville Cemetery, Greene County, shows Sarah A. Edmondson was born this date. She died May 26, 1916. Many McWhorters are buried in this cemetery but no other Edmondsons are found.
(THE CEMETERIES OF GREENE COUNTY GA, by E.H. Armor). See William McWhorter in Oglethorpe County.
1835. William Edmondson was on the jury, Greene County Superior Court. (The Georgia Journal). The issue of March 31, 1835, lists him for the Grand Jury, March, 1835.
Dec. 8, 1835. Elizabeth Edmondson and Thomas C. Garlington were licensed. They were married Dec. 10, 1835, by Vincent R. Thornton, M.G. (Marriages 1829-1849, p. 161. SWE. Daughter of William and Dinah English Edmondson)
May 13, 1837. Juliann Edmondson and Jeremiah Lindsay were licensed. They were married May 18, 1837, by W.R.H. Mosely, M.G. (Marriages 1829-1846, p. 201). (SWE. Juliann was the daughter of Samuel B. Edmondson).
July 19, 1837. Harriet E. Edmondson and Joseph H. Baldwin were licensed and were married July 28, 1837, by James Moore, J.P. (Marriages 1829-1849, p.204. SWE, 7-1-2004). Another daughter of Samuel Edmondson. The Baldwins moved to Cass County, Georgia (renamed Bartow) and then to Cherokee County, AL, where the 1850 Census records them. She was 30, thus born about 1820. A son, Joseph Henry Baldwin, was born in Cass County, May 25, 1842. A GenForum message from Kathryn Gavin, April 2, 2000, identified Harriet as a daughter of Samuel Edmondson and believed Samuel was a son of Richard Edmondson.
Oct. 26, 1837. Adaline Edmondson and William H. McWhorter were licensed. They were married Nov. 3, 1837, by Larkin? Lumpkin, M.G.( Marriages 1829-1846, p.212. SWE). (The will of W.P. McWhorter, Wills I, mentions a family cemetery near Stephens, Georgia, in Oglethorpe County). (William H. McWhorter married Mary E. Cheney, Nov. 14, 1865, possibly a son of this marriage. William McWhorter witnessed a deed for land on Falling Creek waters, Oglethorpe County with John Edmondson in 1819).
1839. William Edmondson and William Greer served on the Grand Jury, Greene County.
1840 Census.
Provided by Anne Kemp, copy of the original record.
Page 31 (No. 4). Taken by L.K. Sanford.
Wm. English. 1 male 5-10. 1 male 20-30. 1 male 80-90. No females.
Wm. Edmondson. 1 male under 5. 3 males 10-15. 1 male 20-30. 1 male 40-50.
1 female under 5. 1 female 5-10. 1 female 30-40.
John Armstrong. 1 male 5-10. 1 male 10-15. 1 male 15-20. 1 male 40-50.
2 females 5-10. 1 female 30-40.
June 22, 1842. Augustus P. Edmondson and Mary Ann Jones were licensed. They were married June 26, 1842, by N.M. Lumpkin, V.D.M. (Marriages 1829-1849, p.319. SWE, 7-1-2004). Augustus was a son of William and Sarah English Edmondson. He moved to Cass County (now Bartow) and then to Texas. Mary Ann Jones was daughter of Pleasant Jones and Martha Boling Jones. Pleasant’s mother was Mary Wilson Jones, a sister of Thomas Brown Wilson. A child, Martha, was born in 1849 in Georgia. The family moved to Bastrop County, Texas, apparently with her parents, and are shown in the 1850 Census. Augustus died about 1855, leaving three daughters: Ella, Martha and Julia Augusta. Mary Ann Jones Edmondson married Dr. James H. Lane. They had three children. Ella and Julia Augusta moved to McLennon County, Texas with their mother and died there. Ella’s daughter Maidie married James Quicksall. (From Nancy Edmondson Blackburn, 3-14-2008)
Dec. 28, 1846. Joseph H. Edmondson and Rebecca Ann Wilson were licensed. They were married Dec. 29, 1846. (Marriages, 1829-1849, p.426. SWE)
See the Census of 1860, Oglethorpe County. Augustus H. Edmondson, born in 1850, is probably their son.
Joseph and Rebecca were in Heard County, GA, in 1870 (census) and in Roanoke County, AL in 1880 (census). Rebecca was a daughter of Thomas Brown Wilson. Benjamin Edmondson, their youngest child in 1870, is listed in the census. (Information from descendant Nancy Blackburn, GenForum, March 3, 2008).
July 12, 1850. Eliza W. Edmondson and George W. Neal were licensed. They were married July 18, 1850, by P.H. Mell, M.G. (Marriages 1849-1852, p. 10. SWE. This book included many much later marriages, including colored people).
The Rev. P.H. Mell and his son, Dr. John D. Mell, were Baptist ministers for many years at old Bairds Church. Louis Edmondson, a slave, was baptized into membership at Bairds and became a Negro deacon who served the Negro members who participated in services with white members. After the War, Lous and his wife and daughter remained members though most of the black members started a separate church. He was faithful and after his wife’s death would be invited to the homes of white members for a Sunday meal.
1850 Census, p. 96. District 158. Sept. 10, 1850.
William Edmondson, 55, b. in GA. Farmer. All family born in GA. Real estate valued at $4000. Matilda, wife, 40. William, 20. Eliza, 16. Mary, 12. John, 10. Matilda, 7. James, 2. Matilda was William’s second wife).
Henry Edmondson. Rebecca Edmondson. No children.
May 1, 1852. The Greeneville Banner. J.H. Edmondson was a paid subscriber. A legal notice regarding public sale of the estate of William L. Crenshaw was signed by William Edmondson, administrator. This was published again July 10, 1852 (Greene County GA Newspaper Clippings, Vol. I, 1852-1873)
Oct. 23, 1852. The Greeneville Banner. William Edmondson, James F. Geer, A.J. Watson, James Cocraft, and Samuel D. Durham were trustees of the Woodville Academy, Greene County.
May 14, 1853. William Edmondson continued as a subscriber of the Banner.
August 13, 1853. The Greenville Bannner. Legal Notice. William Edmondson made application to the court for letters of guardianship on the person and property of Mary Caroline Crenshaw and William Henry Crenshaw, minors of Wiliam L. Crenshaw, deceased.
Dec. 31, 1853. The Greenville Banner. William Edmondson filed for letters of dismission as administrator of William Crenshaw.
Jan. 5, 1854. The Greenville Banner. C.L. Kennebrew, William Edmondson, John Briscoe and Joel Hurt were trustees of Bairdstown Academy, Oglethorpe County (the county line was nearby).
Sept. 16, 1854. William Edmondson continued as a subscriber to the Banner.
1854. William Edmondson lived in Militia District 138 and owned 30 slaves. Augustus B. Longstreet lived in Greene County and owned 30 slaves.
June 14, 1855. (Southern Recorder, 1830-1855). William B. Wilson of Greene County, Georgia, and Mary F. Edmondson were married at the home of George Greene in Eatonton, June 14, 1855, by the Rev. William E. Adams.
Dec. 14, 1855. Mary C. Edmondson and James Armstrong were licensed. They were married Dec. 20, 1855, by P.H. Mell, M.G. (Marriage Record C, p. 82. SWE).
Return Docket, 1856, p. 63. Jno. Armstrong, Jr., administrator of John Armstrong, Sr., deceased. Securities: Wm. Edmondson, Jas. R. Sanders, Saml. D. Dunham.
Return Docket, 1856, p. 68. John Armstrong, guardian of the orphans of Jas. Armstrong, made return on Hattie and Annie, the orphans.
Nov. 5, 1856. Martha J. Edmondson, born in Alabama in 1838, married Caleb T. Greer in Greene County, Georgia, according to Bea O’Quin, New Orleans, La, in an e-mail to SWE, Aug. 6, 2004. Caleb married Amanda Edmondson, b. March 21, 1844, in Morgan County, Georgia, Dec. 18, 1864. She died in Claiborne Parish LA Nov. 13, 1914, Bea stated. Martha and Amanda were sisters according to family account. Bea is a great-granddaughter of Caleb T. Greer.
1856, 1857, 1858. Administrators Returns. William Edmondson, administrator of George Armstrong, filed returns in these years. He was dismissed after final return in 1858. See Journal E for division of Negroes. (Checked by Stephen W. Edmondson, July 1, 2004).
1856, 1857. Guardians Returns were filed by William Edmondson, guardian of Sarah J. Craddock. Final return December, 1857. Dismissed March, 1858.
(Checked by Stephen W. Edmondson, July 1, 2004).
April 5, 1859. John Edmondson was licensed to marry Martha Freeman. They were married April 8, 1859, by Geo. A. Matthews, V.D.M. (Marriage Book C, p. 161).
March 2, 1859. J.S. Edmondson was a subscriber to the Banner.
April 8, 1859. John Edmondson married Martha Freeman in Greene County, by the Rev. George A. Matthews (Marriage Records, 1785-1783). (William Edmondson appears to have an older son John of his first marriage to Sarah (Dinah, Hannah) English and another son John of his second marriage to Matilda Rainey).
1859. William Edmondson, J.M. Cox and W.R. Wilson were made patrol commissioners for District 138. The patrols watched for escaped slaves and other questionable activities at night.
Census of 1860.
William Edmondson, 65, born in Georgia. Property value: $30,000. Matilda, 50. John, 20. Julia, 16. James, 13. All born in Georgia.
John L. Edmondson, 28, teacher, b. in Georgia. Martha, 15. Lucinda, 1 month. June 6, 1860. All born in Georgia. (John appears to have died by December, 1864, perhaps in Confederate service. See marriage license below for Martha G. Edmondson to marry William Wray).
Joseph Henry Edmondson. Rebecca, wife. Children: Joseph H., Augustus H., William, Joseph. (Check the 1850 and 1860 Oglethorpe censuses for more details). See Heard County, Georgia, 1870.
1861-1865. Listed among those in Greene County who knitted socks for Greene County volunteers in the Confederate Army were Mrs. Martha Edmondson.
May 8, 1862. Julia M. Edmondson and Marcus B. Kinnebrew were licensed to marrry and were married May 9, 1862, by John R. Young, M.G. (Marriage Book C, p. 217)
Dec. 19, 1864. Mrs. Martha G. Edmondson and William T. Wray were licensed to marry and were married Dec. 20 by W.A. Partee, J.P. (Marriage Book D, p. 54)
Nov. 11, 1865. William H. McWhorter, Jr. and Mary E. Cheney were licensed to marry and were married Nov. 11. (Marriage Book D, p. 74)
Nov. 15, 1865. John Armstrong, Jr., and Mrs. Mary C. Armstrong were licensed to marry and were married Nov. 16, by William R. Wilson, M.G. (Marriage Book D, p. 74). This was Mary C. Edmondson Armstrong, widow of James.
1865-1880. Jas. T. Edmondson was a Notary Public. (History of Greene County).
1870 Census.
Celia Edmondson, 50 bf.
Clem Edmondson, 50 bm.
Jno. Edmondson, 16 bm.
Lewis Edmondson, 34 bm.
Martha Edmondson, 18 bf.
Robert Edmondson, 22 bm.
William Edmondson, 76 wm.
April 12, 1872. Henry Edmonson (colored) and Adeline Dempsey were licensed to marry. (Marriages 1871-1874, p. 42).
Dec. 30, 1873. Bob Edmonson (colored) and Lina Haynes were licensed to marry. (Marriages 1871-1874, p. 126)
Jan. 29, 1874. Mark Woodfin (colored) and Ginny Edmondson were married. (Marriages 1871-1874, p. 139).
Feb. 5, 1874. Madison Edmondson (colored) and Josephine Hurt were married (Marriages 1871-1874, p. 142)
1875. Will Book H, p. 95-98. Will of William Edmondson. Georgia Greene County.
I William Edmondson of the state and county above written, being of sound mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking and and making void all wills by me at any time heretofore made. Having given to each and all of my children with the exception of my youngest son to wit, James Thomas Edmondson, property amounting to eleven hundred dollars more or less therefore it is my will and desire, that as soon after my decease, my just debts (which are little or nothing as I pay as I go) shall be paid. Then my son the said James Thomas Edmondson shall be paid out of my estate, eleven hundred dollars in specie or its equivalent in other property to make him equal with my other children. The residue of my estate I direct and will to be divided into eight equal parts or legacies and one part to be given to the children of my deceased son Augustus Edmondson. One part to Adeline McWhorter (my daughter) if living at my decease if not to her children. One part to my daughter Elizabeth Garlington, if living at my decease, if not to her children. One part to my son Joseph H. Edmondson if living at my decease, if not to his children. One part to my son William P. Edmondson, if living at my decease, if not to his children. One part to my daughter Eliza W. Neal, if living at my decease, if not to her child. One part to the children of my deceased daughter Mary Caroline Armstrong and the remaining part to my son James T. Edmondson, if living at my decease, if not to his children. Be it understood that the said Elizabeth Garlington, the said Joseph H. Edmondson, and the said James T. Edmondson are to have a live interest only in any of the property they receive out of my estate and at their decease said property shall go to their children. I have thought best to make this provision, for what seems to me good and sufficient reasons but not necessary to mention. Upon reflection I find that I have not given James T. Edmondson a cow and a calf as I have to my other children. I therefore direct that he shall one in addition to the legacies already specified. While I do not positively that it shall be done, I nevertheless suggest that, that part of my land, that lies northwardly of the lane leading from the public road, near the Ware lot to E.R. Cheneys, be sold to itself, and the rest of my land to itself. Should the parties named in this my will as Legatees or their legally appointed Guardians, those of them living in Georgia and Alabama, choose to divide my estate among themselves as directed in this will without going through the regular course of the laws of Georgia for settling estates, I consent and recommend them to do so, leaving the children of Augustus Edmondson, without voice in the matter, as they live so far off as to be nearly inaccessible, but I enjoin it upon all of my other heirs, or whoever may settle my estate to see that the said children have their full rights under this my will. If however the said legatees do not choose this course or cannot agree upon a division I hereby make, constitute and appoint my son-in-law Geo. W. Neal, Executor of this my last will and testament, but if at my decease the said Geo. W. Neal should not be living, or if on account of feeble health, he should decline the executorship, I leave it with the said Legatees and their legal Guardians, those of them living in Georgia and Alabama, to agree on an administrator with the wil annexed. In witness whereof I the said William Edmondson to this my last will and testament, consisting of this single sheet of paper, have set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1875. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named William Edmondson as his last will and testament, in presence of us who at his request in his presence and in presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto the day and year above written.
Wm. Edmondson
J.L. Wilson
Jasper Haynes
James M. Davant.
Dec. 3, 1875. Jas. T. Edmondson renounced the $1100 payment stipulated for him in his father’s will.
A plat of the Edmondson farm shows bordering landowners: Dr. J.M. Davant; W.R. Wilson; James L. Young; S. Mays; J.L. Wilson and the Athens Branch of the Georgia Railroad. The farm contains 250 acres, the main house and a second dwelling which might be a tenant house, a spring and a spring branch.
Georgia, Greene County. I Joel F. Thornton, Ordinary of said county hereby certify the foregoing is a true copy of the will of Wm Edmondson, Feb. 5th, 1886.
Jan. 4, 1876. Joe Edmondson and Lucinda Haley were licensed to marry and were married the same day by Jos. W. Gorkin?, J.P. (Found in Marriages 1849-52, which includes many marriages in the 1870’s and later, p. 54. SWE).
1877-1891. Marriage Book F shows no marriages by white Edmondsons.
May 3, 1877. George Edmundson (colored) and Julia Robinson were licensed to marry. (Marriages 1849-52, p. 129).
Dec. 8, 1877. Samuel Wilson (colored) and Callie Edmondson were licensed to marry this date and were married Feb. 2, 1877. (Marriages 1848-1852, p. 155).
1880 Census.
William Edmondson, 86 wm, born in Georgia.
J.T. Edmundson, 32 wm. Salina E., 31 wf, wife. Matilda G., 9, daughter. Julia, 7, daughter. William C., 6, son. Carrie E., 4, daughter. Jessie, 1, daughter. All in same household. (Researched by Stephen W. Edmondson)
William Edmondson died Dec. 31, 1882, at Bairdstown. His Military Pension Application , S.O. # 28700, S.C. # 22787, stated he served in the War of 1812 as a substitute for William P. Culberson in Capt. William Owens’ Company, Georgia Militia, from Aug. 23, 1813, until March 11, 1814. He served in Capt. Shimri Mannis Company, Georgia Militia, from Oct. 12, 1814, until March 17, 1815. He resided from 1850-1878 in Green County, Georgia. See GEORGIA PENSIONERS, Vol. I, by Dorothy Payne, 1985.
Jan. 17, 1883. W.P. Edmondson and J.H. Edmondson wrote from LaGrange to the court in Greene County, endorsing W.H. McWhorter and Robert Davison as executors of the William Edmondson will. Adaline McWhorter, Annie Wilson, and Hattie Davison, all legatees, consented.
Feb. 5, 1883. E.W. Neal and Jas. T. Edmondson consented to William H. McWhorter and Robert C. Davison as executors of William Edmondson’s estate.
Sept. 6, 1893. George F. Callahan and Julia Edmondson were licensed to marry and were married Sept. 10. (Marriage Book G, p. 52).
April 15, 1895. Bob Edmondson and Etta Houghston were licensed to marry and were married the same day by Henry Turner, M.G. (Marriages G, p. 150).
Dec. 18, 1895. Chig ? Edmondson and Arleria Norrington were licensed to marry. No date of marriage is recorded. (Marriages G, p. 191)
Oct. 6, 1897. William C. Edmondson and Mozelle A. Young were licensed to marry and were married Oct. 24 by John F. Cheney, M.G. (Marriages G, p. 142).
Dec. 27, 1899. Eddie Wilson and Julia Edmondson were licensed to marry and were married the same day by W.T. Thomas, M.G. (Marriages G, p. 473).
Dec. 19, 1900. Oscar Edmondson and Creasey Barrow were licensed to marry and were married Dec. 20, by Y. Partee, M.G. (Marriages G, p. 527).
Other Sources.
GREENE COUNTY GEORGIA LAND RECORDS: 1785-1810, by Freda Turner. Hodgson Hall, Savannah.
THE CEMETERIES OF GREENE COUNTY GEORGIA, by E.H. Armor. Hodgson Hall, Savannah.
The Henry English Bible, Greene County, Georgia, owned by Pauline Stokeley of Pelham, Georgia, at one time shows:
Marriages.
Nancy English to William Beasley, June, 1805.
Lucy English to V. Haralson
Hannah English to William Edmondson
Polly English married David Browning, Feb. 27, 1817.
Births:
Augustus P. Edmondson, Dec. 13, 1817.
Elizabeth Edmondson, April 2. 1820.
Lucy English, Feb. 20, 1785.
Sally English, Sept. 13, 1787.
Elizabeth Haralson, Dec. 21, 1813.
Jonathan Crawford Haralson, Feb. 9, 1816.
(Green County Marriages, 1806.
Vincent Haralson and Lucy English were licensed to be married Jan. 7, 1809.
Henry English and Nancy Middleton were licensed to be married May 9, 1807.
William Crawford and Nancy Hemphill were licensed to be married Oct. 27, 1801.
Letter of William Franklin Edmondson, Jr., Oct. 20, 1970. “My great-great- grandfather Philip Edmondson was born in Virginia in the mid-1700’s and came to Georgia by ox-cart in the latter part of the 1700’s, settling in Greene County. My great-grandfather William Edmondson was born in Greene County in 1802 and was a soldier in the Indian troubles of 1836. My grandfather William Pettus Edmondson was born in Greene County in 1829. He married Sally Elizabeth Bird-song in Oglethorpe County on Thursday night, March , 1857, and shortly moved to Heard County where he became a farmer and merchant. He moved to LaGrange, Troup County, continuing his farming and mercantine business. My father Dr. William Franklin Edmondson was born there on May 31, 1866, and I was born in Atlanta, June 15, 1910”.
Letter written by Mrs. Lola Edmondson Jarrell to her cousin Edgar McWhorter. See the McWhorter Collection, State Archives, Atlanta, Georgia. Copy provided by Kerin Kevin, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
“July 5th, 1928.
Dear Edgar—
I didn’t intend to wait so long to answer your letter—but I haven’t been well and I hope you will excuse me.
Wish you had told me more about your aunty—I have always loved her and her mama. If she comes this way, I sure want her to stop to see me.
I enjoyed the bit of news of yourself and your sisters—I’ll always be interested in dear Lena’s children.
I’m sorry that I can’t give you much information as to our ancestors—I am going to copy what I find in my father’s old Bible for you. Perhaps Cousin Pat McWhorter’s daughter Patty can tell you more than I. She wrote me several years ago that she wanted to join the D.A.R. and thought I could help her. My sister and I are eligible, but our ancestors were traced from my mother’s family.
This is what I find recorded in my father’s Bible—
The grandfather of W.P. Edmondson (my father) was Philemon Edmondson, who died June 20, 1842. Don’t know birth.
The father of W.P. Edmondson (my father) was William Edmondson, born Sept. 3, 1894—died Dec. 31, 1882.
The mother of W.P. Edmondson (my father) was Dinah English—she was born July 12, 1794—died Sept. 8, 1831.
The children of William and Dinah English were—
Augustus, born Dec. 31, 1817 (he married Mary Ann Jones).
Elizabeth, born April 20, 1820 (she married Thomas Garlington).
Adeline (your great-grandmother) was June 12, 1822 (she married William McWhorter)
Joseph Henry—born May 25, 1825 (he married Rebekah Wilson).
John—was born June 7, 1827—was killed in battle at Bentonville.
William P. (my father) was born Sept. 16, 1829 (he married Sarah E. Birdsong)
The second wife of William Edmondson (my grandfather) was Matilda Penn Rainy. Their children were—Eliza Lucinda, Mary Caroline, Julia Matilda and James Edmondson.
The old family Bible was given to James Edmondson, my father’s half brother—“Uncle Jimmy” we called him—his two daughters, Gertrude and Lola, are living somewhere in Florida.
Mrs. T.C. Davidson of Comer, Georgia, might be able to give you their address. If that old Bible could be found, I believe we would get some valuable information –Should you learn more than I have written you, please pass it on to me. Much love to each of you.
Lovingly,
Cousin Lola”
(It appears clear that Lola Edmondson Jarrell is correct as to the year of William Edmondson’s birth and Frank Edmondson is in error when he gives it as 1802).
Compiled by Dr. Stephen W. Edmondson, Clayton, Georgia. Revised March, 2008.
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