Samuel Porter Edmondson1

b. 3 December 1840, d. 22 May 1932
Samuel Porter Edmondson
photo courtesy Marda Gunter
FatherAndrew Edmondson2,3 b. 13 Jan 1801, d. 10 Jan 1862
MotherRosanna Buchanan4,3 b. 8 Feb 1817, d. 15 Nov 1894
Birth3 Dec 1840 Samuel Porter Edmondson was born on 3 Dec 1840 at Lodi in Washington County, Virginia.5,3 
Guardian22 Dec 1862 Samuel was named guardian of his 6 younger siblings on 22 Dec 1862. Their father had died earlier that year.6 
Marriage25 Dec 1862 He married Elizabeth Katherine Alderson, daughter of George W. Alderson and Lydia Patterson, on 25 Dec 1862 in Washington County.1,7 
Military During the Civil War Samuel served as 4th corporal of Company F. of the 37th Virginia Infantry (CSA). He enlisted at Glade Spring on April 25th, 1861 and was discharged in June, 1862 suffering from camp fever. A letter written at the time described him as 5 ft, 5 inches tall with gray eyes and dark hair.8,9,10 
Cens-18805 Jun 1880  Samuel and Elizabeth provided a home for Samuel's mother after she was widowed. In 1880 three generations were recorded living together: Samuel at age 39 was the head of the family; Elizabeth was 37. Their children were listed as: Andrew D. 16, Thomas J. 14, Charley Cole 9, Rosa A. 7, John B. 5, Sam'l G. 3; Mary 11/12, (b. June). Rosa Ann Edmondson was 63.11 
  Two other children, Lydia and William, had died in infancy and two more would be born after the 1880 census was recorded. 
Public Serv1887 Samuel was elected to represent Washington County in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1887.12 
Cens-19001900  At the turn of the century Samuel and Elizabeth were recorded on their farm in the Holston District of Washington County. They had been married 38 years. Elizabeth's entry provided the information that she was the mother of 11 children, 9 of whom were living. Sons Thomas (34) and Samuel (22), both single, helped run the farm while their younger brothers Sidney and Henry still attended school.13 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910  Ten years later the 3 younger boys had all left home; however Samuel and Elizabeth's daughter Mary Gentry had returned home with her 10 year old son Thomas and 9 year old daughter Rosa.14 
Migration  In the years prior to 1910 several of Samuel and Elizabeth's children settled "out west", spending time in Oklahoma (Oklahoma Territory or Indian Territory) before moving on to New Mexico. Sons John and Sidney settled in Union County, New Mexico, while daughter Rose Fleming and her husband, who had initially lived in Hunt Co., Texas, remained in Oklahoma. In April 1911 Samuel and Elizabeth joined their sons in New Mexico.15,5 
Land-Patent15 Sep 1914 Samuel homesteaded 324 acres of land in Union County which he received a patent for on September 15th 1914. The land comprised several parcels, most of which were located in Section 3 of Township 26N, Range 36E.16,17 
  Several of Samuel and Elizabeth's other children also moved to New Mexico after the 1910 census so that by 1920 sons Thomas, Charles, John, Sidney and Henry, as well as daughter Mary were all residing in Union County. Son Samuel spent some time in Oklahoma but returned to Tennessee and then Virginia. Son Andrew remained in Virginia and daughter Rosa remained in Oklahoma. Two of Samuel's nephews, Frank P. and Marion G. Edmondson (sons of Samuel's deceased brother John) settled in Union County during this time as well. 
Cens-19203 Jan 1920  By 1920 Samuel and Elizabeth appear to have moved into the town of Clayton in Union County. They were enumerated living on Walnut Street in the household of their son Sidney who was a physician.18 
Widowed27 Dec 1927  Elizabeth died in late December, 1927.19 
Cens-19309 Apr 1930  In April 1930, Samuel was recorded in the household of his daughter Rose and her family who resided in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Samuel was 89 years old.20 
Death22 May 1932 Samuel died on 22 May 1932 according to the New Mexico death index, funeral home records and his obituary, however Samuel's headstone states he died May 20, 1931.21,22,3,23 
Burial He was buried at Clayton Cemetery in Clayton, Union County, New Mexico.23 

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Samuel and Elizabeth with their children (and their spouses and children), photographed at their home near Lodi, VA on 20 Aug. 1898. The occasion may have been a visit to Virginia by Rose and Calvin Fleming, who lived in Texas at the time. Click on the camera icon for a larger photo identifying each family member24
Samuel and Elizabeth with their children, probably also photographed on 20 Aug. 1898. Click on the camera icon for a larger photo identifying each family member.25
Samuel and Elizabeth's home at Lodi, Virginia
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Family

Elizabeth Katherine Alderson b. 13 Apr 1843, d. 27 Dec 1927
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited1 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 102. Samuel Porter Edmondson, 22y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Andrew & Rosana Edmondson AND Elizabeth C. Alderson, 22y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o George W. & Lydia Alderson; 25 Dec. 1862.
  2. [S851] Andrew Edmondson will (recorded 1862), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 15: 302. The will was written 22 Nov. 1861 and recorded 28 Jan. 1862. John B. Edmondson and Sampson C. Patterson took the oath of executors and posted bond in the amount of $12,000 with Mathew H. Buchanan and William King their securities.
  3. [S3215] "Samuel Porter Edmondson", WeRelate, genealogy wiki, (www.werelate.org : viewed 27 Jun 2013), member "Gendigger" contributed an abstract of Samuel Edmondson's obituary, published 25 May 1932 in the Clayton News, Clayton, Union County, New Mexico. See: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/…
  4. [S714] Rose Ann Edmondson (recorded 1895), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 25: 206. Samuel P. Edmondson was named executor; Wm R. Buchanan and Benjamin Reed were witnesses. The will was dated 24 Jan. 1894 and recorded 18 Apr 1895.
  5. [S2438] Marda Gunter, "Samuel Porter Edmondson," e-mail to D. Powell, 11 Feb. 2013. Marda shared a copy of records she received from Hass Funeral Directors in Clayton, New Mexico.
  6. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 64. Samuel P. Edmondson named guardian of Margaret A., Harriet C., Sarah F., Rosanna M., Andrew F. and Martha Jane Edmondson, orphans of Andrew Edmondson, deceased. Bond: $12,000. Sureties: James Crow and William King Heiskell.
  7. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962. No marriage date given.
  8. [S2729] "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Belonging to Units From Virginia," digital images, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed Feb. 2013); Samuel P. Edmondson, corporal, Co. F, 37th Virginia Infantry; certification for pay, letter from Capt. Geo Graham.
  9. [S3082] Charles F. Coan, History of New Mexico, Vol III, 1925, p. 405.
  10. [S1310] "Roll of F. Co., 37th Virginia Infantry", Washington County News - 3rd Annual Historical edition, Feb. 20, 1969, page 11A. The original roll was compiled by Capt. George Graham and was reproduced for the historical edition.
  11. [S165] Sam'l P. Edmondson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 100, page 246C (stamped), dwelling 86, family 86, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 11 of 54. Enumeration includes: Sam'l P. Edmondson, 39, farmer, marr; Elizabeth K., wife, 37, marr; Andrew D., 16, son; Thomas J., 14, son; Charley Cole, son, 9; Rosa A., dau, 7; John B., son, 5; Sam'l G., son, 3; Mary, dau, 11/12, b. June; Rosa Ann, mother, 63, wid; Clara Anderson, 18, servant; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  12. [S2207] Lewis Preston Summers, History of Southwest Virginia 1746-1786, p. 789. "Samuel P. Edmondson"; page includes a brief bio and sketch.
  13. [S634] Samuel Edmonson [sic] household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 114, sheet 14B, dwelling 263, family 265, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2013. Household includes: Samuel Edmonson, 59, b. Dec. 1840, marr 38yrs, employed in farming; Elizabeth, wife, 57, b. Apr 1843, marr 38yrs, mother of 11 children, 9 are living; Thomas J., son, 34, b. June 1866, farm laborer; Samuel G., son, 22, b. May 1878, farm laborer; cont. next page: Cidney [sic] M., son, 18, b. Feb. 1882, at school; Henry H., son, 14, b. May 1886, at school; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  14. [S237] Samuel P. Edmondson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 121, sheet 2A (p. 88 stamped), dwelling 27, family 27, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 3 of 29. Enumeration includes: Samuel P. Edmondson, 69, marr #1, marr 47 yrs, farmer; Elibeth K. [sic], wife, 67, marr #1, marr 47 yrs, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Thomas J., son, 4_, sgl; all b. VA, parents b. VA; Mary E. Gentry, dau, 30, [letter indicating if married may be a "D"], marr 0 yrs, mother 2 children, both living, b. VA; Thomas Gentry, grandson, 10, b. VA, mother b. VA, father b. NC; Rosa K. Gentry, granddaughter, 9, b. NC, father b. NC, mother b. VA; Sophia Trent, servant, 68, wid.
  15. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004. Citing records of Rock Springs Church of Washington Co. Virginia, which report Thomas J. Edmondson "dismissed" to Clayton, NM 1911.
  16. [S1683] United States Bureau of Land Management, "Patent Search", database, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch : accessed March 2007), entry for Samuel P. Edmondson, Clayton office, doc. no. 013204.
  17. [S16] Samuel received his patent under the authority of the enlarged Homestead Act of 1909 which increased the acreage a settler could receive from 160 to 320 acres. This was done to encourage development of lands that did not have a ready water source. In 1912, the residency requirement for homesteading was shortened from 5 to 3 years (source: E. Wade Home, Land & Property Research in the US (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997).
  18. [S1669] Sidney M. Edmondson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Union Co., New Mexico, pop. sched., Clayton, ED 221, sheet 3A (p. 115 stamped), dwelling 41, family 44, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 5 of 44. Enumeration includes: Sidney M. Edmondson, 37, b. VA, parents b. VA, doctor; Hattie C., wife, 35, b. VA; Tommie C., dau, 11, b. OK; Sidney, son, 8, b. NM; Samuel P., father, 79, b. VA, parents b. VA; Elizabeth, mother, 79, b. VA, parents b. VA; res 224 Walnut St.
  19. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004.
  20. [S1675] Calvin C. Fleming household, 1930 U.S. cens., Cleveland Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Norman, ED 14-18, sheet 10A (p. 165 stamped), dwelling 212, family 249, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Mar 2007, image 19 of 36. Enumeration includes: Calvin C. Fleming, 56, marr at 20, b. TX, cab driver; Rose E., wife, 57, marr at 21, b. VA; Juanita, dau, 19, b. OK; Rosalie, dau, 17, b. OK; Samuel P. Edmondson, father-in-law, 89, wid, marr at 21, b. VA.
  21. [S2828] "New Mexico Statewide Death Records, 1889-1945", database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Dec. 2011); entry for Samuel Porter Edmondson, d. 22 May, 1932, citing New Mexico Death Records, FHL microfilm 1913293.
  22. [S2438] Marda Gunter, "Samuel Porter Edmondson," e-mail to D. Powell, 11 Feb. 2013. Marda shared a copy of records she received from Hass Funeral Directors in Clayton, New Mexico which states he died 22 May 1932 at Clayton.
  23. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Feb. 2013). Samuel Porter Edmondson memorial, Clayton Cemetery, Union Co., NM (entry includes photo of stone: "Samuel P. Edmondson Dec. 3 1840, May 20, 1931."
  24. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Lisa McHenry.
  25. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Juanita Pinkston.
  26. [S2828] "New Mexico Statewide Death Records, 1889-1945", database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Dec. 2011); entry for Charles Cale [sic] Edmondson, d. 5 May 1938, citing New Mexico Death Records, FHL microfilm 1913307.