Rosa Belle Edmondson1,2

b. 12 November 1861, d. 20 February 1897
FatherJohn Buchanan Edmondson1 b. 14 Dec 1838, d. 14 Mar 1890
MotherMary Jane Snodgrass1,3 b. 16 Mar 1839, d. 3 Sep 1902
Birth12 Nov 1861 Rosa Belle Edmondson was born on 12 Nov 1861.1,4 
Marriage15 Oct 1884 She married William R. Cole, son of James L. Cole and Elizabeth Patterson, on 15 Oct 1884 in Washington County, Virginia.3 
Death20 Feb 1897 Rosa died on 20 Feb 1897 at age 35.1,4 
Burial She was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia. Rosa's headstone uses her married name, however she is also listed on her parent's family monument.1,4 
  Because William and Rosa married after the 1880 census and she died before 1900 there is no census enumerating them with their children. However, cemetery and other records recreate the family structure. Two children died in the 1890s, including a son who died from consumption. Several of Rosa's younger siblings also died from consumption during this time frame. William and Rosa's daughter Amy died in 1905 (cause not stated). William married for a second time the year following Rosa's death, but then died himself in July 1900. 

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Rosa's headstone; (second image shows Rosa's inscription -with her siblings - on her parent's Edmondson family monument)
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery

Family

William R. Cole b. 29 Sep 1858, d. 21 Jul 1900
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Descendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited21 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 207. Rosa B. Edmondson, d/o John B. & M.J. Edmondson, 12 Nov. 1861- 20 Feb. 1897.
  2. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962. Source provides full middle name.
  3. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 20, 31. Rosa B. Edmondson, 23, sgl, b. & resid. Washington Co., VA, d/o John B. & Mary Edmondson AND Wm R. Cole, 26, sgl, b & resid WCV, farmer, s/o James & Eliza Cole; 15 Oct. 1884.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 206. Stone reported to read: Rosa B. Cole, w/o William R. Cole, 12 Nov. 1861 - 20 Feb. 1897.
  5. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962.
  6. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 206. Stone reported to read: Amy Lee Cole, d/o W.R. & R.B. Cole, 29 Nov. 1886-22 Feb. 1905, age 18y, 2m, 23d.
  7. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 206. Stone reported to read: Mary E. Cole, d/o W.R. & R.B. Cole, 9 Feb. 1889-30 Jun 1890.
  8. [S237] Marion G. Edmondson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 121, sheet 2A (p. 88 stamped), dwelling 26, family 26, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 3 of 29. Enumeration includes: Marion G. Edmondson, 27, marr #1, marr 2 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Laura M., wife, 27, marr #1, marr 2 yrs, mother of 1 child, is living; Aileen G., dau, 1 ?/12 b. VA; Andrew R. Cole, nephew, 16, b. VA, parents b. VA.
  9. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004. Howard cites unspecified 1901 Washington Co. court papers.
  10. [S86] Fridley, "Washington Co., VA Deaths 1886-1896" online database, <www.Ancestry.com>, data entered as John Cole, d. 21 Dec. 1896 of consumption at age 1 yr, 4 mos and 5 days, parents W.R. & Rosa Cole, b. Washington Co., VA.