Martha Jane Edmondson

b. circa 1858, d. 28 June 1863
FatherAndrew Edmondson1,2 b. 13 Jan 1801, d. 10 Jan 1862
MotherRosanna Buchanan3 b. 8 Feb 1817, d. 15 Nov 1894
BirthCircacirca 1858 Martha Jane Edmondson was born in Virginia circa 1858.4 
Death28 Jun 1863 Martha died on 28 Jun 1863 in Washington County, Virginia.5 
Obituary7 Aug 1863  Martha's obituary, posted in the Abingdon Virginian on Aug. 7, 1863, read in part:

Little Mattie, daughter of Andrew and Rosanna Edmondson, departed this life June 28th, 1863. She was thought by her family to be a child of more than ordinary mental ability. Although very young, she talked a great deal about dying, and requested them all to meet her in heaven. She said she was going to her papa who had gone before her...5
 
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited17 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 208.
  4. [S234] Andrew Edmondson household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Liberty Hall post office, p. 153, dwelling 1139, family 1094, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 155 of 361. Enumeration includes: Andrew Edmondson, 59, farmer, owns real estate: $10,000 and pers. prop of $4,000; Rosa Ann, 43; Samuel 19; Margaret 16; Harriet 14; Florence 12; Mariam 10; Andrew 6; Mattie 2; Martha Edmondson 80; William Smith 10; all b. VA.
  5. [S2806] "Obituary", Abingdon Virginian, 7 Aug 1863, page 3; digital image, The Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/: viewed Nov. 2011).