Carrie Jane Preston1

b. 28 January 1868, d. 20 March 1942
Carrie (Preston) Edmondson & dau "Kate"
photo courtesy Lisa McHenry
FatherJohn Preston1 b. 28 Sep 1834, d. 3 Apr 1911
MotherElizabeth Gray1 b. 10 Sep 1834, d. 24 Feb 1889
Birth28 Jan 1868 Carrie Jane Preston was born on 28 Jan 1868 in Virginia.2,3 
Marriage6 Mar 1889 She married Andrew Davis Edmondson, son of Samuel Porter Edmondson and Elizabeth Katherine Alderson, on 6 Mar 1889 in Washington County, Virginia. This marriage date may not be accurate or the date of birth (Jan. 1889) recorded on their infant son's stone may not be correct.4 
  In 1898 Carrie's sister Polly married Andrew's second cousin William J. Edmondson and in 1906 Carrie's first cousin, Evelyn Preston, married Andrew's brother, John Buchanan. 
Cens-19005 Jun 1900  Carrie and Andrew lived in Washington County following their marriage. There they were recorded on the 1900 census. Carrie (enumerated as "Cassie"), at age 32, was listed as the mother of 4 children, 3 of whom were living. They included son Samuel P. (8), daughter Elizabeth (3) and son John (1). Andrew was employed as a farmer; the couple had been married 11 years.3 
Cens-191019 Apr 1910  When they were again recorded 10 years later 3 additional children had been added to the family: Robert, Carrie and Rebecca.5 
  In the years before and after the 1910 census several of Andrew's siblings migrated west, as did his parents. Andrew and Carrie did not join them. 
Cens-19208 Jan 1920 They stayed in Virginia, but settled in Leesburg, Loudoun County where Andrew's occupation in 1930 was listed as "orchardist". The couple rented a home which they shared with sons John (21) and Robert (19), and daughters Carrie (17), Rebecca (14) and Margaret (8).6 
Death20 Mar 1942 Carrie died on 20 Mar 1942 in Leesburg, Loudon County, Virginia, at age 74.2,7 
Burial She was buried at Union Cemetery in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.2 

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Carrie and Andrew, photographed on the porch of Samuel and Elizabeth (Alderson) Edmondson's home near Lodi, VA on 20 Aug. 1898. Click on the camera icon for a larger photo identifying each family member, including Carrie who gave birth to a son 4 weeks after the photo was taken8

Family

Andrew Davis Edmondson b. 8 May 1864, d. 8 Mar 1950
Children
  • infant son Edmondson9 (27 Jan 1889 - 27 Jan 1889)
  • Samuel Preston Edmondson3 (12 Feb 1892 - 1951)
  • Elizabeth Katherine Edmondson+3 (4 Aug 1896 - 8 Feb 1958)
  • John B. Edmondson3 (21 Sep 1898 - 1983)
  • Robert William Edmondson6 (17 Aug 1900 - 1953)
  • Carrie Mae Edmondson6
  • Rose Rebecca Edmondson6 (5 Jun 1905 - 27 Apr 1978)
  • Margaret Craig Edmondson6 (13 Sep 1911 - 4 Jun 1943)
Last Edited27 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S165] John Preston household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston district, ED 100, page 6B, dwelling 42, family 42, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Apr 2007, image 6 of 54. Household includes: John Preston, 46, farmer; Elizabeth, 46, wife; Thomas J., son, 19; James F., son, 14; Carrie Jane, dau, 11; Polly J., dau, 9; Louisa E., dau, 8; Nancy Ann, dau, 6; Samuel F., son, 4; Robert M., son, 1; all b. VA; all children b. VA.
  2. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed June 2013). Carrie Jane Preston Edmondson memorial #50895165, Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia (entry includes photo of shared stone: Edmondson, Andrew D. May 8, 1864-Mar 8, 1950; Carrie J. Jan. 28, 1868-Mar 20, 1942).
  3. [S634] A. D__ Edmondson household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon district, ED 106, sheet 2B, dwelling 38, family 38, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 4 of 23. Enumeration includes A. D_ Edmondson, 36, b. May 1864, 36, marr 11 yrs, farmer; Cassie J., wife, 32, b. Jan 1868, marr 11 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 are living; Samuel P., son, 8, b. Feb. 1892; Elizabeth K., dau, 3, b. Aug. 1896; John B., son, 1, b. Sept. 1898; Frank Widener, 19, farm laborer; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  4. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, pp. 31, 86. A. Davis Edmondson, 24, sgl, b. & resid Wash. Co., VA, merchant, s/o S.P. & E.K. Edmondson AND Carrie J. Preston, 21, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John & Bettie Preston; marr 6 March 1889.
  5. [S237] Andrew D. Edmondson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 121, sheet 3A (p. 89 stamped), dwelling 42, family 42, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Mar 2007, image 5 of 29. Enumeration includes: Andrew D. Edmondson, 45, marr #1, marr at 21, farmer; Carrie J., wife, 41, marr #1, marr at 21, mother 7 children, 6 are living; Samuel P., son, 18; Elizabeth C., dau, 13; John B., son, 11; Robert, son, 9; Carrie M., dau, 7; Rabecca, dau, 5; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S1672] A.D. Edmondson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Loudoun Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Leesburg, ED 69, sheet 10A (p. 162 stamped), dwelling 224, family 232, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2007, image 19 of 31. Enumeration includes: A.D. Edmondson, 54 [faded], orchardist, rents home; Carrie, wife, 51; John, son, 21; Robert, son, 19; Carrie, dau, 17; Rebecca, dau, 14; Margaret, dau, 8; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  7. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004.
  8. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Lisa McHenry.
  9. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 207. Stone reported to read: Infant Edmondson, s/o A.D. & C.J. Edmondson, b/d 27 Jan. 1889.