Rebecca Jane Edmondson1

b. 1835, d. 23 February 1902
FatherWilliam Moore Edmondson2 b. 14 Jan 1809, d. Nov 1875
MotherMatilda Wedding3 b. 3 Oct 1813, d. 9 Mar 1900
Birth1835 Rebecca Jane Edmondson was born in Mary or June 1835 in Lodi, Washington County, Virginia.4,5,6 
Marriage She married John McCall, son of William McCall and Elizabeth Logan.7 
Cens-187025 Sep 1870  Rebecca and John lived in the Saltville township area of Washington County in 1870. John owned land valued at $2,000. The household also included 9 children, who ranged in age from 16 year old Nancy to 6 month old Thomas.8 
Migration In the latter 1870s Rebecca and John left Virginia and migrated west to Texas. Family stories relate that their oldest daughter Nancy Yeatts had already moved to Texas with her husband's family. John heard stories of the plentiful land in Texas and decided to follow them.9 
Cens-188029 Jun 1880 The family apparently first settled in Wise County where John (50), Rebecca (44) and 8 of their children were recorded. This included their daughter Martha and her husband Ben Neikirk.10 
  One of the 8 children was a son born in 1873 in Virginia and named Abednego for Rebecca's grandfather, Abednego Wedding. 
  The family did not remain in Wise County be at some point moved slightly northwest, settling in Wichita County which sits on the Texas-Oklahoma state line. 
Widowed26 Feb 1899  John died in 1899 while the family was living in Wichita County. 
Cens-190030 Jun 1900  The following year Rebecca was enumerated in the household of her 34 year old son Frank and his wife Roxie. Her entry stated that she was the mother of 10 children 8 of whom were living.6 
Death23 Feb 1902 Rebecca died on 23 Feb 1902, probably in Oklahoma.9 
Burial She was buried in Blair, Jackson County, Oklahoma.9 
  Rebecca's 1900 census enumeration indicated that 2 of her 10 children were deceased. Those known (to me) to be living at the time, besides sons Francis and Abednego (who used the nickname Rider in 1900), included her daughter Nancy Yeatts (who was killed by lightning in 1901) and her son Henry (who died in 1935 in California).11,9 

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Family

John McCall b. 11 Jul 1829, d. 26 Feb 1899
Children
  • Nancy Matilda McCall12 (5 Jun 1854 - )
  • William McCall8 (circa 1855 - )
  • Martha McCall8 (3 May 1857 - Jun 1930)
  • John E. McCall10,13 (20 Dec 1859 - )
  • James McCall10 (circa 1862 - )
  • Henry Robert McCall10 (8 Nov 1863 - 4 Aug 1935)
  • Francis McCall10 (Jan 1866 - )
  • Sarah McCall10 (circa 1868 - )
  • Thomas Oliver McCall10 (circa 1870 - )
  • Abednego McCall10 (Feb 1873 - )
ChartsDescendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited10 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S681] Martha Keys, "William M. Edmondson-Matilda Wedding" family group sheet.
  2. [S707] William M. Edmondson will (1875), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 19: 1. The will was dated 30 Oct. 1875 and recorded in court 22 Nov. 1875. William named his son John W. as his executor with Robert White and C. Alderson witnesses.
  3. [S367] Wm Edmondson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 112b (stamped), dwelling 684, family 684, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2005, image 90 of 289. Enumeration includes: Wm Edmondson, 40, farmer, land $2,700; Matilda 35; John 17; Rebeka 15; Elizabeth 13; Martha 11; Mary 9; Matilda 8; Amanda 6; Sarah 4; Henry 2; William 3/12; all b. VA.
  4. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004. Howard's report cites different dates in different parts of the report: 29 June 1835 and 23 June 1836.
  5. [S1346] Oliver N. Edmondson, Henry Horne Edmondson Genealogy, p. 22. Subject was author's great aunt; date of birth reported as June 24, 1835 at Lodi, VA; on a later page (p. 27) he lists her date of birth as June 29, 1835.
  6. [S2231] Frank McCall household, 1900 U.S. cens., Wichita Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct 6, ED 127, sheet 12A (p. 245 (stamped), dwelling 222, family 222, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2009, image 23 of 24. Household includes: Frank McCall, 34, b. Jan. 1866, marr 13 yrs, farmer, b. VA; Roxie, wife, 32, b. Jan. 1868 b. TX, marr 13 yrs, mother of 3 children, 2 are living; Blance, dau, 10, b. Aug. 1889 TX; Sam, son, 3, b. Jan. 1876 TX, b. TX; Rebecca, mother, 65, wid, b. May 1835, b. VA, mother of 10 children, 8 are living; Rider, brother, 27, b. Feb. 1873, b. VA.
  7. [S707] William M. Edmondson will (1875), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 19: 1. The will was dated 30 Oct. 1875 and recorded in court 22 Nov. 1875. It named William's daughter Rebecca J. McCall.
  8. [S635] Jno McCaull household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville Twp, p. 211 stamped, dwelling 158, family 158, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2009, image 13 of 18. Household includes: Jno McCaull, 41, farmer, owns land valued at $2,000; pers. prop of $600; Rebecca, 36; Nancy 16; William, 15; Martha, 13; John, 11; James, 9; Henry, 7; Francis, 5; Sarah, 2; Thomas 6/12; all b. VA.
  9. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004. Howard cites data provided him by Frank Buchanan who received it from Robert Yeatts.
  10. [S2230] John McCall household, 1880 U.S. cens., Wise Co., Texas, pop sched., Precinct 1, ED 125, page 113 (stamped), dwelling 629, family 629, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2009, image 61 of 75. Household includes: John McCall, 50, farmer; Rebecca, 44, wife; John, 20, son; James, 18, son; Henry, 16, son; Francis, 14, son; all prev. males listed as farmers; Sarah, 12, dau; Oliver, 10, son; Abednego, 7, son; Ben Neikirk, 30, son-in-law; Martha, 22, dau; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  11. [S2232] Donna Harvey, "Any McCall," e-mail to D. Powell, 25 Jan. 2009. Donna is the great granddaughter of Henry Robert McCall who was the son of John McCall and Rebecca Edmondson.
  12. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 90. Record abstracted as: Nancy Matilda McCall, b. 5 June 1854 to John and Rebecca J. McCall.
  13. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 90. Record abstracted as: John E. McCall, b. 20 Dec. 1859 to John and Rebecca McCall.