Elizabeth Jane Vestal1

b. 13 May 1835
FatherJay Vestal1
MotherHannah Johnson1 b. abt 1812
Birth-Calc13 May 1835 Elizabeth Jane Vestal was born in Surrey County, North Carolina, on 13 May 1835.1 
Marriage16 Jan 1855 She married Robert Edmondson, son of Col. James Glenn Edmondson and Jannet Buchanan, on 16 Jan 1855 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Cens-18601860  Following their marriage Robert and Elizabeth first lived in Washington County where they were enumerated in 1860 adjacent to Robert's sister Margaret and her husband David Reed.2 
Migration  However in the late 1860s they migrated west, settling in Morgan County, Missouri. 
Cens-18704 Jul 1870  There they were enumerated farming in Moreau township in the summer of 1870. The household also included 8 children. All but the youngest child, 2 month old George, were born in Virginia.3 
  The name of Robert and Elizabeth's second child is not clear as he/she was enumerated as William in 1860 and Martha W. in 1870. Their other children, as identified through 1870, included: Esther, Mary E., Susan, David, James, Thomas and George.3 

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Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 102. Entry abstracted as: John [sic] Edmondson Jr., 26y 11m 13d, sgl, b.WCV, farmer, s/o James and Jennet Edmondson marr Elizabeth Jane Vestel, 19y 8m 3d, sgl, b. Surry Co., NC, d/o Jay & Hannah Vestel; 16 Jan. 1855 by George R. Barr.
  2. [S234] Robert Edmondson household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 125 (original script), dwelling 918, family 881, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: Robert Edmondson, 32, farmer, owns land worth $250 and pers prop of $50; Elizabeth, 24, b. NC; Esther 5; William 3; Mary 10/12; all b. VA.
  3. [S2496] Robert Edmondson household, 1870 U.S. cens, Morgan Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Moreau township, p. 20, dwelling 159, family 159, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: Robert Edmondson, 42, farmer, owns pers. prop worth $200, b. VA; Elizabeth, 35, b. NC; Easter A., 15, b. VA; Martha W., 13, b. VA; Mary E., 10, b. VA; Susan, 9, b. VA; David, 8, b. VA; James, 6, b. VA; Thomas, 3, b. VA; George, 2/12, b. MO.