Frank Preston Edmondson1

b. October 1880, d. 12 June 1943
FatherJohn Buchanan Edmondson1,2 b. 14 Dec 1838, d. 14 Mar 1890
MotherMary Jane Snodgrass1,2 b. 16 Mar 1839, d. 3 Sep 1902
BirthOct 1880 Frank Preston Edmondson was born in Oct 1880 in Virginia.3 
  Frank was the 7th son and 9th child in a family of 11 children. His father died in 1890 when he was about 10 years old and all 8 of his older siblings died (many from consumption) before the 1900 census was recorded. 
Marriage2 Jun 1902 He married Stella May Pafford, daughter of William F. Pafford and Caroline Elizabeth Kelly, on 2 Jun 1902 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Cens-19102 May 1910  Frank and Stella appear to have spent at least the first 8 years of their marriage in Virginia. They were enumerated in 1910 in Bedford County with Frank (7), Mary (4) and John (1). Frank's occupation was listed as "farmer."4 
Migration  Sometime between 1910 and 1915 the couple migrated west to Union County, New Mexico, where Frank's uncle, Samuel Edmondson, and several members of his family had settled. Frank's brother Marion also moved to Union County. 
Land-Patent31 Jul 1917  Frank purchased 40 acres of land in Union County as a cash entry sale from the federal government on 31 Jul 1917. The tract was located in section 35, township 29 north, range 31 east.5 
Cens-19206 Jan 1920 The 1920 census enumeration recorded Frank and Stella farming in the community of Des Moines (Union County). Frank was recorded as 35 years old; Stella was 38. They owned their own farm. The household also included their children: Frank (16), Mary (14), John (11) and Philip (5).6 
Widowed  Stella probably died between 1920 and 1930. 
Marriagebefore 1930 He married Nancy St__ey before 1930.7 
Cens-19304 Apr 1930 In 1930 Frank was enumerated at age 49, having been first married at age 21. Listed with him as his wife was Nancy H. Buchanan, age 55, who also first married at 21. She was born in Texas. Frank's sons John and Philip were living with the couple, as was Frank's brother-in-law [presumed to be Nancy's brother]. Frank was recorded as the owner of his own ranch and it was noted that he also owned a radio, one of the questions unique to the 1930 census.7 
Death12 Jun 1943 Frank died on 12 Jun 1943 in Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, at age 62.8 
  Frank's 2 older children settled in California; John and Philip appear to have remained in New Mexico.9,2 

Family

Stella May Pafford b. abt 1881, d. bef 1930
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Descendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited7 Feb 2013

Citations

  1. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 32. Frank Preston Edmondson, 21, s/o John B. & Mary J. Edmondson, farmer AND Stella May Pafford, 21, d/o W.F. & C.E. Pafford; marr: 2 June 1902 by W.W. Hicks.
  2. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962.
  3. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004. Howard has 2 dates for Frank's birth: 11 oct. and 31 Oct.
  4. [S1668] Frank P. Edmondson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Bedford Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Bellevue district, ED 1, sheet 13B, dwelling 185, family 177, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 26 of 36. Enumeration includes: Frank P. Edmondson, 29, marr #1, marr 7 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Stella, wife, 29, marr #1, marr 7 yrs, mother 3 children, all living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Frank G., son, 7; Mary E., dau, 4; John P., son, 1 6/12; all b. VA; Thomas Jones, hired man, 22, sgl, b. VA.
  5. [S1683] United States Bureau of Land Management, "Patent Search", database, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch : accessed March 2007), entry for Frank P. Edmondson, Clayton office, doc. no. 022348.
  6. [S1669] Frank P. Edmondson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Union Co., New Mexico, pop. sched., Des Moines, ED 250, sheet 2A (p. 283 stamped), family 38, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 3 of 23. Enumeration includes: Frank P. Edmondson, 38, b. VA, farmer, owns farm; Stella P., wife, 38, b. MO; Frank G., son, 16; Mary E., dau, 14; John P., son, 11; all b. VA; Philip R., son, 5. b. NM.
  7. [S1670] Frank P. Edmondson household, 1930 U.S. cens., Union Co., New Mexico, pop. sched., Precinct 44, ED 30-41, sheet 2A (p. 296 stamped), dwelling 23, family 26, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 3 of 9. Enumeration includes: Frank P. Edmondson, 49, marr at 21, rancher, owns own farm, owns radio, b. VA, parents b. VA; Nancy H., wife, 55, marr at 21, b. TX; John P., son, 21, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. TX [sic]; Philip R., son, 15, b. NM, father b. VA, mother b. TX [sic]; N.C. Sta__y [Stanley, Starkey?], bros-in-law, 6_, marr, b. TX, stock laborer.
  8. [S2828] "New Mexico Statewide Death Records, 1889-1945", database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Dec. 2011); entry for Frank Preston Edmondson, d. 12 Jun 1943, citing New Mexico Death Records, FHL microfilm 1913317 (parents listed as John B. Edmondson and Mary Jane Snodgrass; spouse: Nannie Edmondson).
  9. [S1440] "Social Security Death Index", Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : viewed Feb. 2007), for John P. Edmondson data.