Margaret Jane Beaty Buchanan1

b. 28 January 1818 or 28 January 1819, d. 27 August 1895
FatherWilliam Buchanan2 b. Apr 1777, d. 9 Nov 1845
MotherMargaret Buchanan b. 11 Oct 1781, d. 25 Mar 1855
Birth28 Jan 1818 or 28 Jan 1819 Margaret Jane Beaty Buchanan was born on 28 Jan 1818 or 28 Jan 1819 near Liberty Hall, Washington County, Virginia.3,4 
Marriage7 Jun 1836 She married John Lowry Glenn Edmondson, son of Capt Robert Edmondson and Mary Glenn, on 7 Jun 1836 in Washington County.5,6 
Legatee20 May 1844  Margaret's father, writing his will in the Spring of 1844, left her $50.00 and refered to her as Margaret J.B. Edmondson, wife of John Edmondson.2 
Cens-1850Jun 1850 The 1850 census was the first federal enumeration to record all members of a household. John (37) and Margaret (31) were recorded with William (10), Robert (9), Mathew (7), Samuel (6), Margaret (4), Mary (3) and John (9/12). John's occupation was listed as farmer and his property was valued at $1,000.7 
  The enumerator appears to have missed Sally and misrecorded the infant John's age. 
Cens-186020 Jul 1860 John and Margaret's family continued to expand in the years between the 1850 and 1860 census. In the summer of 1860 11 children, ranging in age from 21 year old William to 1 year old Virginia, were listed as part of the household. John's real estate holdings were estimated at $3,000 and his personal property at $1,000.8 
WidowedMar 1865  Margaret was widowed when John died in March 1865. 
Cens-18701870  Five years later Margaret was enumerated on the 1870 census for Washington County as the head of her household. She owned real estate valued at $1,800 and personal property of $250. Five children were still at home with her: Mathew (26), Mary (21), Rosanna (18), Hettie (15) and Isabel (10).9 
Legatee1879  When the estate of James, Mathew and Robert Buchanan was settled in 1879, Margaret inherited $583 [they were her uncles].10,11 
Cens-18807 Jun 1880  In June 1880 the family structure was little changed. Mathew had not married and was farming the family lands. His younger sisters Rose [Rosanna], Hettie and Isabella [America Isabel] were also still at home with their widowed mother.12 
  Daughter Mary had married the previous fall; daughter Rose would marry in late 1881; daughter Isobel in 1885. Margaret's son Mathew and daughter Hettie did not marry. 
Death27 Aug 1895 Margaret died on 27 Aug 1895 near Liberty Hall.3 
Burial She was buried at Moore Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Family

John Lowry Glenn Edmondson b. 14 Feb 1813, d. 1 Mar 1865 or 7 Mar 1865
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Last Edited16 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S1275] Letter, Mary Craig Caldwell Rhea to Wm E. "Buck" Buchanan, March 1994. Mrs. Rhea abstacted this information from an old Edmondson Bible which is in her possession.
  2. [S701] William Buchanan will (1846), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 10: 92. The will was dated 20 May 1844 and recorded in court 27 Apr. 1846. Russell M. Buchanan and Andrew Edmondson were the executors with Wm Buchanan ad Elijah Widener as witnesses.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 212. Stone is reported to read: Margret J. Buchanan, w/o John L. G. Edmondson, 28 Jan 1819-27 Aug. 1895.
  4. [S1275] Letter, Mary Craig Caldwell Rhea to Wm E. "Buck" Buchanan, March 1994. Mrs. Rhea abstacted this information from an old Edmondson Bible which is in her possession. She abstracted the date as Jan. 28, 1818.
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 19. Mr. L. G. Edmondson and Margaret Jane B. Buchanan, 7 June 1836; minister: Alexander McEwen.
  6. [S701] William Buchanan will (1846), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 10: 92. The will was dated 20 May 1844 and recorded in court 27 Apr. 1846. Russell M. Buchanan and Andrew Edmondson were the executors with Wm Buchanan ad Elijah Widener as witnesses. William refers to his daughter Margaret J.B. Edmondson, wife of John Edmondson.
  7. [S367] John L.G. Edmondson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 124b (stamped), dwelling 859, family 859, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 114 of 289. Enumeration reported to include: John L.G. Edmondson 37, farmer, $1,000, Margaret 31, William 10, Robert 9, Mathew 7, Samuel 6, Margaret 4, Mary 3, John 9/12 [missing Sally 1 5/12 and John should be 1/12].
  8. [S234] John L.G. Edmondson household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 124 (original script), dwelling 909, family 872, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2007, image 126 of 361. Household includes: John L.G. Edmondson, 45, farmer, owns real estate of $3,000, pers. prop of $1,000; Margaret, 42; William, 21; Robert, 20; Mathew, 18; Samuel, 16; Margaret, 15; Mary, 13; Sarah, 11; John, 9; Rosanna, 6; Hettie, 5; Virginia, 1; all b. VA.
  9. [S635] Mar Edmondson household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon, p. 37 (stamped), dwelling 5, family 5, viewed online at Ancestry.com, October 2004, image 71 of 78. Enumeration includes: Mar Edmondson, 49, wid, owns real estate: $1,800 and pers. prop $250; Mathew 26; Mary 21; Rosanna 18; Hettie 15; Isabel 10: all b. VA.
  10. [S1015] Washington Co., Virginia probate records for James, Mathew and Robert Buchanan.
  11. [S7] Conclusions based on analysis of James Buchanan probate papers.
  12. [S165] M.J. Edmondson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 93, page 30D (stamped), dwelling 106, family 106, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 12 of 56. Enumeration includes: M.J. Edmondson, 55, wid; M.R., 37, son, farmer; Rose, 25, dau; Hettie, 22, dau; Isabella, 18; all b. VA; all parents b. VA except M.J,'s father b. PA.
  13. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 212. Stone is reported to read: Inf Edmondson, d/o John and M. J. Edmondson, b. & d. 28 Apr 1837.
  14. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 102. "William Buchanan Edmondson, 22y, sgl, b. & resid Washington Co., VA, farmer, s/o John & Margaret Edmondson AND Jane Sharp Cauldwell, 24y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John S. & Margaret Cauldwell; 13 Dec. 1860."
  15. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 43. "Jas A. Edmondson, b. 21 Dec. 1856 to John L.G. and Margaret Edmondson."