Lydia Belle Edmondson1

b. October 1868
Lydia Belle (Edmondson) Snodgrass (cropped)
photo courtesy Historical Society of Washington Co., VA
FatherJohn W. Edmondson2,3,4 b. 12 Jan 1833, d. 7 Jun 1914
MotherMartha Ann Hawthorne2,3 b. 22 Feb 1844, d. 12 Jan 1917
BirthOct 1868 Lydia Belle Edmondson was born in Oct 1868 in Virginia.5 
Marriage14 Oct 1885 She married David Glenn Snodgrass, son of David G. Snodgrass and Sallie M. Grant, on 14 Oct 1885 in Washington County, Virginia.1,6 
  They were 4th cousins.  
Cens-Sum  Lydia and David spent their married lives in the Glade Spring District of Washington County, Virginia. The 1900 census enumeration recorded them living in the Meadowview voting precinct of the district. They were listed adjacent to David's stepfather, Henry H. Edmondson. Although David was a farmer he also worked as a clerk in the local revenue office.

The couple had 10 children, 2 of whom died young: Gordon as an infant in 1888 and David at the age of 13 in 1914. Several children either did not marry or married later in life, as the 1920 census enumerated 7 of the couple's 8 surviving children still at home, ranging in age from 32 year old Elizabeth to 9 year old Lydia.5,7,8 

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Family

David Glenn Snodgrass b. Mar 1867, d. 1927
Children
  • Sarah Elizabeth Snodgrass9,5 (Aug 1886 - )
  • Gordon E. Snodgrass10 (26 Apr 1888 - 26 Aug 1888)
  • Samuel Volney Snodgrass9,5 (Jun 1889 - )
  • Ann Gertrude Snodgrass9,5 (Jul 1893 - )
  • Leola Kathleen Snodgrass9,5 (Jul 1895 - )
  • John Henry Snodgrass9,5 (Jun 1898 - )
  • David G. Snodgrass9,11 (16 Sep 1900 - 11 Mar 1914)
  • Audrey Matilda Snodgrass9
  • Spurgeon Oliver Snodgrass9
  • Lydia Belle Snodgrass9,8
ChartsDescendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited1 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S1346] Oliver N. Edmondson, Henry Horne Edmondson Genealogy, p. 6.
  2. [S1914] History of Virginia - Virginia Biography, Vol. 6: 631.
  3. [S1346] Oliver N. Edmondson, Henry Horne Edmondson Genealogy, p. 26.
  4. [S163] John Edmondson household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring district, ED 94, p. 34B, dwelling 295, family 298. Feb. 2008, image 34 of 54. Household includes: John Edmondson, 47, farmer; Martha, 36, wife; William, 13, son; Liddy, 12, dau; Matilda, 9, dau; Samuel, 7, son; David, son, b. May 1880; all b. VA.
  5. [S634] David Snodgrass household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring district/Meadowview precinct, ED 109, sheet 2A (p. 84 stamped), dwelling 22, family 22, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2005, image 3 of 29. Enumeration reports: David Snodgrass, 33, b. March 1867, marr 14 yrs, farmer; Lottie, wife, b. Oct. 1868, marr 14 yrs, mother of 6 children, 5 living; Sallie E., dau, 13, b. Aug. 1886; Volney S., son, 10, b. June 1889; A__ T., dau, 6, b. Jul 1893; Lilly C., dau, 4, b. July 1895; John H., son, 1, b. June 1898; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, pp 31, 101; Lydia B. Edmondson, 17, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John W. & Martha Edmondson AND David G. Snodgrass, 20, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o D G. & Sallie Snodgrass; marr: 14 Oct. 1885.
  7. [S237] David G. Snodgrass household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring district, ED 117, sheet 14B, dwelling 246, family 252, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2008, image 28 of 45. Enumeration reports: David G. Snodgrass, 43, marr #1, marr 24 yrs, clerk in revenue office; Lydia B., wife, 41, marr 24 yrs, mother of 9 children, 8 living; Elizabeth, dau, 22; Volney, son, 20; Gertrude, dau, 16; L_la, dau, 14; John H., son, 11; David G., son, 9; Audrey, son, 7; Spurgeon, 1 10/12; all b. VA.
  8. [S238] David G. Snodgrass household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, ED 148, sheet 13B, dwelling 246, family 249, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2008, image 12 of 20. Enumeration reports: David G. Snodgrass, 52, farmer, owns farm, no mortgage; Lidia B., wife, 50; cont next page: Elizabeth, dau, 32, student nurse; Annie G., dau, 26, teacher; Leola, dau, 24, teacher; John H., son, 21; Ordria M, dau, 16; Spurgeon O., son, 11; Liddie B., dau, 9; all b. VA.
  9. [S1346] Oliver N. Edmondson, Henry Horne Edmondson Genealogy, p. 25.
  10. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 191. Stone reported to read: Gordon E. Snodgrass, s/o D.G. & L.B. Snodgrass, 26 Apr to 26 Aug. 1888.
  11. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 191. Stone reported to read: David G. Snodgrass, s/o D.G. & L.B. Snodgrass, 16 Sep 1900-11 Mar 1914.