Sallie M. Grant1

b. 23 March 1839, d. 28 March 1898
FatherJames Grant1,2 b. Jan 1803, d. 1 May 1886
MotherElizabeth K. Edmondson2 b. 4 Jun 1804, d. 26 Jul 1853
Birth23 Mar 1839 Sallie M. Grant was born on 23 Mar 1839 in near Meadowview, Washington County, Virginia.3,2 
Marriage15 May 1866 She married first David G. Snodgrass, son of Benjamin Snodgrass and Elizabeth Fleming, on 15 May 1866 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
Widowed12 Dec 1866  David died in December, 1866, just 7 months after the couple's marriage. Sallie gave birth to a son she named David the following March. 
Marriage22 Feb 1871 She married second Henry Horne Edmondson, son of William Moore Edmondson and Matilda Wedding, on 22 Feb 1871.1 
Cens-188018 Jun 1880  Henry and Sallie appear on only 1 census together: the 1880 census recorded 9 years after their marriage. They were enumerated farming in the Glade Spring District of Washington County with 4 children, a servant and Henry's mother, Matilda Edmondson.5 
  The enumeration should also have included Sallie's son David, and Andrew Edmondson, Sallie and Henry's youngest son. The family was most likely living in the house in which Henry had been raised as he had been left that portion of the family farm in his father's 1875 will. 
  Sallie's son William described her as "a very attractive woman, of strong character and spirit."6 
Death28 Mar 1898 Sallie died on 28 Mar 1898 at age 59.3 
Burial She was buried at Greenfield Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

Family 1

David G. Snodgrass b. 28 Oct 1838, d. 12 Dec 1866
Child

Family 2

Henry Horne Edmondson b. 4 May 1848, d. 5 Aug 1938
Children
  • William Grant Edmondson7,6 (23 Dec 1871 - 3 Sep 1934)
  • Laura Frances Edmondson6 (21 Aug 1874 - 5 Dec 1954)
  • Elizabeth Victoria Edmondson6 (31 Oct 1875 - 27 Apr 1975)
  • Andrew Oliver Edmondson6 (3 Mar 1878 - 9 Dec 1965)
  • Sarah Pearl Edmondson6 (12 Jan 1880 - 3 Sep 1971)
Last Edited8 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 101. Transcript reads: Henry H. Edmondson, 22y, sgl, b. & resid Washington Co., VA, farmer, s/o William M. & Matilda Edmondson AND Mrs. Sallie Snodgrass, 26y, widow, b. & resid WCV, d/o James & Elizabeth Grant; marr 22 Feb. 1871.
  2. [S1346] Oliver N. Edmondson, Henry Horne Edmondson Genealogy, p. 5.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 190. Stone reported to read: Sallie M. Edmondson, w/o H.H. Edmondson, 23 Mar 1839 - 28 Mar 1898.
  4. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 344. Record states: David G. Snodgrass, 26y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Benjamin & Elizabeth Snodgrass AND Sallie M. Grant, 26y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o James & Elizabeth Grant; marr: 15 May 1866.
  5. [S165] Henry H. Edmondson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 70A (stamped), dwelling 303, family 306, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Jul 2005, image 35 of 54. Henry H. Edmondson, 32, farmer; Sally M. 32, wife; William J., 8, son; Laura 6, dau; Victoria 5, dau; Pearl 8/12, b. Oct. [1879]; Nancy Gilly 30, servant; Matilda Edmondson, 65, mother; all b. VA and all parents b. VA except Matilda's mother b. MD [should be father].
  6. [S1346] Oliver N. Edmondson, Henry Horne Edmondson Genealogy, p. 6.
  7. [S1020] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1892-1905, p. 42. Wm G. Edmondson, 31 [sgl], b. Washington Co., VA, resid WCV, s/o Henry [H] & Sallie M. [Grant, wid Snodgrass], teacher AND Mary P. Neff, 18, d/o E.S. & Ellen V. [Ella V. Copenhaver]; 19 Aug. 1903 [Sally M. Grant, d/o James & Elizabeth, marr 1. David G. Snodgrass].