Dr. Sidney Manson Edmondson1

b. 10 February 1882, d. 2 March 1935
Sidney Edmondson circa 1898
photo courtesy Lisa McHenry
FatherSamuel Porter Edmondson1 b. 3 Dec 1840, d. 22 May 1932
MotherElizabeth Katherine Alderson1 b. 13 Apr 1843, d. 27 Dec 1927
Birth10 Feb 1882 Dr. Sidney Manson Edmondson was born on 10 Feb 1882 in Virginia.1,2 
Education  He attended Liberty Hall High School in Washington County and then studied for a year at Emory and Henry College. Sidney received his medical education at North Carolina Medical College in Charlotte.3 
  Following graduation in 1906 Sidney spent several years practicing in Snyder, (Kiowa Co.) Oklahoma.3 
MarriageFeb 1907 or Feb 1908 He married Hattie Maud Catron, daughter of James R. Catron and Sally Mock, in Feb 1907 or Feb 1908 in Washington County, Virginia.4,5 
Migration Sidney and Hattie returned to Oklahoma after their marriage. Their first daughter was born in Kiowa County in the fall of 1908. 
Cens-191022 Apr 1910 However, in Feb. 1910 they moved to Clayton, Union County, New Mexico, where they were enumerated on the 1910 census in April. Sidney was 26 and Hattie was 25. Sidney's brother John also resided in Clayton.6,3 
  John had married in 1906 and his first child was born in 1907 in Oklahoma, one county away from where Sidney's daughter was born in 1908. The two brothers probably moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico together. Around 1911 additional siblings arrived in Union County, as did John and Sidney's parents. 
  Having settled the family in New Mexico, Sidney completed a post-graduate course at New York Polyclinic, finishing in 1912.3 
Military  Sidney served as a captain in the Army Medical Corp during World War I. He was a tuberculosis specialist, primarily at Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, South Carolina.7 
  At the end of the war he returned to Clayton where he helped the community deal with the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919.7 
Cens-19203 Jan 1920 In 1920 Sidney's household included wife Hattie (35), daughter Tommie (11), son Sidney (8) and Samuel and Elizabeth Edmondson, Sidney's parents (ages 79). The family was enumerated at 224 Walnut Street in Clayton.8 
Cens-19301930  By 1930 the household make-up had changed. Sidney's mother was deceased and his father had moved to Oklahoma. In addition, Sidney and Hattie's daughter Tommie had married. She and her husband, John Gunn, lived with Sidney and Hattie. The census noted that Sidney rented a home for $35 a month, it was not a farm, and he owned a radio. John Gunn was employed as a salesman while Sidney continued his medical practice.9 
  Sidney was active in many organizations during his years in New Mexico including various branches of the Masonic Orders. He also served as Captain of the Clayton Cavalry Company, part of the state National Guard. And he organized the first health office in Union County and served as its health officer.7 
Death2 Mar 1935 Sidney died on 2 Mar 1935 in Clayton, Union County, New Mexico, at age 53.1,2 
Burial He was buried at Clayton Cemetery in Union County.2 

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Sidney photographed with other family members at the home of his parents at Lodi, VA on 20 Aug. 1898. Click on the camera icon for a larger photo identifying each individual10
Sidney with his parents and siblings, probably also photographed on 20 Aug. 1898. Click on the camera icon for a larger photo identifying each family member11
The Edmondson home at Lodi, Virginia

Family

Hattie Maud Catron b. 27 Jul 1883, d. 17 Apr 1968
Children
  • Tommie C. Edmondson8
  • Sidney Manson Edmondson Jr.8
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited28 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004.
  2. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Feb. 2013). Sidney Manson Edmondson memorial #16505735, Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Union County, New Mexico (no headstone photo; memorial includes photo of Dr. Edmondson).
  3. [S3082] Charles F. Coan, History of New Mexico, Vol III, 1925, p. 405.
  4. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004. Date listed as 4 Feb. 1908.
  5. [S3082] Charles F. Coan, History of New Mexico, Vol III, 1925, p. 406. Date listed as Feb. 1907.
  6. [S1667] Sidney M. Edmondson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Union Co., New Mexico, pop. sched., Clayton, ED 277, sheet 3B, dwelling 57, family 60, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 6 of 55. Enumeration includes: Sidney M. Edmondson, 26, marr 1, marr 2 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, physician; Hattie M., wife, 25, marr #1, marr 2 yrs, mother 1 child who is living, b. VA; Tommie C. [?], dau, 1 5/12, b. OK.
  7. [S3082] Charles F. Coan, History of New Mexico, Vol III, 1925, p. 406.
  8. [S1669] Sidney M. Edmondson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Union Co., New Mexico, pop. sched., Clayton, ED 221, sheet 3A (p. 115 stamped), dwelling 41, family 44, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 5 of 44. Enumeration includes: Sidney M. Edmondson, 37, b. VA, parents b. VA, doctor; Hattie C., wife, 35, b. VA; Tommie C., dau, 11, b. OK; Sidney, son, 8, b. NM; Samuel P., father, 79, b. VA, parents b. VA; Elizabeth, mother, 79, b. VA, parents b. VA; res 224 Walnut St.
  9. [S1670] Sidney M. Edmondson household, 1930 U.S. cens., Union Co., New Mexico, pop. sched., Clayton, ED 30-14, sheet 2B, dwelling 35, family 46, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2007, image 4 of 25 Enumeration includes: Sidney M. Edmondson, 47, marr at 26, b. VA, parents b. VA, resnts home for $35 mos, is not farm, owns radio, medical doctor; Hattie, wife, 45, marr at 24, b. VA; Tommie Gunn, dau, 21, marr at 20, b. VA, John T. Gunn, son-in-law, b. OH, salesman; Sidney Edmondson Jr., 18, b. NM; Soloman Finney, roomer b. KS.
  10. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Lisa McHenry.
  11. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Juanita Pinkston.