Fannie C. Dolin1

b. 14 May 1837, d. November 1913
FatherThomas Dolin1
MotherMaria (?)1
Birth14 May 1837 Fannie C. Dolin was born on 14 May 1837 in Charlottesville (Independent City), Virginia.2 
Marriage25 May 1863 She married William Beattie Edmondson, son of Col. Robert Buchanan Edmondson and Nancy Dysart Beattie, on 25 May 1863 in Albemarle County, Virginia.1 
Cens-18703 Oct 1870 William and Fannie farmed in Washington County, Virginia where they were enumerated on the 1870 census with 4 children: Thomas [Tomasina] 5, Nannie 4, Buchanan 3, and Willie, 2. William's widowed mother, Nancy (Beattie) Edmondson also lived with them.3 
Widowed10 Dec 1874  Fannie was widowed when William died at age 36. She was left to raise 6 children, all under 10 years of age. 
Cens-188026 Jun 1880  She helped support the family by working as a teacher.4 
Residence William and Fannie lived in the brick home built by William's father near Old Baptist Cemetery. The land originally belonged to William's paternal grandmother, Margaret (Buchanan) Edmiston, who inherited it from her father Robert Buchanan. Following William's death and after her children were grown, Fannie sold the property to George A.C. Beattie Sr. (1898). In later years the home was referred to as the "old Beattie house."5 
Cens-19001 Jun 1900  Fannie left Washington County and lived for a time with her daughter Nancy in Hardeman County, Tennessee.6 
  However several other children had moved to southern California and Fannie apparently joined them prior to her death. 
DeathNov 1913 Fannie died in Nov 1913 in Santa Susana, Ventura County, California, at age 76.7 
Burial She was buried at Simi Cemetery in Ventura County.8 

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Three Edmondson siblings: Robert B. Edmondson (with wife), Tommie Rootes and Nannie Wright (with husband)9
Photo of William and Fannie's son Robert B. Edmondson. Two of the 3 other men may be William and Fannie's sons William and Eugene. If you can help identify them please contact me9
Click here for more information (and pictures) of the home in which Fannie lived following her marriage to William10
William and Fannie's home - photo taken in 1907 a few years after Fannie sold the property - son Robert B. Edmondson and his wife on the front porch11

Family

William Beattie Edmondson b. 7 Feb 1838, d. 10 Dec 1874
Children
Last Edited18 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S2678] Albemarle Co., Virginia Marriage Register 1: 20. Aug 25 1863 at Albemarle Co, VA: Wm B. Edmondson 25, sgl, b. wcv, resid wcv, s/o RB and Nancy Edmondson, clerk marr Fannie C. Dolin, 25, sgl, b. Albemarle Co., d/o Thomas & Maria M. [very faded entry]
  2. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Feb. 2011), "Edmondson Family Tree", entry for Fannie C. Dolan; submitted by Cindy at e-mail address.
  3. [S635] W.B. Edmondson household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., 1st Division, p. 187 (stamped), dwelling 62, family 62, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2005, image 9 of 44. Enumeration includes: W.B. Edmondson, 32, farmer, owns real estate of $2,700 and pers. prop of $500; Fanny, 31; Thomas 5; Nannie 4; Buchanan 3, Willie 2; Nancy D., 63, retired house keeper; all b. VA.
  4. [S165] Fannie Edmondson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 52 (78A stamped), dwelling 438, family 441, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Aug 2005, image 51 of 54. Enumeration includes: Fannie Edmondson, 43, teacher; Tomsina, 15, dau; Nancy M., 14, dau; Robert B., 12, son; William B., 11, son; Mary J., 9, dau; Eugene, 6, son; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  5. [S11] "Family notes of Mrs. Lizzie Ryburn" . Annotation added by Carolyn Ryburn, a collateral descendant who presently (2005) lives in the Glade Spring community.
  6. [S2595] R.M. Wright household, 1900 U.S. cens., Hardeman Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., District No 1, ED 142, sheet 12 (stamped), dwelling 226, family 236, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2011. Household included: R.M. Wright, 31, b. June 1868, marr 11 yrs, b. TN, merchant; N.E., wife, 32, b. Nov. 1867, marr 11 yrs, mother of 2 children, 1 is living, b. VA; R.M. Jr., son, 9, b. Mar. 1891, TN; F.C. Edmondson, mother-in-law, wid, 63, b. May 1837, b. VA; Mary Dickay, sister-in-law, 28, b. Aug 1871, b. VA marr 8 yrs, mother of 1 child, is living; Frank Diclay, lodger, 6, b. May 1894, b. VA; E.M. Edmondson, brother-in-law, 25, sgl, b. May 1875, b. VA, dentist; also 2 servants.
  7. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Feb. 2011), "Edmondson Family Tree", entry for Fannie C. Dolan; submitted by Cindy at e-mail address. Cindy cites the research of Joann Tortarolo who in turn cites CA Death Certificate #13-36691.
  8. [S2513] Research of Joann Tortarolo, e-mail address; citing the California Death certificate of Fannie Edmondson #13-36691 (research shared by Cindy Gilman).
  9. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Cindy Gilman.
  10. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Carolyn Ryburn.
  11. [S1376] The photo is from the collection of Cindy Gilman, a descendant of Col. Robert B. Edmondson through the line of his grandson, Robert B. Edmondson [2]. The back of the photo reads "RB Edmondson and wife at his birthplace in Glade Springs, Va 1907". The entry is in the handwriting of Fannie Edmondson (b. 1900), daughter of Robert B.Edmondson [2].
  12. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Feb. 2011). Tommie B. Rootes certificate #38190 (digital image); family information provided by Mrs. Helen Horn.
  13. [S1333] "California Death Index 1940-1997", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). William Beattie Edmondson data, downloaded Feb. 2007.