Mary Helen Edmondson1,2

b. 15 November 1886, d. September 1968
FatherJohn Buchanan Edmondson3 b. 14 Dec 1838, d. 14 Mar 1890
MotherMary Jane Snodgrass3 b. 16 Mar 1839, d. 3 Sep 1902
Birth15 Nov 1886 Mary Helen Edmondson was born on 15 Nov 1886 in Virginia.4,5 
Name Other  Mary appears to have been known by her middle name. Census records created after her marriage used Helen E; perhaps the "E" referred to her maiden name. 
  "Helen" was the youngest in a family of 11 children. By her 16th birthday both of her parents were deceased as well as 8 of her older siblings. Helen's 2 surviving brothers moved to New Mexico around 1915. 
Marriage She married Otho Holland Rambo, son of Isaac C. Rambo and Fannie Virginia Grant.3 
Cens-Sum Otho and Helen lived and farmed in the Abingdon district of Washington County, Virginia, where they raised 5 children.5,6 
  They also may have been the parents of Audry H. Rambo who is buried at Bethel Cemetery (as are Helen and Otho). Audry was born 14 Nov. 1911 and died 18 July 1912.7 
DeathSep 1968 Mary died in Sep 1968 at age 81.4 
Burial She was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.8 

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Family

Otho Holland Rambo b. Jul 1878, d. 1947
Children
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Descendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited23 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962. This source uses "Mary Helen."
  2. [S2685] "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed Jun 2011), entry for Noel Lynn Rambo, died 20 Jan 1981; citing death records, FHL microfilm #1984721. Entry lists mother as Mary Helen Edmondson.
  3. [S1344] Notification re the estate of Jean Buchanan, dec'd, The Journal Virginian, Oct. 11, 1962.
  4. [S1440] "Social Security Death Index", Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : viewed Feb. 2007), for Mary Rambo data.
  5. [S238] Otho Rambo household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon district, ED 6B, sheet 126, dwelling 129, family Feb. 2007, image 12 of 17. Enumeration includes: Otho Rambo, 41, farmer, owns farm free of mortgage; Hellen E., wife, 33; Lorena, dau, 10; Rheba G., dau, 6; Oland H., son, 3 11/12; Ewell, son, 8/12; all b. VA; all parents b. VA, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S639] Otho H. Rambo household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 96-3, sheet 15B, dwelling 291, family 297, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2006, image 30 of 31. Enumeration includes: Otho H. Rambo, 51, marr at 28, farmer, owns farm, owns radio; Ellen E., wife, 43; Lorena, dau, 20; Rheba, dau, 16; Olen, son, 14; Ewel E., son, 11; Noel S., son, 4; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  7. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 251. Stone reported to read: Audry H. Rambo, 14 Nov. 1911-18 Jul 1912.
  8. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 251. Stone reported to read: Helen E. Rambo, 1886-19_.
  9. [S2685] "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed Jun 2011), entry for Noel Lynn Rambo, died 20 Jan 1981; citing death records, FHL microfilm #1984721.