John EDMONDS, Jr. & Elizabeth FITZGERALD

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John EDMONDS, Jr.
Elizabeth FITZGERALD

Husband: John EDMONDS, Jr.
Birth: 1 Sep 1778, NC
Death: 2 Mar 1851, Adams Co., IL
Father: John EDMONDS, Sr., b. co. Tyrone, Ireland; d. 1807, Iredell Co., NC
Mother: Rebecca __?__

Marriage:
Migration said to be: NC > Obion Co., TN > Adams Co., IL

Wife: Elizabeth FITZGERALD
Birth: 1796, MD
Death: 30 Nov 1871, Adams Co., IL

Children (data in braces are {year: age, birthplace} from the censuses):

— born in NC, presumably in Iredell Co.:
1. Samuel A. EDMONDS, b. 1816 {1850: 34, NC; 1860: 33, __}
2. Robert F. EDMONDS, b. 1820 {1850: 29, NC}; m. 4 Mar 1841, Adams Co., IL, Caroline J. CHAPMAN
3. James G. EDMONDS
4. John A. EDMONDS
5. Sarah Jane EDMONDS, b. 20 May 1828 {1850: 22, NC; 1860: 32, NC; 1870: 42, TN}; m. Robert RANKIN

— born in TN, presumably in Obion Co.:
6. Harriet Louise EDMONDS, b. 1 Aug 1830 {1880: 49, TN}

— born in IL, presumably in Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co.:
7. Ann/Anna Amanda EDMONDS, b. 1836/7 {1850: 13, IL; 1860: 23, IL}; m. 21 Aug 1856, Adams Co., IL, Jesse RANKIN (brother of Sarah's husband)

Sources:

1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229): not found.

1b. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

Edmonds, Robert F Chapman, Caroline J 03/04/1841 Adams Co.

Good, Thomas Edmonds, Anna 06/18/1840 Adams Co.

Rankin, Jesse Edmonds, Ann Amanda 08/21/1856 Adams Co.

2. 1820

3. 1830

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #9-10 of 106 — mis-indexed "Edmunds" and "Quincy"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 IL Adams Co. pp. 20B-21A Ln. 3 John Edmonds 001 020 001 - 111 000 100 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = James? John?

2 males 20-29 1810-1820 = Robert (b. 1820)
= Samuel (b. 1815/6)

1 male 60-69 1770-1780 = John (b. 1778)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Ann (b. 1836/7)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Harriet (b. 1830)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Sarah (b. 1828)

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Elizabeth (b. 1796)

1 person employed in agriculture

The index has John located in "Quincy, Adams Co., IL," but the census page says, "Adams County enclusive of the City of Quincy, Ill.," which means there's no distinction between those located in Quincy and those outside Quincy.

5. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7 of 23): Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL, p. 86A, 54/56, enumerated 26 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

John Edmonds 72 M Farmer 5000 NC

Elizabeth " 53 F MD

Samuel    " 34 M Farmer NC

Louisa    " 20 F Tenn

Amanda    " 13 F Ill

Also in Adams County: our subjects' son, Robert F. EDMONDS (æ 29, b. NC, wife Caroline J.).

6. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 24): Payson P.O., Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL, p. 622, 684/690, enumerated 27 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Mrs. Elizabeth Edmonds 65 F Md

Samuel A 33 M Farmer 13000 2000

Joseph Altnalb 22 M Germany

Listed six households from Elizabeth's daughter, Anna (EDMONDS) RANKINS (æ 23, b. IL), and her husband, Jesse RANKINS, who is listed eight household from Elizabeth's daughter, Sarah (EDMONDS) RANKINS (æ 32, b. NC), and her husband, Robert RANKINS, brother of Jesse.

7. 1870

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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