There is a Lucy Edmonston who dies 11 Jan 1948 aged 72 (b. 1875/76) in Poinsett County, Arkansas on the Ancestry.com Arkansas Death Index. I suspect she is the Lucy Bibb in the FGS below, but if anyone could either assure me I'm right or tell me I'm wrong, I would appreciate it. An obituary would probably do it.

I'm not related, just solving a puzzle for a friend. I'd be happy to share what I have.

Family Group Sheet

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Husband: Samuel Edmonston
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Birth: Jan 1862 Missouri
Census: 1900 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Death: bet 1912-1930
Marriage: 27 Dec 1893 Dunklin County, Missouri
Father:
Mother:
Other spouse: Martha Wilkins (1860 - )
Marriage: 4 Mar 1886 Clay Twp, Dunklin, Missouri

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Wife: Lucy Bibb
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Birth: Jan 1875 Arkansas
Census: 1900 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1930 Big Lake Twp, Mississippi, Arkansas

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Children
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1 F Bertha Edmonston
Birth: Dec 1895 Missouri
Census: 1900 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Spouse: J C Chapin ( - )
Marriage: 24 Aug 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
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2 F Zella Lee Edmonston
Birth: 27 Jan 1897 Missouri
Census: 1900 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Living: 1919 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1930 Big Lake Twp, Mississippi, Arkansas
Death: 23 Aug 1978 Bakersfield, Kern, California (LR)
Spouse: Lawrence Jerome Brown (1890-1955)
Marriage: 15 Aug 1919 Craighead County, Arkansas
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3 M Allen Edmonston
Birth: Jan 1899 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1900 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
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4 M John Edmonston
Birth: 1902/3 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
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5 F Lillie Edmonston
Birth: 1904/5 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
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6 M Clarence Edmonston
Birth: 1909/10 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1910 Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri
Census: 1930 Big Lake Twp, Mississippi, Arkansas
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7 F Gladys Edmonston
Birth: 1911/12 Missouri
Census: 1930 Big Lake Twp, Mississippi, Arkansas
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HUSBAND NOTES: Samuel Edmonston
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General:
(I suspect Sam and hs family spent half their life saying "That's EdmonSTON,
with a T", and still got recorded as "Edmonson" most of the time.)

Here is Sam's first marriage:

Groom: Samuel Edmonston
Bride: Martha Wilkins
4 Mar 1886, Clay, Dunklin, Missouri

There is a second record with Martha's surname "Welkins".


On Samuel's second marriage, the clerk put "of" instead of "over" on the marriage form, where it says the groom and bride are "_____" the age of 21 and 18, respectively; normally they enter "over" or "under", and. if under, they need their parents' permission. So, their ages are off:

Groom: Sam Edmonston, age 21
Bride: Miss Lucy Bibb, age 18
27 Dec 1893, Dunklin, Missouri
Marriage County: Dunklin


1900, South Clay Twp, (Hornorsville), Dunklin, Missouri:

Edmonson, Sam, head, Jan 1862, Mo, Mo, Mo, farmer
Edmonson, Lucy, wife, Jan 1875, Ark, Ark, NC
Edmonson, Eddie, son, Dec 1886, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonson, Ada, dau, Sep 1888, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonson, Bertha, dau, Dec 1895, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonson, Zella, dau, Jan 1897, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonson, Allie, son, Jan 1899, Mo, Mo, Ark

Sam and Lucy have been married for 6 years, so Eddie and Ada are Sam's from a
previous marriage.


1910, Clay Twp, Hornorsville, Dunklin, Missouri:

Edmonston, Sanil, head, 48 1862, Mo, Mo, Mo
Edmonston, Lucy, wife, 35 1875, Ark, Tenn, Tenn
Edmonston, Bertha, dau, 15 1895, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonston, Zella, dau, 13 1897, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonston, Allen, son, 11 1899, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonston, John, son, 7, 1903, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonston, Lillie, dau, 5, 1905, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonston, Clarence, son, 8/12, Mo, Mo, Ark

Samuel and Lucy have been married for 16 years.


I can't find them in 1920. Lucy is widowed, with an 18-year old daughter, in
1930, which hints that Sam died 1912 - 1930.(1-5)

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WIFE NOTES: Lucy Bibb
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1930, Big Lake Twp, Mississippi, Arkansas:

Edmonston, Lucy A, head, 55, Ark, USA, Tenn
Edmonston, Clarence, son, 20, Mo, Mo, Ark
Edmonston, Gladys, dau, 18, Mo, Mo, Ark(1-4,6)

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SOURCES

1. Personal knowlege, Bonnie East.

2. United States Census, 1900, South Clay, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll:
T623_853; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 41.

3. United States Census, 1910, Clay, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: T624_780;
Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0062; Image: 115.

4. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Dunklin County, 1894, p. 434.

5. Ibid., Dunklin County, 1886, p. 384.

6. United States Census, 1930, Big Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: 85;
Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 51.0.

7. California Death Index, 1940-1997,
Brown, Zella Lee; b 01/27/1897 in Missouri, d. in 08/23/1978 Kern Co.

8. SSDI - Social Security Death Index,
Brown, Zella; 27 Jan 1897 - Aug 1978; LR Bakersfield, Kern, CA.

9. United States Census, 1930, Big Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: 85;
Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 84.0.

10. Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957, Film 1293968, Digital Folder
4338410, Image 00591, Page 340. See Lawrence for full text.

11. Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944, Batch M73628-1, Film 1293968, ref Vol S
Pg 340. See Lawrence for full text.