There are posts that say he is William Anderson Edmonds, son of William Edmonds (abt1815) and Rhoda Chambers (abt1815).

I'm having three problems with that.

#1. In 1860, 1870 censuses he is just William, 1800 Wm., 1900 AND 1910 just William and 1920 and 1930 he's just W.M.

WHERE did someone get Anderson as his middle name. I think that's his son's middle name (the one who married Kilgore) but can find NO DATA on. I'm hoping there's a family member out there with a Bible or a will!

The dates listed for his man are strange also. According to all his censuses he was not born before 1845. . He is listed as younger than Theodrick on his dad's census. Theodrick (m Josephine BAKER) is pretty consistent with his birth years. Bet. 1843 - 1844

Since William is on the 1930 census with Minerva he didn't die in 1928. Most of their kids' data are at Atchley Funeral Home site but none of them list his middle name.

TVA records for grave reinterments: He and Roscoe were buried first in adjacent graves.
Edmonds W. M. 1848 1935 TN Jefferson Pleasant Hill ME 49-687 1942 Pleasant Hill Acdt
Edmonds Roscoe 1909 1922 TN Jefferson Pleasant Hill ME 49-688 1942 Pleasant Hill Tyfd


#2. Rhoda Chambers isn't his mother if his deposition to the VA on 1 November 1924 is correct. Phillip Walker found that he stated he was Mary's HALF brother. She was applying for widow's pension for William Jasper Samples.

#3. I can find no marriage for Wm. Chambers and Rhoda Chambers. I can find a Rhoda Vance in Dec 1850. Chambers might have been her married name and she was married to a Vance first, but I can't find that either.

All help appreciated.

Thanks.

Shirley