William Alexander Edmiston (1846 - 1927)

Born 23 Dec 1846 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Died 12 Oct 1927 at age 80 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

William Alexander Edmiston was born on 23 December 1846 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania and died 12 October 1927 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania of senility and generalized arteriosclerosis. He was buried at Redstone Cemetery, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. ^[1] William was the son of Samuel Edmiston and Margaret Bryce.

William Alexander Edmiston married Virginia Beacom, daughter of Lancelot R Beacom and Melvina Reisinger, in 1869.^[2]

Brownsville Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 22 August 1870, Brownsville Post Office
Wm Edmundson (23), St Bt Clerk, and his wife, Virginia (23), in the household of Virginia's parents, Lancelot (46), minister, with personal property valued at $800, and Melvina Beacom (46), with foreign born parents, and her siblings, Minnie (21), Barry (19), Eva (14), Charles (12), and Kate (7) and also in household, Elizabeth Smith (19), domestic who reported she could not write. All in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[3]

Brownsville Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 8 June 1880, Brownsville Post Office
William Edmiston (33), Boat Captain, and his wife, Virginia (33), in household with their children, Clarence (9), attended school within the census year, Bessie (4), and William Jr (2). All were born in Pennsylvania.^[4]

Brownsville Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 8 June 1900
William Edmundson (53), bank cashier, born December 1846, and his wife, Virginia (51), born January 1849, married 30 years, in their mortgaged property. Virginia reported she had 4 children, all living, with 3 in household, Clarence (28), steamboat clerk, born September 1871, William (21), news agent, born December 1878, and Helen (13), attended school 9 months within the census year, born October 1886, also in household Martha Fishburn (50), school teacher, born November 1849, boarder, and Margaret Labin (24), born February 1876, servant. All in household were born in Pennsylvania except Margaret, born in England, as were her parents, and all were able to read, write, and speak English.^[5]

Brownsville Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 20 April 1910
William Edmiston (61), bank cashier, and his wife, Virginia (61), married 40 years and owned their property at 406 Market Street, mortgage free. Virginia reported she had 4 children, all living, with Clarence (39), insurance office bookkeeper, and Helen (25) in household. All were born in Pennsylvania and all were able to read, write, and speak English. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ William A Edmiston, Find a Grave Memorial ID 67536925 citing Redstone Cemetery, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, maintained by Kenneth Young (contributor 46840195)
2. ↑ William Alexander Edmiston and Virginia Beacom marriage Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County Pennsylvania. United States: Lewis historical publishing Company, Hadden, James., Jordan, John Woolf, 1912, Volume 1, page 73
3. ↑ 1870 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Brownsville > image 27 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ 1880 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Brownsville > ED 31 > image 21 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
5. ↑ 1900 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > ED 4 Brownsville borough > image 13 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ 1910 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Brownsville > ED 2 > image 18 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Research Notes

Unable to locate the 1850-1860 Census records from his father, Samuel's household. Also, unable to locate the 1920 Census records for William and Virginia, although there are city directories from 1921 that showed Wm A Edmiston (Virginia), v-pres and cashr Monongahela Natl Bnk, 406 Market.

1880 Census showed that William reported his father was born in Scotland, but was more likely an error by the enumerator. William's father Samuel was born in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.

This profile was created as a result of the feature in the Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in an attempt to connect the Hall and Hull families of Fayette County.