Mary (Gilliland) Edmiston (1790 - 1877)

Born 4 Jul 1790 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Edmiston — married 8 Jan 1807 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1877 at age 86 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Mary was born in 1790. She is the daughter of Samuel Gilliland and Lydia Armstrong.

Soon after his marriage with Mary (Polly) Gilliland, January 8th, 1807, Mr Edmiston settled near Locust, on lands now owned by George Callison. In reference to Mrs Polly Edmiston, let it be noticed here that she was a daughter of the first Mrs James Gilliland,__ Lydia Armstrong, born October 17th, 1755, and deceased July 23d, 1817. Mrs Polly Edmiston was born July 4th, 1790, and was a bride at 17 years of age. Her death occurred January 2, 1877, surviving her husband thirteen years.^[1]

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Sources

1. ↑ History of Pocahontas County, West Virginia by Price, William T., Publication Date, 1901.
2. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Shawn Stoner.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-PKS : 12 April 2016), May Edmiston in household of George M G Edmiston, Pocahontas county, part of, Pocahontas, Virginia, United States; citing family 387, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-756 : 13 December 2017), Mary Edmiston in entry for Geo M G Edmiston, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4B-3NM : 12 June 2019), Mary Edmiston in entry for George Edmiston, 1870.