McCormick in McCormick County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edmunds Family History ⎯⎯⎯ Samuel Calhoun Edmunds
Photographed by Brian Scott, April 11, 2011
1. Edmunds Family History Marker (obverse)
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Edmunds Family History, also, Samuel Calhoun Edmunds. . (obverse)
Edmunds Family History 1710-1961 Burial Ground 1.3 Miles S.E. , Officers:. Will Tom Edmunds, Pres. Joe F. Edmunds, Vice Pres. Robert J. Edmunds, Sec. and Treas. Mary Edmunds, Historian, The first record is of John Edmunds, born 1710 Virginia. Will probated Amherst County Va. 1764. He was father of James born 1743 Albermarle County Va. Died 1826 Barren, Ky. Will probated there. He and his wife Sarah Lavender were parents of Alexander born 1763 in Va. He was the first to come to South Carolina with wife Lydia Calhoun in 1790. He died in Edgefield 1823. Wife died 1797. They were parents of Samuel Calhoun and Lydia. Samuel C was born 1793 and died 1859 near McCormick. Lydia was born 1796 and died 1847. Samuel C married Polly Bussey. Children: Sarah Lavender - James Alexander - Agnes. His second marriage to Henrietta R. Harris. Children: Frederick Harris - Margaret Ann - John Francis - Henry Clay - Emma - Samuel - Whitefield - Betty. Sam and Whit were killed in Virginia during the Civil War.
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(Continued from other side) Husbands and Wives of Samuel Calhoun Edmunds' Children and Their Children , , , , ... , , , , . Sarah L.E. married Patrick S. Rogers. Children: John N - Mary E - Peter A - Samuel B - Patrick A - Savannah E - William M. John and Peter died in Civil War. James A married Martha Barrett. Children: Alex - Eliza - James. Second wife: Lizzie White. Children: George W - Charlie H - Joseph F - John A - Augustus A - Robert N - Fred F - Perry E - Mattie - Wesley J. Frederick H married Mary Jennings. Children: James W - Josephine H - Sarah J - Ella C - Samuel R - Henry C - John T - Thomas W - Georgia M. John F. married Sara Newby. Sons: Sam L and Thomas A. Second wife was Augusta Ann Harris. Childen: Mary J - Martha A - Henrietta - John Z - Luther H - Fannie E - Sallie E - Whitefield F - Will H - James F. Emma E. married W.S. Atchinson. One son: Winnie. Second married Chester Walker. Children: Lewis - Whit - Vince - Sam - John - Lizzie - Lorena., Committee for Marker Ernest F. Bentley Margaret E. Floyd Warren N. Edmunds
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Edmunds Family History
1710-1961
Burial Ground 1.3 Miles S.E.
Officers:
Will Tom Edmunds, Pres.
Joe F. Edmunds, Vice Pres.
Robert J. Edmunds, Sec. & Treas.
Mary Edmunds, Historian
The first record is of John Edmunds, born 1710 Virginia. Will probated Amherst County Va. 1764. He was father of James born 1743 Albermarle County Va. Died 1826 Barren, Ky. Will probated there. He & his wife Sarah Lavender were parents of Alexander born 1763 in Va. He was the first to come to South Carolina with wife Lydia Calhoun in 1790. He died in Edgefield 1823. Wife died 1797. They were parents of Samuel Calhoun & Lydia. Samuel C was born 1793 and died 1859 near McCormick. Lydia was born 1796 and died 1847. Samuel C married Polly Bussey. Children: Sarah Lavender - James Alexander - Agnes. His second marriage to Henrietta R. Harris. Children: Frederick Harris - Margaret Ann - John Francis - Henry Clay - Emma - Samuel - Whitefield - Betty. Sam & Whit were killed in Virginia during the Civil War.
(Note: History continued on reverse side of marker)
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Husbands & Wives of Samuel
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Children & Their Children
Sarah L.E. married Patrick S. Rogers. Children: John N - Mary E - Peter A - Samuel B - Patrick A - Savannah E - William M. John & Peter died in Civil War. James A married Martha Barrett. Children: Alex - Eliza - James. Second wife: Lizzie White. Children: George W - Charlie H - Joseph F - John A - Augustus A - Robert N - Fred F - Perry E - Mattie - Wesley J. Frederick H married Mary Jennings. Children: James W - Josephine H - Sarah J - Ella C - Samuel R - Henry C - John T - Thomas W - Georgia M. John F. married Sara Newby. Sons: Sam L & Thomas A. Second wife was Augusta Ann Harris. Childen: Mary J - Martha A - Henrietta - John Z - Luther H - Fannie E - Sallie E - Whitefield F - Will H - James F. Emma E. married W.S. Atchinson. One son: Winnie. Second married Chester Walker. Children: Lewis - Whit - Vince - Sam - John - Lizzie - Lorena.
Committee for Marker
Ernest F. Bentley
Margaret E. Floyd
Warren N. Edmunds
Erected 1961 by Edmunds Family History Association.
33° 52.269′ N, 82° 22.64′ W. Marker is in McCormick, South Carolina, in McCormick County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 378 and Holiday Road (State Highway S-33-7), on the left when traveling west on U.S. 378. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5811 US-78 W, Mc Cormick SC 29835, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,411 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 17, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5. submitted on September 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
