EDMUNDSON, Burwell

EDMUNDSON, Burwell

Male 1842 - 1942  (100 years)

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  • Name EDMUNDSON, Burwell 
    Birth 27 Jan 1842  Walker County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 24 Sep 1850  Walker County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Attending School 
    Residence 26 Jul 1860  Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mail rider 
    • There were only farmers and ranchers living around Rice until the Houston and Texas Central Railroad reached here in 1871-1872. Then Mr. Lewis B. Haynie and Rev. Jerry Ward came and established a store and post office on the corner where Loop and Walker had a store later. Soon Mr. Benjamin C. Clopton came and had the first Drug Store in Rice. He was the father of [Mrs.] J. M. Bartlett.

      Among the farmers nearby in 1860 were Burwell Edmunson [Edmundson], Lucian Lockhart, Isaac B. Sessions, Egbert Sessions, Jesse M. Bartlett Sr., James and Thomas Bartlett, Wm. A. Langham, Nathan M. Fitzgerald, and Major Rose. The Log house which Mr. Langham built is still used. The Major Rose house is still standing and the framework is of cedar logs.

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      Source: A History of Rice, Navarro County, Texas
      Online at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/towns/rice/a_history_of_rice.htm
    Residence 29 Jan 1940  Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • RICE, Texas, Jan. 28.--Burwell Edmundson, oldest citizen of Rice and believed to be the oldest native Texan, observed his ninety-eighth birthday at his home in Rice Saturday. Better known as Uncle Burl, he was born near Huntsville. In 1854 he moved with his parents to Chatfield, Navarro County, then to Waxahachie in 1856, from there to Waco and later back to Chatfield.

      In 1862 he enlisted in Waul's Legion of the Confederate army at Tehuacana, in Limestone County, and was transferred from there to Mississippi.

      Benjamin F. Sterling, father of former Gov. Ross Sterling of Texas, was his commander during the Battle of Vicksburg. It required forty-eight days during 1863 for this legion to be captured by General Grant's army.

      After being paroled at Vicksburg on July 10, Mr. Edmundson walked from there to his home at Chatfield, a distance of more than 400 miles.

      He received his discharge at Galveston in 1865.

      For several years after the war he was a cowboy, assisting in moving large herds of cattle hundreds of miles.

      He was married at Chatfield in 1869 to Miss Jane Hays. In 1871 they moved to Oak Grove community in Ellis County, then in 1896 to his present home in Rice. Mrs. Edmundson died in 1927.

      Despite his advanced years, Mr. Edmundson still enjoys average health. He has been a subscriber of The Dallas News for many years.

      Mr. Edmundson has four living children. They are W. E. Edmundson and Mrs. H. C. Bartlett, Rice; Mrs. Sam Long, Sulphur Springs; Mrs. Fannie Donaldson, Kemp; also twelve grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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      Source: Dallas Morning News, Monday, January 29, 1940, sec. 1, p. 5
    Death 31 Jan 1942  Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Aft 31 Jan 1942  Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I931  Pickel_Bartlett
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2009 

    Father EDMUNDSON, Wright,   b. 8 Jan 1808, Greene County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1860, Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother SUGG, Edith,   b. 25 Jul 1815, Greene County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1899, Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jan 1834  Greene County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Residence 1840  Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 24 Sep 1850  Walker County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Miller 
    Residence Bef 12 Jul 1860  Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Hotel Keeper 
    Family ID F90  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HAYS, Jane Tabitha,   b. 5 Mar 1851, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1927, Navarro County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1869  Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 9 Aug 1870  Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 11 Jun 1880  Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer 
    Residence 9 Jun 1900  Precinct 2, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Landlord 
    • Surname spelled Edmundson on this census.
    Residence 5 May 1910  Precinct 2, Navarro County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Surname spelled Edmundson on this census
    Residence 20 Jan 1920  Rice, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Surname spelled Edmundson on this census
    Children 
     1. EDMUNDSON, Frances,   b. 21 Oct 1870, Navarro County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1965, Seagoville, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     2. EDMUNDSON, Charles Wright,   b. 14 Oct 1872, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1890, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     3. EDMUNDSON, John,   b. Abt 1875, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. EDMUNDSON, Jessie L.,   b. 1 May 1877, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1900, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     5. EDMUNDSON, Edith Mae,   b. 10 Nov 1879, Navarro County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1979, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
     6. EDMUNDSON, May,   b. Nov 1880, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. EDMUNDSON, William Ernest,   b. 2 Jun 1882, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1950, Navarro County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     8. EDMUNDSON, Piercy Jane,   b. 4 Dec 1886, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1982, Navarro County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    Family ID F290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

  • Photos
    Burwell Edmundson
    Burwell Edmundson
    (1842 - 1942)

    Headstones
    Burwell and Jane Heys Edmundson
    Burwell and Jane Heys Edmundson
    Burwell Edmonson 
1842 - 1942
    Burwell Edmonson 1842 - 1942
    Cpl. Tex. Inf. Waul's Legion CSA

  • Notes 
    • Burwell Edmundson, son of Wright Edmundson, was born near Huntsville on January 27, 1842, and later moved with his family near Chatfield in Navarro County. In the 1860's, the family lived between Chatfield and Porters's Bluff when Burwell enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as Cpl. of Texas Infantry, C. S. A., with Waul's Legion. In 1871, Burwell moved his family west of Rice. In 1894, Burwell and his family moved inside the city limits of Rice and resided there the remainder of his life. He is buried in the Rice Cemetery beside his wife.

      History of Rice, Navarro County, Texas
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/towns/rice/township_of_rice.htm

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker and other Families.

    2. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Walker County, TX Dwelling 352.

    3. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Waco, McLellan, TX Page 93 Dwelling 619.

    4. [S290] Bible of Lemuel Sugg & Nancy Hardy.

    5. [S98] 1840 Federal Census, Oketibbeha County, Mississippii Ancestry page 1 of 27.
      Census listed:
      One male 30-40: Wright was 32

      Three females under 5: Frances (4), Julia (2), and Nancy (born in 1840)
      One female between 20 and 30: Edith was 25

    6. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Beat #2, Navarro, TX Page 13 Dwelling 86.

    7. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Ennis, Ellis, TX ED 49 Page 49 Dwelling 328.

    8. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Precinct 2, Navarro, TX ED 100 Sheet 9.

    9. [S74] Ancestry.com, Precinct 2, Navarro, TX ED 87 Page 22A Dwelling 434.

    10. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Rice, Navarro, TX ED 151 Sheet 6A Dwelling 122.