Matthew W. Edmonds b. Dec 1843 Georgia d. 10 Jan 1919 Bibb County, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1843 - 1919 (~ 75 years)

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Name	Matthew W. Edmonds
Alt. Birth	Abt 1842	Alabama [1]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1843	Georgia [2, 3]
Born	Dec 1843	Georgia
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	Abt 1844 [4]
Alt. Birth	Dec 1844	Alabama [5]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1847	Alabama [6]
Illiterate	21 Jun 1880	Bibb County, Alabama [1]
Occupation	21 Jun 1880	Bibb County, Alabama [1]
Occupation	farmer
Illiterate	23 Jun 1900	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama [5]
Occupation	23 Jun 1900	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama [5]
Occupation	farmer
Illiterate	10 May 1910	Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [6]
Name	M. W. Edmonds [7]
Name	Mat Edmonds [4]
Name	Math M. Edmonds [6]
Name	Mathew Edmonds [1, 2, 3]
Name	Mathew W. Edwards [5]
Name	Matthew W. Edmond [8]
Occupation	10 May 1910	Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [6]
Occupation	farmer
Died	10 Jan 1919	Bibb County, Alabama [4]
Person ID	I143367	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	26 Mar 2020

Father	Francis Edmonds, b. Abt 1794, Georgia , d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Mrs. Alsa A. Edmonds, b. Abt 1813, Georgia , d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F54431	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Adaline Reach, b. Abt 1841, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage License	9 Aug 1869	Bibb County, Alabama [7]
Married	11 Aug 1869	Bibb County, Alabama [7]
Census	21 Jun 1880	Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [1]
Census	Kingdom, Page (29) 260A, Line 1, Family 241: The household consisted of Mathew Edmonds, 38, head; and Adaline, 39, wife.
Last Modified	26 Mar 2020
Family ID	F54435	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Mary Rebecca Oglesby, b. Abt 1858, Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama , d. 23 Sep 1917, Bibb County, Alabama (Age ~ 59 years)

Married Abt 1898 [5]

Alt. Marriage Abt 1899 [6]

Census 23 Jun 1900 Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama [5]

Kingdom, Sheet 31B, Line 58, Dwelling 578, Family 592:

The household consisted of Matthew W. Edwards, head, 55; and Mary R., wife, 40.

Matthew W. & Mary R. are married 2 years with no children. They rent a farm.

Census 10 May 1910 Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [6]

Kingdon, District 2, Sheet 12A, Line 37, Dwelling 242, Family 248:

The household consisted of Math M. Edmonds, head, 63; Mary B., wife, 50; and Sarah C. Oglesby, sister-in-law, 52.

Math M. & Mary B. are married 11 years. This is the 2nd marriage for Math M. They own a farm free of mortgage.

Children

1. Mae Edmonds, b. Cal 9 Nov 1910, d. 9 Jan 1919, Grant, Marshall County, Alabama

(Age ~ 8 years)

Last Modified 26 Mar 2020

Family ID F53188 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Matthew W. Edmonds" (accessed July 14, 2025) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I143367&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Bibb County, Kingdom, Page (29) 260A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1850, Georgia, Meriwether, Division 59, Page 363B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1860, Alabama, Bibb County, West Side Cahaba River, Page (35) 681 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952", Mat Edmonds | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F319-N4T (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Bibb County, Kingdom, Sheet 31B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Bibb County, Kingdom, District 2, Sheet 12A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", M. W. Edmonds & Adoline Reach; citing Bibb, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTWK-4PJ (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952", Mary Rebecca Edmond | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F319-45R (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).