Brief Life History of Lewis Anderson W.
When Lewis Anderson W. Edmonds was born on 6 July 1850, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Wyatt E. Edmonds, was 27 and his mother, Nancy Mariah Williams, was 22. He married Emma Louise Lockhart on 8 December 1872, in McDonald, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in McDonald, Missouri, United States in 1876 and Elk Horn Township, McDonald, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. He died on 28 February 1916, in Stella, Newton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Longview, McDonald, Missouri, United States.
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- Lewis Edmonds in household of Nyat Edmonds, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lewis Anderson Edmonds - Individual or family possessions: birth: 6 July 1850; Tennessee, United States
- Louis A Edmonds, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Edmond with genitival -s or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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