Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1892-11-24
". 1. Edmanston Dead.

w. ]. Edmonston died at the
residence of his son, Charles, in this
city Thursday night. He was born in
Maryland in 1915 and came to Cal
away county, Mo-, in 1S41. He
leaves five children to mourn his
death. Mr.. Edmonston was one of
the oldest settlers of Galloway coun-
ty coming from there to Audrain
in the eighty's. Mr.. Edmonston
had been under the weather for some
time but his physicians said he did
not seem to be very sick. Not long
since he had his will made and ex-
pressed willingness to die. He
was an earnest Christian worker,
having joined the M. E. Church,
South, when he was young man.
During his life .ima he never let an
opportunity pass to speak a word
for christianity and no doubt did
much good in this way. He
lived an exemplary life and died in
the faith, passing peacefully away
fearing no evil as he passed through
the valley of death.
Mr.. w. j. Edmonston during his
life time requested that his pail
bearers be selected from those who
had gone to school to him. The
pail bearers were as follows: ].
B. Harrison, J. M. Riley, S. S.
Craig, Jos. Offutt, Jos. Lakenan and
DIR. T. P. Rothwell.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Winfield Jackson Edmonston was
born in Prince George county, Md,
Aug. 26, 1851. His mother died
when he was II months old. When
he was II years old he walked from
Maryland to the State of Ohio where
he joined the M. E. Church, South,
when he was Is years old. In 1S40
he was married to Christena Moots
in Logan county, Ohio, and in the
fall of 1871, with his wife and first
child, ]. o. Edmonston, he moved
to the State of Missouri in two
horse wagon and settled 4 miles
southwest of Concord in Galloway
over 40 years ago. He was the father
of eight children, five sons and
three daughters. His Oldest son,
J. O. Edmonston, married Miss
Julia Stewart, daughter of Oswell
Stewart, of Montgomery county,
Mo. land has two children both boys.
Mary E. Edmonston, his oldest
daughter, died at the age of II
years. Eliza A. Edmonston mar
rried R. A. Mayhall, of Rails coun-
ty, Mo. She died in the fall of 1875
and left two sons, who are now
living in the State of Califor-
MIA. w. A. Edmonston mar
ried Fannie D. Sharp, daughter of
Gen. VIM. M. Sharp, of Galloway
county, Mo-, and has one child
a daughter, c. W. Edmonston mar
ried Mary c. Fish daughter of Rev.
N. L. Fish of Galloway county, Mo-,
and has four children three sons and
one daughter. R. w. Edmonston
married Miss Annie Henderson,
daughter of Thos. Henderson of
Galloway county, Mo-, and has one
child a son. Mamie V. Edmon-
ston married j. w. Northern of
Galloway county Mo. Charles c.
Edmonston died while an infant.
His wife Christena died in April,
1879. He was one of the charter
members and helped to build the
old Pleasant Grove Church in Call
away county and helped to build
the new church at the same place.
He was Recording-Stewart in the
church for over thirty years, his
house was always the preachers
home, and the latch-string of his
door always hung outside to every
body. He was always liberal with
his means to the church of his
choice, and to all churches of other
denominations, contributing freely
to the building of churches and
support of the ministry. X.
The Mark Stephenson perjury