John Richard Edmunds

1812 - 1873  (60 years)

• Name	John Richard Edmunds
  Birth	26 Aug 1812
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 May 1873
  	"Elm Hill", VA
  Person ID	I38728	Bob Juch's Tree
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry Edmunds   d. 1857
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha W. Morton
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1808  [1]
  Family ID	F8554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Carrington Coles,   b. 1 Mar 1820   d. 28 Dec 1889 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Jan 1836	Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Sallie Edmunds,   b. 21 Jun 1850, Halifax County, VA d. 1918 (Age 67 years)  [natural]   2. Paul Carrington Edmunds,   b. 11 Nov 1836   d. 12 Mar 1899 (Age 62 years)  [natural]   3. Ann Lightfoot Edmunds,   b. 30 Mar 1838  [natural]   4. Henry Edmunds,   b. 26 Aug 1842   d. 15 Feb 1907 (Age 64 years)  [natural]   5. Elizabeth Coles Edmunds,   b. 14 Jun 1848  [natural]   6. Mildred Coles Edmunds,   b. 1 Jul 1852  [natural]   7. Lyttleton Edmunds,   b. 26 Sep 1854  [natural]   8. Edward Carrington Edmunds,   b. 20 May 1857, Halifax County, VA d. 22 Dec 1916 (Age 59 years)  [natural]   9. Jr. John Richard Edmunds,   b. 14 Apr 1845  [natural]
  Family ID	F14205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Jan 1836 - Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Richard Edmunds was a wealthy man before the Civil War, a staunch sympathizer with the South, and among the many conspicuous services that he did was the building for the Confederate government that section of the Southern Railway lying between Danville and Greensboro. He owned many slaves and other property and was also a large landowner, building Redfield plantation. He attended the University of Virginia, 1828-32, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree. He married Mildred Coles in 1836 and lived at "Redfield", Halifax County, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S121] Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Lineage Books, DAR ID Number: 73154.