John F. Edmundson and Phoebe Randolph

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Husband John F. Edmundson ¹

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           Born: 22 Aug 1835 - Lincoln Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Father: Joseph E. Edmundson (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Ann Baker (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: Dec 1863 2

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Wife Phoebe Randolph ²

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         Father: John Randolph (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Priscilla Hall (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Carrie Edmundson ²

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         Spouse: J. A. Herron (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: Joseph Stadtfield (      -      ) 2

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2 F Zella Edmundson ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Burkhart (      -      ) 2

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3 M Elvin Edmundson ²

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         Spouse: Caroline Schroth (      -      ) 2

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4 M Ira Edmundson ²

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         Spouse: Clara Cleeland (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: Marian Muirhead (      -      ) 2

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5 M Rand M. Edmundson ²

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General Notes: Husband - John F. Edmundson

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After an elementary education acquired in the public schools, he attended the Conoquenessing Academy at Zelienople, and the Union College of Wilmington. Later he took up the study of law in the office of Hon. Samuel A. Purviance and Titian A. Coffy, and was admitted to the bar in 1861. At one time he was the second oldest practicing attorney in the city, having been engaged in active practice half a century. At the time of his death a meeting was called of the Allegheny County Bar Association to adopt resolutions of respect to his memory, and among the eminent speakers on this occasion were: James W. Collins, L. K. Porter, J. A. Petty, George N. Monroe, W. H. Thomson and S. W. Woods.
During the Civil War he was in active service for a short time. He was a Republican in political opinion, and a member of the Methodist Church. At one time he was considered one of the wealthiest men of Pittsburgh.
He had a summer home at Evergreen, Pennsylvania, while his city residence was on Elizabeth street, Pittsburgh. He was also the owner of other valuable property in the city, and the surrounding country.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 833.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 834.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1152.