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ENOCH EDMONSTON, amember of the county Board of Supervisors, representing Bainbridge township,is one of the prominent citizens of Schuyler county, and is entitled torecognition in its annals. He was born in Carroll county, Missouri, March2, 1856, a son of Enoch Edmonston, Sr.; the father was born in Buncombecounty, North Carolina, July 20, 1801, a son of Baziel Edmonston, who removedfrom Maryland, his native State, to North Carolina, and thence to the Territoryof Indiana, in 1808; he was a pioneer of Dubois county, and there spentthe last years of his life. He was married to Hannah Rose, who was bornin North Carolina and died in Indiana. Enoch Edmonston, their son, wasreared in Indiana and was married there. In 1829 he emigrated to Illinoiswith his brother, spent the summer in Schuyler county, and in the autumnreturned to Indiana. In 1834 he again came to the State, accompanied byhis family; he made the trip overland with two teams, camping on the way,and located on a tract of land that was afterward found to be patent land;he then removed to section 31, where he resided a short time, soon makinga claim to a tract of Government land on section 29; he erected a houseon this place, made some improvements, and lived there until he purchasedland on section 32. As he prospered he added to his landed estate, andat one time owned about 1,000 acres. In 1855 he rented his farms, and wentto Carroll county, Missouri, where he purchased land and resided for twoor three years; at the end of that time he returned to Schuyler county,where he was living at the time of his death, August 2, 1872. He was twicemarried; the first wife was Susan Allen, a native of Buncombe county, NorthCarolina, and a daughter of Daniel and Celia (Hyde) Allen; she died in1854; the second marriage was to Sarah (Barbee) Newsom. Mr. Edmonston wasprominently identified with the best interests of the county; for six yearshe was Sheriff of the county, and was Treasurer for two years, discharginghis duties with marked ability and fidelity.Enoch Edmonston, Jr.,was two years old when his parents returned from Missouri to Illinois.He received his education in the common schools, and had the advantageof a term at a business college in Quincy. For a period of three yearshe was engaged in business at Quincy, and with the exception of that timehe has given his attention exclusively to agricultural pursuits; he nowoccupies the old homestead. He was married in March, 1885, to Nancy Ater,a native of Cass county, Illinois, and a daughter of John J. and Mary Ater,natives of Morgan county, Illinois, and pioneers of Cass county. Mr. andMrs. Edmonston are the parents of four children: Belle, Roy, Floss andFay. Independent in thought and action, Mr. Edmonston has never been associatedwith any political party, but cast his first vote with the Labor party,and now gives his support to the organization known as the People’s party.He is a member of Woodstock Grange, No.448, P. of H.
Biographical Reviewof Cass, Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois,Biographical Review Publishing Co., Chicago, 1892, pages 195-196.
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