Older brother of Frances Edmundson Daniel, the wife of Lemuel Russell Daniel of Georgia. At age 16 (1863) mustered into Company H, 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment; fought at Chickamauga and other eastern Tennessee battles.
Became Palo Pinto County Tax Collector in 1871, and married Mary Hittson in 1879. Cattleman and rancher, and father of Early, Flora, John, Charles, Nannie, and Reese.
From contributor #47220553 :
Stith Reese Edmondson, 78, Palo Pinto Couty pioneer, died at the home of his son, John Edmondson in Mineral Wells. A native of Georgia, he moved to Palo Pinto County in 1872 and engaged in ranching and farming, except for a time when he served as Sheriff, being appointed first in 1874 on the resignation of J.H. Cawthorn. At that time, Stephens County was under the jurisdiction of the sheriff of Palo Pinto County and he filled the dual position of peace officer and tax collector.
When J.T. Wilson, father of Federal Judge James Wilson and Horace Wilson of Fort Worth, was killed in the discharge of his duty in 1879, S.R. Edmondson was again appointed sheriff.
Survived by four sons. Graveside services took place at the Hittson cemetery, five miles south of Mineral Wells, with Masonic honors.
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Mr. Edmondson's stirring life began back in Jasper County, Georgia, on September 25th, 1847. Being a farmer's son, hard work filled a larger proportion of his daily life than recreation, and when he should have been in school the war broke out, and in the unsettled condition of affairs of that period his education was neglected. In 1871 he journeyed to Palo Pinto County, Texas, and was employed by Mr. R. Lemons, whose ranch was about three miles east of the town of Palo Pinto, at that time a small place consisting of three stores and a blacksmith shop. He entered into the employment of herding cattle almost from the first day of his advent into the State, and it was just about this time that the Indian troubles reached their climax.
This was very trying to the nerves, and Mr. Edmondson concluded that if the privilege of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in Texas had to be maintained with a gun, he would go back to Georgia. He compromised the matter by taking a herd of cattle to Baxter Springs, Kansas, and while there changed his mind, and returned to Texas and clerked in a dry goods store in Palo Pinto, in 1873, believing this to be a safer occupation.
In the spring of 1874 he rented a farm five miles east of Palo Pinto, and in the fall was elected sheriff of the county, serving one term of two years, in which he was kept very busy with horse and cattle thieves, but never had any serious trouble. When his term closed he moved to a ranch which he had purchased ten miles southeast of Palo Pinto. He has gradually added to this until at the present time he is the owner of 3,000 acres in this county. In 1879 he was again called from his farm, like Cincinnatus, and appointed to fill a vacancy in the sheriff's office, which lasted until 1880. About this time a band of horse and cow thieves infested the county, and were a source of great annoyance and terror to the settlers. He organized a posse and started out one morning with the determination of breaking them up. They resisted his attempts at arrest, and in the battle which ensued, one outlaw was killed, another seriously shot, and the balance took to flight. He left the wounded man at the house of his father under guard, but during the night his friends came to the rescue and took him away, and on the sheriff's return next day he chanced upon the gang and arrested them all, four in number, and took them to Palo Pinto. An attempt was made the same night to mob and hang the thieves, but it was foiled through the efforts of Mr. Edmondson. One, however, was shot, through the grated door, and killed. The balance of the outlaws were given long terms of imprisonment, which put a stop to cattle stealing in that county.
He had not given up his cattle business during his term of office, and after its expiration in 1880 he turned his whole attention to stock raising. Besides his large holdings he has a home ranch one mile from Mineral Wells of 146 acres. He has been engaged in later years in grading his stock, and has some fine cattle. He also keeps a small number of horses on his ranch.
Mr. Edmondson was married on the 17th of February, 1879, to Miss Mary Hittson, and has five children living and two dead. Those living are, Lou., John W., Early, Charles and S. R. The two dead are Nannie B. and Flora. His wife died on the 5th of March, 1893.
His father was W. O. Edmondson, born in Jasper County, Georgia, in 1819, of English parentage, and his mother was Miss Nuti A. Malone, born in the same county in 1825, of Irish ancestry. They moved to Chattooga County, Georgia, in 1852, and from there to Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1855. The father served as county clerk for several terms in Georgia, and is still living on one of S. R.'s ranches in Palo Pinto County, where he cultivates a few acres to carry out his idea of independence. The mother died in 1893
Became Palo Pinto County Tax Collector in 1871, and married Mary Hittson in 1879. Cattleman and rancher, and father of Early, Flora, John, Charles, Nannie, and Reese.
From contributor #47220553 :
Stith Reese Edmondson, 78, Palo Pinto Couty pioneer, died at the home of his son, John Edmondson in Mineral Wells. A native of Georgia, he moved to Palo Pinto County in 1872 and engaged in ranching and farming, except for a time when he served as Sheriff, being appointed first in 1874 on the resignation of J.H. Cawthorn. At that time, Stephens County was under the jurisdiction of the sheriff of Palo Pinto County and he filled the dual position of peace officer and tax collector.
When J.T. Wilson, father of Federal Judge James Wilson and Horace Wilson of Fort Worth, was killed in the discharge of his duty in 1879, S.R. Edmondson was again appointed sheriff.
Survived by four sons. Graveside services took place at the Hittson cemetery, five miles south of Mineral Wells, with Masonic honors.
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Mr. Edmondson's stirring life began back in Jasper County, Georgia, on September 25th, 1847. Being a farmer's son, hard work filled a larger proportion of his daily life than recreation, and when he should have been in school the war broke out, and in the unsettled condition of affairs of that period his education was neglected. In 1871 he journeyed to Palo Pinto County, Texas, and was employed by Mr. R. Lemons, whose ranch was about three miles east of the town of Palo Pinto, at that time a small place consisting of three stores and a blacksmith shop. He entered into the employment of herding cattle almost from the first day of his advent into the State, and it was just about this time that the Indian troubles reached their climax.
This was very trying to the nerves, and Mr. Edmondson concluded that if the privilege of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in Texas had to be maintained with a gun, he would go back to Georgia. He compromised the matter by taking a herd of cattle to Baxter Springs, Kansas, and while there changed his mind, and returned to Texas and clerked in a dry goods store in Palo Pinto, in 1873, believing this to be a safer occupation.
In the spring of 1874 he rented a farm five miles east of Palo Pinto, and in the fall was elected sheriff of the county, serving one term of two years, in which he was kept very busy with horse and cattle thieves, but never had any serious trouble. When his term closed he moved to a ranch which he had purchased ten miles southeast of Palo Pinto. He has gradually added to this until at the present time he is the owner of 3,000 acres in this county. In 1879 he was again called from his farm, like Cincinnatus, and appointed to fill a vacancy in the sheriff's office, which lasted until 1880. About this time a band of horse and cow thieves infested the county, and were a source of great annoyance and terror to the settlers. He organized a posse and started out one morning with the determination of breaking them up. They resisted his attempts at arrest, and in the battle which ensued, one outlaw was killed, another seriously shot, and the balance took to flight. He left the wounded man at the house of his father under guard, but during the night his friends came to the rescue and took him away, and on the sheriff's return next day he chanced upon the gang and arrested them all, four in number, and took them to Palo Pinto. An attempt was made the same night to mob and hang the thieves, but it was foiled through the efforts of Mr. Edmondson. One, however, was shot, through the grated door, and killed. The balance of the outlaws were given long terms of imprisonment, which put a stop to cattle stealing in that county.
He had not given up his cattle business during his term of office, and after its expiration in 1880 he turned his whole attention to stock raising. Besides his large holdings he has a home ranch one mile from Mineral Wells of 146 acres. He has been engaged in later years in grading his stock, and has some fine cattle. He also keeps a small number of horses on his ranch.
Mr. Edmondson was married on the 17th of February, 1879, to Miss Mary Hittson, and has five children living and two dead. Those living are, Lou., John W., Early, Charles and S. R. The two dead are Nannie B. and Flora. His wife died on the 5th of March, 1893.
His father was W. O. Edmondson, born in Jasper County, Georgia, in 1819, of English parentage, and his mother was Miss Nuti A. Malone, born in the same county in 1825, of Irish ancestry. They moved to Chattooga County, Georgia, in 1852, and from there to Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1855. The father served as county clerk for several terms in Georgia, and is still living on one of S. R.'s ranches in Palo Pinto County, where he cultivates a few acres to carry out his idea of independence. The mother died in 1893
Older brother of Frances Edmundson Daniel, the wife of Lemuel Russell Daniel of Georgia. At age 16 (1863) mustered into Company H, 6th Georgia Cavalry Regiment; fought at Chickamauga and other eastern Tennessee battles.
Became Palo Pinto County Tax Collector in 1871, and married Mary Hittson in 1879. Cattleman and rancher, and father of Early, Flora, John, Charles, Nannie, and Reese.
From contributor #47220553 :
Stith Reese Edmondson, 78, Palo Pinto Couty pioneer, died at the home of his son, John Edmondson in Mineral Wells. A native of Georgia, he moved to Palo Pinto County in 1872 and engaged in ranching and farming, except for a time when he served as Sheriff, being appointed first in 1874 on the resignation of J.H. Cawthorn. At that time, Stephens County was under the jurisdiction of the sheriff of Palo Pinto County and he filled the dual position of peace officer and tax collector.
When J.T. Wilson, father of Federal Judge James Wilson and Horace Wilson of Fort Worth, was killed in the discharge of his duty in 1879, S.R. Edmondson was again appointed sheriff.
Survived by four sons. Graveside services took place at the Hittson cemetery, five miles south of Mineral Wells, with Masonic honors.
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Mr. Edmondson's stirring life began back in Jasper County, Georgia, on September 25th, 1847. Being a farmer's son, hard work filled a larger proportion of his daily life than recreation, and when he should have been in school the war broke out, and in the unsettled condition of affairs of that period his education was neglected. In 1871 he journeyed to Palo Pinto County, Texas, and was employed by Mr. R. Lemons, whose ranch was about three miles east of the town of Palo Pinto, at that time a small place consisting of three stores and a blacksmith shop. He entered into the employment of herding cattle almost from the first day of his advent into the State, and it was just about this time that the Indian troubles reached their climax.
This was very trying to the nerves, and Mr. Edmondson concluded that if the privilege of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in Texas had to be maintained with a gun, he would go back to Georgia. He compromised the matter by taking a herd of cattle to Baxter Springs, Kansas, and while there changed his mind, and returned to Texas and clerked in a dry goods store in Palo Pinto, in 1873, believing this to be a safer occupation.
In the spring of 1874 he rented a farm five miles east of Palo Pinto, and in the fall was elected sheriff of the county, serving one term of two years, in which he was kept very busy with horse and cattle thieves, but never had any serious trouble. When his term closed he moved to a ranch which he had purchased ten miles southeast of Palo Pinto. He has gradually added to this until at the present time he is the owner of 3,000 acres in this county. In 1879 he was again called from his farm, like Cincinnatus, and appointed to fill a vacancy in the sheriff's office, which lasted until 1880. About this time a band of horse and cow thieves infested the county, and were a source of great annoyance and terror to the settlers. He organized a posse and started out one morning with the determination of breaking them up. They resisted his attempts at arrest, and in the battle which ensued, one outlaw was killed, another seriously shot, and the balance took to flight. He left the wounded man at the house of his father under guard, but during the night his friends came to the rescue and took him away, and on the sheriff's return next day he chanced upon the gang and arrested them all, four in number, and took them to Palo Pinto. An attempt was made the same night to mob and hang the thieves, but it was foiled through the efforts of Mr. Edmondson. One, however, was shot, through the grated door, and killed. The balance of the outlaws were given long terms of imprisonment, which put a stop to cattle stealing in that county.
He had not given up his cattle business during his term of office, and after its expiration in 1880 he turned his whole attention to stock raising. Besides his large holdings he has a home ranch one mile from Mineral Wells of 146 acres. He has been engaged in later years in grading his stock, and has some fine cattle. He also keeps a small number of horses on his ranch.
Mr. Edmondson was married on the 17th of February, 1879, to Miss Mary Hittson, and has five children living and two dead. Those living are, Lou., John W., Early, Charles and S. R. The two dead are Nannie B. and Flora. His wife died on the 5th of March, 1893.
His father was W. O. Edmondson, born in Jasper County, Georgia, in 1819, of English parentage, and his mother was Miss Nuti A. Malone, born in the same county in 1825, of Irish ancestry. They moved to Chattooga County, Georgia, in 1852, and from there to Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1855. The father served as county clerk for several terms in Georgia, and is still living on one of S. R.'s ranches in Palo Pinto County, where he cultivates a few acres to carry out his idea of independence. The mother died in 1893
Became Palo Pinto County Tax Collector in 1871, and married Mary Hittson in 1879. Cattleman and rancher, and father of Early, Flora, John, Charles, Nannie, and Reese.
From contributor #47220553 :
Stith Reese Edmondson, 78, Palo Pinto Couty pioneer, died at the home of his son, John Edmondson in Mineral Wells. A native of Georgia, he moved to Palo Pinto County in 1872 and engaged in ranching and farming, except for a time when he served as Sheriff, being appointed first in 1874 on the resignation of J.H. Cawthorn. At that time, Stephens County was under the jurisdiction of the sheriff of Palo Pinto County and he filled the dual position of peace officer and tax collector.
When J.T. Wilson, father of Federal Judge James Wilson and Horace Wilson of Fort Worth, was killed in the discharge of his duty in 1879, S.R. Edmondson was again appointed sheriff.
Survived by four sons. Graveside services took place at the Hittson cemetery, five miles south of Mineral Wells, with Masonic honors.
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Mr. Edmondson's stirring life began back in Jasper County, Georgia, on September 25th, 1847. Being a farmer's son, hard work filled a larger proportion of his daily life than recreation, and when he should have been in school the war broke out, and in the unsettled condition of affairs of that period his education was neglected. In 1871 he journeyed to Palo Pinto County, Texas, and was employed by Mr. R. Lemons, whose ranch was about three miles east of the town of Palo Pinto, at that time a small place consisting of three stores and a blacksmith shop. He entered into the employment of herding cattle almost from the first day of his advent into the State, and it was just about this time that the Indian troubles reached their climax.
This was very trying to the nerves, and Mr. Edmondson concluded that if the privilege of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in Texas had to be maintained with a gun, he would go back to Georgia. He compromised the matter by taking a herd of cattle to Baxter Springs, Kansas, and while there changed his mind, and returned to Texas and clerked in a dry goods store in Palo Pinto, in 1873, believing this to be a safer occupation.
In the spring of 1874 he rented a farm five miles east of Palo Pinto, and in the fall was elected sheriff of the county, serving one term of two years, in which he was kept very busy with horse and cattle thieves, but never had any serious trouble. When his term closed he moved to a ranch which he had purchased ten miles southeast of Palo Pinto. He has gradually added to this until at the present time he is the owner of 3,000 acres in this county. In 1879 he was again called from his farm, like Cincinnatus, and appointed to fill a vacancy in the sheriff's office, which lasted until 1880. About this time a band of horse and cow thieves infested the county, and were a source of great annoyance and terror to the settlers. He organized a posse and started out one morning with the determination of breaking them up. They resisted his attempts at arrest, and in the battle which ensued, one outlaw was killed, another seriously shot, and the balance took to flight. He left the wounded man at the house of his father under guard, but during the night his friends came to the rescue and took him away, and on the sheriff's return next day he chanced upon the gang and arrested them all, four in number, and took them to Palo Pinto. An attempt was made the same night to mob and hang the thieves, but it was foiled through the efforts of Mr. Edmondson. One, however, was shot, through the grated door, and killed. The balance of the outlaws were given long terms of imprisonment, which put a stop to cattle stealing in that county.
He had not given up his cattle business during his term of office, and after its expiration in 1880 he turned his whole attention to stock raising. Besides his large holdings he has a home ranch one mile from Mineral Wells of 146 acres. He has been engaged in later years in grading his stock, and has some fine cattle. He also keeps a small number of horses on his ranch.
Mr. Edmondson was married on the 17th of February, 1879, to Miss Mary Hittson, and has five children living and two dead. Those living are, Lou., John W., Early, Charles and S. R. The two dead are Nannie B. and Flora. His wife died on the 5th of March, 1893.
His father was W. O. Edmondson, born in Jasper County, Georgia, in 1819, of English parentage, and his mother was Miss Nuti A. Malone, born in the same county in 1825, of Irish ancestry. They moved to Chattooga County, Georgia, in 1852, and from there to Palo Pinto County, Texas, in 1855. The father served as county clerk for several terms in Georgia, and is still living on one of S. R.'s ranches in Palo Pinto County, where he cultivates a few acres to carry out his idea of independence. The mother died in 1893
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