Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Edmondson, Martin James 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Edmondson, Martin James – There are many instances in Grundy County where sons 
are operating the homesteads of their fathers, which state of affairs 
contributes to the general prosperity of the locality, for these men, having 
grown up on the property, understand the needs of their land and can 
intelligently use methods to make it produce profitably.  One of these men, 
who is a modern agriculturist with advanced views with regard to farming is 
Martin James Edmondson, of Saratoga Township.  He was born in Lisbon Township, 
Kendall County, Ill., March 18, 1882, a son of Edward and Tressa (Phillips) 
Edmondson, natives of Norway and Lisbon Townships respectively.  In 1871 they 
came to Saratoga Township, this county, and Edward Edmondson worked for others 
for some years, but in 1885, bought a farm of eighty acres in Saratoga 
Township, to which he later added eighty acres and lived on the property until 
1908, when he retired to Glen Ellyn, Ill., where he still resides.  The 
maternal grandfather, Peter Phillips, a native of New York, was an early 
settler of Kendall County, Ill.  The children born to Edward and Tressa 
Edmondson were as follows:  Mattie, who is Mrs. Fred Foster of Glen Ellyn; 
Bertha, who is Mrs. Ed Schock of Glen Ellyn; Mary, who is Mrs. Clarence Murley 
of Aux Sable Township; Edwin Ray, who is of Glen Ellyn; and Martin James.

Martin James Edmondson grew up on the homestead of his parents and, while 
learning how to farm, was sent to the district schools.  Until his parents 
retired he worked for them and then took charge of the arm, which he rents 
from his father.  On it he carries on general farming and stock raising, and 
has been very successful in all his operations.  On December 18, 1907, Mr. 
Edmondson was married to May Dean, who was born in Lisbon Township, Kendall 
County, December 14, 1885, daughter of George and Frances (Hammet) Dean.  Mr. 
and Mrs. Edmondson have had the following children:  Frances, Tressa, Allen 
Dean and Helen May.  Mrs. Edmondson belongs to the Methodist Church of Aux 
Sable Township.  He has always been a Republican, but has not sought public 
office.  A hard-working, thrifty man, he has succeeded in his chosen work and 
has gained the respect and confidence of his neighbors.

page 806

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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