EDMONSTON BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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EDMONSTON, William - b: 1839 McDonough Co, IL
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 513
residence: Clinton Twp

William Edmonston owes his nativity to McDonough County, Illinois, where he 
was born August 11, 1839. His father, William Edmonston, was a North Carolinian 
by birth, and removed to Indiana at an early day, and was also an old settler of 
Illinois, having gone to that state from Indiana. The mother of our subject, whose 
maiden name was Elizabeth Royce, was born in Indiana, and was there reared and 
married. The former was a member of the Illinois Legislature from McDonough 
County, from 1830 to 1840. His death occurred in Cooper County, Missouri, 
October 18, 1871, and his widow died February 22, 1876. In 1845, William C. 
with his parents emigrated to Reynolds County, Missouri, where he remained till 
1853, then moving to Bates County. He lived on a farm there till 1861, and then 
enlisted in Company D, of Colonel Peyton's Regiment Missouri Cavalry, and served 
till paroled at Shreveport, Louisiana, June 7, 1865. Returning to Missouri he 
settled in Clinton, and was engaged in the mercantile business as clerk for two 
years. He then located at Warrensburg, Missouri, and after six months of business 
life there, again came to Clinton, for the following six months being book keeper 
in Salmon & Salmon's Bank. After this time he gave his attention to farming till 
1872, when he embarked in the stock and grain trade in Clinton. In this he was 
interested until elected circuit clerk in 1874, which office he filled most 
acceptably till 1879, and during 1878-80, he was county assessor of the county. 
Mr. Edmonston was united in marriage August 17, 1871, with Miss Anna A. 
Elliston, a Kentuckian by birth. They have three children: Eugene L., Mary E. and 
Kate.

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