His headstone records his death at Greenwood and his burial at Trinity Episcopal however John died in Camp Winder in Richmond, Virginia of pneumonia contracted during the Civil War.
Born to John and Lydia (Downing) Edmondson in Edgecombe county, North Carolina on 26 May 1805. On December 3, 1828, John married Nancy "Ann" Blount Parker in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Five known children survived: Mary, Ellen Jane, Lavenia Parker, Danford and William Henry. Mercifully, Ann died prior to the outbreak of the Civil War which claimed her husband John and her son, William Henry.
John served in the Confederate States Army, Company D, 24th Infantry Regiment for North Carolina. His son, William Henry died in Spotslyvania while working as an assistant surgeon in 1864.
Born to John and Lydia (Downing) Edmondson in Edgecombe county, North Carolina on 26 May 1805. On December 3, 1828, John married Nancy "Ann" Blount Parker in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Five known children survived: Mary, Ellen Jane, Lavenia Parker, Danford and William Henry. Mercifully, Ann died prior to the outbreak of the Civil War which claimed her husband John and her son, William Henry.
John served in the Confederate States Army, Company D, 24th Infantry Regiment for North Carolina. His son, William Henry died in Spotslyvania while working as an assistant surgeon in 1864.
His headstone records his death at Greenwood and his burial at Trinity Episcopal however John died in Camp Winder in Richmond, Virginia of pneumonia contracted during the Civil War.
Born to John and Lydia (Downing) Edmondson in Edgecombe county, North Carolina on 26 May 1805. On December 3, 1828, John married Nancy "Ann" Blount Parker in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Five known children survived: Mary, Ellen Jane, Lavenia Parker, Danford and William Henry. Mercifully, Ann died prior to the outbreak of the Civil War which claimed her husband John and her son, William Henry.
John served in the Confederate States Army, Company D, 24th Infantry Regiment for North Carolina. His son, William Henry died in Spotslyvania while working as an assistant surgeon in 1864.
Born to John and Lydia (Downing) Edmondson in Edgecombe county, North Carolina on 26 May 1805. On December 3, 1828, John married Nancy "Ann" Blount Parker in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Five known children survived: Mary, Ellen Jane, Lavenia Parker, Danford and William Henry. Mercifully, Ann died prior to the outbreak of the Civil War which claimed her husband John and her son, William Henry.
John served in the Confederate States Army, Company D, 24th Infantry Regiment for North Carolina. His son, William Henry died in Spotslyvania while working as an assistant surgeon in 1864.
Gravesite Details
, Date Of Burial :, Confederate Soldier State : North Carolina Regiment : 24th Company : D, Ref: Cemetery Records
