Relationship 22: Edmond Samuels & Mary Myrtle Gregory

Relationship Record 22

Male/Husband} Samuels, Edmond

Family History} Hancock

Female/Wife} Gregory, Mary Myrtle

Relationship Type} Marriage

Marriage: Date} Fam 12 Dec 1844

Place} , Marshall, Alabama

Ended: On Date} Fam May 1872
By} Death of husband

Source 1}	1736=Marriage rec
Source 2}	1139=1850 USA cen
Source 3}	63 = 1860 USA cen
Source 4}	44 = 1870 USA cen
Source 5}	598 = Cemetery rec
Source 6}	245 = Probate rec
Source 7}	13 = Family history
Source 8}	137 = Biography
Source 9}	585 = Interview
Source 10}	589 = Family history
Source 11}	1133= Family history
Source 12}	1140= Family history

1st Household No.}

Photo} None

Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock

Date Updated} 16 Jan 2024
Date Created} 17 Jun 1994

Notes: On 11 Dec 1844, Edmond Samuels and Mary Gregory applied for a marriage license in Marshall County, Alabama. According to family history, they were married 12 December 1844. Their first child Elisha Cornelius was born in April 1846.

Edmond and Mary moved in 1847 to Tishomingo County in the northeast corner of Mississippi. They purchased farming land which had been recently ceded by the Indians. Daughter Elizabeth Jane was born in April 1948.

In the 1850 U.S. census, Edmond, 26, and Mary, 26, were living in the Southern Division, Tishomingo, Mississippi. Edmond was a farmer. Their children were Cornelius, 6, and Jane, 4. Enumerated in the household was John Green, 22. Angeline Melinda was born in Sep 1850.

In the early spring of 1852, probably because of the California gold rush, Edmond and Mary sold their land, animals, and furnishings, and began their great trek to California. The family settled on 160 acres in the Gordon Valley — which is 10 miles east of the city of Napa and at a southeastern corner of Napa County.

Four more children were born to Edmond and Mary. Mary A. was born in Jan, 1854; Nathaniel in Feb 1855; Jonathan Jasper in Jun 1857; and William Henry in Dec 1859. In the 1860 U.S. Census, 'Edward', 37, and Mary, 30, were living in the Yount Township, Napa, California. Their post office was located at Sebastopol — the name, until May 1867, of the place now known as Yountville, California. Edmond was a farmer. Their children were Elisha C., 13, Jane, 12, Melinda A., 8, Mary A., 6, Nathaniel, 5, Jasper, 3, and Wm. H., 6 months.

Three more children were born. George Washington was born in May 1862; Martha Belle in Jun 1864; and Amelia Florence in Feb 1868. In the 1870 Census, 'Edwin', 45, and Mary, 41, were now officially living in the Napa Township, Napa. Their post office was located in the city of Napa. Edmond was still a farmer, with a personal estate of $500. Their children at home were Elisha C., 24, Mary, 18, Nathaniel, 14, Jasper, 12, Henry, 10, George, 9, Martha B., 8, and Florence, 2. Their last child Amanda E. was born in Mar 1871.

The marriage had lasted for about 27 years when Edmond died in May 1872. He was buried in the Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Solano, California.

Children:

Total # of Children} 11

Seq. # of Primary} 8

1st Child}	Samuels, Elisha Cornelius (Neal)
2nd Child}	Samuels, Elizabeth Jane (Jane)
3rd Child}	Samuels, Angeline Melinda (Ange or Melinda)
4th Child}	Samuels, Mary A.
5th Child}	Samuels, Nathaniel (Nat)
6th Child}	Samuels, Jonathan Jasper (Jasper)
7th Child}	Samuels, William Henry (Henry)
8th Child}	Samuels, George Washington (Geo)
9th Child}	Samuels, Martha Belle (Belle)
10th Child}	Samuels, Amelia Florence
11th Child}	Samuels, Amanda E. (Mandy)

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