Family:George Edmiston and Sarah Tanner (1)

George Washington Edmiston b. 19 May 1822 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 9 Jul 1863 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States	Sarah G. Tanner b. 18 May 1827 Pennsylvania, United States

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Facts and Events

Marriage^[1]

17 Sep 1844

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	James Edmondson	Abt 1849 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
2.	Elizabeth Edmondson	Abt 1851 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States	27 May 1928 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
3.	Hezekiah Edmondson	22 Apr 1853 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States	7 Jul 1923 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United STates.
4.	Fannie Edmondson	26 May 1856 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
5.	John Edmondson	30 Oct 1858 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
6.	Samuel B. Edmondson	30 Jun 1861 Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

References

↑ Sarah Tanner Edmiston, in Pennsylvania, United States, Civil War Widows Pension File
Pension Certificate # 146716, 1863.

Evidence of marriage required by United States Government as part of widows application for benefits for her children. She could not produce a marriage certificate and she submitted a marriage announcement published in a local newspaper: "Mercersburg Monitor. On Monday the 17th inst by Rev. J. M. Green Mr. George Edmiston to Miss Sarah Tanner both of this place"