Edmonds, Lewis Miles

1832 - 1910  (78 years)    Has no ancestors but 3 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Edmonds, Lewis Miles
  Born	6 Feb 1832
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Mar 1910	Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0769
  LEWIS MILES EDMONDS, deceased, who during a long and active career was a minister of the Methodist Church, preached in Michigan for more than forty years and filled several pastorates in Wisconsin,his death occurring at Wausau in the latter state, March 13, 1910. He was born February 6, 1832, a son of Jonathan W. and Emeline (Dodge) Edmonds, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of New York. Jonathan Edmonds was a shoemaker by trade, living in New York for several years, and moved from there to Illinois and later to Clinton, Iowa, where his death occurred. Lewis M. Edmonds secured his early educational training in the schools of New York, and later graduated from Casinovia College, Albion, Michigan. He began preaching before he had left College, and for two years was located at Bethany, New York, then joining the Michigan Methodist Episcopal conference, and from 1857 was connected therewith in Michigan for forty years, serving as presiding elder for a term and building the churches at Mason, Paw Paw, Scotts and Charlotte, Michigan, in addition to raising funds for the building of other churches. In 1897 he moved from Michigan to Wisconsin, locating at Oconto Falls, and later preached at Gillette and Brokaw. On September 1, 1858, Rev. Edmonds was married to Mary Esther Thorpe, daughter of J. J. and Margery (Osgood) Thorpe, natives of Ohio who moved to Michigan in 1837, Mr. Thorpe being a manufacturer with large lumber interests. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Edmonds, namely: Mrs. Brokaw, of Appleton; W. L., a manufacturer of paper at Wausau; George Thorpe, who died at the age of six years; E. A., of Appleton; Miss May, who lives at home with her mother; and Dr. F. J., who is residing at Shawano.
  	Edmonds, Lewis Miles Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Tombstone	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Edmonds, Rev. Miles Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin
  	Edmonds, Rev. Miles 2 (middle of stone) Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin
  	Edmonds, Rev. Miles 3 (bottom of stone) Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin
  Reference Number	2809
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Edmonds, Rev. Lewis Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Edmonds, Rev. Lewis Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I318149	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Family	Thorpe, Mary Esther,   b. Abt 1837,   d. Abt 1931  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Married	Bef 1859
  Children	+ 1. Edmonds, Kate,   b. Abt 1859, Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. Abt 1948  (Age ~ 89 years)   2. Edmonds, May,   b. 28 Jun 1871, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1962, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F211866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Died - 13 Mar 1910 - Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA Tombstone - - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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