Edmund UMPHRESS
Sallie Sarah CANADA

Edmund Umphress was born in Greene County, Georgia on 11 October 1811. He was the son of John Umphress of Greene County and was a descendant of Uriah Umphress, a native of Virginia. When Edmund was four years old, his father died, and when he was six years old, his mother died. He was taken in by William Knowles and carried to western Georgia, where Edmund married Sallie Sarah Canada in Meriwether County, Georgia on 12 January 1837. She was born on 20 May 1815. They moved to Tallapoosa County, Alabama and were found in 1850 living beside Samuel and Mahala Porch Gray and in 1860 living beside Columbus B. and Amanda Gray. Sallie Canada was the daughter of Jesse Canada, originally of Virginia. Edmund served in the Florida Indian Wars. Sallie died on 27 February 1880 and Edmund married Mary ______, who died on 05 August 1885.

Edmund married again but no knowledge of this marriage is known at this time. (Info comes from http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/print.cgi?umphress::62.html). This message also tells a different

Edmund died on 08 April 1889. Edmund and his two wives are buried in the Canada-Threadgill Cemetery, south of Dadeville, Alabama. Sallie was a sister of Edward J. Canada.

Their children:

• John Riley UMPHRESS, born 1837, married Martha Susan Johnston
• Sarah UMPHRESS, born abt 1838, married James Fannin Tippett
• James Causby UMPHRESS, born abt 1841, married Julia Carolina Veasey 5 Dec 1866
• Martha UMPHRESS, born abt 1843, possibly married Samuel Knox 10 Apr 1865
• William UMPHRESS, born abt 1845
• Snowey F.  UMPHRESS, born 07 June 1843, died 01 January 1870, buried Canada-Threadgill Cemetery
• Edmund M. UMPHRESS, born 31 March 1848, married Annie L. Evans 25 Nov 1871 (John R.Humphries was bondsman)
• Thomas Jefferson UMPHRESS, born 14 Feb 1851, died 23 July 1926, married Harriett Jane Copeland; Harriett born 18 Jan 1862 Rome, Georgia, daughter of Alexander Copeland and Miranda Tate, died 21 Mar 1939 Blue Ridge, Collin County, Texas; both buried Van Alstyne Cemetery
  • John D. UMPHRESS, born 3 June 1886 Grayson County, Texas, occupation farmer, died 20 November 1965 Terrell State Hospital, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, buried Blue Ridge Cemetery, married Exa M. Saye
    • Harry Maurice UMPHRESS, born 6 December 1908 Blue Ridge, Collin County, Texas, worked at the Parks Department in the City of Dallas, died 10 September 1972 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, buried Blue Ridge Cemetery
• Joseph UMPHRESS, born about 1852, married Josephine M. Johnston 17 Dec 1873
• Susan UMPHRESS, born December 1853, married John David Achimon 12 Dec 1872
• Tabitha UMPHRESS, born 08 May 1858*(see note below), married Joseph Burson
• Jesse A. UMPHRESS, born 11 September 1858*(see note below), died 15 September 1860, buried Canada-Threadgill Cemetery
• Lucy UMPHRESS, born 25 Oct 1861, married Joshua Vinyard
• Nancy A. UMPHRESS, born 11 September 1863, died 21 February 1941 Dennison, Grayson County, Texas, married 05 Oct 1881 to James W. O'Daniel; James born 3 August 1859 Alabama, son of W. J. O'Daniel and Araminta Whaley, occupation carpenter, died 1 January 1934 Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas; no children; both buried Van Alstyne Cemetery
• Jerusha UMPHRESS, possibly married Leonidas A. Upshaw 16 Nov 1879
• Uriah UMPHRESS, born 25 Oct 1865, married Lorena L. Harper

Unknown Connection:

Jesse W. UMPHRESS

NOTE: Tabitha and Jesse both have 1858 as birthdate on their tombstones, and being as they are not at least 9 months difference between these two dates, I have to assume one of them is wrong.

NOTES: Information on family came from Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Chicago, F.A. Battey & Company, 1889, pg.848.

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