Daughter of Henry and Catherine Sapp

2nd wife of John Arthur Wedmore. Married June 30, 1856 in Schuyler, Missouri. John A. was first married to Elizabeth Smith in 1851. She died in the result of childbirth (1830-1854) FAG # 48416037. They had 3 boys.
1) Thomas b. 1852 nickname "Big Tommy"
2) Noah H. b. Oct 21, 1852 - April 26, 1893 Ia FAG #116318602 (twins?) md Elizabeth Lloyd
3)unknown male b. March 1854, died shortly after birth.

The following from "The Ancestors of Marlys Strand Jeppson"
When Permelia was eleven, she moved with her parents and brothers and sisters in an ox-drawn wagon across the plains to Unionville, Iowa. This arduous journey took twelve weeks. She later recalled anxieties of that trip caused by Indians and wild animals. Then they moved to Schuyler County, Missouri.

Permelia was illiterate. She never learned to sign her name.

The first year of her married life she and John camped in a covered wagon on a wooded Mississippi River island or islands, and John cut timber. Permelia spoke of "the men" being gone overnight, so there were apparently other families. Nevertheless, she was lonely and had little to occupy her time. (Apparently John's children were not with them.) At night it was scary. Wolves were sometimes attracted to the wagon. Permelia would build a good fire and always have plenty of wood gathered to keep it burning brightly throughout the night. She could see the forms of animals, but they kept a distance because of the fire. Because it was lonely, and she needed a pastime, she began smoking a pipe.

When they lived in the Moulton area, Permelia told of seeing soldiers ride past their place during the Civil War. Sometimes they would stop to rest, water their horses, and asked for food. One time five or six rode into the yard at night. John got dressed and went out to talk to them until they left. As he didn't return quickly, Permelia also got dressed and slipped out quietly so she could hear the conversation. She was worried they would take John with them to join the fighting. John visited with them until they were ready to leave.

From the 1900 census, at the age of 60, Permelia states that she had 17 children, with 12 living. Again in 1910 12 children were still living. In 1920 she is now a widow and living with her daughter Ina and son-in-law Earl Shaver.

Known children of Permelia C and John A Wedmore:
1) David L. 1st md Feb 7, 1878 Elizabeth L. Shelton (1859-1917) (living in Prescott, AZ per his sister, Elizabeth Ann Wedmore Lane's, obit) FAG #32678003 David is buried with wife Naomi A. Allred 1871-1958 and daughter Nina Agnes Green1907-1947
2) Charles E. md Flora Hurd and took his young family to SD in 1893. Later divorced. Died in Chamberlain, SD in 1945, 86 years old. Killed himself because of pain and suffering due to stomach cancer.
3) Evineba infant death Feb 20, 1868 FAG # 44221705 (burial shared with brother William)
4) Elizabeth Ann b. Jan 18, 1859 - Jan 18, 1947 at her home in Moulton, Iowa. Md Manford Lane taken from her obit.
5) Henry M. md twice? 1st Viola unknown 2nd Mayme/Mamie Calloway and she died Dec 2, 1937 in Council Bluffs, Ia.
6) Sina Jane (in Valen S.D. per sister Elizabeth's obit) md 1st John T. Russell 2nd Frank W. Cook
7) Edward Harding (In California per sister Elizabeth's, obit md Lillie Chubb Schneider
8) John Wesley (in Council Bluffs, Ia per sister, Elizabeth's death) md 1st Lillie Valentine 2nd Ethel Shotts
9) William M. infant death on Sept 21, 1870 8 mo 4 d FAG # 44221736
10) James Leslie (in Mason City, Iowa per sister, Elizabeth's, obit) md Emma Edginton 2nd md ?
11) Margaret "Mag" Catherine md Hans B. Wolfe
12) Mary Addie (in Mapleton, Iowa per sister, Elizabeth's obit) md Emmanuel Pontiis Hoy
13) Harmond Nicholas "Nick" 1877-1958 (in Oregon per sister, Elizabeth's obit) md Mary Edith Muckey.
14) Bertie 1880-1891 Monona, Iowa
15) Ina Bell (in Mapleton, Iowa per sister Elizabeth's obit) md Earl Shaver
16) Cora M. 1884-1891 Monona, Iowa FAG 116319838
17) unknown Wedmore b. 1886 Appanoose, Iowa. Died as an infant.