To: Members of NCSCOTS-L From: Carol Edmisten Re: Edmisten ancestry I am interested in any information regarding arrival of my Edmisten ancestors in the US. I have little to go on. 1)According to Black's "Surnames of Scotland" the Edmisten name probably is a shortened form of Edmondstone, deriving from the geographical location of Edmondstone near Edinburgh. 2) The largest cluster of the 600+ Edmisten households currently in the US are located in North Carolina. I am assuming therefore that some Edmistens migrated from Scotland to North Carolina at some point in time. 3) My great-grandfather was George Washington Edmisten born in Missouri in 1846. Exact location and his parents' names are unknown to me. George died in 1920 in Wessington Springs, South Dakota. Any and all help greatly appreciated! Thank you- Carol Edmisten