Edmond married Mary Sennett on July 9, 1884, at Macomb, McDonough County Illinois.  On the Board of Health document that accompanied their marriage license, the signature reads E. Mary Sennett; it is unclear whether or not Mary actually signed the document herself.
Marriage documents

Born in New York about 1866, she was the daughter of John and Anna Sennett, both of whom immigrated to the United States from Ireland.  Also from the Board of Health document, Anna Sennett's maiden name was recorded as Monihan.  On the Board of Health document for Mary's sister, Catharine, Anna's maiden name looks like Mulliha_?_.

Mary died on June 2 or 3, 1903, leaving Ed with five young children to raise.

Ed was a remarkably good storyteller, a faculty he inherited from his father.  He never drew on his imagination for material; he observed and remembered the amusing and strange incidents of a lifetime.  He was an artist at relating them.

Ed may have enjoyed telling the following story to those who gathered at the Weakley store for a chaw and a visit.

After the Sammons daughters were married and had their own homes, they still periodically went to their widowed father's house to cook and clean for him.  As in most kitchens of that era, they kept a can of drippings at the back of the stove.  One day, by accident, one of the daughters grabbed a tin of soap instead of the drippings and poured some into the food she was preparing.  Ed sat down to his meal.  What happened then?  "Well," the daughter later related, dryly, "Pappy always ate like a hog....."  There was some wild racing around the room, with Ed hollering, "I've been pizened!!  Pizened!!"

The children of Edmond Sammons and Mary Sennett were:

i.	Lena Sammons, born January 25, 1886, in Hancock County, Illinois, died July 27, 1961, at LaHarpe, Hancock County.  Burial at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Colchester, McDonough County.
ii.	Arthur Sammons, born about 1888, died after April 15, 1910.
iii.	Margaret Irene Sammons, born in 1889, died in 1963, burial at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Colchester.  She married William E. Sargent (born about 1883 in Illinois, died after April 1, 1930; son of William H. Sargent).  They lived in Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri; residing in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, in 1930.  Five known children: Horace, Louise, Kenneth, Zelma and Walter (1920-2004). Irene later married a man whose surname was Boyd.
iv.	Damon Sammons, born May 17, 1891, in McDonough County, Illinois, in or near the village of Tennessee.  He died after June 5, 1917.
v.	Ralph Sammons, born about 1900 in Illinois, died after April 15, 1910.
vi.	Unnamed infant, stillborn or died at birth.

See also: Catharine Sennett Booz (Mary's sister)

Sammons, James, 35, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 2500, value of personal estate 800, born IL, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Sarah E, 30, female, white, keeping house, born IL, attended school within the year [Probably an enumerator's transcription error; school attendance entries in this column for the Sammons children should have been shifted down one line, to show that Charles had also attended school.]
Mary J, 12, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Edmond [or Edmund], 10, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Charles W, 7, male, white, born IL
Ruth, 5, female, white, born IL
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Sammons, Louisa, 3, female, white, born IL
Stephen, 3/12, male, white, born IL, born in March

Samon, James, white, male, 44, married, farmer, born IL, father born "Te Va", mother
born "Tenn"
Sarah E, white, female, 40, wife, married, keeping house; Is the person sick, or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so, what is the sickness or disability? [entry illegible]; born IL, father born IN, mother born KY
Edmond, white, male, 18, son, single, farmer, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Charles W, white, male, 16, son, single, farmer, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Ruth E, white, female, 15, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Louisa, white, female, 13, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Stephen A, white, male, 10, son, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Ida M, white, female, 7, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL

Senate, John, white, male, 40, married, laborer, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland
Anna, white, female, 40, wife, married, keeping house, could read but not write, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland
Mary, white, female, 14, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born NY, both parents born Ireland
Katie A, white, female, 9, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born Ireland

Sammons, Edward S, head, white, male, Oct 1860, 39, married for 16 years, born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English, rented his farm home, farm schedule 120

Mary, wife, white, female, Feb 1866, 33, married for 16 years; mother of 4 children, all living; born NY, both parents born Ireland, could read, write and speak English

Lena, daughter, white, female, Jan 1886, 14, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born NY, attended school for 3 months, could read, write and speak English

Arthur, son, white, male, Oct 1888, 11, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born NY, attended school for 2 months, could read, write and speak English

Irene, daughter, white, female, July 1889, 10, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born NY, attended school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Damon, son, white, male, May 1891, 9, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born NY, attended school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English

Shipman, Walter, head, male, white, 35 ?, married (1st) for 8 years, born IL, both parents born OH, spoke English, farmer, general farm, employer, could read and write, rented his farm home, farm schedule 107

Lena, wife, female, white, 24, married (1st) for 8 years; mother of 2 children, both living; born IL, father born IL, mother born NY, spoke English, could read and write

Chloreva, daughter, female, white, 7, single, born IL, both parents born IL, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Russell, son, male, white, 3, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Samons, Edmond, stepfather, male, white, 49, widower, born OH, father born PA, mother born IN, spoke English, own income, could read and write

[Samons], Ralph, brother-in-law, male, white, 10, single, born IL, father born OH, mother born NY, spoke English, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Shipman, Joseph W, head, rented his home, male, white, 44, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born OH, spoke English, laborer, general farm

Lena, wife, female, white, 33, married, could read and write, born IL, father born IL, mother born NY, spoke English

Chloreva, daughter, female, white, 18, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Russell E, son, male, white, 12, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Mary G, daughter, female, white, 7, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, born IL, both parents born IL

Sammons, Edmon, father-in-law, male, white, 57, widower, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, [no occupation]

Sammons, Edward, head, owner, [no entry for home value], did not own a radio, lived on a farm, male, white, 69, widower, age at first marriage - 24, could read and write, born IL, father born TN, mother born IL, spoke English, farmer, stock farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no, farm schedule 40