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Edward Emery,
Jr. (Edward, Julia Ann) was born in August 1830 in
Indiana UN14,
or about 1828 UN13,
1831 UN10, UN12, UN15,
or 1832 UN11. All census records state that he was born in Indiana,
and his gravestone was engraved with a birthdate of August 18, 1830. He was
said to have been childhood friends with “O.P. Neal” ST9, or Oliver P. Nale, whose family lived near the
Emery family, as recorded in the 1850 census.
Edward filed for a marriage license on
November 17, 1852, and wedded Elizabeth E. “Holaday” the following day in
Orange County, Indiana in a ceremony officiated by David Osborn, a Methodist
minister IN6.
David Osborn was undoubtedly Elizabeth’s maternal uncle, the younger brother of
Abigail Osborn, who was a Circuit Riding Minister to several local Methodist
churches in Orange County OS1.
Edward was a cabinet maker in 1860, a
farmer in 1870 and 1880, and a carpenter in 1885. He may have acquired his
carpentry skills from a family member, because his ancestors, Jonathan Emery,
John Emery, Sr., and Thomas Chase, were also carpenters. The Emery family moved
from Indiana to Iowa sometime between 1853 and 1857, and back to Indiana circa
1862, and then on to Illinois circa 1867, which was inferred from the birth
locations of their children. Emily was born in Indiana circa 1853, but Mary was
born in Iowa circa 1857 UN11.
William was born in Iowa about 1861, but Charles was born in Indiana about
1863, and later, Jessie was born in Indiana about 1866, but Mattie was born in
Illinois about 1868 UN13.
There were several men named Edward Emery
who served in the Civil War, and two in particular seem as though they may
match the Edward Emery who married Elizabeth Ellen Holiday, but the pension
record indicated which Edward was correct. The first (and incorrect) Edward
Emery was a private in Company D of Indiana’s 128th Infantry Regiment US5, CI2. At the time that he enlisted, on
December 15, 1863, this Edward Emery lived in South Bend, Indiana, and he was
discharged on April 26, 1866 US6.
Pension application number 438025, with a certificate number of 515454, was
filed on January 24, 1882, and indicated that he filed as an invalid, but no
widow or minor was listed on the record CI2.
Because Edward’s son, Charles, was born in Indiana in about 1863, it might seem
as though perhaps this was the correct Edward Emery, but a different pension
record for another Edward Emery stated that his widow was Ellen Emery, and that
he served in Company F of Iowa’s 29th
Infantry Regiment; on April 9, 1887, application number 605340, certificate
number 767678 was filed as an invalid from Kansas, and on February 3, 1911,
application number 957496, certificate number 720098 was filed as a widow from
Oklahoma CI2.
Edward’s son, William, was born in Iowa in 1861, so this places Edward in Iowa
at the proper time.
Edward Emery enlisted at age thirty-two on
September 8, 1862 and joined Company F in Iowa’s 29th Infantry as a private on November 12,
1862 US6.
He was discharged on August 10, 1865 in New Orleans, Louisiana US6. Further confirmation of Edward’s
military service can be found on the 1885 Kansas State census record. “Ed”
Emery and his wife and daughter, Ellen and Mattie, resided in Emporia, Lyon
County, Kansas in 1885, when at that time Edward was a carpenter and his
sixteen-year-old daughter was a teacher. This Kansas State census recorded that
Edward had previously served as a private in Company F of the 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry.
Because they moved from the Millbrook
Township area before 1885, Edward and Ellen were spared the effects of the
storm which decimated Millbrook Township on August 4, 1887. Reports varied
about the type of wind which flattened all but one home; two different sources
were included in the same news article, and the first stated that the storm was
a straight wind, but the other stated that it was a cyclone DE16. The storm struck at sundown, blowing
from the northwest DE16.
Millbrook Township was home to approximately 500 people, and about four people
were killed, while at least twenty-five were injured DE16. “The cloud… was seen approaching but the
velocity of the wind was so great that the people had no time to make
preparations” DE16.
In 1900 and 1910, according to the census
records, he and his wife resided in a facility called the Kansas State
Soldiers’ Home, and he was a pensioner. The Soldiers’ Home may have relocated
during that first decade of the twentieth century, or there may have been
multiple facilities, as they lived at the Soldiers’ Home in Dodge City,
followed by the Soldiers’ Home in Grandview Township. He was able to read and
write, as indicated on census records. According to the Kansas Department of
Health and Environment, deaths began to be recorded on July 1, 1911, but employees
at the Kansas State Soldiers’ Home stated that their records do not extend to
1911, and thus were unable to confirm that Edward died at their facility.
Further, the librarian at the Kansas Historical Society searched their database
of the registers of the Fort Dodge Old Soldiers Home yet found no entry for
Edward Emery. Edward’s gravestone at the Kansas State Soldiers’ Home in
Grandview Township, Ford County, Kansas stated that he died on January 9, 1911.
Edward died at the Soldier’s Home on
Monday morning, which would have been January 9, 1911, and his body was “taken west by a son for
burial” RU2, KI4, at Harveyville Cemetery DE21. An
article dated Friday, January 6, 1911 in The
Dodge City Kansas Journal reported about an accident which contributed to
the death of Edward Emery RU2:
Friday afternoon, J. C.
Trent sent his feed team to the mill for feed for his stock. The young man
drove up to the scales and stepped to the window to get his ticket, and as he
turned aound saw the team running down the road towards home. The team kept
straight in the middle of the road. Just east of town Edward Emery, an aged veteran
was driving out in his cart. People saw the run-a-ways coming and yelled to him
to get out of the way, but the veteran was deaf and did not heed the calls. The
run-a-ways ran right over his cart, throwing the old man out. His jaw was
broken and he suffered a number of sever contussions [sic]. Mr. Emery was taken to the hospital and is getting along as
well as could be expected for a man of his age. Mr. Trent sincerely regrets the
accident. While he was not responsible for the run-a-way, it was his team that
caused the hurt.
His obituary stated ED10:
Edward Emery was born
near Salem, Indiana, August 18th, 1830. He was married to Miss Ellen Holliday
in early life and moved to Iowa, where he enlisted in the 29th Iowa Volunteers and fought for his country. In 1872 several
years after the war was over he moved with his family to Kansas. He died at
Fort Dodge, Kansas, at the age of 80 years, 4 months, and 21 days, from
injuries received in a run away. He leaves a wife and seven children and a
sister Mrs. William Pringle to mourn his loss. Rev. Stevenson preached a very
impressive sermon from Revelations 21-4, after which the body was buried in the
Harveyville cemetery. His unselfishness was the strongest trait in his
character, and nothing he could do for his loved ones was ever too much
trouble. During the last days he grieved for the welfare of his loved ones, but
for himself all was bright ahead. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved
family.
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1850
US Census: lived in Jackson Township, Washington County, Indiana.
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1860
US Census: lived in Polk, Taylor County, Iowa.
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1870
US Census: lived in Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois.
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1880
US Census: lived in Millbrook Township, south of the south fork of the Solomon
River, Graham County, Kansas.
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1885
Kansas State Census: lived in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas.
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1900
US Census: lived in Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas.
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1910
US Census: lived in Grandview Township, Ford County, Kansas.
Elizabeth
Ellen Holiday (Jesse, Abigail) was born in February 1834 in
Indiana UN14, about 1833 UN13, or about 1835, according to the 1860 and
1870 Federal censuses and the 1885 Kansas State census. The gravestone which
she shared with Edward was inscribed with a birthdate of February 5, 1833 but
did not state the date of her death. Because she was living in Oklahoma in
1920, she may not have been buried with Edward. The 1900 and 1910 censuses
reported that both of her parents were born in North Carolina, but the 1880
census indicated that her parents were born in South Carolina. Surmised from
census records, her first name was Elizabeth, but her middle name was Ellen,
and her name on the 1910 census stated, “Elizabeth E.” Records which state that
her name was “Ellen” include the 1870 and 1900 censuses, and her daughter’s
death certificate. The 1860 and 1880 census recorded that her name was
Elizabeth.
The Bloomfield Monthly Meeting of Women Friends, which
transpired on the “4th mo 6th 1842” (probably the sixth day of the fourth month of 1842), mentioned
Elizabeth Holliday and Amy Allen three times US11. The
“friends”, or Quakers, who had been appointed
to inform Ruth Bishop, Rebecca Bishop, and Elizabeth Newlin that the
members of the Meeting had proceeded to testify against each of them, stated
that it had been impractical to inform them of this. Elizabeth Holliday and Amy
Allen were then appointed to offer each of these women a copy of this report
and to inform them of their right to appeal US11. The Salem Monthly Meeting of Women Friends on “25th of 12th mo 1842”
stated that Elizabeth Holliday requested to become a member of the Society of Friends,
and that Elizabeth Wright, Miriam Talbert, and Lydia Starbuck would visit with
her; a subsequent record indicated that after meeting with Elizabeth, these
women believed that “her request should be granted and she is according into
membership” US11. On “the 17th of the 5th month, 1852”, the Lick Creek Monthly Meeting of Women
Friends recorded a complaint from the “Beach Grove Preparative Meeting against
Elizabeth Ellen Holiday for neglecting the attendence of our religious meetings
and departing from plainness in dress and address, and joining another society”
US11. Two women
were selected to visit her and to report back to the Meeting, and after doing
so, they stated that she was “not inclined to make satisfaction” US11. The Lick
Creek Monthly Meeting decreed that they had grounds to “testify against her” US11. The
following month, on the “19th of the 6th month, 1852”, the Meeting minutes indicated that “men
Friends” had testified against Elizabeth Ellen Holliday, and Dorinda Frazier
was chosen to present Elizabeth with a copy of this testament and to “inform
her of her right of appeal” US11. Later during that same Meeting, the record of minutes
indicated that US11:
Elizabeth Ellen Holliday who has had a right of membership in
the society of Friends has neglected the attendance of our religious meetings,
departed from plainness of dress and address and also joined another society,
for which she has been labered [sic]
with without the desired effect; we therefore disown her from being a member
with us.
Elizabeth
Ellen was the mother of Emily (Emma), Mary Alice, Ann Eliza, William F.,
Charles E., Jessie E., and Martha Abby Emery. Emily Emery was born about 1853 in Indiana UN11, UN12, but she was called
Emma in 1870 UN12. Emma “Emory” and Charles V. Thompson were married by Thomas S.
Wyatt, Justice of the Peace on September 15, 1872 in Douglas County, Illinois DO25. Emily and Charles Thompson lived near
Edward and Elizabeth Emery in Millbrook Township, Graham County, Kansas during
the 1880 US Census UN13.
The 1900 US Census recorded Charles and Emmilie J. Thompson in Little River,
Cleveland County, Oklahoma, and this record stated that Emmilie was born in
September 1853 in Indiana UN14.
Emma J. and Charles V. Thompson were enumerated with Ellen Holliday, the
mother-in-law of Charles Thompson, in Moore Township, Cleveland County,
Oklahoma in 1920 UN16.
Mary
A. Emery was born about 1857 in Iowa UN11 or 1856 in Indiana;
she was called Allice in 1870 UN12. At age nineteen, Mary
Alice Emery married Stanton Hadly near Burlingame in Osage County, Kansas
on December 2, 1876 KA1.
After the death of Stanton Hadly (Hadley), Mary Alice allegedly married William
Pringle. William and Alice Pringle were enumerated in the 1900 US Census in
Plumb Township, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, and in this census, Alice Pringle was
said to have been born in November 1857 in Iowa to parents who were born in
Indiana UN14. They had been married for eleven years
UN14, which indicates that they married in
1889. William and Alice Pringle, both eighty-three years old, lived with their
daughter, Nellie Hadley, in Alma, Wabaunsee County, Kansas during the 1940 US
Census UN18.
Anna
was born about 1859 in Iowa UN11 or about 1858 in Indiana. She was called
Anna in 1860 UN11 but Eliza in 1870 UN12. Ann Eliza Emery (Edward, Elizabeth Ellen) was born on December
15, 1858 in Clarinda, Iowa WI1, SE6, SH8.
William
Emery was born about 1861 UN12, UN13 in Indiana UN12 or Iowa UN13. William
F. Emery and his wife,
Julia A. Emery, resided in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado in 1900 UN14. The 1900 US Census stated that William
was born in April 1862 in Illinois UN14, but the 1910 and 1920 census records indicated that he was
born in Iowa UN15,
UN16. They lived in
Little River, Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 1910 UN15, but had moved to Moore Township,
Cleveland County, Oklahoma by 1920 UN16. The 1920 US Census stated that W.F. Emery was fifty-eight
years old and was born in Iowa, and lived with his wife, Julia A., and his
mother, Elizabeth Ellen Emery UN16.
Charles E. Emery was born about 1863
in Indiana UN12, UN13. He was probably the Charles E. Emery who was born in August 1863
in Indiana to a mother and a father who were also said to have been born in Indiana
UN14; he lived in Pueblo County, Colorado
during the 1900 US Census with his wife, Maud L. Emery, and his two children,
Ralph and Maud L., who was one-year-old UN14. Charles’ brother, William, also resided in Pueblo County,
Colorado in 1900 UN14. At the time of the 1910 US Census,
Charles E. Emery of Indiana was a forty-six-year-old married electrician who
was a boarder with the family of William Cox in Marysville, Yuba County,
California UN15. He was still an electrician when he
resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California with his twenty-year-old
daughter, Lucile, in 1920 UN16.
A death record for Charles E. Emery stated that he died at age fifty-nine on
October 12, 1921 in Los Angeles County, California CA82.
Jessie E. Emery was born about 1866 UN12, UN13 in Illinois UN12 or Indiana UN13, but thus far, no
additional information regarding his life has been located. Martha
Abby (Emery) Orr was
born on July 6, 1868 in “Chamlain” (Champlain), Illinois to Eliza Emery US27. Census records indicate that Martha Emery was
born about 1868 in Illinois UN12, UN13, but in 1880 she was
called Mattie UN13. Sixteen-year-old Mattie Emery, a teacher who was born in
Illinois, was enumerated with Ed and Ellen Emery in Emporia, Lyon County,
Kansas in 1885 KA5. A marriage record between Mattie Emery
and James Orr has not been found, but according to the 1910 US Census, they had
been married for seventeen years at that time, placing their wedding in about
1893 UN15. They lived in Topeka, Shawnee County,
Kansas in 1910 UN15 and 1915 KA5, but had moved to Lecompton, Douglas
County, Kansas by the 1920 US Census, in which she was enumerated as Martha A.
Orr UN16. The 1930 and 1940 US Censuses recorded
her name as “Abby Orr”; she lived in Topeka, Kansas in 1930 UN17, Johnson County, Arkansas in 1935 UN18, and Hattiesburg, Forrest County,
Mississippi in 1940 UN18.
Mattie died on February 26, 1951 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi MR11.
At the time of the
1900 and 1910 censuses, Elizabeth Ellen was the mother of twelve children, and
seven were still alive. She was able to read and write. She relocated to
Oklahoma within a few weeks of her husband’s death, as she filed a pension in
that state on February 3, 1911 CI2.
On January 12, 1920, eighty-five-year-old Elizabeth Ellen Emery, a widow, was
listed on the 1920 census in Moore Township, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, living
with her son, W.F. Emery (William), and his wife, Julia UN16. They lived on a farm which William
rented, and both Elizabeth
and her parents were stated to have been born in Indiana UN16. On January 16, 1920, eighty-six-year-old
Ellen Holliday, a widow, was called the mother-in-law of Charles V. Thompson when
she was enumerated in that same township, and her birth location was stated as
Indiana, but her parents’ birth location was North Carolina UN16.
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1850
US Census: lived in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana.
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1860
US Census: lived in Polk, Taylor County, Iowa.
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1870
US Census: lived in Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois.
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1880
US Census: lived in Millbrook Township, south of the south fork of the Solomon
River, Graham County, Kansas.
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1885
Kansas State Census: lived in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas.
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1900
US Census: lived in Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas.
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1910
US Census: lived in Grandview Township, Ford County, Kansas.
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1920
US Census: lived in Moore Township, Cleveland County, Oklahoma.