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Franklin Houston Emerson 1846–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 27 January 1919

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Father: William Emerson

Mother: Mary Emerson

Spouse(s): Hattie Wiggins

Children(s): Cleo Emerson, Charles Emerson, Frank Emerson, Eula Emerson, Ida Emerson

In 1846, Franklin Houston Emerson entered the world in Mississippi, United States, born to William Curtis Emerson And Mary Elizabeth Mary Grady Emerson. Franklin Houston Emerson married Hattie M Wiggins, and had children including Charles H Emerson, Cleo Emerson, Eula Emerson, Frank R Emerson, Ida Emerson. Franklin Houston Emerson passed away in 1919 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Franklin Houston Emerson entered the world in Mississippi, United States, born to William Curtis Emerson And Mary Elizabeth Mary Grady Emerson.
  • Franklin Houston Emerson married Hattie M Wiggins, and had children including Charles H Emerson, Cleo Emerson, Eula Emerson, Frank R Emerson, Ida Emerson.
  • Franklin Houston Emerson passed away in 1919 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Emerson
1818–1875
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina
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Mary Emerson
1840–1910
Birth Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
ME

Spouses(s)

Hattie Wiggins
1851–1919
Birth Location: Greene County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Cleo Emerson
1879–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Charles Emerson
1877–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Frank Emerson
1875–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Eula Emerson
1872–
Birth Location: Mississippi, UA
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Ida Emerson
1868–1933
Birth Location: Brazil
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Franklin Emerson's Ancestors

Self
Franklin Emerson
1846–1919
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Parents
William Curtis Emerson
1818–1875
Abbeville, South Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth "Mary" Grady -) Emerson
1840–1910
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Emerson
1766–1818
Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann (Emerson)) Armstrong
1777–1823
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Durham Grady
1816–1848
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Jane (Brown) Calcoat
1811–1898
Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Emerson
1748–1820
Linnie\Linea Butcher
1748–1820
Frederick Graddy
1785–1860
ELIZA O’DANIEL
1794–1869
James Calcote
1777–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas I
1705–1790
John BUTCHER
1731–1800
Elizabeth Cripps
1734–1799
William RW
1735–1803
Elizabeth Barfield
1735–1790
Owen O'Daniel
1755–1834
Charity Herring
1762–1795

Franklin Emerson's Descendants

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Franklin (Houston) Emerson (1846–27 January 1919) m. Hattie (M.) Wiggins (Apr 1851–Bef. 1919)
  1. 1. Cleo Emerson 1879–
  2. 2. Charles (H.) Emerson 1877–
  3. 3. Frank (R.) Emerson 1875–
  4. 4. Eula Emerson 1872–
  5. 5. Ida Emerson 1868–1933

Franklin Emerson's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1846
Birth of Franklin Houston Emerson in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1919
27 January 1919
Age 73
Death of Franklin Houston Emerson in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1919
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
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